Cost of living crunch: The vegetables that are still great value

With the cost of living crunch hitting hard and the price of fruit and vegetables skyrocketing, many are searching for cheaper ways to feed their families.

While iceberg lettuce has surged to $12 a head at some retailers, and capsicums are regularly spotted at $15 a kilo at the moment, President of the Victorian Farmers’ Federation, Emma Germano, says there are still bargains to be had.

“If you’re trying to save money it’s a good time of the year to get into pumpkin soup!,” she told Neil Mitchell.

“There’s some farmers that are growing pumpkins right now that are literally leaving them out in the paddock because they’re not worth picking up, because they can’t get any decent money for them. It’s about $1.50 per kilo.

“The hard vegetables always represent really good value, and they last a long time.”

Ms Germano warned onion prices are going up, and “potatoes will probably go up too”.

“We are going to have to get used to fruit and veg, meat, dairy, all of those things being that little bit more expensive, just because of inflation and global prices,” she said.

“We’ve not really been paying the true price of food, I think, over the last decade.”

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