After four consecutive record harvests, Canadian potato production eases in 2025
After four consecutive record harvests, Canadian potato production in 2025 declined 0.9% from 2024 to 125.8 million hundredweight. Prince Edward Island (-15.9% to 21.8 million hundredweight) and New Brunswick (-4.7% to 16.2 million hundredweight) reported the largest decreases in production as drought conditions throughout the growing season affected average yields in Eastern Canada.
Alberta produced 27.1% of Canadian potatoes in 2025, maintaining its position as the largest potato producer in Canada, followed by Manitoba (21.4%) and Prince Edward Island (17.3%).
Seeded area rises to the highest level since 2007, led by Alberta expansion
In 2025, seeded area was up 1.1% from 2024 to 395,857 acres nationally, the highest level since 2007. Alberta (+6.9%) reported the largest increase in seeded area in 2025, by acreage, up to 81,760 acres on account of increased processing capacity in the province, followed by Quebec (+7.7%) and Prince Edward Island (+2.3%).
Harvest progress strong as dry but favourable conditions support near-complete lift
Harvested area was up 2.1% to 391,718 acres nationally in 2025. Dry yet favourable conditions throughout most of Canada during the harvest season allowed Canadian producers to harvest the vast majority (99.0%) of the total seeded area.
Average yield declines nationally as Eastern drought outweighs Western gains
Nationally, the average yield decreased to 321.2 hundredweight per acre in 2025, down 3.0% from the previous year because of persistent drought conditions throughout the growing season in Eastern Canada. Prince Edward Island (-17.8%), Nova Scotia (-10.7%) and Quebec (-7.7%) saw the largest declines in average yields.
Favourable growing conditions in Western Canada allowed Alberta (+2.8%) to continue to report the highest average yield at 423.5 hundredweight per acre, followed by Manitoba (+5.4% to 381.8 hundredweight per acre) and British Columbia (+10.8% to 365.2 hundredweight per acre).
Source: Statistics Canada. Original release here
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