A spud-tastrophe! Fries in Europe could lose up to an inch. It's not exactly fry-tastic news. After a brutally hot, dry summer caused a potato shortage in Belgium, France and the U.K., fry size is taking a hit.https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/experience/2018/09/23/french-fries-likely-lose-inch-europe/1406665002/.