B.C. floods contributing to Japan’s McDonald’s fries shortage

McDonalds restaurants in Japan will only be selling size small fries for a short time due to a potato shortage. Kris McCusker explains why Canadian distributors are taking some of the blame.

By katarinaszulc

Posted December 22, 2021 12:36 pm.

Last Updated December 22, 2021 3:23 pm.

McDonald’s in Japan has a French fries shortage and it seems the extreme weather in B.C. and the pandemic is partly to blame.

Starting Friday, McDonald’s in Japan will limit the sale of French fries.

In a press release from McDonald’s, it explained there have been delays in shipments of potatoes to the country in part because B.C. — who is facing recent devasting weather events — is a major transit point for shipments.

With the lack of potatoes being transported from the Port of Vancouver to Japan, the franchise will only offer small sizes of fries from Dec. 24 to Dec. 30.

Extreme flooding ravaged Southern B.C. in November, destroying animal and agricultural farms which globally impacted global supply chains.

All 2,900 McDonald’s locations across Japan will be implementing the reduced fry orders.

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