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Plentiful chips at street stalls would signify normality for Belgians.
Belgians are well known for caring chips (frites), frequently with a huge dollop of mayo, however hard-up farmers now want them to eat chips twice a week.
Romain Cools of the potato growers’ union Belgapom provided it as a matter of survival, as a significant export sector fears destroy in the coronavirus crisis.
About 750,000 tonnes of potatoes are piled up in Belgian warehouses, as the lockdown has sent out orders plunging.
” Let’s all consume chips two times a week, rather of just as soon as,” Mr Cools prompted.
Given that mid-March, dining establishments in Belgium and many other markets for potato growers have closed. The cancellation of Belgium’s numerous spring and summer celebrations has actually contributed to their problems.
Furthermore, the global sell potatoes has been struck. Belgium is among the world’s leading exporters of potato pro