Canadian storages held 77.30 million cwt of potatoes on Feb. 1. That is 4.73 million cwt more than they held a year earlier, a 6.5% increase. It is Canada’s largest Jan. 1 potato inventory on record. It exceeds the five-year average supply by 14.1%. Increased stocks in Alberta and British Columbia offset reduced inventories in PEI, Manitoba, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Ontario. Stocks intended for processing use are up 7.3%, relative to the previous year. Table potato inventories exceed year-earlier holdings by 6.0%, while seed potato supplies are up 8.2%.
Both Quebec and Ontario have smaller chip potato inventories than they held a year ago. Ontario had 0.5% fewer chip potatoes left in storage on Feb. 1. January processing potato disappearance totaled 602,000 cwt. That fell 195,000 cwt, or 24.5% short of 2025 movement. At that usage pace, Ontario’s remaining processing potatoes would last through July 14. Quebec’s total processing potato stocks (chipstock and fry quality) are down 10.9% from Feb. 1, 2025. January disappearance in the category exceeded last year’s pace by 25.1%, at 514,000 cwt. At the January usage rate, Quebec’s processing potato inventories would last through July 23.
U.S. packers shipped 1.597 million cwt of table potatoes during the week ending Feb. 14. That is up from 1.561 million cwt shipped a year earlier.
Michigan packers shipped 82.221 cwt during the week ending Feb. 14. That is up from 63.185 cwt shipped during the same week in 2025. Last week’s reported Michigan shipments were 85.5% russets, 7.4% round white potatoes, and 7.0% yellow potatoes.
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 mostly $10 per 50-pound box, down from $10-$11 per 50-pound box a week ago. The weighted average shipping point price for Idaho Russet Norkotahs is $9.15 per cwt, unchanged from the previous week.
Red River Valley packers are selling 10/5-pound bales of size A yellow potatoes for $12-$14 per bale, up from $9.50-$14 per bale last week. They are selling 50-pound cartons of size A yellow potatoes for mostly $12-$13 per 50-pound box, up from $11.50-$12.50 per 50-pound box a week ago. They are also selling size A yellow potatoes in 2,000-pound tote bags for mostly $16-$18 per cwt, up from $16-$17 per cwt last week. They are selling yellow creamers for $25-$30 per 50-pound carton, unchanged from the previous week.
– This report was compiled by North American Potato Market News (NAPMN) for the Michigan Potato Industry Commission.