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Load shedding is impacting the manufacturing of frozen French fries in SA, causing a shortage at some retailers and restaurants. | News24_Business

Due to load shedding, one of the largest producers in the country cannot process frozen French fries at its usual capacity.

McCain is one of the largest producers of frozen French fries in South Africa. The company indicated to News24 this week that, due to load shedding, it cannot process frozen French fries at the usual capacity. It is aware of shortages at some retail stores. It also has to supply large fast-food chains.

"McCain indicated that it experienced some pressure due to potato tuber moth damage, but not due to a shortage in volumes," says Jacobs."There are enough potatoes to meet local demand as SA had normal yields during this production season." "We have reliably been informed that at least one major local producer is working 'short time'. Prices are now around three times higher than pre-Covid-19," says Hume.

 

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_Business 😭😭

I noticed this the past two times I’ve been at PNP, saze sasha tsina labavilapha kucata😫

_Business Damn. 💔😂

_Business Good, then people can loose some weight.

_Business So make your own damn fries! Why import We have a surplus of potatoes and too stupid & dumb to manufacture locally?

_Business Great...less fat less heart attacks

_Business Worthless

_Business I noticed that these stores are always out of frozen potatoes. I just didn't know it's due to loadshedding

_Business In the stores that some of us buy from, we are experiencing food poisoning because of loadshedding.

_Business Anything to do with potatoes we SizweDhlomo 😂😂😂

_Business Only some noticed

_Business Potato chips, not French fries . We're not in Amerikkka

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