U.S. demand for Canadian table potatoes may fall in 2025 due to a large U.S. potato crop and lower prices, according to a market report from the Michigan Potato Industry Commission (MPIC), citing North American Potato Market News (NAPMN).

NAPMN projects Canadian growers will produce 122.2 million hundredweight (cwt) of potatoes in 2025, down 6.0 million cwt, or 4.7%, from 2024.

Growing conditions in Canada have been mixed. Prince Edward Island (PEI) and parts of New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario received insufficient rainfall late in the season, while the Prairie Provinces and British Columbia experienced more favorable conditions. Production in the four major table potato-producing provinces is forecast to decline by about 8.9% or more, though output in the Prairies and British Columbia may increase.

In the U.S., packers shipped 1.594 million cwt of table potatoes during the week ending September 13, 2025, compared with 1.875 million cwt a year earlier. Michigan packers shipped 33,763 cwt during the same week, down from 45,247 cwt last year.

For chip potatoes, supplies and demand appear balanced, with limited open-market activity. Michigan growers have begun storing chip potatoes, with early yields described as average though solids are below average.

MPIC noted that Michigan experienced about 10 days of cool weather early in September that benefited harvesting, followed by warmer temperatures. Crops would benefit from rainfall to improve harvest conditions and reduce the risk of pressure bruising in storage, the report said.