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Keira Jenkins

Supermarkets under scrutiny over food costs

Supermarkets have come under scrutiny over the price of food at the checkout. (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS)

Queensland's premier is calling for tougher penalties for retailers found to be price gouging, as he prepares to grill supermarket bosses about rising grocery costs.  

Steven Miles said he hoped to get answers on Thursday about the discrepancy between what farmers say they're getting for their produce and what consumers pay at the checkout. 

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