Jun 10, 2025US potato export volume dips from July 2024-March 2025
U.S. potato export volumes increased for frozen, fresh and seed potatoes from July 2024 through March 2025, while export volumes fell for dehydrated potatoes and potato chips during that period.
Data from the U.S. Department of Commerce shows the minus-16% decrease in dehydrated potato exports drove an overall 4% drop in total export volume, to 2.3 million metric tons. U.S. potato export value dropped 1%, to $1.7 billion, compared to the same period in 2024, according to the data, with potato chip export volume falling minus-17%.
Frozen potatoes, the largest export category, increased 3%, including a 9% increase in Japan and increases in South Korea (11%), Canada (10%), Taiwan (13%), Guatemala (15%) and Saudi Arabia (4%). But increased exports to the Philippines and Malaysia from China and India led to decreases of minus-26% and minus-9% in those countries, respectively.
Frozen potato export volumes, which make up 49% of U.S. export volume, rose 1% overall from July 2024-March 2025, while seed potato volumes increased 16%. Dehydrated potatoes comprise 24% of U.S. exports, followed by fresh (20%), chips (6%) and seed (1%).
Fresh potato exports include both table stock and chipping stock. Exports of chipping stock to Japan, which does not allow table stock imports from the U.S., increased 76%. Fresh potato export volume to Guatemala increased by 98% and to the Dominican Republic by 71% but fell in Canada (minus-19%), South Korea (minus-20%), the Philippines (minus-13%) and Malaysia (minus-37%).
Fresh potato exports to Mexico were flat, according to the data, but Mexico remains the United States’ largest fresh potato export market, accounting for 43% of all exports.
U.S. exports of dehydrated potatoes dropped in eight out of the top 10 markets (Canada, Mexico, Japan, the United Kingdom, Australia, South Korea, China and Israel). The remaining top 10 export markets, Indonesia (127%) and Malaysia (26%), saw increases.
Trade data company Trade Data Monitor compiles the data from the Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
