Farmer fury as Morrisons defends decision to extend Australian beef range

Retailer says sales of steak offers customers value and support during 'supply fluctuations'

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 2 min read
The supermarket is to contnue selling Australian beef as part of a new steak range
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The supermarket is to contnue selling Australian beef as part of a new steak range

Supermarket Morrisons has defended its decision to continue selling imported beef after introducing range a range of Australian ribeye, rump and sirloin steaks. The retailer had come under fire earlier...

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