Net Decline in Potato Area
WASHINGTON - Jun 30/17 - SNS -- land in potatoes during the summer and fall periods will expereince a net decline, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2017.
Growers planted an estimated 63,600 acres of summer potatoes in 2017, up 2% from 2016. Harvested area is forecast at 61,100 acres, 1% above 2016.
Growers planted an estimated 907,800 acres of fall potatoes, down 1% from 2016. Harvested area is forecast at 901,400 acres, slightly above 2016.
Some flooding and cool weather occurred earlier in the spring in Idaho, which caused delays in planting progress and forced farmers to work overtime in May to catch up. As of June 4, ninety-eight% of the crop was planted with 65% emerged, behind the 5-year average of 100% planted and 67% emerged. Cool, wet weather also delayed planting progress in Washington where only 77% of the crop had emerged, behind the 5-year average of 94%.
Potato Area Planted and Harvested by Seasonal Group - States and
United States: 2016 and 2017
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-------------------------------------------
: 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Spring 2/ :
California ...................: 26.0 28.0 25.1 27.5
Florida ......................: 25.0 26.0 22.9 25.2
:
United States ................: 51.0 54.0 48.0 52.7
:
Summer :
Illinois .....................: 7.0 6.8 6.9 6.6
Kansas .......................: 4.2 4.0 4.2 3.9
Maryland .....................: (D) 2.6 (D) 2.6
Missouri .....................: 8.2 9.4 7.9 9.0
New Jersey ...................: (D) 1.8 (D) 1.8
North Carolina ...............: 14.0 14.3 13.6 13.5
Texas ........................: 20.0 20.0 19.6 19.2
Virginia .....................: 4.4 4.7 4.1 4.5
:
Other States 3/ ..............: 4.4 - 4.4 -
:
United States ................: 62.2 63.6 60.7 61.1
:
Fall :
California ...................: 7.9 6.5 7.9 6.5
Colorado .....................: 57.1 57.2 56.8 56.9
San Luis Valley ............: 50.9 51.9 50.8 51.8
All other areas ............: 6.2 5.3 6.0 5.1
Idaho ........................: 325.0 310.0 324.0 309.0
Maine ........................: 47.0 48.0 46.5 47.5
Michigan .....................: 47.0 47.5 46.0 47.0
Minnesota ....................: 40.0 45.0 39.0 44.0
Montana ......................: 11.3 11.6 11.2 11.5
:
Nebraska .....................: 16.5 20.0 16.4 19.8
New York .....................: 15.0 16.0 14.8 15.8
North Dakota .................: 80.0 78.0 64.0 76.0
Oregon .......................: 39.0 38.0 38.9 37.9
Washington ...................: 170.0 170.0 169.0 170.0
Wisconsin ....................: 65.0 60.0 64.5 59.5
:
United States ................: 920.8 907.8 899.0 901.4
:
All :
United States ................: 1,034.0 1,025.4 1,007.7 1,015.2
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- Represents zero.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
1/ Forecasted.
2/ Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast.
3/ Includes data withheld above.
Fall Potato Percent of Acreage Planted by Type of Potato - Selected States and Total:
2016 and 2017
[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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: 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017
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: percent
:
California .....: 7 8 56 54 6 8 31 30
Colorado .......: 6 6 7 6 8 7 79 81
Idaho ..........: 3 4 3 4 2 1 92 91
Maine ..........: 7 6 40 35 3 4 50 55
Michigan .......: 3 2 84 83 1 1 12 14
Minnesota ......: 20 15 5 9 5 5 70 71
Montana ........: 3 3 6 5 1 1 90 91
Nebraska .......: 3 3 50 47 4 5 43 45
New York .......: 5 7 88 85 5 7 2 1
North Dakota ...: 31 29 36 40 1 1 32 30
:
Oregon .........: 6 4 19 18 4 6 71 72
Washington .....: 5 5 11 12 2 2 82 81
Wisconsin ......: 8 9 34 38 2 4 56 49
:
Total ..........: 7 7 19 20 3 3 71 70
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