Dire weeks ahead as Woolworths predicts prolonged shortage across range of vegetables

Shoppers have been warned of dire vegetable supply issues, with Woolworths revealing it doesn’t expect improvements for several weeks.

Woolworths has warned of dire weeks ahead as extreme shortages across fresh produce continue to cause shopping chaos.

The retailer gave a grim insight into the month ahead in its latest Fresh Market supply update, revealing customers may need to get used to seeing shelves looking particularly bare.

Shoppers have been informed that fresh herb supply had been so significantly affected that it was unlikely to be available in usual quantities until August.

“You might notice gaps in our supply of fresh herbs due to poor weather conditions. We’re expecting availability to get better from August,” the update read.

Consumers weren’t only facing a herb-free July though, with a host of other fresh items unavailable until late next month.

Challenging growing conditions had caused disruption to the zucchini supply, meaning the vegetable was unlikely to appear back on shelves until the end of July.

“Availability is expected to improve in four weeks as the weather begins to warm up in growing regions,” the zucchini update read.

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