Researchers create new potato varieties to strengthen nation’s chip supply

Ana Maria Rus

(22 Apr 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Detroit – 2 April 2026 1. Various of an area of the Better Made production facility where potatoes roll along on a conveyor belt and are tested for quality 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Phil Gusmano, Better Made: ++PARTIALLY COVERED++ “Michigan produces more chipping potatoes than any other state in the country. And one out of every four bags of chips sold in the United States, those potatoes were grown in the state of Michigan.” 3. A machine along