WOOLWORTHS has been accused of hypocrisy over the importation of bacon for its house-brand products.
The supermarket giant has said it will refuse to stock Chinese apples when they arrive, citing a plentiful supply of Australian apples.
But pork farmers say Woolworths uses imported pork in its house-brand products, despite a plentiful supply of Australian produce.
The Weekly Times revealed last week that Coles was using Danish pork in its house-brand products, which carried the "Made in Australia" kangaroo logo.
Victorian Farmers Federation pork group president John Bourke said Woolworths didn't "care about" growers.
"All Woolworths ham and bacon is imported," Mr Bourke said.
Mr Bourke said if both big supermarkets chose to use Australian pork in their house-brand lines, it would result in "significant" gain in market share for Australian growers.
A spokeswoman for Woolworths confirmed the company used imported bacon in its home-brand products.
