Potato Stocks ISSN: 1949-1565 Released February 18, 2026, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Potato Stocks Down 1 Percent from February 1, 2025 Potatoes held in storage on February 1, 2026 totaled 202 million cwt, down 1 percent from February 1, 2025. Potatoes in storage accounted for 49 percent of the 2025 production, up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. The indicated season to date disappearance, at 211 million cwt, was down 3 percent from the same period last year. Season to date shrink and loss, at 16.3 million cwt, was down 3 percent from the same time last year. Processors in the 8 States used 110 million cwt of potatoes for the season, down 1 percent from February 2025. Potato Production and Stocks - 13 States: February 1, 2025-2026 [Stocks include processor holdings and most of the seed to plant following year's crop] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crop of 2024 : Crop of 2025 :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : Stocks :February stocks : : Stocks : Stocks :February stocks : Production : February 1, : as a percent : Production : December 1, : February 1, : as a percent : : 2025 : of : : 2025 : 2026 : of : : : production : : : : production ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- 1,000 cwt ------ percent --------------- 1,000 cwt --------------- percent : California .........: 8,944 (D) (D) 9,092 (D) 1,000 11 Colorado ...........: 22,058 11,300 51 23,016 17,600 12,900 56 Florida ............: 4,602 - (X) 4,620 - - (X) Idaho ..............: 135,235 72,000 53 138,380 95,000 72,000 52 Maine ..............: 18,326 9,700 53 17,387 12,900 9,000 52 Michigan ...........: 20,425 8,300 41 20,663 13,500 8,900 43 Minnesota ..........: 17,892 8,900 50 16,674 11,000 8,100 49 Nebraska ...........: 10,137 4,300 42 9,950 6,800 (D) (D) North Dakota .......: 25,305 13,700 54 24,840 17,900 13,500 54 Oregon .............: 26,169 13,600 52 26,035 20,500 14,000 54 : Texas ..............: 6,789 (D) (D) 6,205 (D) (D) (D) Washington .........: 98,890 46,000 47 87,188 52,000 40,000 46 Wisconsin ..........: 26,400 13,000 49 28,810 19,800 14,600 51 : Other States 1/ ....: - 3,000 (X) - 5,200 7,500 (X) : Total ..............: 421,172 203,800 48 412,860 272,200 201,500 49 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes data withheld above. Accumulated Potato Shrinkage and Loss - 13 States: 2024-2026 [Blank cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Current : : : : : : Crop : year : Following year year :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :December 1, 2024 : January 1, 2025 :February 1, 2025 :March 1, 2025 :April 1, 2025 : May 1, 2025 : June 1, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : 2024 ...: 12,677 15,106 16,836 18,629 20,622 22,890 24,918 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Current : : : : : : Crop : year : Following year year :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :December 1, 2025 : January 1, 2026 :February 1, 2026 :March 1, 2026 :April 1, 2026 : May 1, 2026 : June 1, 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : 2025 ...: 12,278 14,423 16,303 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quantity of Potatoes Used for Processing - 8 States: 2024-2026 [Total quantity received and used for processing regardless of the State in which the potatoes were produced. Blank cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Current : Following year State : year : : : : : : : :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December 1, :January 1, :February 1,: March 1, : April 1, : May 1, : June 1, : Season : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : Colorado .............................: 505 690 875 1,055 1,245 (D) (D) 1,915 Idaho ................................: 25,685 32,120 39,210 46,370 53,760 60,510 67,885 82,484 Maine ................................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ............................: 3,160 4,050 4,955 5,890 6,960 (D) (D) 12,533 North Dakota .........................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ...............................: 12,795 15,500 17,820 19,350 22,315 24,775 28,015 33,499 Washington ...........................: 23,385 27,560 32,560 38,300 42,955 47,165 52,125 58,902 Wisconsin ............................: 4,540 5,560 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 12,188 : Other States 1/ ......................: 5,345 6,705 14,950 17,740 20,475 32,555 36,265 20,115 : United States ........................: 75,415 92,185 110,370 128,705 147,710 165,005 184,290 221,636 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Current : Following year State : year : : : : : : : :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December 1, :January 1, :February 1,: March 1, : April 1, : May 1, : June 1, : Season : 2025 : 2026 : 2026 : 2026 : 2026 : 2026 : 2026 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : Colorado .............................: (D) (D) (D) Idaho ................................: 25,720 32,705 40,370 Maine ................................: (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ............................: (D) (D) (D) North Dakota .........................: (D) (D) (D) Oregon ...............................: 13,195 15,770 18,280 Washington ...........................: 21,860 26,890 31,035 Wisconsin ............................: (D) (D) (D) : Other States 1/ ......................: 12,595 16,000 19,875 : United States ........................: 73,370 91,365 109,560 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Includes data withheld above. Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: The February 1 potato stocks estimate in this report are based primarily on a survey conducted in the first week of February in the potato producing States. The potato stocks survey is a probability survey that includes a sample of approximately 840 growers, processors, and storage facilities that are contacted to obtain the quantity of potatoes stored as of the first of the month, as well as monthly shrinkage and loss information. Monthly processing data is collected from a census of all known potato processing facilities in eight States (Colorado, Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, North Dakota, Oregon, Washington, and Wisconsin). An effort is made to obtain a report from all facilities. Estimates are made for missing facilities to make the survey complete. Data was collected by mail, internet, telephone, or personal interview to obtain information on potato stocks, monthly potato processing, and monthly shrink and loss. Estimating Procedures: Information obtained from the potato stocks survey, processing survey, and administrative data, is used to establish estimates of stocks, shrinkage and loss, and processing usage. These estimates are reviewed for errors, reasonableness, and consistency with historical estimates. Revision Policy: Stocks, shrink and loss, and processing estimates for the previous estimating period are subject to revision based on late and/or updated information. At the end of the marketing season, all information available, including disposition data, are thoroughly reviewed and any necessary revisions for the entire crop year are published in the Potatoes Annual Summary released in September. Estimates will also be reviewed after data for the 5-year Census of Agriculture are available. No revisions will be made after that date. Reliability: Reliability of the stocks and processing data must be treated separately because the survey designs for the two surveys are very different. The stocks estimates are subject to sampling variability because all operations holding stocks are not included in the sample. This variability, as measured by the relative standard error at the United States level, is approximately 1.5 percent. This means that chances are approximately 95 out of 100 that the survey estimates for stocks will be within plus or minus 3.0 percent of the value that could be developed by averaging the estimates produced from all possible samples selected from the same population and surveyed using the same procedures. Survey indications are also subject to non-sampling errors such as omission, duplication, imputation for missing data, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. Processing, as well as stocks, are subject to these types of errors. These errors cannot be measured directly, but they are minimized through rigid quality controls in the data collection process and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov Anthony Prillaman, Acting Chief, Crops Branch............................................. (202) 720-2127 Chris Hawthorn, Head, Field Crops Section................................................. (202) 720-2127 Fleming Gibson, Head, Fruits, Vegetables, and Special Crops Section....................... (202) 236-2428 Joshua Bates - Asparagus, Hemp, Maple Syrup, Soybeans................................ 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