US potato stocks fall

Potato stocks in the United States were down 6% in April compared to the same month last year. As of April 1 this year, the amount of potatoes in storage was 5,94 million tons. This accounted for 31% of this year’s total potato production, which is the same as in 2024. Consumption so far this season is 13,15 million tons, which is 4% lower than in the same period last year. Storage losses also amounted to 948.000 tons, a slight decrease of 2% compared to last year. Potato processing by factories in eight states, including Idaho and Washington, was 6,67 million tons through April, which is 5% lower than in April 2024.

Major differences in regionally stored fries
Inventories of frozen potatoes in U.S. cold stores showed a slight decline at the end of April this year compared to a year ago. Total inventory stood at around 598.000 tons, down more than 2% from the same period last year.

Regionally, the differences are large. For example, the stock of fries in the West South Central region (Texas and Oklahoma) increased by 86% compared to a year earlier, to more than 11.200 tons. In the Pacific region (California and Washington), the stock of fries decreased by 15% to 167.000 tons. In the Middle Atlantic (including Pennsylvania), the stock of fries even decreased by 32%, to 14.200 tons.

Smaller inventories
For other frozen potato products, such as wedges and cubes, the differences are even greater. In the South Atlantic (e.g. Florida), stocks increased by 34% to 4.700 tons, while the Pacific showed a sharp decline of 38% to 20.000 tons. In total, stocks of frozen potatoes in the Pacific region amounted to 30 tons on April 2025, 187.500. A decrease of 18% compared to March this year. In the Mountain region (Idaho and Colorado), stocks stood at 10.900 tons, almost the same as a year earlier.