John Murphy: Vegetables NZ chair on prices charged by suppliers increasing nearly 8 percent in past year

Bad weather, rising fuel costs, and staff shortages are all pushing up the price you're paying at the checkout.New analysis by Infometrics and Foodstuffs shows the prices being charged by suppliers has increased nearly eight-percent in the past year.Those costs are the major driver to the rising grocery prices being faced by consumers.Vegetables New Zealand chair John Murphy told Mike Hosking growers need more staff during bad conditions, and they can't find them.He says the pressure on growers has been terrible.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.