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U.S. Fall Potato Production by Type - July 2013

Fall Potato Percent of Acreage Planted by Type of Potato - Selected States and

Total: 2012 and 2013

[Predominant type shown may include small portion of other type(s) constituting less

than 1 percent of State's total. Blue types are reported under red types]

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State : Red : White : Yellow : Russet

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: 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013

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: percent

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Colorado ....: 1 4 6 15 5 6 88 75

Idaho .......: 3 4 4 4 2 2 91 90

Maine .......: 4 4 38 41 3 3 55 52

Michigan ....: 1 1 86 84 1 1 12 14

Minnesota ...: 19 20 12 11 1 1 68 68

New York ....: 6 4 87 90 4 5 3 1

North Dakota : 24 22 35 32 1 1 40 45

Oregon ......: 3 3 14 14 3 2 80 81

Pennsylvania : 2 7 91 88 2 4 5 1

Washington ..: 4 4 7 7 2 2 87 87

Wisconsin ...: 10 8 37 38 1 1 52 53

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Total .......: 6 7 19 20 2 2 73 71

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Fall Potato Area Planted for Certified Seed - Selected States and Total:

2012 and 2013

[Data supplied by State seed certification officials]

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: 2012 Crop : 2013 Crop

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State : Entered for : : Percent : Entered for

: certification : Certified : certified : certification

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: --------- acres --------- percent acres

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Alaska ......: 124 124 100 (NA)

California ..: 840 840 100 725

Colorado ....: 15,964 13,834 87 13,219

Idaho .......: (NA) 35,889 (X) (NA)

Maine .......: 11,712 11,445 98 10,827

Michigan ....: 2,355 2,355 100 2,264

Minnesota ...: 7,138 6,082 85 (NA)

Montana .....: 10,429 10,429 100 10,175

Nebraska ....: 6,165 5,312 86 5,852

New York ....: 762 762 100 637

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North Dakota : 19,607 14,446 74 (NA)

Oregon ......: 2,792 2,708 97 2,460

Pennsylvania : 325 325 100 343

Washington ..: 3,012 2,964 98 3,065

Wisconsin ...: 8,670 8,670 100 8,297

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Total .......: (X) 116,185 (X) (X)

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(NA) Not available.

(X) Not applicable.

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