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 60 percent of Oregon’s 2025 potato crop has been planted thus far, up from 51 percent a week ago. The five-year average of what has been planted by this time of year is 58 percent, so the state is slightly ahead of its average. Last year at this time, 66 percent of the crop had been planted. NASS also reports that 11 percent of what has been planted has emerged, up from 4 percent a week ago but behind the 13 percent that had emerged a year ago at this time.
Washington – Just to the north, 50 percent of the potato crop has been planted in Washington, nearly double what it was a week ago (26 percent). That’s just ahead of the five-year average of 45 percent. A year ago 62 percent of the crop had been planted. Five percent of the crop has emerged.
Idaho – The NASS shows 22 percent of the 2025 crop having been planted, compared to 16 percent the week previous. That 22 percent is right at the five-year average and 1 percent better than a year ago at this time.
Colorado – Potato planting in the state outside of the San Luis Valley is clipping right along with 20 percent of the crop in, up from 5 percent a week ago and well ahead of the five-year average of 6 percent.
Minnesota – Potato growers in the state have 8 percent of their crop in, showing good progress from the 1 percent a week ago. The five-year average and percent planted a year ago at this time both stand at 3 percent.
Wisconsin - NOAA shows that 14 percent of the potato crop is in, which is five days behind last year but even with the average.