WASHINGTON - Aug 10/17 - SNS -- Production of summer potatoes in the United States is forecast at 20.2 million cwt (100 pound units), up 3% from 2016, according to the latest USDA production estimate's of the season.
Harvested area is estimated at 62,900 acres, 4% above last year. Average yield is forecast at 322 cwt per acre, down 1 cwt from 2016.
Texas growers reported high yields. Maryland's potato crop received adequate precipitation that resulted in large potatoes. Some of North Carolina's producers reported too much rain. However, the crop yields were generally average. Virginia's producers said that ill-timed weather had impacted their growing season. The weather was too wet early on and it became too hot and dry.
Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production by Seasonal Group - States and United States: 2016 and 2017 [Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous reports. Current year estimates are for the full 2017 crop year. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested : Yield per acre : Production Seasonal group :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- and State : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 : 2016 : 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 acres --------------- ----- cwt ----- ---- 1,000 cwt --- : Spring 1/ : California ..............: 26.0 28.0 25.1 27.5 390 425 9,789 11,688 Florida .................: 25.0 26.0 22.9 25.2 235 240 5,382 6,048 : United States ...........: 51.0 54.0 48.0 52.7 316 337 15,171 17,736 : Summer : Illinois ................: 7.0 7.7 6.9 7.6 380 350 2,622 2,660 Kansas ..................: 4.2 3.9 4.2 3.8 300 350 1,260 1,330 Maryland ................: (D) 2.6 (D) 2.5 (D) 350 (D) 875 Missouri ................: 8.2 9.1 7.9 8.7 305 290 2,410 2,523 New Jersey ..............: (D) 1.7 (D) 1.7 (D) 280 (D) 476 North Carolina ..........: 14.0 14.3 13.6 13.5 220 230 2,992 3,105 Texas ...................: 20.0 22.0 19.6 21.0 395 395 7,742 8,295 Virginia ................: 4.4 4.7 4.1 4.1 290 240 1,189 984 : Other States 2/ .........: 4.4 - 4.4 - 315 - 1,387 - : United States ...........: 62.2 66.0 60.7 62.9 323 322 19,602 20,248 : Fall 3/ : California ..............: 7.9 6.5 7.9 6.5 445 3,516 Colorado ................: 57.1 57.2 56.8 56.9 391 22,198 San Luis ..............: 50.9 51.9 50.8 51.8 385 19,558 All other .............: 6.2 5.3 6.0 5.1 440 2,640 Idaho ...................: 325.0 310.0 324.0 309.0 430 139,320 Maine ...................: 47.0 48.0 46.5 47.5 320 14,880 Michigan ................: 47.0 47.5 46.0 47.0 370 17,020 Minnesota ...............: 40.0 45.0 39.0 44.0 430 16,770 Montana .................: 11.3 11.6 11.2 11.5 340 3,808 : Nebraska ................: 16.5 20.0 16.4 19.8 450 7,380 New York ................: 15.0 16.0 14.8 15.8 245 3,626 North Dakota ............: 80.0 78.0 64.0 76.0 325 20,800 Oregon ..................: 39.0 38.0 38.9 37.9 590 22,951 Washington ..............: 170.0 170.0 169.0 170.0 625 105,625 Wisconsin ...............: 65.0 60.0 64.5 59.5 435 28,058 : United States ...........: 920.8 907.8 899.0 901.4 452 405,952 : All : United States ...........: 1,034.0 1,027.8 1,007.7 1,017.0 437 440,725 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast. 2/ Includes data withheld above. 3/ The forecast of fall potato production will be published in "Crop Production" released November 2017.
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