WASHINGTON, D.C. (RFD NEWS) — Fewer potatoes are sitting in storage this summer, but processors are pulling more of the crop through the pipeline, giving growers a mixed read on demand.
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Potato Stocks Report for June 18 totaled 54.7 million hundredweight on June 1, down 2 percent from a year earlier. Stored potatoes accounted for 13 percent of 2025 production, unchanged from last year.
Season-to-date disappearance totaled 358 million hundredweight, also down 2 percent. Shrink and loss totaled 23.5 million hundredweight, down 6 percent from the same point last year.
The processing side was stronger. Processors in eight states used 192 million hundredweight of potatoes for the season, up 4 percent from June 2025.
Idaho held 20 million hundredweight in storage, while Washington held 12 million, and Wisconsin held 4.5 million. The report keeps attention on processor demand, storage quality, and remaining old-crop supplies.
(Tags: Potatoes, Potato Stocks, USDA, Processing Demand, Crop Storage)
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