The price of chips is set to be the next thing to batter household budgets as potato growers warned of a rise in prices after the recent heatwave ravaged crops. Farmers fear the cost of humble spud is likely to spike after the yield and quality of potato crops has been hit by the record-breaking temperatures.
It comes after the cost fish in chippies rose due to difficulties in getting cooking oil from Ukraine and whitefish from Russian waters. The British Potato Trade Association (BPTA) said the recent record temperatures come after a 'prolonged drought' which had 'seriously affected' the quality of crops.
A spokesperson for the trade body said: "Southern and eastern areas of Britain are currently experiencing the worst growing conditions. The further north you go, the less the impact, but it is pretty much the whole of England that is suffering at the minute.
