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America Braces for Possible French Fry
Shortage After Poor Potato Harvest

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Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk, 12/2/2019 2:53:53 PM

Potato processors are rushing to buy supplies and ship them across North America in order to keep French fries on the menu after cold, wet weather damaged crops in key producers in the U.S. and Canada. Cool conditions started to hit growing regions in October, lashing potatoes with frost. Farmers in Alberta and Idaho were able to dig up some damaged crops for storage. But growers in Manitoba, North Dakota and Minnesota received snow and rain, forcing them to abandon some supplies in fields. As the wild weather hurt crops, an increase in fry-processing capacity in Canada has boosted demand. The combination will lead to tight supplies,

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Add this to the Popeye sandwich shortage and there could be local rioting and insurrections. Mind your manners and pass the salt.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: PlayItAgain 12/2/2019 2:55:58 PM (No. 250980)
These are the food supply changes that we can expect as our planet gets colder.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Mr. Know-It-All 12/2/2019 3:09:25 PM (No. 250987)
Yes #1, all because bad orange man withdrew us from the Paris accords! Bad orange man!! IMPEACH!!
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Reply 3 - Posted by: JunkYardDog 12/2/2019 3:12:52 PM (No. 250990)
Bloomberg News is reporting this?? Pfft I don't believe a word of it. If Matt Damon can grow potatoes on Mars we can grow them here on Earth!
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Reply 4 - Posted by: Lurker2 12/2/2019 3:22:06 PM (No. 250993)
Our well-fed American backsides can probably tolerate a potato shortage...
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Reply 5 - Posted by: Calvinesq 12/2/2019 3:28:30 PM (No. 251000)
First Bloomberg came for your sodas. Now, it's your French Fries!
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Reply 6 - Posted by: rubberneck 12/2/2019 3:32:47 PM (No. 251001)
What? No fries?!?? Okay, then... please give me a supersize order of French fried turnips with my pretend impossible burger and (8-ounce) soda.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: Calamity Kate 12/2/2019 3:53:06 PM (No. 251007)
“Po-ta-toes! Boil em, mash em, stick em in a stew!”
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Reply 8 - Posted by: Submariner 12/2/2019 3:57:41 PM (No. 251011)
This will open another line of questioning by Rep. Nadler. Not a minute too soon!
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Reply 9 - Posted by: earlybird 12/2/2019 4:01:56 PM (No. 251012)
I must have beaten the bad weather. Less than $2 for a lovely 10# bag just before Thanksgiving.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: bldrrepub 12/2/2019 4:23:42 PM (No. 251021)
Frankly, I'm kind of surprised I didn't see the shortage being attributed to climate change.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: jj1319 12/2/2019 5:23:43 PM (No. 251045)
We'll probably be alright.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: Ming 12/2/2019 5:24:18 PM (No. 251046)
Michael Moore hardest hit.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: BirdsNest 12/2/2019 5:29:46 PM (No. 251047)
$2 won't get a 5# bag of potatoes here. Potatoes are grown here on the Shore, but many farmers had small crops. One local lady known for Hayman sweet potatoes had a lousy crop this year due to some kind of fungus or something causing them to not grow. Might take her several years to get the ground back into good condition. I would hate to not be able to eat French fries. Betcha all the fast food places raise prices tomorrow or soon.
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Reply 14 - Posted by: LoneVoice 12/2/2019 5:30:12 PM (No. 251048)
Idaho had a good potato harvest. I get the feeling that our farmers will do well this year.
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Reply 15 - Posted by: Lawsy0 12/2/2019 6:11:02 PM (No. 251071)
Watch for the next Shoot Out at the McD Corral. Save your life, start eating Tots from Sonic.
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Reply 16 - Posted by: DVC 12/2/2019 6:30:16 PM (No. 251090)
And the Eco-freaks keep claiming that "global warming" will cause problems, as ACTUAL cooled climatic conditions ARE NOW causing food shortage problems. The "climate scam" is trying to run counter to the actual changes that are being imposed on us by long term Earth's orbit cycles and variability in the sun's output. Nothing to do with anything man is doing on Earth.
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Reply 17 - Posted by: bad-hair 12/2/2019 6:32:52 PM (No. 251095)
Global warming. In 5 years we'll have to eat mashed potatoes.
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Reply 18 - Posted by: droopydog 12/2/2019 9:31:36 PM (No. 251219)
Will this spill over into the potato chip sector? Yeah, that's what I'm worried about.
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Reply 19 - Posted by: clipped wings 12/2/2019 10:17:46 PM (No. 251228)
Too many are ignoring the effects on the potato vodka industry.
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