An Australian supermarket in an inland neighborhood came under heavy attack online with a photo of a small packet of meat priced at 54.33 yuan, according to a photo posted by a netizen, po.
The meat seems to contain six steaks and a few sausages-weighing 1.79 kilograms-the figure says: "54 bucks!" No wonder everyone in the community is short of iron. "
The photo, which was posted to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Historical Facebook team, sparked outrage as members attacked the supermarket in the photo for its "bad heart" and "shame."
One user wrote, "these thieves will never change."
Another netizen agreed, calling it "legal robbery."
"fifty-four dollars? Is this meat from Mars or what? " A user queried.
However, some social media users point out that people living in inland areas understand that meat prices are higher.
"I'm sorry, but prices have to do with location," one wrote. "unless people move to lower-priced places, they can decide whether to pay or leave."
"We lived in a remote indigenous community a few years ago, and I've been ordering meat online and shipping it from Perth," explained another netizen. "if you live in this area unfortunately, transportation costs are the cause of price inflation. You can order online and bypass the middleman. "
The cost of transporting meat to rural areas has long been a factor in high prices, so the government launched the North Australian beef road program in 2016.
According to an government document, the $100m plan is targeted at upgrading the key roads needed to transport cattle to improve the reliability, productivity and resilience of cattle supply chains in northern Australia. In order to reduce freight costs and strengthen the links with the market.
The project was funded for three years until FY2019 / 2020.
The supermarket is believed to be in the Northern Territory, where only nine of Australia's 299 slaughterhouses are located, according to the Australian Farm knowledge Base.
Meat prices in inland towns are 45 percent higher than the average price of meat in the region, according to the Northern Territory basket report in 2016.