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2025 Planting Trends Hold: Pulses Up, Potatoes Down
Note: Effective April 2025, Vegetable and Pulses Outlook will publish at 2:00 p.m. ET.
The USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Acreage report, released on June 30, 2025, forecasts another year of expanded plantings for pulses (dry beans, chickpeas, lentils, and dry peas) and continued contraction for potatoes—mirroring trends highlighted in the July 2024 Outlook. However, the pace and pattern of change has shifted. Lentils, which realized a steep increase last year, are now projected to rise more modestly, while dry peas lead the gain in 2025. By contrast, potato planted area is again forecast lower—down 2 percent from 2024, with declines expected in 4 of the 13 surveyed States.
