Australia’s fruit and vegetable shortages to continue for six weeks

As the impact of floods and cold weather hits Australia, the farmer’s federation predicts that fruit and vegetable shortages will continue for six weeks, with supply levels returning to normal in September, but warns that distribution issues and high prices could persist. According to a report by The Guardian, the acting chief executive of the National Farmers’ Federation, Ash Salardini, said that empty shelves can be directly linked to poor weather conditions experienced earlier this year in parts of northern New South Wales and Queensland. “During the winter months, that’s where we get most of our fruit and veg … in four to six weeks the rest of Australia should have some of those fruit and veg come online,” Salardini stated, adding that “we should have a lot less availability issues in four to six weeks’ time.” However, Salardini explained that there could still be supply chain disruptions to get fruit and vegetables to the market, as more products become available. ...