The farm sector is ramping up pressure on supermarkets to pay farmers more, following a Fair Work Ombudsman inquiry into harvest workers.

It found there's widespread non-compliance throughout the horticulture sector.

The ombudsman also found consumers would be willing to pay up to 50 cents more a kilogram for produce.

Rural reporter Eddie Summerfield caught up with New South Wales Farmers Workplace Relations Chairman Paul Shoker.

The farm sector is ramping up pressure on supermarkets to pay farmers more, following a Fair Work Ombudsman inquiry into harvest workers.
It found there's widespread non-compliance throughout the horticulture sector.
The ombudsman also found consumers would be willing to pay up to 50 cents more a kilogram for produce.
Rural reporter Eddie Summerfield caught up with New South Wales Farmers Workplace Relations Chairman Paul Shoker.

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