Potatoes everywhere but not a French fry to eat in the US

Mountains of unsold potatoes in Picabo, the US, on April 23 2020. Picture: LISA PHILIPS VIA REUTERS

Frozen French-fry sales at grocery stores spiked 78.6% for the four-week period ended April 4, according to Nielsen data, resulting in shortages at many US supermarkets. Non-descript foodservice packaging also does not have the ingredient and nutrition labels required by the US Food and Drug Administration or the bar codes needed in grocery checkout lanes.

Their demand is down because four in 10 US restaurants are closed, as are schools, hotels and workplaces. Fastfood chains are doing drive-through only, and with no set date for lifting stay-at-home orders, the outlook for the foodservice industry is dim.

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