Mangoes, bananas, avocados and more: shortages predicted as floods devastate far north Queensland crops

Australians may have to pay more for tropical produce as farmers reel from crop damage caused by ex-cyclone Jasper

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Mangoes, bananas, papaya and avocados are among produce destroyed in far north Queensland as producers assess damage from floods triggered by ex-cyclone Jasper.

Consumers are likely to face shortages of produce from the region and may have to pay more for fruit such as papaya.