“We’re all a bit dumbstruck” by papaya season
Papaya is typically short in December – but neverthis short. In fact, adds a retail buyer, in almost two decades she’s never seen it as short-supplied as this year.
“We're battling terribly with getting papayas. There's just not enough available. We’re at our wits’ end with them. They're expecting them to recover around Feb but there's no guarantee.
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