27 Jun 2023

Supermarkets warn fruit and veg could be in short supply

From Checkpoint, 6:12 pm on 27 June 2023

Fruit and vegetables could again be victims of the latest wild weather.

A least one supermarket chain is warning broccoli, lettuce, bagged salads and mandarins could be in short supply over the next few days with transport difficulties in Gisborne and Hawkes Bay.

Leaderbrand is one of the biggest suppliers of fresh produce, chief executive Richard Burke joins us now from Tūranganui a Kiwa.