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The United States is sitting on a smaller supply of potatoes compared to this time last year, according to newly released figures from the federal government.<\/p>

Data published by the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service shows that potato stocks have declined 2 percent as of June 1, 2025, when measured against the same point in the previous year.<\/p>

The report tracks how much of the potato supply remains in storage, a key indicator for both agricultural producers and the broader food supply chain. A drop in stored stocks can influence prices and availability for consumers and food processors alike.<\/p>

Officials and industry observers will be watching future reports closely to see whether the downward trend continues through the remainder of the growing and harvest season.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The latest federal agricultural data shows potato stocks across the United States have fallen 2 percent from June 1, 2025 levels. The report, released by the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, reflects a decline in stored potato supplies. Farmers and food industry watchers are keeping a close eye on inventory trends heading into the summer season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":83765,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[862],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agriculture"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1781812896906.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-lN4","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":53788,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/national-potato-inventory-drops-1-since-april-usda-reports\/","url_meta":{"origin":83766,"position":0},"title":"National Potato Inventory Drops 1% Since April, USDA Reports","author":"Admin","date":"April 17, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The nation's potato supply has declined by 1 percent compared to April 1, 2025, according to new federal data. 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