if you’re a fan of going to the chippy on a Friday night, you might be in for a sharp shock as the price of fish and chips is set to soar amid potato shortages and poor harvests. So, you might have to fork out a little bit more than you usually do, that is, if your local chippy doesn’t have to shut its doors altogether - more information on that, is coming soon.
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00:00 It's been warned that the price of fish and chips is set to soar amid potato shortages
00:04 and poor harvests.
00:06 PG Chips, who supply fish and chip shops across the North, has written to customers saying
00:11 it's a "dire situation".
00:13 Company director of PG Chips said that the price of a kilo sack of potatoes has risen
00:17 from £10 to £25, adding that some in the industry have said it could hit £30 by June.
00:23 It's thought that harvesting in 2023 was affected by the amount of rain Britain saw throughout
00:28 September, October and November.
00:30 National Federation of Fish Fryers President Andrew Crook said they had already suffered
00:36 the biggest price rises since 1976 and were braced for more.
00:40 It's thought that amid rising costs, some fish and chip shops could close their doors
00:44 altogether.
00:45 Mintech analyst Harry Campbell said that chipping potatoes are typically not grown on contract,
00:51 which means any rises in free buy prices are fully reflected in the price paid at the shops.
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