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Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan and Federal Member for Forde Colin Boyce at the Central Queensland Livestock Exchange at Gracemere (Photo: Forde Electorate Office)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

November 14, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

Federal Member for Flynn Colin Boyce has called on the Federal Government to investigate supermarket meat prices.<\/p>\n

Mr Boyce said Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Agriculture Minister Murray Watt must urgently direct the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to hold a price inquiry.<\/p>\n

\u201cAccording to Meat and Livestock Australia, some sheep and lamb categories have fallen by up to 70 per cent in the saleyards in the last 12 months,\u201d Mr Boyce said.<\/p>\n

\u201cLamb prices have drastically reduced, and cattle prices have fallen by about 60 per cent. Yet families at the supermarkets have barely noticed a difference in prices.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Boyce said that while a farmer\u2019s payment for cattle (Eastern Young Cattle Indicator index) had fallen from $10.21 per kilo to $3.65 per kilo over the past 12 months, at supermarkets it still cost about $36 a kilo for grass-fed rump steak, $25 a kilo for beef rump roast and $19 a kilo of grass-fed beef mince.<\/p>\n

A farmer\u2019s payment for lamb (National Trade Price index) had fallen from $8.39 per kilo to $4.82 per kilo, yet families were paying $27 for a kilo of grass-fed lamb boneless shoulder roast, $18 for a kilo of lamb loin chops and $8 a kilo for lamb leg roast.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mr Boyce said a competition taskforce recently established by Labor to conduct a review of competition policy settings had failed to provide the urgent response that families and farmers required.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is impacting family budgets in Flynn right now. It needs an urgent response because families and farmers can\u2019t afford to wait potentially two years for answers,\u201d Mr Boyce said.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnlike a review, the ACCC would also have greater power to act.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany families are struggling to afford their grocery bill each week so it\u2019s important the government acts swiftly to ensure there\u2019s transparency in meat prices.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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