Debate is raging over the price of Australian frozen berries compared to imports; Consumers have been forking out almost three times as much for Australian grown frozen berries compared to berries imported from overseas.
A woman from Perth sparked the debate over the price of frozen berries in Australia by posting images of two different products and the price difference.
Her first picture was of a 1kg bag of frozen berries from Canada, USA and Chile for $10. The second picture showed a 350g bag of frozen berries grown in Australia that costs $9.
Social media users were quick to slam the industry for the drastic price differences.
However, commercially run frozen berry businesses are a fairly recent addition to Australia and there are only a handful across Australia. Company's producing 100 per cent Australian grown frozen berries began in the wake of the health scare from imported frozen berries in 2015. There were 27 cases of hepatitis A in Australia linked with the frozen fruit.
Stuart McGruddy, from Queensland-operated My Berries, told Daily Mail Australia it was a small industry that struggles to compete with importers. “They might be more expensive but they've got value, it supports Australian farmers. It is also more expensive to produce frozen berries in Australia. Sometimes there's more to value than just a dollar.”
Source: dailymail.co.uk