Shortage of lemons in New Zealand supermarkets

In New Zealand, a number of fruit and vegetables are becoming increasingly difficult to obtain due to delays in the transport of imported products. For example, there is a shortage of lemons in supermarkets across New Zealand due to delays in the transport of this off-season fruit, while heavy rains have affected the early domestic summer harvest. According to a Countdown spokesman, lemons were largely out of season and "the summer lemon harvest we have has been badly affected by the recent rain. Lemons are a bit scarcer on the shelves at the moment than we would like." A kilo of lemons cost $10.89 (€7.02) at a Pak ...