SocietyCool weather in Queensland brings banana shortage to supermarket shelves

Cool conditions in key Queensland growing areas have slowed banana production, leaving Coles, Woolworths and Aldi with sparse displays or mostly green fruit. The Australian Banana Growers’ Council expects supplies to recover soon as temperatures rise. The squeeze coincides with a poor apple harvest and summer stone fruit that has yet to arrive in quantity.

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