The Japan Times
AsiaPac · 2 hrs ago
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Japan faces banana shortage as impact from Middle East conflict spreads
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Japan faces potential banana shortages due to supply constraints on ethylene gas used to ripen imported fruit, with supplies affected by disruptions linked to Middle East tensions.
Japan faces banana shortage as impact from Middle East conflict spreads
The country ships in the tropical fruit while it's still green, then ripens it in rooms filled with ethylene, but supplies of the naphtha-derived gas are running low.
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