North American Potato Market News (NAPMN) forecasts a minimal reduction for the 2025 U.S. potato crop. At 421.0 million cwt, expected production nearly matches the 2024 crop. NAPMN projects the 2025 national average yield at 464 cwt per acre. That exceeds the 2024 yield by 9 cwt, and it is 1 cwt more than the 20-year trend yield. This year’s large increase was driven by above-average yields in 10 of the 13 reporting states.
NAPMN currently project Michigan’s statewide average yield at 420 cwt per acre. That is 10 cwt per acre less than USDA’s revised 2024 yield, and it is 8 cwt less than the three-year average. The estimate reports that Michigan growers harvested 47,000 acres, which matches USDA’s estimate. The yield and acreage combination would generate a 19.7 million cwt potato crop. That is 725,000 cwt less, or 3.5%, less than the state’s 2024 crop.
Canada’s 2025 potato harvest is wrapping up. In general, harvest conditions have been favorable, though warm weather slowed progress in some regions. Growers in several provinces have already finished digging. Most growers in Ontario, Quebec, and PEI should be able to wrap up by the weekend. NAPMN expects Canada to produce 124.4 million cwt of potatoes in 2025. That is 3.8 million cwt less than the country produced in 2024. If the forecast is accurate, this is Canada’s third-largest potato crop on record, behind 2023 and 2024. Combined production in Ontario and Quebec, Canada’s largest chip potato producing provinces, is forecast to fall 716,00 cwt, or 3.0%, below the 2024 crop. At least part of that reduction is likely in chip potatoes. Supplies will be tight in PEI, due to poor yields. Chip potato production in New Brunswick and Alberta should be sufficient for local needs.
U.S. packers shipped 1.613 million cwt of table potatoes during the week ending October 18. That is down from 1.526 million cwt shipped a year earlier. Michigan packers shipped 23,650 cwt during the week ending October 18. That is down from the 39,000 cwt shipped during the same week in 2024. Last week’s reported Michigan shipments were 90.5% russets, and 9.5% yellow potatoes.
Wisconsin packers are selling size A russet potatoes in 10-pound bags for $7-$9 per 50-pound bale, unchanged from last week. They are selling 40-70-count cartons of russets for $12-$15 per 50-pound box, also unchanged. The weighted average shipping point price for new-crop Idaho Russet Norkotahs is $11.10 per cwt, down from $11.58 per cwt the previous week.
Wisconsin packers are selling 10/5-pound bales of size A yellow potatoes for $14-$17 per bale, unchanged from last week. They are also selling 50-pound cartons of size A yellow potatoes for $14-$17 per 50-pound box, also unchanged. They are selling 50-pound cartons of size B yellow potatoes for mostly $11 per 50-pound box, unchanged from a week ago.
– This report was compiled by North American Potato Market News (NAPMN) for the Michigan Potato Industry Commission.