Supermarkets hit by 'tomato blight'

"We do not have tomatoes," Pick n Pay franchisee, Ruth Krupavaram, confirmed to Business  Monitor on Wednesday last week.  A shop assistant at Choppies Supermarket said they were having problems with the supply of tomatoes because they bought from suppliers who got their products from South Africa.

The assistant, who did not want to be named, said Choppies was trying its best to support local farmers but was disappointed that the farmers were failing.