Bigger Summer Spud Crop
WASHINGTON - Jun 30/16 - SNS -- Growers planted an estimated 58,800 acres of summer potatoes in 2016, up 16% from 2015, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2016.
Harvested area is forecast at 56,400 acres, 20% above 2015. Beginning in 2016, summer potato estimates were discontinued in Delaware. Estimates began in 2016 for North Carolina.
Growers planted an estimated 916,400 acres of fall potatoes, down 3% from 2015. Harvested area is forecast at 911,100 acres, 3% below 2015.
Due to warmer than normal temperatures, 75% of the Idaho potato crop had emerged by June 5 ahead of the five year average of 60%. Washington's potatoes were also developing earlier than normal as 90% of the crop had emerged by May 29, ahead of the five year average of 78%.
Beginning in 2016, potato estimates were discontinued in Massachusetts, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island.
Potato Area Planted and Harvested by Seasonal Group - States and
United States: 2015 and 2016
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-------------------------------------------
: 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Spring 2/ :
Arizona 3/ ...................: 3.6 (NA) 3.5 (NA)
California ...................: 23.0 25.0 22.7 24.7
Florida ......................: 30.0 27.0 29.6 26.2
North Carolina 4/ ............: 13.5 (NA) 12.7 (NA)
:
United States ................: 70.1 52.0 68.5 50.9
:
Summer :
Delaware 3/ ..................: (D) (NA) (D) (NA)
Illinois .....................: 7.5 8.0 6.9 7.7
Kansas .......................: 3.8 4.1 3.6 4.0
Maryland .....................: 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.4
Missouri .....................: 8.5 8.9 8.1 8.4
New Jersey ...................: (D) 1.9 (D) 1.9
North Carolina 4/ ............: (NA) 12.0 (NA) 11.3
Texas ........................: 20.0 17.0 18.2 16.5
Virginia .....................: 5.0 4.4 4.7 4.2
:
Other States 5/ ..............: 3.3 - 3.2 -
:
United States ................: 50.5 58.8 47.1 56.4
:
Fall :
California ...................: 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0
Colorado .....................: 58.2 56.6 58.0 56.3
San Luis Valley ............: 51.9 50.9 51.8 50.7
All other areas ............: 6.3 5.7 6.2 5.6
Idaho ........................: 325.0 325.0 324.0 325.0
10 Southwest counties ......: 18.0 20.0 18.0 20.0
Other Idaho counties .......: 307.0 305.0 306.0 305.0
Maine ........................: 51.0 49.0 50.5 48.5
Massachusetts 3/ .............: 3.6 (NA) 3.6 (NA)
Michigan .....................: 46.0 48.0 45.0 47.5
Minnesota ....................: 41.0 41.0 40.5 40.0
Montana ......................: 11.0 11.3 10.9 11.2
:
Nebraska .....................: 16.0 16.5 15.8 16.3
Nevada 3/ ....................: (D) (NA) (D) (NA)
New Mexico 3/ ................: (D) (NA) (D) (NA)
New York .....................: 15.0 12.0 14.6 11.8
North Dakota .................: 82.0 82.0 80.0 80.0
Ohio 3/ ......................: 1.6 (NA) 1.5 (NA)
Oregon .......................: 39.0 39.0 38.9 39.0
Pennsylvania 3/ ..............: 5.5 (NA) 5.3 (NA)
Rhode Island 3/ ..............: 0.7 (NA) 0.7 (NA)
Washington ...................: 170.0 165.0 170.0 165.0
Wisconsin ....................: 63.0 63.0 62.5 62.5
:
Other States 5/ ..............: 8.0 - 7.9 -
:
United States ................: 944.6 916.4 937.7 911.1
:
All :
United States ................: 1,065.2 1,027.2 1,053.3 1,018.4
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- Represents zero.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(NA) Not available.
1/ Forecasted.
2/ Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast.
3/ Estimates discontinued in 2016.
4/ Beginning in 2016, North Carolina estimates included with Summer
States.
5/ Includes data withheld above.
Fall Potato Percent of Acreage Planted by Type of Potato - Selected States and Total:
2015 and 2016
[Predominant type shown may include small portion of other type(s) constituting less
than 1 percent of State's total. Blue types are reported under red types]
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State : Red : White : Yellow : Russet
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: 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016 : 2015 : 2016
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: percent
:
California 1/ ..: (NA) 5 (NA) 65 (NA) 3 (NA) 27
Colorado .......: 5 6 9 7 9 8 77 79
Idaho ..........: 3 3 4 5 2 1 91 91
Maine ..........: 5 7 36 40 4 3 55 50
Michigan .......: 1 3 83 84 2 1 14 12
Minnesota ......: 20 20 14 5 1 5 65 70
Montana 1/ .....: (NA) 3 (NA) 3 (NA) 1 (NA) 93
Nebraska 1/ ....: (NA) 2 (NA) 51 (NA) 1 (NA) 46
New York .......: 5 5 93 88 2 5 - 2
North Dakota ...: 23 24 33 34 2 2 42 40
:
Oregon .........: 3 4 17 16 3 4 77 76
Pennsylvania 2/ : 3 (NA) 89 (NA) 7 (NA) 1 (NA)
Washington .....: 4 5 11 11 3 2 82 82
Wisconsin ......: 8 8 34 34 3 2 55 56
:
Total ..........: 6 7 19 20 3 2 72 71
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- Represents zero.
(NA) Not available.
1/ Estimates began in 2016.
2/ Estimates discontinued in 2016.
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