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%).
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%).
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.
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).
Note to readers
This release is the final iteration of the Biannual Potato Area and Yield Survey. Beginning with the June 2026 reference period, potato area and production data will be collected twice a year through the June and November Field Crop Survey, excluding the provinces of Quebec, Ontario and Alberta, where administrative data will continue to be used for survey replacement. Potato area and production estimates will still be published three times a year.
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