November 14, 2019

USDA estimates 2019 potato crop at 422.45 million cwt, down 6%

As usual, Idaho and Washington led the U.S. in potato production in 2019, followed by Wisconsin, Oregon and North Dakota.

< 1 minute read

Data compiled by the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service’s (USDA-NASS) regional offices estimates that U.S. potato production will total 422.45 million cwt for 2019.

RELATED: Reports from around the U.S. on 2019 harvest

That would be a 6.1% decrease from the 2018 total of 450.02 recognized by the USDA. Here are the top 10 states and how estimated production compares to last year.