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WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN: Potato shortage threatens local businesses

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An Australian-wide potato shortage is the latest in a line of national disasters making local business owners peel the burn.

A combination of disease, floods, and climatic conditions has seen the popular vegetable grow scarce not only among supermarket shelves, but takeaway shops and restaurants, including the Strath Chicken Shop.

The South Terrace-based business purchases and sells on average a...


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