Our View: Blaming high produce prices solely on supermarkets misses the mark

Many people, understandably, have been complaining about the high prices they are paying for fruit and vegetables. Prices have remained consistently high in the last couple of months, with the consumers’ association attacking wholesalers and supermarkets of making big profits at the expense of producers and consumers.

The association backed its claims by citing the alleged price mark-ups on several products. It claimed that local bananas were being sold with a 171 per cent mark-up, cherry...