harvest 2021
Organic potato stocks starting to run low
Stocks of organic potatoes are starting to dwindle, according to distributors in Colorado and Wisconsin. In an article by the Organic Produce Netwo... READ MORE »
Breaking down 2021 seed potato acres
U.S. potato farmers grew more acres of accepted certified seed potatoes in 2021 than they had previously produced since 2017. Certified seed acreag... READ MORE »
2021 state-by-state seed potato report
The 2021 growing season saw U.S. seed potato farmers plant 106,651 acres that were eventually accepted as certified seed. That is up nearly 2,800 acre... READ MORE »
Potato processing use up 5% from last year
Potato stocks in the major potato-producing states totaled 265 million cwt as of Dec. 1, a 2% decrease from a year ago. According to a recent repor... READ MORE »
Russet varieties dominate San Luis Valley production
This report provides the results of a special survey of potato growers in Colorado's San Luis Valley, which was conducted to evaluate potato varieties... READ MORE »
Fresh potato shipments expected to be down from last year
U.S. fresh potato shipments are expected to be down nearly 4% from last year, according to North American Potato Market News (NAPMN). American ship... READ MORE »
Eagle Eye Produce starts shipping new crop of Idaho potatoes
Eagle Eye Produce will begin shipping the new crop of russet, red and yellow potatoes from its Idaho packing facilities the week of Aug. 9-13. The ... READ MORE »
Heat projected to have overall yield average below normal
With harvest is still in early stages in some areas and hasn’t yet begun in others, North American Potato Market News (NAPMN) released its latest po... READ MORE »
Snowpack has Idaho, Washington potato growers with enough irrigation water, for now
Drought conditions currently hamper some of the most productive agriculture land in the U.S., including California and northward into the Pacific Nort... READ MORE »
USDA-NASS releases 2021 potato acreage estimate, acres up slightly
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released updated acreage estimates June 30. According to NAS... READ MORE »
