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Lettuce has crossed the $10 mark, milk prices are soaring by major supermarkets and strawberries are $6 a punnet. Almost everywhere you look, the prices of food and other agricultural goods are on the rise. You’d be forgiven for thinking this must be a great time for Australian farmers, preferably gazing out the window at the gentle rain. Not too. Rising price Understanding what drives the price of any commodity can be a confusing exercise at the best of times. The current situation is generally caused by a number of problems, the first of which relates to the nature of Australia’s growing season. Australian vegetables come from different parts of the country depending on the season. Currently the main supplier is Queensland. Earlier this year, several developing areas were hit by two floods in 11 weeks. Queensland’s Lockyer Valley flooded earlier this year destroying large vegetable crops. ( Provided: Lockyer Valley Regional Council ) Belinda Frentz is a herb grower...

Beginning of Race 22 of the Supercars Championship at The Bend After the big shunt at The Bend, we asked if you think the Supercar should use a rolling start, in this week’s Pirtek Polling. Thomas Randle and Andre Heimgartner were taken to hospital for scans, while there are question marks as to whether their car will race again, after their collision at the start of Race 22. Randle came to a halt on the outside of the front row and his Ford Mustang was nailed by Heimmartner, who had gathered plenty of power as he qualified five rows further back, in 38 minutes. g impact. Other drivers, including championship leader Shane van Gisbergen, have given conflicting opinions on how well the Supercars car warning system handled the situation. However, another issue now raised by fans commenting on the report is that the roll is starting. Supercars have not used this practice since the 2016 Australian Grand Prix, where a number of experiments were made to the format before it became a poi...