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 77 percent of Oregon’s 2025 potato crop has been planted thus far, up from 60 percent a week ago. The five-year average of what has been planted by this time of year is 69 percent, so the state is slightly ahead of its average. Last year at this time, 77 percent of the crop had been planted. NASS also reports that 22 percent of what has been planted has emerged, up from 11 percent a week ago but behind the 29 percent that had emerged a year ago at this time.
Washington – Just to the north, 65 percent of the potato crop has been planted in Washington, 15 percent ahead of what it was a week ago (50 percent). That’s just ahead of the five-year average of 60 percent. A year ago 76 percent of the crop had been planted. Ten percent of the crop has emerged.
Idaho – The NASS shows 30 percent of the 2025 crop having been planted, compared to 22 percent the week previous. That 30 percent is right near the five-year average of 32 percent and the exact same as a year ago at this time.
Colorado – Potato planting in the state outside of the San Luis Valley is clipping right along with 30 percent of the crop in, up from 20 percent a week ago and well ahead of the five-year average of 17 percent. A year ago at this time, 13 percent of the crop was in. In the San Luis Valley, 1 percent of the crop has been planted.
Minnesota – Potato growers in the state have 17 percent of their crop in, showing good progress from the 8 percent a week ago. The five-year average is 12 percent planted and a year ago at this time it was also 17 percent.
North Dakota – The report shows North Dakota potato growers have 3 percent of the crop planted, which is behind last year’s 14 percent and close to the five-year average of 5 percent.
Wisconsin - NASS shows that 41 percent of the potato crop is in, which is four days behind last year but one day ahead of the average.
Michigan – No report.