Chip prices are set to soar in autumn after the heatwave scorched potato crops.
The crop, which provides tubers to be stored for the winter, has been decimated by the high temperatures.
The knock on effect could mean that chip prices rise by 60 per cent in a year.
This comes amid warnings that half of chippies could close under soaring costs.
Managing Director of Q Catering Steve Clarke said: “We’re getting indications of huge increases in chip prices which will go hand in hand with availability and supply issues.
“From current prices we’re probably looking at a further 20 per cent increase.
“That will take the overall increase to around 50 per cent to 60 per cent since last year.”
Chip manufacturers are already trying to raise prices for wholesalers as they battle the effects of soaring energy bills and cooking oil.
And Fish and Chip shops are also suffering under the rising cost of white fish, with some shops reporting cod prices rising by 50 per cent after the invasion of Ukraine.
But this may come as a great time for kids, as it was revealed youngsters are snubbing traditional chippies.
While a trip for fish and chips still tops the charts for pensioners, it is liked by just one in 14 under 25s.
They are opting instead for Chinese takeaways and pizza.
More than 10,000 chippies operate across the UK with £1.2 billion spent on the dish each year.
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