http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201202/s3433198.htm

Fruit and vegetable farmers who want fair prices for their goods, have met with wholesalers in Canberra.

The growers want changes to the Horticultural Code, including setting up a trust fund as well as more clarity on how merchants are operating.

They also want supermarkets and retailers to be bound by the code.

The wholesalers, represented by the Chamber of Fruit and Vegetable Industries, has agreed to work on the changes.

Apple grower Peter Darley says it's a breakthrough.

"One of the big things we did achieve was sitting down with the Chamber (of Fruit and Vegetable Industries), because up until now, we've been at arms length for reasons known to nobody," he said.

"That was a big outcome and certainly, politicians respected that as well."