Farmers say fair prices from the nation’s supermarkets remain nowhere to be seen with new research revealing the two major supermarkets are charging up to $19 more than Aldi for a basket of groceries. 

According to a price comparison released by CHOICE on Tuesday, Aldi was 25 per cent and 27 per cent cheaper than Coles and Woolworths respectively when purchasing a basket of comparable grocery items. 

NSW Farmers Principal Economist Samuel Miller says a year of headlines about bad behaviour had done little to lower prices for Aussie families ahead of their Christmas food shop, adding the only winners this festive season are the major supermarkets, and it’s sad to see Aussie households put under unnecessary stress with unnecessarily high food prices.

As the nation’s competition watchdog continued to scrutinise supermarket behaviour, Mr Miller says it was vital competition reforms addressed the pricing practices that continued to plague the sector.