Fruit and veg can be up to one year old

Fruit and veg can be up to one year old :

"Fruit and vegetables bought from some supermarkets can be up to a year old.

Apples up to nine months, pears three months old, grapes three weeks old and cherries two weeks old were found on the shelves of a city Woolworths store, The Daily Telegraph newspaper reports."

Hideous. This is so unnecessary in a country which can easily grow and supply its own. 12 months old? No wonder the stuff doesn't rot properly. It's disgusting and I do not think we have any excuse. I thank News. Ltd. for commissioning the survey and the laboratory tests predictably show the produce is of poor nutritional quality. We can grow and supply proper food. What is the matter with us???