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Supermarket customers are getting used to the sight of empty shelves at their local store<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Agriculture Minister and Member for Maranoa David Littleproud<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

March 26, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Member for Maranoa David Littleproud has called on supermarkets to “do the right thing” by their rural customers and restock their shelves.<\/p>\n

He said communities across his electorate were finding it difficult to source supplies.<\/p>\n

Mr Littleproud urged supermarkets to optimise their supply chains to move goods around rural and remote parts so that everyone could get their fair share.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are loyal customers and station owners out there travelling for hours to find that the goods they want \u2013 rice, chickpeas, fresh fruit and vegies, toilet paper \u2013 are in limited stock or unavailable,\u201d Mr Littleproud said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI urge supermarkets to work with the Federal Government\u2019s COVID-19 Coordination Commission to deal with the economic and social problems rural and remote communities are facing as a result of this pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cSupermarkets need to work with the ACCC on guaranteeing that their loyal customers and the primary producers are getting access to supplies they need without hurdles.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re talking about loyal customers, station owners with multiple workers to feed and people who live far enough from the grocery store that they can only make a trip every fortnight.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe irony here is that these stations are the ones growing the food that supermarkets are putting on their shelves.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, hoarders have put major stress on the supply chains but we\u2019ve got to get this right, now.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe grow enough food for 75 million people and for any Australian to go without in this situation is just not on.<\/p>\n

\u201cCOVID-19 is affecting us all and I urge the supermarket giants to step up and not leave rural and remote communities disadvantaged.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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