potato harvest

The potato industry has struggled the past couple of years with lighter consumer demand, resulting in some contracts being reduced or terminated all together. Is that going to be an issue in 2025 and into the future?

With the end of the 2025 growing season in sight for many potato growers across the Northwest, agronomic decisions made how can have a big impact on harvest.

According to NASS, the value of potatoes sold in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington in 2023 hit $2.63 Billion.   The final value of Idaho's 2023 potato crop sold was $1.26 billion, down 11% year-over year.  The marketing year average price for potatoes in Idaho was $9.63 per cwt, do...

Harvest is underway for the 2022 Idaho potato crop, and while official numbers won’t be known for a while, the crop is looking very good, that according to Idaho Potato Commission President & CEO Jamey Higham.  He noted while the weather may have been all over the map, even delaying some plantings, 2022 was a good growing year.   “The one m...

2021 was a challenging year for the ag industry across the Pacific Northwest, and those ramifications are still being felt.  Chris Voigt Executive Director of the Washington state Potato Commission says last year's heat dome, the extremely hot temperatures the region experienced in late June, led to a smaller crop than expected.  He...

The Idaho potato crop is expected to be a bit smaller this year, with acres down roughly 8% year-over-year.  Jamey Higham, CEO of the Idaho Potato Commission said one of the chief reasons for the drop is a dramatic increase in input costs. “...

As potato growers plan for the coming season, Kim Helgen, lead with Bayer-Plus, says it’s critical to plan now for the most important days of the growing season; the first 90 days. Helgen noted that Bayer’s portfolio coves every stage of growth in that first three months, allowing growers to think about the specific needs of their operation. And she n ...

According to NASS, Potato stocks across the Pacific Northwest totaled 165 million cwt on December 1st. As of the first of this month, potato stocks in Idaho totaled 92.5 million cwt. Disappearance of the Idaho crop to date was 39.6 million cwt ...

Thanks to the extreme heat during June, the Washington potato crop is coming up a bit short this year. Chris Voigt, Executive Director of the Washington state Potato Commission said this year’s crop is down by roughly 8% from the five-year-average. But ...

According to NASS, the combined value of Idaho, Oregon and Washington potatoes sold in 2020 hit $1.82 billion. When it comes to the value of the Idaho crop, that figure in 2020 topped out at $912 million, down 5% year over year. The marketing year average price for potatoes in Idaho was $7 ...