Wet weather causes national potato shortage, costs farmers millions

If you’re planning on tucking into potato chhips this weekend make sure you savour them.

Stocks of the crunchy delights are stretched as New Zealand battles a nationwide potato shortage after the wet winter.

Signs have been spotted at Pak’n Save informing customers of the difficulty in stocking potato chips due to the shortage.

A Foodstuffs spokeswoman said some of the potato chip suppliers were “having challenges meeting demand” due to the wet weather conditions.

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