Heatwave in Queensland causing widespread crop damage
Queensland fruit and vegetable wholesaler Neville Beeston said produce affected by the heatwave was some of the worst quality he had seen in 50 years in the business.
"Crops such as strawberries [are] one of the fruits in reasonable supply but they break down very quickly."
"[As for] vegetables like potatoes, it's very, very hard to produce a good, long-keeping potato in Australia, they'll break down and smell your cupboard out."
Mr Beeston advised that consumers looking for a bit of relief from the heat — and high prices — need look to the produce more suited to extremely hot conditions.
"Cucurbits, watermelons, pumpkins and bananas thrive in the hot weather and they're cheap to very reasonable, but they are very few and far between," he said.
source: abc.net.au
