Coles set to fight a fruit and veg war

Supermarket giant claims it will reduce the cost of selected products by up to 50 per cent from today.

Supermarket giants stringing out their suppliers

Fruit and veg producers are finding the competition to stay afloat increasingly difficult, threatening to leave the industry.

Parlier grower saluted for cutting pesticide use

Sunwest Fruit Co. in Parlier is among the state's leading suppliers of peaches, plums and nectarines. Now, the privately owned company is being recognized for its environmental efforts.

Fruit and vegetable consumption by poorer families falls 30%, figures show

Rising food prices and recession resulting in lower income households cutting their recommended five-a-day portions

Concerns over fruit, vegetable price discounting

Farmers groups are worried about the fallout for fruit and vegetable growers from the latest round of supermarket discounting.