U.S. Plants More Spuds
WASHINGTON - Jun 30/21 - SNS -- Area planted to potatoes in 2021 is estimated at 943,000 acres, up 2% from 2020, according to the USDA's annual seeded area report. Harvested area is forecast at 935,200 acres, up 2% from the previous year.
Potato Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2020 and 2021
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------
: 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
California ...........: 32.0 29.0 31.4 28.7
Colorado .............: 54.0 53.0 53.8 52.7
Florida ..............: 22.0 22.0 21.8 21.3
Idaho ................: 300.0 315.0 299.5 314.5
Maine ................: 51.0 56.0 50.5 55.5
Michigan .............: 48.0 47.0 47.0 46.0
Minnesota ............: 42.0 44.0 41.5 43.0
Nebraska .............: 19.0 21.0 18.8 20.8
:
North Dakota .........: 72.0 73.0 70.5 71.0
Oregon ...............: 45.0 45.0 45.0 45.0
Texas ................: 11.0 11.0 10.8 10.7
Washington ...........: 155.0 160.0 154.0 160.0
Wisconsin ............: 70.0 67.0 69.5 66.0
:
United States ........: 921.0 943.0 914.1 935.2
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1/ Forecasted.
Potato Percent of Acreage Planted by Type - States and United States: 2020 and 2021
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State : Red and Blue : White : Yellow : Russet
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: 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021
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: percent
:
California .....: 16 12 67 42 4 27 13 19
Colorado .......: 3 8 5 2 9 10 83 80
Florida ........: 26 17 65 76 9 6 - 1
Idaho ..........: 4 3 3 3 3 2 90 92
Maine ..........: 3 3 38 35 1 1 58 61
Michigan .......: 1 3 82 83 2 2 15 12
Minnesota ......: 17 21 11 7 2 2 70 70
Nebraska .......: 1 1 48 41 2 3 49 55
North Dakota ...: 25 24 33 19 3 3 39 54
Oregon .........: 1 1 18 20 1 1 80 78
:
Texas ..........: 14 12 59 62 3 5 24 21
Washington .....: 6 5 10 15 4 4 80 76
Wisconsin ......: 9 7 39 40 6 5 46 48
:
United States ..: 7 7 22 20 4 4 67 69
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- Represents zero.
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