Australia’s Fruit and Vegetable Shortages Will Not End Until September

Australia’s Fruit and Vegetable Shortages Will Not End Until September
Syed Hyder adjusts a display of iceberg lettuce at a stall in Melbourne, Australia, on June 7, 2022. William West/AFP via Getty Images
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Australian consumers will have to bear with the current fruit and vegetable shortages for another six weeks before seeing improvements, while supply will not return to normal until September.

Ash Salardini, the acting chief executive of the National Farmers’ Federation, said the cause of empty supermarket shelves could be traced back to the extreme weather in parts of northern New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland earlier this year.

Alfred Bui
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