Australia has been hit by a serious potato shortage

Published 2023년 2월 9일

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Australia is experiencing a potato shortage, particularly affecting frozen potato products, due to wetter-than-average weather and flooding in New South Wales and Victoria. The prolonged wet conditions have hindered crop management, harvesting, and planting, resulting in lower yields and smaller potato sizes. The situation is further exacerbated by drought in Europe. Coles supermarket has set a purchase limit of two frozen potato products per person to manage the shortage. The potato grower, Katherine Myers, does not anticipate good potato yields to return in the next 12 months.

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Ah, the humble spud. Whether it's turned into a crispy and delicious chip smothered in sauce or is mashed, fried, roasted or crisped up into a potato cake, the starchy vegetable is one of those things that makes life bearable. That's why we hate to be the bearers of bad news: Australia is currently in the middle of a potato shortage, and its end remains unclear. The one saving grace is that this spud crisis is mostly in relation to frozen products, meaning that you can still (generally) snag yourself a fresh tater in its purest form without too much of issue. It's bad news for your local Take away, though. So, why is this tragic event taking place? Well, potato yields in New South Wales and Victoria have been seriously compromised over the Past year due to (yep, you guessed it) a wetter-than-average winter and widespread flooding. As seen on SBS news, potato grower and Victorian Farmers Federation horticulture vice president Katherine Myers said that “potatoes are a set-season ...

Source: Argenpapa