Food supply at risk as growers look to greener pastures

Vegetable growers say they are being pinched by rising production costs and meagre farmgate prices. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Almost one in three vegetable growers are considering quitting in the face of rising production costs and meagre farmgate prices.

An average of 32 per cent of growers across industry group AUSVEG's sentiment surveys since 2023 said they thought about leaving, while another third said they would exit if offered a fair price for their farm.