Reported U.S. chip potato movement during the four weeks in November totaled 3.25 million cwt. That is 784,000 cwt less than the industry shipped a year earlier, a 19.5% decline. At 504,000 cwt, Michigan’s reported November shipments fell 239,000 cwt, or 32.2%, short of 2024 movement. Wisconsin shipped 682,000 cwt during the month, 17.9% less than year-earlier shipments. Chip potato movement from the Mid-Central region (KS, MO, NE) dropped by 32.2%. Reported shipments from New York fell 21.6% below last year’s pace, while Maine’s chip potato movement increased by 9.8%, relative to the previous year.
At 15.27 million cwt, season-to-date (August through November) U.S. chip potato movement is running 11.2% behind last year’s pace. Michigan has shipped 2.79 million cwt of chip potatoes during that timeframe, which is 5.0% less than year-earlier movement. On the other hand, season-to-date chip potato movement from Wisconsin is running 0.6% ahead of year-earlier movement.
U.S. packers shipped 1.42 million cwt of table potatoes during the holiday-shortened week ending November 29, 2025. That is up from 1.18 million cwt shipped a year earlier. Michigan packers shipped 22,783 cwt during the week ending November 29, 2025. That is up from 6,300 cwt shipped during the same week in 2024. Last week’s reported Michigan shipments were 100% russets.
USDA reports that Michigan packers are selling size A russets in 10-pound bags for mostly $10-$11 per 50-pound bale, unchanged from a week ago. They are selling size A russets in 5-pound bags for $11-$12 per 50-pound bale, also unchanged. Wisconsin packers are selling size A russet potatoes in 10-pound bags for $7-$7.50 per 50-pound bale, unchanged from last week. They are selling russet 40-70 count cartons for $12-$13 per 50-pound box, also unchanged. The weighted average shipping point price for Idaho Russet Norkotahs is $10.45 per cwt, down slightly from $10.48 per cwt the previous week.
Wisconsin packers are selling 10/5-pound bales of size A yellow potatoes for $14-$16 per bale, down from $14-$16 per bale last week. They are also selling 50-pound cartons of size A yellow potatoes for $14-$15 per 50-pound box, down from $14-$17 per 50-pound box a week ago. They are selling 50-pound cartons of size B yellow potatoes for mostly $11 per 50-pound box, unchanged from last week.
– This report was compiled by North American Potato Market News (NAPMN) for the Michigan Potato Industry Commission.