An unprecedented orange juice price spike is hitting consumers in Japan due to supply shortages caused by natural disasters and a fruit tree disease in orange-producing countries.
Supply shortages have forced many Japanese makers to suspend sales of orange juice products.
In addition to the supply shortages, the yen's depreciation is also blamed for the recent surge in orange juice prices in Japan, which relies almost entirely on imported orange juice.
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