Yes....the Global Cooling crisis is real....and "global".
France is in a special climatic position to produce high quality potatoes in a wide range of varieties. Over 350 varieties are propagated on 16,000 hectares spread over 3 major agricultural régions : the North, the West and the South central area.
These regions, with a cool, damp climate, benefit from recognised superior sanitary advantages (healthy soil and environment). Wide open spaces and long growing rotation cycles, generally of 7 or 8 years, help preserve this sanitary advantage. The diversified conditions favor the production of French fry potatoes in a wide range of varieties.
The French will likely suffer a catastrophic potato shortage this year due to a poor potato crop caused by cold and wet weather. French officials blame US President Donald Trump and his withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement for the devastating famine.
Hah! I knew it, its Trumps fault.
Yep. The cooling cycle is here. The grand solar minimum AKA as the Eddy Minimum. Europe already experienced shortages of veggies last year during winter due to cool temps from places they normally import stuff.