harvest

Seed Potato Report 2020: Conditions mostly positive in Central US states

This year has brought a lot of bad with it for Americans, but one bright spot most U.S. seed potato growers can cite is good growing conditions. Re... READ MORE »

Seed Potato Report 2020: Northeastern US hurt by drought

This year has brought a lot of bad with it for Americans, but one bright spot most U.S. seed potato growers can cite is good growing conditions. Re... READ MORE »

Washington potatoes valued at record-high $934 million for 2019, up 19%

The value of Washington-produced potatoes jumped 19% for 2019 to a record-high $934 million, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics ... READ MORE »

Idaho potatoes valued at a record $1.04 billion in 2019

One again, potatoes were the third most valuable commodity in Idaho agriculture in 2019 behind only milk and cattle. Total potatoes value was a record... READ MORE »

Drought hurting Maine potato growers, but conditions better elsewhere

Aroostook County, Maine experienced one of the driest potato-growing seasons on record this year. The USDA’s Drought Monitor recognizes a section... READ MORE »

Russet varieties dominate Colorado acreage in 2020

This report provides the results of a special survey of potato growers in the San Luis Valley, which was conducted to evaluate potato varieties plante... READ MORE »

Final USDA tally for 2019 has potatoes sold at 395 million cwt, down 2%

All potato production in 2019 totaled 424 million cwt, down 2% from the 2018 crop for comparable U.S. states. Harvested area, at 937,300 acres, was do... READ MORE »

US potato production outlook lower than a month ago, reports NAPMN

The latest North American Potato Market News (NAPMN) projection has the 2020 U.S. potato crop at 400.2 million cwt, which would be a 5.4% drop from la... READ MORE »

Potato growers to see warm, dry conditions during September, NWS forecasts

Growers in the major potato-producing areas of the northern U.S. are in for warm and normal-to-dry conditions during September, if the forecast proves... READ MORE »

Eagle Eye Produce harvesting new crop of russets

Eagle Eye Produce, a grower and shipper of fresh produce, will start shipping new crop of russet potatoes the week of Aug. 3-7, with red and yellow po... READ MORE »


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