Supermarkets across the country are running low on bananas, with some shelves completely empty, due to a shipping delay. Foodstuffs, which owns New World and Pak 'n Save, is also suffering with the shortage surrounding shipping issues. Michael Bradley A change in shipping route has caused delays in banana supplies. A similar banana shortage happened in 2016 when a boat transporting bananas broke down off the coast of Ecuador - almost a year prior, in 2015, the same situation occurred. In 2014 bad weather in the Philippines affected banana growing conditions, which also caused a shortage.

Source: Stuff November 08, 2018 21:37 UTC