2012 Potato Harvest Was Up Over 2011
WASHINGTON - Sep 12/13 - SNS -- The United States produced 463 million cwt (100 pound units) throughout 2012, up 8% from 2011, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates.
Area harvested is estimated at 1.13 million acres, up 5% from a year earlier. Average yield, at 409 cwt per acre, was up 10 cwt from 2011.
Production of 2012 summer potatoes is finalized at 18.1 million cwt, 40% above the 2011 crop. Area harvested, at 48,500 acres, increased 5% from 2011. The average yield, at 373 cwt per acre, was up 93 cwt from 2011.
Production of 2012 fall potatoes is finalized at 418 million cwt, 7% above the 2011 crop. Area harvested, at 988,900 acres, increased 5% from 2011. The average yield, at 423 cwt per acre, was up 7 cwt from 2011.
Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production by Seasonal Group - States and United States: 2012 and 2013
[Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year
estimates are for the full 2013 crop year. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
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: Area planted : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production
Seasonal group :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
and State : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013 : 2012 : 2013
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: --------------- 1,000 acres --------------- ------ cwt ----- ---- 1,000 cwt ---
:
Spring 1/ :
Arizona .................: 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.8 225 280 833 1,064
California ..............: 29.5 24.0 29.0 24.0 400 390 11,600 9,360
Florida .................: 37.0 30.9 36.6 29.7 244 240 8,917 7,128
Hastings area .........: 23.5 (NA) 23.3 (NA) 240 (NA) 5,592 (NA)
All other areas .......: 13.5 (NA) 13.3 (NA) 250 (NA) 3,325 (NA)
North Carolina ..........: 16.5 14.5 16.0 13.5 200 320 3,200 4,320
Texas ...................: 9.8 (NA) 9.3 (NA) 235 (NA) 2,186 (NA)
:
United States ...........: 96.8 73.2 94.6 71.0 283 308 26,736 21,872
:
Summer :
Colorado ................: 5.4 (NA) 5.3 (NA) 450 (NA) 2,385 (NA)
Delaware ................: 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.4 255 280 408 392
Illinois ................: 7.6 6.0 7.4 5.8 380 370 2,812 2,146
Kansas ..................: 5.5 4.5 5.2 4.3 350 320 1,820 1,376
Maryland ................: 2.3 2.5 2.2 2.5 380 340 836 850
Missouri ................: 9.1 8.5 8.9 8.0 300 260 2,670 2,080
New Jersey ..............: 2.3 2.1 2.3 2.1 280 250 644 525
Texas ...................: 11.0 18.0 10.8 17.7 490 460 5,292 8,142
Virginia ................: 5.0 4.0 4.8 3.9 250 220 1,200 858
:
United States ...........: 49.8 47.0 48.5 45.7 373 358 18,067 16,369
:
Fall 2/ :
California ..............: 8.3 9.0 8.3 9.0 470 3,901
Colorado ................: 55.1 54.8 54.0 54.3 370 19,980
San Luis Valley .......: (NA) 49.7 (NA) 49.3 (NA) (NA)
All other areas .......: (NA) 5.1 (NA) 5.0 (NA) (NA)
Idaho ...................: 345.0 317.0 344.0 316.0 412 141,820
10 Southwest counties .: 20.0 17.0 20.0 17.0 530 10,600
All other counties ....: 325.0 300.0 324.0 299.0 405 131,220
Maine ...................: 57.5 55.5 57.0 54.0 275 15,675
Massachusetts ...........: 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 330 1,287
Michigan ................: 46.5 47.0 45.5 46.0 350 15,925
Minnesota ...............: 49.0 49.0 47.0 47.0 400 18,800
Montana .................: 12.0 12.0 11.7 11.7 320 3,744
:
Nebraska ................: 23.5 19.0 23.3 18.7 445 10,369
Nevada ..................: 7.1 5.5 7.1 5.5 380 2,698
New Mexico ..............: 6.3 (D) 6.2 (D) 460 2,852
New York ................: 17.0 20.0 16.5 19.5 285 4,703
North Dakota ............: 88.0 84.0 84.0 80.0 300 25,200
Ohio ....................: 1.5 (D) 1.4 (D) 220 308
Oregon ..................: 42.0 40.0 41.7 39.9 550 22,935
Pennsylvania ............: 8.9 8.9 8.6 8.5 260 2,236
Rhode Island ............: 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 250 150
Washington ..............: 165.0 160.0 164.0 160.0 585 95,940
Wisconsin ...............: 64.5 63.5 64.0 63.0 460 29,440
:
Other States 3/ .........: (NA) 7.7 (NA) 7.6 (NA) (NA)
:
United States ...........: 1,001.7 957.4 988.8 945.2 423 417,963
:
All :
United States ...........: 1,148.3 1,077.6 1,131.9 1,061.9 409 462,766
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(NA) Not available.
1/ Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast.
2/ The forecast of fall potato production will be published in "Crop Production" released November 2013.
3/ Includes data withheld above.
Fall Potato Varieties Planted
The National Agricultural Statistics Service collects variety data in seven
States, accounting for 81 percent of the 2012 United States fall potato
planted acres. The seven States conduct objective yield surveys where all
producing areas are sampled in proportion to planted acreage. Variety data
shown below are actual percentages from these surveys.
Percent of Fall Potatoes Planted to Major Varieties - Selected States: 2013 Crop
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: Percent of :: : Percent of
State and variety : planted acres :: State and variety : planted acres
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Idaho ................... : :: North Dakota - continued :
Russet Burbank .............: 52.9 :: Sangre .....................: 1.9
R Norkotah .................: 20.6 :: Shepody ....................: 1.7
Ranger R ...................: 13.8 :: Atlantic ...................: 1.1
Alturas ....................: 1.8 :: Other ......................: 6.2
Frito Lay ..................: 1.0 :: :
Other ......................: 9.9 :: Oregon .................. :
: :: R Norkotah .................: 25.3
Maine ................... : :: Ranger R ...................: 16.2
Russet Burbank .............: 36.7 :: Russet Burbank .............: 14.2
Frito-Lay ..................: 15.3 :: Umatilla R .................: 10.4
Snowden ....................: 6.4 :: Shepody ....................: 6.8
Innovator ..................: 5.0 :: Frito-Lay ..................: 6.4
Superior ...................: 4.2 :: Alturas ....................: 6.4
Atlantic ...................: 3.5 :: Yukon Gold .................: 2.8
Norland ....................: 3.4 :: Premier ....................: 2.2
Blazer R ...................: 2.5 :: Modoc ......................: 1.4
R Norkotah .................: 2.4 :: Pike .......................: 1.1
Ontario ....................: 2.1 :: Other ......................: 6.8
Norwis .....................: 1.7 :: :
Prospect ...................: 1.6 :: Washington .............. :
Yukon Gold .................: 1.5 :: Russet Burbank .............: 28.3
Goldrush ...................: 1.4 :: Umatilla R .................: 17.3
Reba .......................: 1.2 :: Ranger R ...................: 12.2
Katahdin ...................: 1.0 :: R Norkotah .................: 11.5
Other ......................: 10.1 :: Alturas ....................: 7.7
: :: Chieftain ..................: 4.2
Minnesota ............... : :: Frito-Lay ..................: 3.1
Russet Burbank .............: 56.1 :: Pike .......................: 2.5
Norland ....................: 18.5 :: Shepody ....................: 1.6
Umatilla R .................: 5.7 :: Alpine .....................: 1.3
Modoc ......................: 2.4 :: Other ......................: 10.3
Shepody ....................: 2.4 :: :
Dakota Pearl ...............: 1.9 :: Wisconsin ............... :
Alturas ....................: 1.6 :: Frito-Lay ..................: 25.8
Goldrush ...................: 1.4 :: Goldrush ...................: 12.5
Dakota Rose ................: 1.4 :: Russet Burbank .............: 11.7
Alpine .....................: 1.3 :: R Norkotah .................: 8.8
Other ......................: 7.3 :: Snowden ....................: 7.6
: :: Norland ....................: 6.8
North Dakota ............ : :: Silverton R ................: 5.6
Russet Burbank .............: 37.1 :: Umatilla R .................: 5.3
Prospect ...................: 10.1 :: Innovator ..................: 2.3
Norland ....................: 8.1 :: Atlantic ...................: 1.9
Umatilla R .................: 7.5 :: Superior ...................: 1.7
Dakota Pearl ...............: 7.0 :: Mega Chip ..................: 1.6
Ranger R ...................: 6.1 :: Pike .......................: 1.4
Frito-Lay ..................: 4.8 :: Ranger R ...................: 1.0
Bannock ....................: 4.1 :: Other ......................: 6.0
Ivory Crisp ................: 2.3 :: :
Red La Soda ................: 2.0 :: :
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Percent of Fall Potatoes Planted to Major Varieties - Seven-State Total: 2013 Crop
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: Percent of :: : Percent of
Variety : planted acres :: Variety : planted acres
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Russet Burbank ..........: 39.7 :: Ivory Crisp .............: 0.2
R Norkotah ..............: 13.1 :: Premier .................: 0.2
Ranger R ................: 9.9 :: Sangre ..................: 0.2
Umatilla R ..............: 6.2 :: La Chipper ..............: 0.2
Frito-Lay ...............: 5.1 :: Cal Red .................: 0.2
Norland .................: 3.1 :: Bintje ..................: 0.2
Alturas .................: 2.9 :: Satina ..................: 0.1
Snowden .................: 1.3 :: Ontario .................: 0.1
Chieftain ...............: 1.2 :: Cascade .................: 0.1
Goldrush ................: 1.2 :: Mega Chip ...............: 0.1
Prospect ................: 1.2 :: Norwis ..................: 0.1
Shepody .................: 1.1 :: Dakota Crisp ............: 0.1
Dakota Pearl ............: 1.0 :: Western R ...............: 0.1
Innovator ...............: 0.8 :: Wisconsin ...............: 0.1
Pike ....................: 0.7 :: Reba ....................: 0.1
Atlantic ................: 0.7 :: Dakota Rose .............: 0.1
Yukon Gold ..............: 0.6 :: Katahdin ................: 0.1
Bannock .................: 0.6 :: All Blue ................: 0.1
Alpine ..................: 0.5 :: Mazama ..................: 0.1
Silverton R .............: 0.5 :: Rosara ..................: 0.1
Superior ................: 0.4 :: Harley Blackwell ........: 0.1
Modoc ...................: 0.4 :: Andover .................: 0.1
Cal White ...............: 0.4 :: Cherry Red ..............: 0.1
Red LaSoda ..............: 0.3 :: Other ...................: 3.9
Blazer R ................: 0.3 :: :
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