(Reuters) -Australia’s competition regulator said on Monday it has started civil proceedings against a couple of fresh produce suppliers over allegations of price fixing in their supply of vegetables to the Australian division of German discount retailer ALDI.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commision (ACCC) has launched proceedings in the Federal Court against four suppliers and three senior executives, alleging they engaged in price fixing of key household vegetables supplied to stores of ALDI, the third-largest supermarket chain in Australia, between 2018 and 2024.

The ACCC alleged that on 28 separate occasions, two or more of the suppliers entered into arrangements aimed at controlling or maintaining the price of broccoli, cauliflower, iceberg lettuce, cucumber, Brussels spro

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