Dearth of bananas coincides with poor apple harvest and lack of summer stone fruit Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A shortage of Australia’s most popular fruit, bananas, has hit supermarket shelves at a tricky time for lunchboxes, right as apple season winds down afte...
Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/19/tricky-time-for-lunchboxes-banana-shortage-hits-supermarket-shelves-after-cool-weather-in-queensland)