Photo: NZ HeraldHumidity is affecting North Island vegetable growers, causing shortages of some green vegetables, and some dramatic price hikes as a result. Annette Laird, of Foodstuffs NZ, which owns the New World, Pak'nSave and Four Square brands, confirmed the weather had been causing some produce issues. "We get our produce locally in Onekawa and generally get good regular supplies of fresh vegetables. "We have had funny weather though and the intense heat is causing crops like spinach to bolt and go to seed and dry out. Ms Laird said frozen vegetables were always good value and a readily available alternative if the cost of fresh produce was too high for the budget.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 26, 2018 21:33 UTC