Modest Hike In 2017 Potato Crop
WASHINGTON - Sep 13/18 - SNS -- Final production of potatoes from all seasons in 2017 totaled 442 million cwt (100 pound units), a slight increase from 2016, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates.
Area harvested is estimated at 1.02 million acres, up 1% from a year earlier. The average yield, at 431 cwt per acre, is down 2 cwt from 2016.
Production of 2017 fall potatoes is finalized at 401 million cwt, down 1% from the 2016 crop. Area harvested, at 902 thousand acres, is down 1% from 2016. The average yield, at 444 cwt per acre, is down 3 cwt from 2016.
Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States:
2017 and 2018
[Data are the latest estimates available, either from the current report or from previous
reports. Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast. Current year
estimates are for the full 2017 crop year. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not
yet begun]
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Seasonal group : Area planted : Area harvested :Yield per acre : Production
and State :---------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018 : 2017 : 2018
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:----------- 1,000 acres ---------- --- cwt --- --- 1,000 cwt --
:
Spring :
California ................: 29.0 26.0 29.0 26.0 435 430 12,615 11,180
Florida ...................: 29.0 24.0 28.7 23.6 250 270 7,175 6,372
:
United States .............: 58.0 50.0 57.7 49.6 343 354 19,790 17,552
:
Summer :
Illinois ..................: 8.1 7.7 7.6 7.5 410 400 3,116 3,000
Kansas ....................: 4.1 3.5 4.1 3.4 380 400 1,558 1,360
Maryland ..................: 2.6 2.2 2.5 2.2 365 340 913 748
Missouri ..................: 8.8 7.8 8.5 7.4 285 265 2,423 1,961
New Jersey ................: 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.8 300 280 510 504
North Carolina ............: 16.0 14.0 15.1 13.3 230 170 3,473 2,261
Texas .....................: 22.0 20.0 21.5 19.0 395 460 8,493 8,740
Virginia ..................: 5.0 5.0 4.5 4.9 265 240 1,193 1,176
:
United States .............: 68.3 62.0 65.5 59.5 331 332 21,679 19,750
:
Fall 1/ :
Alaska 2/ .................: (X) 0.4 (X) 0.4 (X) (X)
California ................: 8.2 7.5 8.2 7.5 405 3,321
Colorado ..................: 55.9 55.3 55.6 55.0 382 21,220
San Luis Valley ..........: 51.7 51.8 51.5 51.6 375 19,313
All other areas ..........: 4.2 3.5 4.1 3.4 465 1,907
Idaho .....................: 310.0 315.0 310.0 314.0 435 134,850
Maine .....................: 48.0 52.0 47.5 51.5 320 15,200
Michigan ..................: 47.0 48.0 46.5 47.0 370 17,205
Minnesota .................: 46.0 44.0 45.5 43.0 405 18,428
Montana ...................: 11.1 11.0 11.1 10.9 340 3,774
:
Nebraska ..................: 19.0 19.5 19.0 19.3 475 9,025
New York ..................: 14.5 15.0 14.4 14.9 280 4,032
North Dakota ..............: 75.0 74.0 74.0 72.0 330 24,420
Oregon ....................: 39.0 38.0 38.9 37.9 550 21,395
Washington ................: 165.0 165.0 164.0 165.0 605 99,220
Wisconsin .................: 68.0 67.0 67.0 66.0 425 28,475
:
United States 3/ ..........: 906.7 911.7 901.7 904.4 444 400,565
:
All :
United States 3/ ..........:1,033.0 1,023.7 1,024.9 1,013.5 431 442,034
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(X) Not applicable.
1/ Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast.
2/ Previously included in the Alaska table.
3/ Beginning in 2018, United States total includes data for Alaska.
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