Last month, the North American Potato Market News (NAPMN) projected the US 2023 potato crop to come in at 429.6 million hundredweight (cwt), more than 37 million cwt more than last year's unusually small crop. That would be a 9.5% increase.
The North Dakota crop is projected at 25.1 million cwt which is up 9.2% from last year. NAPMN projects Minnesota to be down 3.9% based on 2,200 fewer planted acres. The Idaho crop is expected to be over 20% larger than last year at 145 million cwt, more than a 24 million cwt increase. Washington state is projected to produce over 7 million additional cwt this year.
The Canadian crop estimate was updated last week and Canada is expected to produce 126.5 million cwt, up 3.6 million cwt from last year, a 2.9% increase. Look for the Manitoba potato crop to be nearly 8% larger at 28.2 million cwt compared to 26.1 last year. The Canadian Prairie Provinces will be up nearly 13% while the Maritimes are forecast to be down 4.3%.
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Source: unitedpotatocanada.com