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Record High Yields for Potatoes, Dry Beans, and Processing Tomatoes
In 2025, USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) forecasts record-setting U.S. average yields for potatoes, California processing tomatoes, and dry edible beans (excluding chickpeas). Record-high yields in 2025 partially offset year-over-year declines in planted acreage for all three commodities. The 2025 U.S. average potato yield forecast is 461 hundredweight per acre with year-over-year yield increases in 8 of the 13 NASS-surveyed States. Dry edible bean U.S. average yield is 2,203 pounds per acre, up 6 percent from 2024. Top dry bean-producing States Michigan, North Dakota, and Nebraska are projected to set record State-level yields in 2025. California processing tomato yield forecast (contract only) is 55 tons per acre in 2025—a 10-percent increase from 2024 and 13 percent higher than the previous 5-year average.
