It was a big thing in Japan too, so much that McDonald's stopped selling medium & large portions of French fries: https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Food-Beverage

It was a big thing in Japan too, so much that McDonald's stopped selling medium & large portions of French fries: https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Food-Beverage/Japan-fast-food-chains-face-potato-shortage-due-to-supply-crunch https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Food-Beverage/Japan-fast-fo... A few years ago we had problems with potato chips (the flat kind): https://www.bbc.com/news/business-39574512 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-39574512