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American farmers unable to sell their product (lemmy.ml)

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[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Why aren't people eating potatoes? Is this just the demand drop from Canada?

[–] forrgott@lemmy.zip 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Or a supply chain issue because a processing facility has to close cause all their workers were deported...

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 4 points 1 day ago

or scared away from the country because of ICE/deportations.

[–] sugarfoot00@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago

I know that your comment was sarcastic, but Canada supplies a whack of potatoes to the US annually. Nearly 2.5B in frozen French fries alone. There is a marginal potato trade the other way, nominally in processed products. Like Stonemill Kitchens amazing red potato salad, which I'm not allowed to fucking buy because its American and I'm craving the shit out of that stuff.

[–] Mim@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago

At the beginning of the year there was a donation of 4.000 tons of potatoes in Berlin. Apparently it was a redicously good harvest of potatoes and the price fell so much that it wasn't profitable to even sell them anymore.