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Potato futures soar 700% in less than a month on Iran war speculation

Euronews · May 8, 2026, 1:33 PM

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Potato-linked financial contracts have risen over 700% in a few weeks, despite a current oversupply in Europe, due to speculative trading surrounding the volatile environment caused by the Iran war.

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