The USDA NASS has provided an update on the U.S. potato crop in its weekly crop progress report (https://www.nass.usda.gov/) for last week. Here’s a sample of what the latest report showed. There are some states with no report and we assume it’s partly because planting hasn’t started yet. There were also a couple of states that hadn’t yet reported by the time we posted this.
Oregon – The report shows 90 percent of Oregon’s 2025 potato crop has been planted thus far, up from 77 percent a week ago. The five-year average of what has been planted by this time of year is 78 percent, so the state is a bit ahead of its average. Last year at this time, 82 percent of the crop had been planted. NASS also reports that 41 percent of what has been planted has emerged, up from 22 percent a week ago but behind the 35 percent that had emerged a year ago at this time.
Washington – Just to the north, 89 percent of the potato crop has been planted in Washington, well ahead of a week ago (65 percent). That’s ahead of the five-year average of 74 percent. A year ago 89 percent of the crop had been planted. Twenty-four percent of the crop has emerged.
Idaho – The NASS shows 66 percent of the 2025 crop having been planted, compared to 30 percent the week previous. That 66 percent is ahead of the five-year average of 50 percent and 10 percent ahead of a year ago at this time. Five percent of the crop has emerged.
Colorado – Potato planting in the state outside of the San Luis Valley is at 46 percent, up from 30 percent a week ago and ahead of the five-year average of 33 percent. A year ago at this time, 28 percent of the crop was in. In the San Luis Valley, 20 percent of the crop has been planted, well ahead of last week’s 1 percent. A year ago at this time 30 percent of the crop was in with the five-year average at 36 percent.
Minnesota – Potato growers in the state have 23 percent of their crop in, showing progress from the 17 percent a week ago. The five-year average is 29 percent planted and a year ago at this time it was also 33 percent.
North Dakota – The report shows North Dakota potato growers have 14 percent of the crop planted, which is slightly behind last year’s 17 percent.
Wisconsin - NASS shows that 55 percent of the potato crop is in, which is nine days behind last year but nearly even with the average.
Michigan – No report.