Is Climate Change To Blame For The High Cost Of Potato Chips? We Crunched The Numbers

Published online: Sep 08, 2024 Articles Julie Grant, AlleghenyFront.org
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Like many things, the cost of potato chips is up. Ten years ago, the average price of a bag of chips was less than $4.50. Now, it’s $6.50.

While potato industry experts blame inflation, the increasingly hot weather also plays a role.

An Erie County Potato(Chip) Farm

It hasn’t been too hot in Waterford, Pennsylvania, near Lake Erie, this summer. That’s been good for Kevin Troyer’s potato crop.

A truck pulled alongside the barn on his farm.

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