North American potato production is expected to decline 8.1 million hundredweight short of the 2017 crop, a 1.5 percent decline according to the North American Potato Market News. The projection is based on growers being able to harvest remaining potatoes not already abandoned due to weather issues in places like Wisconsin and Michigan. Potato harvest is advanced in the Red River Valley. Difficult harvest conditions in North Dakota could increase bruising and may result in frosted potatoes going into storage.