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This Is Not a Drill: America Is Facing A French Fry Shortage
If this doesn’t change the minds of those who don’t believe in climate change, then I don’t know what will.
If you thought Popeyes running out of chicken sandwiches was the worst thing to happen, you thought wrong. According to The Takeout, the U.S. may soon experience a shortage of french fries.
Cold and wet weather have ruined this year’s potato crop and while farmers in Idaho and Alberta were able to save part of their crop, those in Manitoba, North Dakota and Minnesota weren’t as lucky. Farmers had no choice but to abandon their fields of potatoes. The Department of Agriculture predicts that the overall U.S. harvest will drop 6.1% this year, which is the greatest shortage since 2010.
Not only are the prices of your local grocery store’s potatoes expected to rise, but the beloved french fry is too.
“French fry demand has just been outstanding lately, and so supplies can’t meet the demand,” said Travis Blacker, industry-relations director with the Idaho Potato Commission.
As you could imagine, the news of the potato shortage was quick to trend on Twitter.
“This was not the kind of negativity I need heading into the new decade,” said @MycahABC13.
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FollowNick Powills, CFE, founded No Limit Agency in 2008 and serves as Chief Brand Strategist for the Chicago-based firm. No Limit is a full-service communications agency that establishes and elevates brands by bridging Public Relations, Social Media, Marketing, Advertising, Digital, and a lot of creativity, to best strategize well-rounded and successful campaigns for 50+ global franchise brands. By presenting visionary ideas and building real relationships, No Limit is able to create effective media branding strategies to help companies grow. Nick currently leads a staff of writers, media strategists, designers, social media experts and digital producers in an office think-tank where brands are humanized for strong, compelling media stories. Prior to starting No Limit at the age of 27, Nick spent four years working at a franchise PR agency where he mastered the art of building rapport with media outlets and creating newsworthy pitches for earned media placements. He holds a Bachelor of Journalism from Drake University in Iowa.
