Wax on, wax off: apple growers to save $3m as supermarkets relent on coating

By David Fitzsimons
January 24 2017 - 7:30am
WAX ON, WAX OFF: Orchardist Peter Darley will save $60,000 thanks to the supermarkets allowing unwaxed fruit onto their shelves. Photo: JUDE KEOGH
WAX ON, WAX OFF: Orchardist Peter Darley will save $60,000 thanks to the supermarkets allowing unwaxed fruit onto their shelves. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

ORANGE’S apple growers will save at least $3 million after two major supermarkets relented on their demand that the fruit be waxed to make it look more shiny.

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