New Zealand shoppers dismayed at apple shortage
"NZ apples are in between seasons at the moment and the strong export market last year means they're in short supply until the new season of New Zealand apples," a Countdown spokesperson says.
"Kiwis really embrace fresh seasonal New Zealand produce, so while our stores still have apples available, we try and make as much room as possible for delicious berries and stone-fruit to keep up with high shopper demand," says Foodstuffs head of external relations Antoinette Laird.
A spokesperson for apple supplier Yummy Fruit Company said apple lovers are out of luck and will have to cope until supplies return.
"I don't think you'll find anything - we're not picking anything right now," said a Yummy Fruit Company spokesperson.
"Once we pick them, that's it, there's no more. It's the crop we get given, and once people eat them they're gone."
Yummy says that shoppers will not have to wait long as they expect to get another batch out to supermarkets by the end of the month.
source: newshub.co.nz