Expensive Dutch potatoes make fries more expensive
Fresh Common Potato
Vegetables
Netherlands
Published Jan 31, 2023
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"Especially in Germany, Belgium and France, a dry summer led to mediocre harvests. The potato harvest in the Netherlands was still quite good. This creates extra demand for Dutch potatoes from surrounding countries," says Bas Janssens, researcher at Wageningen University & Research. NL. Dutch potatoes that are cut into fries have doubled in price in a year and a half to about 30 euros per 100 kilos, which has had serious consequences for fries prices.
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