Germany's Federal Ministry of Agriculture has reported a significant increase in the potato harvest, with an estimated 12.7 million tonnes, marking a 9% rise from the previous year and potentially 17% above the long-term average. This increase is largely due to a 9% expansion in crop area to 289.3 thousand hectares, the largest since 2004, with Lower Saxony seeing a 15% rise in potato cultivation. Despite challenges such as difficult spring planting conditions and a higher risk of blight due to warm and humid weather, the season has brought full water resources and favourable growing conditions. Initial assessments of fungal disease impact on potato quality are ongoing, with only 46% of samples assessed so far.