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Smaller U.S. Potato Crop

WASHINGTON - JAN 13/23 - SNS -- Potato production in 2022 was estimated at 392 million cwt, down 4% from the 2021 crop, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2022.

Planted area, at 901,000 acres, was down 3% from last year. Harvested area, at 895,600 acres, was down 3% from the previous year. The average yield, at 438 cwt per acre, down 6 cwt from the previous year.

In Idaho, the growing season got off to a delayed start of plant development due to a rainy cold spring. The Idaho potato crop suffered because of it. Harvest was a few weeks behind normal schedule. A cold wet spring in Washington delayed emergence and plant development. Harvest was a little slower because of it.

Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2020-2022
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                        :           Area planted            :          Area harvested
          State         :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
                        :   2020    :   2021    :   2022    :   2020    :   2021    :   2022
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                        :                              1,000 acres
                        :
California .............:    29.0        26.0        19.0        28.9        25.4        18.4
Colorado ...............:    54.0        53.0        53.0        53.8        52.4        52.8
Florida ................:    21.0        21.0        18.0        20.4        20.0        17.7
Idaho ..................:   300.0       315.0       295.0       299.5       314.5       294.5
Maine ..................:    51.0        54.0        52.0        50.8        53.3        51.6
Michigan ...............:    46.0        46.0        45.0        45.0        45.0        44.5
Minnesota ..............:    42.0        42.0        47.0        41.2        41.3        46.7
Nebraska ...............:    19.0        19.0        20.0        18.8        18.9        19.9
                        :
North Dakota ...........:    72.0        76.0        74.0        70.0        75.0        73.0
Oregon .................:    45.0        44.0        43.0        45.0        43.8        43.0
Texas ..................:    15.5        13.0        13.0        15.3        12.0        12.5
Washington .............:   155.0       155.0       155.0       154.5       154.5       154.5
Wisconsin ..............:    69.0        69.0        67.0        68.5        67.5        66.5
                        :
United States ..........:   918.5       933.0       901.0       911.7       923.6       895.6
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                        :          Yield per acre           :            Production
          State         :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
                        :   2020    :   2021    :   2022    :   2020    :   2021    :   2022
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                        :    ----------- cwt -----------       ---------- 1,000 cwt ----------
                        :
California .............:    445         435         420        12,861      11,049       7,728
Colorado ...............:    420         410         400        22,596      21,484      21,120
Florida ................:    260         270         280         5,304       5,400       4,956
Idaho ..................:    450         420         410       134,775     132,090     120,745
Maine ..................:    265         345         350        13,462      18,389      18,060
Michigan ...............:    390         430         370        17,550      19,350      16,465
Minnesota ..............:    435         425         430        17,922      17,553      20,081
Nebraska ...............:    490         490         485         9,212       9,261       9,652
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North Dakota ...........:    340         300         315        23,800      22,500      22,995
Oregon .................:    600         600         580        27,000      26,280      24,940
Texas ..................:    465         460         575         7,115       5,520       7,188
Washington .............:    645         595         585        99,653      91,928      90,383
Wisconsin ..............:    420         430         420        28,770      29,025      27,930
                        :
United States ..........:    461         444         438       420,020     409,829     392,243
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