date:Dec 26, 2012
The relocation of the Melbourne Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Market from Footscray to Epping is expected to hurt everyone in the fresh produce industry, from wholesalers to retailers and consumers.
A statement from the Minister for Major Projects, released on December 13th 2012, projects that rents for stores at the new Epping market are to rise from current $273 per m2 at Footscray to $450 per m2 at Epping. For storeholders, the new rents represent a 64.8 per cent increase per square metre o