U.S. Fall Potato Production Summary - 1949-2015
Fall Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value -
United States: 1949-2015
[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 ----
:
1949 ....: 1,174.2 1,157.5 154 178,038 149,296 1.97 352,852 294,530
1950 ....: 1,116.9 1,104.4 171 189,216 161,444 1.37 262,773 221,975
1951 ....: 886.7 869.6 161 140,094 118,142 2.81 397,639 332,513
1952 ....: 942.5 929.9 170 157,970 133,308 2.90 460,024 386,491
1953 ....: 1,032.9 1,014.8 165 167,800 140,764 1.14 193,469 160,127
1954 ....: 985.1 968.2 169 163,584 136,941 2.03 332,821 277,997
1955 ....: 990.9 955.5 173 165,176 140,380 1.64 272,888 230,596
1956 ....: 974.2 957.0 196 187,117 159,015 1.46 270,612 231,584
1957 ....: 964.6 925.6 192 177,904 155,353 1.99 355,867 308,539
1958 ....: 1,021.4 1,003.6 202 202,411 176,683 1.15 232,243 202,684
1959 ....: 983.2 962.7 193 185,410 163,194 2.13 395,249 347,899
:
1960 ....: 1,025.6 1,013.6 190 192,725 169,980 1.83 349,304 310,218
1961 ....: 1,134.8 1,110.6 201 222,999 196,302 1.23 274,273 241,288
1962 ....: 1,053.9 1,025.4 201 206,055 184,406 1.49 307,475 275,449
1963 ....: 1,012.4 1,001.1 210 210,610 189,768 1.71 359,700 324,467
1964 ....: 1,021.3 985.0 190 187,202 168,458 3.54 664,710 596,099
1965 ....: 1,090.2 1,059.6 218 230,480 205,462 2.09 481,051 429,000
1966 ....: 1,144.3 1,119.2 216 242,174 205,241 1.97 476,043 405,306
1967 ....: 1,161.9 1,136.0 215 243,849 212,975 1.70 412,699 361,006
1968 ....: 1,104.0 1,078.0 218 234,832 208,502 2.09 490,258 435,774
1969 ....: 1,149.2 1,116.3 226 252,561 223,235 2.13 538,869 476,489
:
1970 ....: 1,162.3 1,138.3 235 267,827 237,260 1.98 529,831 470,205
1971 ....: 1,152.9 1,120.3 238 266,707 232,932 1.77 469,014 411,222
1972 ....: 1,052.6 1,014.0 246 249,320 223,898 2.97 743,012 665,398
1973 ....: 1,087.4 1,069.2 238 254,379 231,547 4.67 1,191,438 1,080,455
1974 ....: 1,170.1 1,144.3 253 289,342 252,603 3.58 1,030,390 903,508
1975 ....: 1,084.0 1,050.2 265 278,414 251,580 4.25 1,187,402 1,069,142
1976 ....: 1,172.2 1,145.3 269 307,788 276,819 3.33 1,029,100 922,979
1977 ....: 1,177.8 1,144.1 269 307,968 272,120 3.19 985,343 868,382
1978 ....: 1,186.7 1,165.5 279 324,856 285,826 2.93 953,025 838,127
1979 ....: 1,085.7 1,059.1 280 296,799 262,676 3.24 961,202 850,193
:
1980 ....: 994.7 973.6 274 267,235 238,969 6.36 1,700,056 1,520,080
1981 ....: 1,065.8 1,045.6 284 297,080 266,398 4.74 1,407,539 1,261,531
1982 ....: 1,106.0 1,073.8 288 309,134 272,611 3.92 1,207,198 1,067,863
1983 ....: 1,074.4 1,051.5 280 294,679 265,611 5.46 1,608,285 1,449,394
1984 ....: 1,122.6 1,092.7 286 312,662 278,888 5.03 1,572,129 1,402,425
1985 ....: 1,186.3 1,147.0 308 353,638 295,032 3.42 1,208,329 1,007,953
1986 ....: 1,066.6 1,037.7 307 318,198 285,116 4.68 1,490,836 1,335,419
1987 ....: 1,116.6 1,098.4 314 344,998 309,279 3.69 1,273,421 1,142,731
1988 ....: 1,094.9 1,075.4 292 313,558 284,430 5.80 1,823,001 1,650,554
1989 ....: 1,102.4 1,086.0 299 324,673 295,605 6.75 2,195,251 1,996,141
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Fall 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 ....: 1,186.5 1,166.0 302 352,507 320,033 5.42 1,909,417 1,734,476
1991 ....: 1,203.2 1,177.4 316 371,730 334,893 4.16 1,543,200 1,393,749
1992 ....: 1,151.7 1,132.6 335 379,525 341,209 5.17 1,959,440 1,762,984
1993 ....: 1,195.4 1,136.4 341 387,885 353,052 5.64 2,192,024 1,991,528
1994 ....: 1,223.1 1,192.2 354 422,345 380,818 5.05 2,133,524 1,923,830
1995 ....: 1,228.1 1,210.7 334 404,852 370,679 6.43 2,601,805 2,383,790
1996 ....: 1,270.4 1,248.2 364 454,388 408,247 4.34 1,966,231 1,772,833
1997 ....: 1,210.1 1,185.1 357 423,190 387,089 5.20 2,198,575 2,011,004
1998 ....: 1,235.1 1,214.0 356 432,737 392,922 5.07 2,198,462 1,994,030
1999 ....: 1,203.0 1,166.1 369 429,847 390,210 5.29 2,274,230 2,064,564
:
2000 ....: 1,223.1 1,192.3 392 467,529 420,301 4.55 2,122,306 1,910,952
2001 ....: 1,091.3 1,072.5 367 393,631 358,812 6.54 2,580,699 2,348,006
2002 ....: 1,134.1 1,105.2 374 413,581 378,796 5.89 2,439,787 2,232,627
2003 ....: 1,107.0 1,091.9 376 410,973 372,107 5.22 2,141,757 1,942,160
2004 ....: 1,040.7 1,023.3 401 410,683 370,169 5.12 2,092,498 1,880,920
2005 ....: 969.7 951.0 403 383,563 351,822 6.53 2,510,740 2,297,647
2006 ....: 995.7 984.0 406 399,176 366,292 6.67 2,668,984 2,448,546
2007 ....: 1,007.8 993.2 410 406,800 374,617 7.04 2,871,686 2,636,885
2008 ....: 931.1 922.0 411 378,588 349,580 8.49 3,220,645 2,967,871
2009 ....: 936.7 917.2 429 393,544 361,316 7.62 2,996,839 2,751,550
:
2010 ....: 895.3 883.3 415 366,781 339,314 8.79 3,233,701 2,984,771
2011 ....: 959.2 941.0 416 391,570 360,972 8.87 3,477,988 3,201,310
2012 ....: 1,007.8 994.9 422 420,030 387,708 8.05 3,386,703 3,131,956
2013 2/ .: 939.3 930.5 425 395,275 366,683 9.05 3,579,830 3,320,712
2014 ....: 938.4 931.1 434 403,703 373,666 8.35 3,368,977 3,113,990
2015 ....: 944.6 937.7 431 404,513 8.25 3,335,214
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1/ Prices weighted by sales.
2/ Beginning in 2013, includes Colorado summer potatoes.
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