>Here in the EU, farmers are giving away subsidized potatoes in Berlin currently.

I looked into this story because it doesn't sound correct. It seems the potatoes were indeed sold but due to an unusually high yield this year, the trader decided not to pick them up so the farmer gave them away rather than try to find another buyer. And it was just one farm in Saxony. So this is not an EU or even a Germany wide issue.

I have some friends that picked up free potatoes. That's why I mentioned it.

https://www.dw.com/en/berlin-germany-potatoes-eu-agriculture...

Thanks for the fact check!