Boris Johnson's government closed down the hospitality industry as part of the coronavirus lockdown.In a best-case scenario, there are expected to be 95,000 tonnes of surplus chipping potatoes in July.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more storiesBritain's farmers are struggling to work out what to do with tens of thousands of tonnes of spare potatoes when their season ends this summer after the closure of fish and chip shops during the lockdown triggered a collapse in demand.
The closure of fish and chip shops — a traditional British business — has been acutely felt by UK potato farmers.that in a best-case scenario, there will be 95,000 tonnes of spare chipping potatoes piled up in stores across Britain at the end of this farming season. Growers plan to donate part of the supply to food banks and charities. Some of the potatoes will become cattle feed where possible, and small amounts will be broken down using an industrial process called anaerobic digestion.
Godfrey, a potato grower who chairs the NFU's Potato Forum, told Business Insider: "Longer-term impacts on the industry are hard to judge, but good, solid businesses have been rocked. I hope they don't tip over."
Give them to poor
AdamBienkov Are potatoes cheaper? Classical Economics says they should be...
AdamBienkov The Mash Report
AdamBienkov There are plenty of food-banks which would be glad of even a fraction of all this 'unwanted' produce...
AdamBienkov My local fish and chip shop never closed, as far as I am aware.
darth & I are here to help, UK!
Give it to poor people
Send it to Japan, they limit their french fries order at McDonald's. But don't send it to America, they will throw it away like they throw everything else like education, jobs, healthcare, all to China.
any poor guys interested in?
Send it somewhere in Africa.
CoronaUpdateBot The lockdown should be lifted and everything including fish and chip shops should be opened normally
Price should come down then or will they just use them as animal fodder to keep prices high?