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Eggplant at eight dollars a carton. Eight! In a good year it fetches sixteen to twenty.
That's David Richardson, growing at Bowen in north Queensland. Diesel went over three dollars a litre in March. An AUSVEG survey in May found growers' input costs up 28 per cent on average, and some are up as much as 79 per cent since the Iran war started. The price at market stays low anyway.
His advice is simple. "Just try and buy fresh fruit and vegetables that are Australian grown. That would really help a farmer out."
Fine by me. I'm making melanzane all winter. Parmigiana, caponata, the stuffed ones with mint. Check the sticker, bello. If it says Australia, it goes in my basket.
Source: ABC News, 2026-07-25
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