It wasn’t too long ago that growers plowed under small-sized potatoes since there was no market. Today, one- or two-bite-sized spuds are big.
Case in point, from 2020 to 2021, petite potatoes and medleys grew 9.4% and 6.7% in dollars sales, respectively, according to IRI data as shared by Denver, CO-headquartered Potatoes USA. Concurrently, all other varieties except yellows, which were flat, saw a decline.