U.S. All Potato Production Summary - 1866-2015
All Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value -
United States: 1866-2015
[Blank data cells indicate a program change or that the estimation period has not yet begun]
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: : : Yield : : : Price : :
Year : Area : Area : per : : : per : Value of : Value of
: planted : harvested : acre : Production : Sold : cwt 1/ : production : sales
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: --- 1,000 acres -- cwt ------ 1,000 cwt ----- dollars ---- 1,000 dollars ---
:
1866 ....: 1,225.0 55 66,969 1.11 74,080
1867 ....: 1,289.0 46 59,798 1.51 90,097
1868 ....: 1,400.0 52 72,175 1.31 94,808
1869 ....: 1,479.0 59 86,759 0.85 73,574
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1870 ....: 1,443.0 45 64,725 1.18 76,330
1871 ....: 1,496.0 54 80,833 0.96 77,867
1872 ....: 1,559.0 51 80,144 1.00 79,817
1873 ....: 1,543.0 50 77,698 1.16 90,090
1874 ....: 1,654.0 48 78,668 1.12 88,134
1875 ....: 1,789.0 60 107,887 0.64 68,900
1876 ....: 1,783.0 41 73,567 1.10 80,850
1877 ....: 1,878.0 56 104,221 0.74 77,384
1878 ....: 1,879.0 46 86,018 0.98 83,867
1879 ....: 1,961.0 52 101,663 0.72 73,250
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1880 ....: 1,968.0 50 99,095 0.80 79,526
1881 ....: 2,036.0 38 76,544 1.52 116,415
1882 ....: 2,216.0 53 118,390 0.91 107,530
1883 ....: 2,373.0 57 136,253 0.69 93,835
1884 ....: 2,307.0 54 124,789 0.64 79,417
1885 ....: 2,335.0 51 118,286 0.73 86,697
1886 ....: 2,393.0 49 117,045 0.76 88,830
1887 ....: 2,466.0 39 95,769 1.15 110,468
1888 ....: 2,604.0 55 143,785 0.65 93,679
1889 ....: 2,603.0 50 130,760 0.60 78,344
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1890 ....: 2,557.0 40 102,065 1.26 128,461
1891 ....: 2,633.0 60 158,170 0.60 95,295
1892 ....: 2,519.0 45 114,120 1.10 124,890
1893 ....: 2,614.0 47 122,534 0.98 120,499
1894 ....: 2,869.0 41 118,614 0.89 105,698
1895 ....: 3,090.0 59 181,269 0.44 80,276
1896 ....: 2,968.0 53 157,641 0.48 76,063
1897 ....: 2,809.0 42 118,904 0.92 109,566
1898 ....: 2,877.0 50 144,209 0.70 101,398
1899 ....: 2,939.0 56 163,541 0.67 109,217
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1900 ....: 2,997.0 52 155,813 0.72 111,638
1901 ....: 2,950.0 42 124,447 1.28 159,046
1902 ....: 3,077.0 58 177,941 0.79 140,703
1903 ....: 3,079.0 54 165,770 1.02 169,204
1904 ....: 3,208.0 65 209,695 0.76 158,473
1905 ....: 3,263.0 55 180,421 1.02 183,926
1906 ....: 3,254.0 63 204,876 0.85 173,187
1907 ....: 3,333.0 60 199,875 1.01 202,445
1908 ....: 3,417.0 54 183,148 1.16 212,594
1909 ....: 3,675.0 64 234,100 147,235 0.95 221,672 139,239
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
All Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value -
United States: 1866-2015 (continued)
[Blank data cells indicate a program change or that the estimation period has not yet begun]
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: : : Yield : : : Price : :
Year : Area : Area : per : : : per : Value of : Value of
: planted : harvested : acre : Production : Sold : cwt 1/ : production : sales
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: ----- 1,000 acres ---- cwt ------ 1,000 cwt ----- dollars ---- 1,000 dollars ---
:
1910 ....: 3,644.0 56 205,231 130,130 0.97 201,131 126,284
1911 ....: 3,532.0 51 181,628 116,075 1.55 285,347 179,743
1912 ....: 3,505.0 70 243,729 153,775 0.92 226,205 141,646
1913 ....: 3,477.0 57 199,468 129,673 1.11 226,649 144,001
1914 ....: 3,417.0 65 220,949 140,558 0.91 205,732 128,331
1915 ....: 3,433.0 59 202,056 130,118 1.14 229,262 147,723
1916 ....: 3,274.0 50 162,233 100,788 2.50 413,247 252,432
1917 ....: 3,801.0 63 239,192 150,890 2.12 500,263 318,393
1918 ....: 3,597.0 58 207,668 136,271 1.95 411,166 266,431
1919 ....: 3,300.0 54 178,405 114,685 3.18 575,617 365,067
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1920 ....: 3,301.0 67 221,342 141,359 2.10 462,280 297,618
1921 ....: 3,598.0 54 195,187 125,253 1.83 368,711 229,979
1922 ....: 3,901.0 64 249,224 153,341 1.11 273,647 169,643
1923 ....: 3,378.0 65 219,814 144,447 1.56 338,889 225,543
1924 ....: 3,106.1 74 230,500 151,932 1.14 263,647 172,701
1925 ....: 2,809.8 63 177,880 119,154 2.83 505,460 337,577
1926 ....: 2,810.8 69 192,964 128,286 2.15 422,519 276,758
1927 ....: 3,181.8 70 221,786 150,028 1.66 376,527 249,192
1928 ....: 3,499.0 73 256,349 157,915 0.88 223,471 139,070
1929 ....: 3,068.0 3,030.2 66 200,035 130,030 2.17 436,801 282,435
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1930 ....: 3,189.7 3,138.9 66 206,290 135,020 1.47 312,470 198,582
1931 ....: 3,550.1 3,489.5 66 230,590 143,940 0.75 175,916 107,742
1932 ....: 3,639.0 3,568.2 63 224,815 130,678 0.63 139,869 81,876
1933 ....: 3,496.4 3,422.6 60 205,922 131,690 1.34 281,178 176,923
1934 ....: 3,789.3 3,599.2 68 243,889 151,854 0.71 178,068 107,425
1935 ....: 3,557.7 3,468.8 66 227,337 139,133 0.98 222,417 136,237
1936 ....: 3,126.9 2,959.9 66 194,373 131,292 1.87 367,528 244,930
1937 ....: 3,118.8 3,054.9 74 225,869 149,605 0.84 195,134 125,139
1938 ....: 2,944.3 2,870.1 74 213,509 138,400 0.90 194,804 124,011
1939 ....: 2,867.4 2,812.8 73 205,423 136,110 1.16 236,839 157,534
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1940 ....: 2,885.7 2,832.1 80 226,152 151,891 0.85 198,105 129,030
1941 ....: 2,749.1 2,692.6 79 213,418 147,408 1.31 280,185 193,155
1942 ....: 2,755.1 2,670.8 83 221,339 154,061 1.90 422,265 293,594
1943 ....: 3,354.7 3,239.0 85 275,332 197,410 2.10 588,462 415,179
1944 ....: 2,878.2 2,779.8 83 230,356 174,532 2.40 563,403 420,028
1945 ....: 2,728.7 2,664.3 94 251,639 194,181 2.30 588,325 445,973
1946 ....: 2,570.6 2,526.6 116 292,389 235,768 2.02 595,373 474,304
1947 ....: 2,033.6 2,001.3 117 233,391 188,894 2.67 628,193 504,736
1948 ....: 2,007.3 1,980.7 136 269,937 225,633 2.53 688,572 572,569
1949 ....: 1,775.1 1,755.3 137 240,950 198,565 2.10 512,393 417,690
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
All Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value -
United States: 1866-2015 (continued)
[Blank data cells indicate a program change or that the estimation period has not yet begun]
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: : : Yield : : : Price : :
Year : Area : Area : per : : : per : Value of : Value of
: planted : harvested : acre : Production : Sold : cwt 1/ : production : sales
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: ----- 1,000 acres ---- cwt ------ 1,000 cwt ----- dollars ----- 1,000 dollars ----
:
1950 ....: 1,713.4 1,697.9 153 259,112 216,733 1.50 394,404 324,665
1951 ....: 1,373.2 1,348.5 145 195,776 161,902 2.68 527,863 434,526
1952 ....: 1,416.8 1,397.4 151 211,095 177,258 3.21 685,700 569,192
1953 ....: 1,562.6 1,536.4 151 231,679 192,396 1.31 304,640 252,088
1954 ....: 1,431.2 1,412.6 155 219,547 183,456 2.15 474,705 394,816
1955 ....: 1,451.8 1,405.0 162 227,696 193,222 1.77 405,439 342,742
1956 ....: 1,391.6 1,371.0 179 245,792 210,241 2.02 493,014 425,338
1957 ....: 1,403.6 1,359.4 178 242,522 212,255 1.91 467,865 405,355
1958 ....: 1,460.8 1,428.4 187 266,897 233,359 1.31 349,674 306,301
1959 ....: 1,353.6 1,330.7 184 245,272 216,511 2.27 555,889 491,632
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1960 ....: 1,399.8 1,386.2 185 257,104 228,323 2.00 513,426 456,807
1961 ....: 1,511.0 1,480.2 198 293,166 260,323 1.36 399,653 354,287
1962 ....: 1,377.9 1,347.1 197 264,810 237,933 1.67 441,063 396,487
1963 ....: 1,337.4 1,323.0 205 271,158 245,247 1.78 482,554 436,563
1964 ....: 1,311.3 1,271.9 190 241,076 218,846 3.50 846,017 765,592
1965 ....: 1,418.4 1,383.1 210 291,109 262,591 2.53 730,527 665,268
1966 ....: 1,497.6 1,462.6 210 307,242 265,960 2.04 622,581 541,564
1967 ....: 1,499.1 1,459.9 209 305,766 271,145 1.87 567,557 506,187
1968 ....: 1,414.5 1,383.3 214 295,401 265,743 2.23 657,202 593,897
1969 ....: 1,457.6 1,415.5 221 312,578 279,962 2.24 697,845 626,657
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1970 ....: 1,449.5 1,421.0 229 325,716 291,909 2.21 715,123 645,748
1971 ....: 1,432.1 1,391.0 230 319,329 282,493 1.90 602,907 537,208
1972 ....: 1,301.1 1,255.6 236 296,359 268,450 3.02 895,903 809,718
1973 ....: 1,329.8 1,306.6 230 300,013 275,121 4.90 1,471,942 1,347,913
1974 ....: 1,421.6 1,391.6 246 342,395 303,427 4.01 1,354,928 1,215,435
1975 ....: 1,298.5 1,259.5 256 321,978 293,241 4.48 1,442,741 1,313,201
1976 ....: 1,404.2 1,371.4 261 357,666 324,660 3.59 1,282,521 1,166,539
1977 ....: 1,398.9 1,360.2 261 355,334 317,497 3.55 1,255,047 1,127,531
1978 ....: 1,401.0 1,374.5 267 366,314 325,573 3.38 1,224,478 1,098,936
1979 ....: 1,295.4 1,258.3 272 342,447 306,415 3.44 1,172,108 1,052,542
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1980 ....: 1,175.4 1,147.8 265 303,905 274,288 6.55 1,985,814 1,795,482
1981 ....: 1,255.3 1,232.4 276 340,623 308,280 5.42 1,831,474 1,670,955
1982 ....: 1,302.8 1,266.9 280 355,131 316,844 4.45 1,562,639 1,411,309
1983 ....: 1,271.1 1,241.5 269 333,726 303,125 5.82 1,934,263 1,763,508
1984 ....: 1,333.7 1,297.8 279 362,039 326,281 5.69 2,042,298 1,855,751
1985 ....: 1,406.7 1,358.7 299 406,609 345,841 3.92 1,568,296 1,355,438
1986 ....: 1,256.6 1,220.2 296 361,743 327,140 5.03 1,810,330 1,644,602
1987 ....: 1,316.6 1,293.4 301 389,320 351,765 4.38 1,682,949 1,539,467
1988 ....: 1,284.7 1,259.3 283 356,438 325,786 6.00 2,139,571 1,956,063
1989 ....: 1,305.0 1,281.5 289 370,444 339,748 7.35 2,713,663 2,498,364
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
All Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value -
United States: 1866-2015 (continued)
[Blank data cells indicate a program change or that the estimation period has not yet begun]
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: : : Yield : : : Price : :
Year : Area : Area : per : : : per : Value of : Value of
: planted : harvested : acre : Production : Sold : cwt 1/ : production : sales
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: ----- 1,000 acres ---- cwt ------ 1,000 cwt ----- dollars ----- 1,000 dollars ----
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1990 ....: 1,399.7 1,370.6 293 402,110 367,832 6.08 2,430,983 2,239,615
1991 ....: 1,407.5 1,374.4 304 417,622 379,198 4.96 2,042,899 1,880,156
1992 ....: 1,339.3 1,315.0 323 425,367 385,637 5.52 2,336,478 2,129,241
1993 ....: 1,389.9 1,321.2 326 430,349 394,217 6.16 2,642,699 2,429,854
1994 ....: 1,421.8 1,385.1 339 469,425 426,179 5.56 2,593,446 2,369,130
1995 ....: 1,400.7 1,376.1 323 445,099 409,714 6.75 2,995,711 2,765,823
1996 ....: 1,454.7 1,425.9 350 499,254 451,795 4.91 2,423,476 2,218,119
1997 ....: 1,383.5 1,353.6 345 467,091 429,433 5.64 2,622,621 2,421,212
1998 ....: 1,415.8 1,386.9 343 475,667 434,454 5.56 2,633,941 2,416,566
1999 ....: 1,376.1 1,331.8 359 478,093 436,998 5.76 2,742,428 2,519,138
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2000 ....: 1,383.1 1,347.5 381 513,544 464,572 5.08 2,590,053 2,359,162
2001 ....: 1,246.9 1,220.9 358 437,673 401,060 6.99 3,055,876 2,802,978
2002 ....: 1,299.6 1,265.9 362 458,171 421,644 6.67 3,045,310 2,811,995
2003 ....: 1,273.6 1,249.6 367 458,199 417,329 5.88 2,677,361 2,454,941
2004 ....: 1,192.4 1,166.0 391 455,806 413,573 5.65 2,565,260 2,335,553
2005 ....: 1,108.4 1,086.2 390 423,788 390,419 7.04 2,981,754 2,749,723
2006 ....: 1,139.4 1,120.2 393 440,698 406,309 7.31 3,208,632 2,970,332
2007 ....: 1,141.9 1,122.2 396 444,875 411,209 7.51 3,339,710 3,088,753
2008 ....: 1,059.6 1,046.9 396 415,055 384,478 9.09 3,770,462 3,494,193
2009 ....: 1,071.2 1,044.0 414 432,601 398,931 8.25 3,557,574 3,291,800
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2010 ....: 1,026.7 1,008.9 401 404,549 375,326 9.20 3,724,821 3,451,991
2011 ....: 1,100.7 1,078.5 399 430,037 398,102 9.41 4,044,869 3,747,225
2012 ....: 1,154.8 1,138.5 408 464,970 431,615 8.63 4,017,245 3,750,246
2013 ....: 1,063.9 1,050.9 414 434,652 404,118 9.75 4,237,284 3,943,214
2014 ....: 1,062.6 1,051.1 421 442,170 411,216 8.88 3,928,211 3,658,279
2015 ....: 1,065.2 1,053.3 418 440,498 8.74 3,848,326
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1/ Prices weighted by production from 1866 to 1908. Weighted by sales from 1909 to date.
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