❓ Mr. Wyatt questions the Potato Marketing Corporation's claim that WA potatoes are priced competitively, seeking the analytical basis and specific price comparisons. The Minister responds by citing market research data.
AnsweredQoN 3584Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the statement in the advertisement, ran by the Potato Marketing Corporation on pages 2 and 3 of the West Australian on the 16 January 2015, stating that consumers purchasing potatoes produced in the regulated market of Western Australia “…are also able to buy them for the same or lower price than consumer in any other state”, and I ask: (a) what is the analytical basis for this statement; and (b) which States, and which potatoes, are more expensive than potatoes produced in Western Australia?
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Answered
11 March 2015
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture and Food
Response time
20 days
(a) The Potato Marketing Corporation (PMC) tracks retail prices in each state of Australia. These prices are collated by the respected independent Melbourne market research agency, Fresh Logic, contracted by the PMC.
(b) Retail price is determined by retailers and typically varies by retailer, category or store and timing. Horticulture Australia and AUSVEG in their publication titled 'Potato Tracker' found that, from a survey on 17 November 2014, white washed potatoes in Perth were cheaper than all other state capitals. This was done by comparing prices at Woolworths stores across each capital city, and then Coles.
(b) Retail price is determined by retailers and typically varies by retailer, category or store and timing. Horticulture Australia and AUSVEG in their publication titled 'Potato Tracker' found that, from a survey on 17 November 2014, white washed potatoes in Perth were cheaper than all other state capitals. This was done by comparing prices at Woolworths stores across each capital city, and then Coles.
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