Not everyone is as worried about french fries as you might be. For example, there's Frank Muir, president of the Idaho Potato Commission. He basically told everybody to take a chill pill, according the New York Times, by stating, "Don't panic about the French fries. You can still go out and order them like you normally do."
Huh. Who is a fry lover supposed to believe?
That's up to you, but here's the deal: while it is true that bad weather caused horrible harvests this year, the same was true of 2018. Furthermore, by the time that the Winter Warlock cast his evil October spell, 85 percent of Idaho's potatoes were already harvested. North American fry suppliers, meanwhile, claim to be largely unphased by the dreaded shortage, and are simply taking extra precautions (such as temperature-controlling technology) to make sure that customers can get all the fries they need. Also, while fries are largely made on this continent, it's worth noting that potatoes are grown all over the world. In fact, Russia, China, India, and Ukraine all produce more potatoes than Uncle Sam.
That said, Idaho alone harvested one billion fewer pounds of spuds this year, compared to last. Also, a 2018 study study predicted that climate change is going to seriously mess up potato yields over the next century. Hold onto your ketchup, folks.
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