From Fox News: The rapid rise of weight-loss injections is reshaping the quantity of food people eat — leaving farmers in some areas with a growing surplus of unsold potatoes.
The trend toward healthier eating habits, combined with the widespread use of drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro, are cutting demand for traditional staples and weighing on grocery sales, news agency SWNS reported.
Farmers across the United Kingdom, for example, say they’re facing the prospect of discarding thousands of tons of stored potatoes as their sales continue to fall.
Farm owner Andy Goodacre said he’s been left with a surplus he cannot sell after demand from supermarkets declined in recent years, he told the outlet.
Goodacre currently has about 1.3 million pounds of his potatoes at risk of being dumped — stock valued at roughly $158,000.
Below is the interview with potato grower Andy Goodacre, who has been growing potatoes for 40 years. “I’ve never known a season like it. It doesn’t seem as though people want to eat like they used to,” he said.
Goodacre said many people are now eating lentil-based foods, instead of potato chips and french fries.
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“”I’ve never known a season like it,” (potato farmer) Goodacre said. “It doesn’t seem as though people want to eat like they used to.””
Weight-loss drugs crush food demand as farmers face dumping mountains of potatoes https://t.co/TzXBqc3pge #FoxNews— Daniel Coyne (@DrDanMO) April 1, 2026
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