Labor Department numbers show that compared to a year ago, wholesale prices were up 2.4%. But Pincin says it’s important to ...

The producer price index was expected to increase 0.2% in October, according to the Dow Jones consensus forecast.

Mr Nichol said, as a result, the wholesale market — where farmers who did not supply Coles or Woolworths often sold their wares — was under threat. "If the market's not a viable proposition ...