The unusually high temperature recorded in Europe this summer will lead to a shortage of potatoes. This is reported by the Financial Times (FT) periodical, citing the data provided by the British Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) analytical center. According to the center, due to the extreme heat, the harvest of this crop decreased by 3.1 million tons, which in monetary terms is 400-620 million euros. It is also noted that after the record indicators of 2025, 3.6 million tons of potatoes were not grown in 2026. The ECIU estimates that potato production in the main European potato-producing countries of Germany, France, Belgium and the Netherlands will fall to 19.5-20.5 million tonnes in 2026 from a record 27.3 million tonnes in 2025. Aye. In particular, the lowest harvest of the last 30 years was recorded in France, excluding 2022, when the country was experiencing a severe drought. "Since potatoes are one of the crops that require a lot of water, it was inevitable that the crop would get a serious blow. Now we see it in the yield estimates of the sector. in some cases, the indicators have decreased by 20%," ECIU analyst Tom Lancaster was quoted as saying by the periodical. "The situation is really extremely unfavorable for potato farmers who are on the front lines of climate change," he added.