Maine harvested strong potato crop in 2022, according to USDA data

MAINE PUBLIC • January 16, 2023

Maine farmers harvested more than 1.8 billion pounds of potatoes last year, according to newly released USDA data. That's a bit smaller than the state's harvest in 2021. But Don Flannery, the head of the Maine Potato Board, says it was strong enough that some farmers sent out potatoes to western states, which experienced heat and drought caused by climate change.