Shoppers warned of price rise as Australia’s food bowl runs dry | ABC News

Shoppers are being warned fresh food prices could spike in the coming months, because of the ongoing dry in Australia's biggest food bowl.

The weather bureau has issued a grim outlook for the Murray Darling basin this spring, meaning there's less water for farmers to grow crops.

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