Number 5, Potato flakes. Potato flakes are worth watching because the potato market is not only about fresh potatoes in the produce section. It is also about frozen fries, chips, dehydrated potatoes, instant mashed potatoes, soups, and foodservice contracts. USDA’s April 17, 2026 potato stocks report said potatoes held in storage on April 1 totaled 127 million hundredweight, down 1 percent from a year earlier. That sounds small, but the same report said processors had already used 153 million hu