(Gray News/CNN) - Cold, wet weather in key locations for potato production across the United States and Canada could lead to higher prices and a shortage of French fries,Bloomberg reports.
Cool conditions in October lashed potatoes with frost in growing regions like Idaho, North Dakota, Minnesota and Canada. Some crops in North Dakota and Minnesota had to be abandoned due to snow and rain, according to Bloomberg.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasts potato output will drop 6.1 percent this year, the lowest since 2010.
Copyright 2019 Gray Media Group, Inc and CNN. All rights reserved / The U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasts potato output will drop 6.1 percent this year, the lowest since 2010. (Source: CNN)