POCATELLO, Idaho (CBS2) — Idaho Farm Bureau Federation reports Idaho potato acres are projected to decrease by 15,000 this year from 315,000 in 2024 to 300,000 in 2025.
Total U.S. potato acres are forecast to fall by four percent, dropping from 930,000 in 2024 to 891,000 in 2025. Those projections were made in the April 10 edition of the North American Potato Market News (NAPMN).
If the NAPMN projection is correct, it would be the smallest U.S. potato acreage since 1952. However, if average trendline yields are achieved, U.S. farmers would produce about 410 million hundredweight of spuds in 2025, exceeding the size of the 2022 crop.
While potato acreage is down due to a supply-demand imbalance, the good news is that farmers will still produce plenty of America’s favorite vegetable this year.
You can find more information HERE.
