Potato chips are disappearing from Japan!

April 13, 2017 April 13, 2017 Juju Kurihara Foods, news Tags: crisps shortage in Japan, posts, potato chips shortage in Japan 3 Comments

People are going crazy searching for crisps in Japan right now. The shelves in the supermarkets are empty. Some people even buy bags of them whenever they find for stock. Potato chips are disappearing! What is going on?

The main potato producer in Japan is Hokkaido but because of the thphoon, they had a very bad harvest last year. This has affected snack companies this year. Two big companies, calbee and Koikeya have announced that they will discontinue the sales. So now, people are tunning around supermarket to supermarket, konbini to konbini to get the last bags of potato chips.

Now you know what to send to your Japanese friends for Christmas!

ジャガイモ不足でポテチ販売休止　ネットでは1袋750円の高値転売（AbemaTIMES） – Yahoo!ニュースhttps://t.co/hBskcOemY7

近所の西友も全然なかった(ू˃̣̣̣̣̣̣︿˂̣̣̣̣̣̣ ू) pic.twitter.com/S1iCwskgVl

— 齋濱系もっくん ⊿🍊 (@ashuu_neruzumin) 2017年4月12日

そうなるよね。#ピザポテト pic.twitter.com/cft0KlE4kh

— わたなべだいすけ D.W. ニコルズ (@emperor_DW) 2017年4月10日

オイルショックならぬポテチショックが、くる模様
台風の影響でジャガイモないみたいでポテチがなくなるよー pic.twitter.com/mhAOZvidG2

— かずくん (@KaZuYa_19860112) 2017年4月12日

仕事からただいま帰宅！
ピザポテトとかポテチとか大量購入しますた！！！ pic.twitter.com/pGcA5WSQhT

— ナイルなジャグラスアスカ (@kurenai_no_dyna) 2017年4月12日

ヤバい、ポテチ売り切れ(笑) pic.twitter.com/2a00lYNOrb

— 黯兎卍俺、扱いにくいんだよねー。 (@Red1Mx_xMK1ss) 2017年4月13日

スーパーのポテチコーナーが悲惨なことになってた… pic.twitter.com/TWat6UgyJx

— あやの (@lbmLj3zMTezYMNE) 2017年4月13日

Of course some people have started business out of this situation. They are re-selling crisps for rediculous price. Someone is asking 1,500 yen for a bag of "PIzza Potato"! This is insane.

ポテチが転売される時代 pic.twitter.com/SA2RvDYIoX

— Shun®︎ (@Sunrise_21_A) 2017年4月13日

91 bags for 100,000 yen… I don´t even talk about it.

ジモティでポテチ1万円分
10万で売ってる人いる（笑）
誰も買わねーべ(´Д｀) pic.twitter.com/c72SyvCRTb

— Yamaken (@jz9010style) 2017年4月13日

3 Comments

Dawn Marie odya 1 year Reply

Did you know you can freeze potato chips and eat them right out of bag. I have kept my chips in freezer for last 39 years since my neighbor told me that’s how he keeps his chips,Doritos any kind of chip. He had a business selling to local bars and that’s how they stayed fresh and didn’t get soggy from humidity. Try it it works. Pop corn is the only snack you can’t freeze.
Beth Parkhurst 4 years Reply

I’m very sorry about this terrible situation. What flavors of potato chips are popular in Japan? Maybe I’ll be able to mail some.
- Juju Kurihara 4 years
  
  Looks like “Pizza Potato” is one of the most popular ones at the moment.