There Was a French Fry Ban In Japan We Completely Forgot About

A few weeks ago, we reported that Japan was going through a potato shortage that prevented McDonald’s from selling too many french fries. This was caused by labor contract disputes preventing the frozen potato pieces from arriving from West Coast US ports.

Because of this, Japanese chains limited portions to only small fries. Prices for combos that feature medium fries were reduced because of the smaller servings.

It’s now reported that those disputes have come to an end and the fries are once again available for mass consumption. Effective January 5, Japanese locations of McDonald’s will once again serve medium and large orders of fries to customers.

The company has also apologized for this occurring and promised they will try to avoid further shortfalls in the future.

Currently, McDonald’s has 3,100 locations in Japan. That’s a lot of stores to ration fries between.

h/t New York Times