U.S. Summer Potato Production Summary - 1949-2015
Summer Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value - United States: 1949-2015
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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 ---
:
1949 ....: 350.9 349.2 93 32,602 22,591 2.34 78,791 52,750
1950 ....: 331.5 329.2 112 36,840 26,541 1.78 68,797 47,331
1951 ....: 283.7 278.0 108 29,908 21,067 2.23 67,420 46,933
1952 ....: 268.3 263.5 97 25,463 18,856 4.36 113,365 82,280
1953 ....: 274.1 270.0 107 28,780 21,528 1.65 49,696 35,525
1954 ....: 247.7 246.3 109 26,924 20,105 2.45 67,830 49,200
1955 ....: 239.3 237.9 126 30,003 22,778 1.56 49,480 35,490
1956 ....: 212.5 210.1 133 27,911 22,397 3.55 100,010 79,443
1957 ....: 212.9 211.9 127 26,845 21,700 1.86 51,700 40,454
1958 ....: 217.8 213.3 149 31,703 26,190 1.49 48,705 39,099
1959 ....: 205.0 203.9 150 30,593 25,846 2.28 70,914 58,838
:
1960 ....: 198.1 196.8 161 31,631 27,044 2.24 74,177 63,008
1961 ....: 200.8 198.6 169 33,635 29,029 1.65 56,994 47,978
1962 ....: 178.8 177.3 169 30,023 26,015 2.05 62,502 53,357
1963 ....: 172.2 170.6 168 28,721 25,479 2.08 60,536 53,001
1964 ....: 158.3 157.0 167 26,272 23,571 3.08 81,451 72,620
1965 ....: 161.4 159.0 175 27,806 25,075 3.26 90,804 81,635
1966 ....: 172.7 170.7 172 29,433 26,719 2.20 65,585 58,827
1967 ....: 170.6 168.2 181 30,411 27,639 2.49 76,151 68,949
1968 ....: 168.9 166.1 187 31,037 28,455 2.40 74,832 68,360
1969 ....: 162.3 158.3 183 28,896 26,328 2.55 73,999 67,185
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1970 ....: 156.2 153.2 185 28,400 25,870 3.06 86,435 79,065
1971 ....: 149.1 145.4 178 25,876 23,527 2.42 62,946 56,940
1972 ....: 135.5 130.4 182 23,701 21,849 3.50 83,055 76,468
1973 ....: 128.7 124.7 172 21,473 20,005 6.30 135,375 126,017
1974 ....: 133.7 130.6 192 25,126 23,555 5.09 127,862 119,881
1975 ....: 115.2 111.0 187 20,773 19,425 5.67 117,843 110,091
1976 ....: 117.3 113.6 195 22,171 20,797 4.34 96,530 90,303
1977 ....: 115.0 111.6 196 21,839 20,440 4.77 104,172 97,441
1978 ....: 108.4 105.6 198 20,941 19,731 5.95 124,468 117,358
1979 ....: 107.9 103.6 212 21,917 20,547 4.33 94,833 88,988
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1980 ....: 93.9 91.1 189 17,240 16,353 8.93 153,345 146,081
1981 ....: 98.1 96.5 213 20,542 19,404 8.48 173,729 164,587
1982 ....: 103.4 101.1 225 22,770 21,535 6.30 143,014 135,629
1983 ....: 103.1 99.1 187 18,516 17,464 8.13 150,001 141,945
1984 ....: 109.5 105.2 216 22,741 21,344 9.17 206,789 195,643
1985 ....: 115.2 111.5 245 27,294 25,681 4.86 132,717 124,866
1986 ....: 99.8 94.0 220 20,689 19,626 7.02 144,666 137,689
1987 ....: 103.5 100.5 227 22,833 21,448 6.32 143,569 135,538
1988 ....: 96.4 91.8 220 20,154 19,086 7.55 151,451 144,018
1989 ....: 97.2 93.5 237 22,155 21,056 10.40 228,616 218,067
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Summer Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value -
United States: 1949-2015 (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 ---
:
1990 ....: 103.5 96.3 240 23,097 21,815 8.92 205,063 194,689
1991 ....: 100.9 97.3 233 22,647 21,532 7.16 161,808 154,265
1992 ....: 88.9 86.0 248 21,309 20,384 7.60 161,616 154,966
1993 ....: 93.3 87.4 232 20,258 19,434 7.74 157,043 150,389
1994 ....: 94.2 90.2 245 22,062 20,823 8.14 178,663 169,414
1995 ....: 71.0 69.2 254 17,581 16,885 8.85 155,392 149,411
1996 ....: 76.4 73.2 262 19,176 18,374 7.52 144,029 138,229
1997 ....: 67.9 65.0 280 18,171 17,493 8.40 151,956 146,878
1998 ....: 72.4 67.5 279 18,855 18,066 7.54 142,365 136,256
1999 ....: 68.4 63.6 297 18,884 18,116 7.52 142,259 136,296
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2000 ....: 65.4 62.6 306 19,134 18,269 9.00 173,016 164,374
2001 ....: 60.5 58.2 311 18,113 17,414 9.25 167,795 161,121
2002 ....: 61.9 58.9 304 17,932 17,336 10.78 192,831 186,957
2003 ....: 63.4 58.7 320 18,766 18,016 8.69 163,747 156,483
2004 ....: 56.5 52.0 339 17,642 17,046 7.87 138,453 134,170
2005 ....: 50.7 48.7 341 16,609 16,061 9.43 156,200 151,367
2006 ....: 55.3 51.2 337 17,261 16,717 10.76 185,431 179,904
2007 ....: 50.8 48.3 331 15,997 15,447 9.17 146,725 141,699
2008 ....: 47.2 45.1 306 13,805 13,291 14.34 198,056 190,568
2009 ....: 46.3 44.4 351 15,604 15,187 11.72 181,859 177,959
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2010 ....: 42.1 40.4 321 12,971 12,627 12.06 155,811 152,228
2011 ....: 48.2 46.0 280 12,894 12,497 12.37 159,393 154,594
2012 ....: 50.1 49.0 372 18,204 17,720 10.91 198,534 194,592
2013 ....: 48.7 47.5 363 17,240 16,323 15.52 267,493 251,653
2014 ....: 50.4 48.9 324 15,859 15,665 13.98 221,671 218,730
2015 ....: 50.5 47.1 334 15,734 13.39 210,629
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1/ Prices weighted by sales.
2/ Beginning in 2009, estimates discontinued for Alabama.
3/ Beginning in 2013, includes Texas spring potatoes.
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