2020 harvest
Washington’s 2020 potato crop valued at $753 million, down 19%
The value of Washington’s 2020 agricultural production totaled $10.2 billion, up 7% from the revised previous year value of $9.49 billion. Top ... READ MORE »
Idaho’s 2020 potato crop worth $981 million, down 6% from previous year
The value of Idaho’s 2020 agricultural production was $8.40 billion, up 4% from the previous year’s revised value of $8.12 billion. The value of I... READ MORE »
Pacific Northwest sees lower potato sales for 2020 crop
Year-over- year total revenue and average price for potatoes sold both fell in Idaho, Oregon and Washington in 2020. The combined value of all pota... READ MORE »
US potato stocks up 13% from last year, per USDA
Potato stocks in Idaho on June 1, 2021 totaled 26.0 million cwt. Disappearance of the Idaho crop to date was 109 million cwt, according to a June 16 r... READ MORE »
USDA estimates US potato stocks about 5% higher than last year
The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) estimates that U.S. potato producers had about 133 million cwt (hundredweight) of potato st... READ MORE »
Potatoes in storage up slightly from last February
The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service released the following updates Feb. 17 for the remaining 2020 potato crop. Potato stocks in Ida... READ MORE »
Postharvest 2020: Potato growers offer feedback on season, future concerns
Spudman recently offered readers a chance to give feedback on their 2020 potato growing season through an online survey. Here are the results of th... READ MORE »
Breaking down 2020 seed potato acres
The Russet Burbank isn’t a perfect potato, but it’s versatile enough, productive enough and stores well enough to continue to make it the most-gro... READ MORE »
North Dakota potato production up 18% following better harvest conditions
Better harvest conditions this year in North Dakota have resulted in a larger potato crop. According to estimates released by the USDA's National A... READ MORE »
Maine potato yields down 18% following severe drought
Drought conditions in Maine this summer have resulted in an 18% potato yield average reduction, according to estimates from the USDA's National Agricu... READ MORE »
