Japan French Fry Shortage: McDonald's Rations French Fries During Potato Shortage

As labor disputes in U.S. West Coast shipping centers have hampered potato exports to Japan, McDonald's restaurants in the Asian nation are scrambling to ration their stock by offering only small-sized portions of fries. The international chain said it is importing more than 1,000 tons of frozen french fries by air, and rerouting another 1,600 tons through U.S. East Coast shipping ports.