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No wonder New Zealanders are concerned at the prospect, as 20 percent of potato crops have been lost due to extended periods of wet weather, according to the。 New Zealand Herald。New Zealand Herald。

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Supermarkets have indicated to the newspaper there might be a shortage in potato crisps, as manufacturers have a smaller cut of potato crops in the country. Normal potato supply won't return until the new year.。

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Potatoes have drowned and rotted in the ground because of the rain, and farmers are unable to harvest them because the ground is too wet for tractors.
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For this, you can blame climate change and lack of land availability for farmers due to urbanisation, but fortunately, there won't be an overall shortage of potatoes.。

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"You will have new potatoes for Christmas, I can guarantee that. But there will be pressure on processors, whose supply chains are a bit more complicated," he said. 。