Slight Drop in Potato Output
WASHINGTON - Jan 12/18 - SNS -- Total 2017 United States potato production was estimated at 441 million cwt (100 pound units), slightly below the 2016 crop, according to the USDA's final crop estimates.
Harvested area, at 1.03 million acres, was up 1% from the previous year. The average yield, at 430 cwt per acre, was down 3 cwt from the previous year.
Spring potato production for 2017 was estimated at 19.8 million cwt, up 30% from the 2016 crop. Harvested area totaled 57,700 acres, up 20% from a year earlier. The average yield of 343 cwt per acre was up 27 cwt from 2016.
Summer potato production of summer potatoes was estimated at 21.7 million cwt, up 11% from 2016. Harvested area was estimated at 65,500 acres, 8% above the previous year. Average yield was estimated at 331 cwt per acre, up 8 cwt from 2016.
Fall potatoe production of fall potatoes for 2017 was estimated at 400 million cwt, down 2% from the previous year. Area harvested, at 902,300 acres, was down 1% from 2016. The average yield was estimated at 443 cwt per acre, down 4 cwt from the previous year's record high yield.
Idaho, Washington, and New York all had wet spring weather that delayed planting by two weeks or more. Even though the summer was hot and dry in Idaho and Washington, harvest was delayed due to the late planting dates. Digging began in North Dakota in late August, but progress was slowed by abnormally high temperatures which halted harvest for a short time. Nebraska set a record high yield of 480 cwt per acre, beating out the previous record of 470 set in 2014.
Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2015-2017
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2015 : 2016 : 2017 : 2015 : 2016 : 2017
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: 1,000 acres
:
Arizona 1/ .......: 3.6 (NA) (NA) 3.5 (NA) (NA)
California .......: 35.4 33.9 37.2 35.1 33.0 37.2
Colorado .........: 57.7 57.3 56.7 57.4 57.1 56.4
Delaware 1/ ......: (D) (NA) (NA) (D) (NA) (NA)
Florida ..........: 30.0 25.0 29.0 29.6 22.9 28.7
Idaho ............: 323.0 325.0 310.0 322.0 324.0 309.0
Illinois .........: 7.5 7.0 8.1 6.9 6.9 7.6
Kansas ...........: 3.8 4.2 4.1 3.6 4.2 4.1
Maine ............: 51.0 47.0 49.0 50.5 46.5 48.5
Maryland .........: 2.4 (D) 2.6 2.4 (D) 2.5
:
Massachusetts 1/ .: 3.6 (NA) (NA) 3.6 (NA) (NA)
Michigan .........: 46.0 47.0 46.0 45.0 46.0 45.0
Minnesota ........: 41.0 43.0 46.0 40.5 42.0 45.5
Missouri .........: 8.5 8.2 8.8 8.1 7.9 8.5
Montana ..........: 11.0 11.1 11.1 10.9 11.0 11.0
Nebraska .........: 15.5 16.5 19.0 15.3 16.4 18.9
Nevada 1/ ........: (D) (NA) (NA) (D) (NA) (NA)
New Jersey .......: (D) (D) 1.7 (D) (D) 1.7
New Mexico 1/ ....: (D) (NA) (NA) (D) (NA) (NA)
New York .........: 15.0 15.0 15.0 14.8 14.8 14.9
:
North Carolina ...: 13.5 14.0 16.0 12.7 13.6 15.1
North Dakota .....: 82.0 80.0 75.0 80.0 72.0 74.0
Ohio 1/ ..........: 1.3 (NA) (NA) 1.2 (NA) (NA)
Oregon ...........: 39.0 39.0 39.0 38.9 38.9 38.9
Pennsylvania 1/ ..: 5.4 (NA) (NA) 5.3 (NA) (NA)
Rhode Island 1/ ..: 0.6 (NA) (NA) 0.6 (NA) (NA)
Texas ............: 20.0 20.0 22.0 18.2 19.6 21.5
Virginia .........: 5.0 4.4 5.0 4.7 4.1 4.5
Washington .......: 170.0 170.0 165.0 170.0 169.0 165.0
Wisconsin ........: 63.0 65.0 68.0 62.5 64.0 67.0
:
Other States 2/ ..: 11.3 4.4 - 11.1 4.4 -
:
United States ....: 1,066.1 1,037.0 1,034.3 1,054.4 1,018.3 1,025.5
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States:
2015-2017 (continued)
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: Yield per acre : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2015 : 2016 : 2017 : 2015 : 2016 : 2017
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: ----------- cwt ----------- ---------- 1,000 cwt ----------
:
Arizona 1/ .......: 290 (NA) (NA) 1,015 (NA) (NA)
California .......: 393 403 438 13,808 13,305 16,305
Colorado .........: 393 389 382 22,575 22,236 21,527
Delaware 1/ ......: (D) (NA) (NA) (D) (NA) (NA)
Florida ..........: 230 235 250 6,808 5,382 7,175
Idaho ............: 405 430 425 130,400 139,320 131,325
Illinois .........: 380 380 410 2,622 2,622 3,116
Kansas ...........: 335 300 380 1,206 1,260 1,558
Maine ............: 320 325 310 16,160 15,113 15,035
Maryland .........: 330 (D) 365 792 (D) 913
:
Massachusetts 1/ .: 305 (NA) (NA) 1,098 (NA) (NA)
Michigan .........: 390 370 400 17,550 17,020 18,000
Minnesota ........: 400 400 405 16,200 16,800 18,428
Missouri .........: 305 305 285 2,471 2,410 2,423
Montana ..........: 325 335 340 3,543 3,685 3,740
Nebraska .........: 450 450 480 6,885 7,380 9,072
Nevada 1/ ........: (D) (NA) (NA) (D) (NA) (NA)
New Jersey .......: (D) (D) 300 (D) (D) 510
New Mexico 1/ ....: (D) (NA) (NA) (D) (NA) (NA)
New York .........: 280 240 290 4,144 3,552 4,321
:
North Carolina ...: 210 220 230 2,667 2,992 3,473
North Dakota .....: 345 300 340 27,600 21,600 25,160
Ohio 1/ ..........: 230 (NA) (NA) 276 (NA) (NA)
Oregon ...........: 560 590 550 21,784 22,951 21,395
Pennsylvania 1/ ..: 280 (NA) (NA) 1,484 (NA) (NA)
Rhode Island 1/ ..: 135 (NA) (NA) 81 (NA) (NA)
Texas ............: 375 395 395 6,825 7,742 8,493
Virginia .........: 220 290 265 1,034 1,189 1,193
Washington .......: 590 625 600 100,300 105,625 99,000
Wisconsin ........: 445 435 435 27,813 27,840 29,145
:
Other States 2/ ..: 366 315 - 4,064 1,387 -
:
United States ....: 418 433 430 441,205 441,411 441,307
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- Represents zero.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(NA) Not available.
1/ Estimates discontinued in 2016.
2/ Includes data withheld above.
Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production by Seasonal Group - States and
United States: 2015-2017
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Seasonal group : Area planted : Area harvested
and State :-----------------------------------------------------------------
: 2015 : 2016 : 2017 : 2015 : 2016 : 2017
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 1,000 acres
:
Spring :
Arizona 1/ ...................: 3.6 (NA) (NA) 3.5 (NA) (NA)
California ...................: 27.0 26.0 29.0 26.7 25.1 29.0
Florida ......................: 30.0 25.0 29.0 29.6 22.9 28.7
North Carolina 2/ ............: 13.5 (NA) (NA) 12.7 (NA) (NA)
:
United States ................: 74.1 51.0 58.0 72.5 48.0 57.7
:
Summer :
Delaware 1/ ..................: (D) (NA) (NA) (D) (NA) (NA)
Illinois .....................: 7.5 7.0 8.1 6.9 6.9 7.6
Kansas .......................: 3.8 4.2 4.1 3.6 4.2 4.1
Maryland .....................: 2.4 (D) 2.6 2.4 (D) 2.5
Missouri .....................: 8.5 8.2 8.8 8.1 7.9 8.5
New Jersey ...................: (D) (D) 1.7 (D) (D) 1.7
North Carolina 2/ ............: (NA) 14.0 16.0 (NA) 13.6 15.1
Texas ........................: 20.0 20.0 22.0 18.2 19.6 21.5
Virginia .....................: 5.0 4.4 5.0 4.7 4.1 4.5
:
Other States 3/ ..............: 3.3 4.4 - 3.2 4.4 -
:
United States ................: 50.5 62.2 68.3 47.1 60.7 65.5
:
Fall :
California ...................: 8.4 7.9 8.2 8.4 7.9 8.2
Colorado .....................: 57.7 57.3 56.7 57.4 57.1 56.4
San Luis Valley ............: 51.9 51.6 51.9 51.8 51.5 51.7
All other areas ............: 5.8 5.7 4.8 5.6 5.6 4.7
Idaho ........................: 323.0 325.0 310.0 322.0 324.0 309.0
10 Southwest counties 1/ ...: 16.0 (NA) (NA) 16.0 (NA) (NA)
Other Idaho counties 1/ ....: 307.0 (NA) (NA) 306.0 (NA) (NA)
Maine ........................: 51.0 47.0 49.0 50.5 46.5 48.5
Massachusetts 1/ .............: 3.6 (NA) (NA) 3.6 (NA) (NA)
Michigan .....................: 46.0 47.0 46.0 45.0 46.0 45.0
Minnesota ....................: 41.0 43.0 46.0 40.5 42.0 45.5
Montana ......................: 11.0 11.1 11.1 10.9 11.0 11.0
:
Nebraska .....................: 15.5 16.5 19.0 15.3 16.4 18.9
Nevada 1/ ....................: (D) (NA) (NA) (D) (NA) (NA)
New Mexico 1/ ................: (D) (NA) (NA) (D) (NA) (NA)
New York .....................: 15.0 15.0 15.0 14.8 14.8 14.9
North Dakota .................: 82.0 80.0 75.0 80.0 72.0 74.0
Ohio 1/ ......................: 1.3 (NA) (NA) 1.2 (NA) (NA)
Oregon .......................: 39.0 39.0 39.0 38.9 38.9 38.9
Pennsylvania 1/ ..............: 5.4 (NA) (NA) 5.3 (NA) (NA)
Rhode Island 1/ ..............: 0.6 (NA) (NA) 0.6 (NA) (NA)
Washington ...................: 170.0 170.0 165.0 170.0 169.0 165.0
Wisconsin ....................: 63.0 65.0 68.0 62.5 64.0 67.0
:
Other States 3/ ..............: 8.0 - - 7.9 - -
:
United States ................: 941.5 923.8 908.0 934.8 909.6 902.3
:
All :
United States ................: 1,066.1 1,037.0 1,034.3 1,054.4 1,018.3 1,025.5
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production by Seasonal Group - States and
United States: 2015-2017 (continued)
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Seasonal group : Yield per acre : Production
and State :-----------------------------------------------------------------
: 2015 : 2016 : 2017 : 2015 : 2016 : 2017
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: ----------- cwt ---------- --------- 1,000 cwt ---------
:
Spring :
Arizona 1/ ...................: 290 (NA) (NA) 1,015 (NA) (NA)
California ...................: 385 390 435 10,280 9,789 12,615
Florida ......................: 230 235 250 6,808 5,382 7,175
North Carolina 2/ ............: 210 (NA) (NA) 2,667 (NA) (NA)
:
United States ................: 286 316 343 20,770 15,171 19,790
:
Summer :
Delaware 1/ ..................: (D) (NA) (NA) (D) (NA) (NA)
Illinois .....................: 380 380 410 2,622 2,622 3,116
Kansas .......................: 335 300 380 1,206 1,260 1,558
Maryland .....................: 330 (D) 365 792 (D) 913
Missouri .....................: 305 305 285 2,471 2,410 2,423
New Jersey ...................: (D) (D) 300 (D) (D) 510
North Carolina 2/ ............: (NA) 220 230 (NA) 2,992 3,473
Texas ........................: 375 395 395 6,825 7,742 8,493
Virginia .....................: 220 290 265 1,034 1,189 1,193
:
Other States 3/ ..............: 245 315 - 784 1,387 -
:
United States ................: 334 323 331 15,734 19,602 21,679
:
Fall :
California ...................: 420 445 450 3,528 3,516 3,690
Colorado .....................: 393 389 382 22,575 22,236 21,527
San Luis Valley ............: 385 385 375 19,943 19,828 19,388
All other areas ............: 470 430 455 2,632 2,408 2,139
Idaho ........................: 405 430 425 130,400 139,320 131,325
10 Southwest counties 1/ ...: 500 (NA) (NA) 8,000 (NA) (NA)
Other Idaho counties 1/ ....: 400 (NA) (NA) 122,400 (NA) (NA)
Maine ........................: 320 325 310 16,160 15,113 15,035
Massachusetts 1/ .............: 305 (NA) (NA) 1,098 (NA) (NA)
Michigan .....................: 390 370 400 17,550 17,020 18,000
Minnesota ....................: 400 400 405 16,200 16,800 18,428
Montana ......................: 325 335 340 3,543 3,685 3,740
:
Nebraska .....................: 450 450 480 6,885 7,380 9,072
Nevada 1/ ....................: (D) (NA) (NA) (D) (NA) (NA)
New Mexico 1/ ................: (D) (NA) (NA) (D) (NA) (NA)
New York .....................: 280 240 290 4,144 3,552 4,321
North Dakota .................: 345 300 340 27,600 21,600 25,160
Ohio 1/ ......................: 230 (NA) (NA) 276 (NA) (NA)
Oregon .......................: 560 590 550 21,784 22,951 21,395
Pennsylvania 1/ ..............: 280 (NA) (NA) 1,484 (NA) (NA)
Rhode Island 1/ ..............: 135 (NA) (NA) 81 (NA) (NA)
Washington ...................: 590 625 600 100,300 105,625 99,000
Wisconsin ....................: 445 435 435 27,813 27,840 29,145
:
Other States 3/ ..............: 415 - - 3,280 - -
:
United States ................: 433 447 443 404,701 406,638 399,838
:
All :
United States ................: 418 433 430 441,205 441,411 441,307
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- Represents zero.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(NA) Not available.
1/ Estimates discontinued in 2016.
2/ Beginning in 2016, North Carolina estimates included with Summer states.
3/ Includes data withheld above.
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