U.S. Winter Potato Production Summary - 1949-2015
Winter Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value - United States: 1949-2009
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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 ....: 18.5 18.2 145 2,637 2,550 3.58 9,421 9,133
1950 ....: 22.9 22.6 144 3,262 3,159 2.80 9,132 8,847
1951 ....: 22.6 22.5 148 3,330 3,200 2.65 8,752 8,489
1952 ....: 17.4 16.8 164 2,761 2,668 4.29 11,849 11,454
1953 ....: 27.1 26.9 148 3,991 3,828 3.45 13,867 13,213
1954 ....: 21.3 21.3 175 3,723 3,586 2.16 8,029 7,760
1955 ....: 30.2 30.2 171 5,175 4,993 3.37 17,347 16,828
1956 ....: 34.1 33.8 156 5,260 5,085 3.32 17,361 16,857
1957 ....: 46.0 44.0 154 6,790 6,237 2.08 13,545 12,952
1958 ....: 38.5 34.5 144 4,971 4,689 2.93 14,388 13,739
1959 ....: 26.8 26.3 152 4,005 3,726 2.30 9,085 8,584
:
1960 ....: 21.1 21.1 155 3,264 3,078 3.68 11,932 11,334
1961 ....: 24.0 23.5 211 4,967 4,693 2.44 12,109 11,471
1962 ....: 21.8 21.7 192 4,160 3,952 2.37 9,802 9,358
1963 ....: 20.4 20.3 190 3,866 3,677 2.39 9,199 8,795
1964 ....: 18.4 18.3 202 3,691 3,532 3.08 11,294 10,888
1965 ....: 19.5 19.4 189 3,659 3,519 5.52 20,191 19,417
1966 ....: 25.9 25.5 199 5,084 4,846 2.90 14,575 14,037
1967 ....: 24.8 24.7 198 4,894 4,748 3.30 16,087 15,670
1968 ....: 22.2 21.9 177 3,885 3,791 3.23 12,487 12,241
1969 ....: 21.0 19.8 193 3,828 3,737 3.39 12,939 12,666
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1970 ....: 19.5 18.8 191 3,582 3,484 3.92 13,974 13,664
1971 ....: 18.0 18.0 172 3,088 3,001 3.76 11,550 11,282
1972 ....: 16.1 15.4 151 2,327 2,272 3.46 8,029 7,869
1973 ....: 14.0 14.0 204 2,853 2,789 5.56 15,799 15,509
1974 ....: 13.9 13.7 214 2,933 2,865 9.08 26,535 26,009
1975 ....: 14.4 14.3 202 2,887 2,821 5.34 15,418 15,056
1976 ....: 14.6 14.4 207 2,984 2,916 8.70 25,819 25,369
1977 ....: 13.6 13.4 199 2,660 2,597 8.69 22,977 22,557
1978 ....: 13.0 12.9 203 2,621 2,574 7.81 20,485 20,112
1979 ....: 13.0 11.9 200 2,383 2,333 8.00 19,138 18,674
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1980 ....: 11.6 11.5 205 2,363 2,318 9.40 22,153 21,798
1981 ....: 11.6 11.6 189 2,198 2,145 17.40 38,030 37,291
1982 ....: 11.3 11.0 206 2,263 2,208 12.20 27,413 26,846
1983 ....: 11.5 11.3 194 2,193 2,124 10.70 23,256 22,691
1984 ....: 13.2 13.0 203 2,640 2,546 13.00 33,951 33,025
1985 ....: 13.2 13.2 204 2,691 2,599 14.00 37,440 36,470
1986 ....: 12.5 12.3 243 2,991 2,908 11.80 34,847 34,184
1987 ....: 11.9 11.7 214 2,501 2,427 18.60 46,153 45,204
1988 ....: 12.5 12.3 213 2,616 2,535 10.50 27,490 26,647
1989 ....: 13.1 13.1 211 2,764 2,689 20.50 56,341 55,060
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Winter Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value -
United States: 1949-2009 (continued)
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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 ....: 13.5 13.2 178 2,343 2,274 30.90 72,046 70,279
1991 ....: 13.2 12.2 214 2,609 2,544 24.10 62,546 61,326
1992 ....: 13.4 13.4 224 2,998 2,919 18.50 55,070 53,877
1993 ....: 14.3 13.6 188 2,552 2,481 25.00 63,495 61,990
1994 ....: 12.9 12.3 193 2,372 2,316 31.90 75,321 73,996
1995 ....: 13.3 11.9 208 2,473 2,401 20.70 50,991 49,645
1996 ....: 14.5 14.5 226 3,273 3,191 23.10 75,529 73,759
1997 ....: 16.2 16.0 214 3,431 3,353 17.40 59,845 58,449
1998 ....: 15.5 15.0 199 2,980 2,901 26.40 78,416 76,574
1999 ....: 18.1 17.8 229 4,070 3,974 23.58 95,888 93,695
:
2000 ....: 17.2 17.0 292 4,960 4,688 17.04 84,528 79,903
2001 ....: 16.8 14.0 294 4,115 3,967 22.22 91,136 88,159
2002 ....: 15.8 15.7 268 4,206 4,145 26.21 110,179 108,658
2003 ....: 14.6 14.3 282 4,027 3,964 26.03 104,877 103,193
2004 ....: 18.7 18.5 260 4,818 4,755 22.37 107,790 106,359
2005 ....: 20.0 19.8 247 4,892 4,703 21.45 104,712 100,873
2006 ....: 17.7 17.5 257 4,495 4,362 24.88 111,160 108,506
2007 2/ .: 10.5 10.5 215 2,258 2,145 18.50 41,764 39,735
2008 ....: 11.0 11.0 230 2,530 2,475 20.00 50,600 49,384
2009 3/ .: 9.0 8.7 245 2,132 2,089 18.10 38,589 37,720
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1/ Prices weighted by sales.
2/ Beginning in 2007, Florida winter potatoes combined with spring potatoes.
3/ Beginning in 2010, winter and summer estimates included in spring total for California.
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