Potatoes - 2013 Summary

United States
Department of
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Service

Potatoes
2013 Summary
September 2014

ISSN: 1949-1514

Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................. 5
Narrative ................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Potato Utilization – United States: 2011-2013........................................................................................................................ 7
2013 Potato Disposition .......................................................................................................................................................... 7
Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production by Seasonal Group – States and
United States: 2011-2013 ........................................................................................................................................................ 8
Potato Production, Seed Use, Farm Disposition, Price, and Value by Seasonal Group – States and United States:
2012 Crop.............................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Potato Production, Seed Use, Farm Disposition, Price, and Value by Seasonal Group – States and United States:
2013 Crop.............................................................................................................................................................................. 11
Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production – States and United States: 2011-2013.................................... 12
Potato Production, Seed Use, Farm Disposition, Price, and Value – States and United States: 2012 Crop ......................... 14
Potato Production, Seed Use, Farm Disposition, Price, and Value – States and United States: 2013 Crop ......................... 15
Potato Production and Value - United States: 2003-2013 .................................................................................................... 16
Potato Production by State - States: 2013 ............................................................................................................................. 16
Number of Potato Chip and Shoestring Plants and Quantity Used – Areas and United States: 2012 and 2013................... 17
Quantity of Potatoes Used for Processing – 9 States: 2011-2013 ......................................................................................... 18
Accumulated Potato Shrinkage and Loss – 13 Fall Storage States: 2011-2013 ................................................................... 18
Potato Stocks Held by Growers, Local Dealers, and Processors – 13 Fall States: 2012 and 2013 ....................................... 19
Fall Potato Percent of Acreage Planted by Type of Potato – Selected States and United States: 2012 and 2013 ................ 20
Fall Potato Acres Planted for Certified Seed – Selected States and United States: 2012 and 2013 ..................................... 20
Fall Potato Percent of Total Farm Marketings by Month – Selected States and United States: 2011-2013
Marketing Years.................................................................................................................................................................... 21
Percent of All Potato Total Farm Marketings by Month – United States: 2004-2013.......................................................... 22
Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production – Alaska: 2011-2013 ............................................................... 23
Potato Seed Use, Farm Disposition, Price, and Value – Alaska: 2011-2013 ........................................................................ 23
Potato Marketing Year Average Price Received – States and United States: 2012 and 2013 .............................................. 24
Potato Prices Received by Farmers by Month – States and United States: 2012 ................................................................. 25

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Potato Prices Received by Farmers by Month – States and United States: 2013.................................................................. 26
Statistical Methodology......................................................................................................................................................... 27
Information Contacts ............................................................................................................................................................. 28

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Introduction
This publication presents 2013 potato estimates of acreage, yield per acre, production, farm disposition, season average
price, value, and utilization of sales including processing with historic comparisons. Also included are first of the month
potato stocks (December through June) for the 13 major fall potato producing States. Monthly prices, farm marketings,
percent of acreage planted by type, and certified seed acres are also included for selected States. Production, disposition,
and value data for Alaska are shown separately.
These estimates are based on information furnished by crop reporters, processors, and cooperating State or Federal
Agencies. The various sources include: Market News Service rail and truck shipments, Federal-State inspections, and
miscellaneous data available through marketing programs.
Price estimates represent average returns to growers for all uses and for all methods of sale. These prices are applied to
total production to compute value of production and to the quantity sold to compute value of sales. Some unsold potatoes
contribute to the value of production, including farm use for seed, feed, home use, and loss. The United States season
average price is obtained by weighting State prices by quantities sold.
Potato production, utilization, and value of sales in each State have been classified by season according to the period when
the largest supplies are harvested.
The four seasons are as follows:
Season

Usual Time of Harvest

Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall

January through March
April through June
July to Mid-September
August through November

A crop year is associated with the calendar year in which harvest is accomplished. Seasons are not fixed dates but are
approximations because of overlapping harvests. Generally, the marketing season closely follows harvest except for fall
potatoes, when marketing from storage may extend through August of the following year. Thus, the marketing year for
fall potatoes is from the start of harvest through August of the following year.

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2013 Potato Production Down 6 Percent
Potato production in 2013 is revised to 435 million cwt, down 1 percent from the estimate in the January Crop Production
2013 Summary and 6 percent below the 2012 crop. Harvested area, at 1.05 million acres, is down 7 percent from 2012.
The average yield of 414 cwt per acre is up 5 cwt from the previous year.
Spring potato final production for 2013 is 22.1 million cwt, 17 percent below the previous year. Texas Spring Potato
production was discontinued in 2013, and now that production value is included in the summer total for Texas. Harvested
acres, at 72,900 acres, decreased 23 percent from 2012. The average yield for spring potatoes is 304 cwt per acre, up 21
cwt from 2012. Summer potato production is 17.2 million cwt for 2013, a 5 percent decrease from 2012. Colorado
Summer production estimates were discontinued in 2013 and are now being included in the Fall total for Colorado.
Harvested area, at 47,500 acres, is down 2 percent from 2012. The average yield of 363 cwt per acre is down 10 cwt from
2012. Fall potato production is finalized at 395 million cwt for 2013, down 5 percent from the 2012 crop. Area harvested
in 2013 is 930,500 acres, down 6 percent from the previous year. The average fall potato yield, at 425 cwt per acre, was
up 2 cwt from 2012.
The value of all potatoes sold in 2013, at $3.93 billion, increased slightly from the previous year. The average price, at
$9.71 per cwt, is up $1.08 from 2012. The quantity of potatoes sold from the 2013 crop totaled 404 million cwt, down
6 percent from 2012. Sales account for 93 percent of 2013 production, unchanged from the previous year.
Processors used 276 million cwt of raw potatoes from the 2013 crop, down 3 percent from 2012. Table stock sales totaled
104 million cwt, 12 percent below the previous year. Seed sales of 22.4 million cwt are down 5 percent from 2012. Sales
for livestock feed, at 1.25 million cwt, decreased significantly from 2012.
Potatoes used for chips and shoestrings totaled 60.2 million cwt in 2013, up 2 percent from the previous year. Frozen
french fries and other frozen products utilized 158 million cwt of raw potatoes, down 3 percent from 2012. Potatoes used
for dehydrating totaled 47.8 million cwt, down 4 percent from 2012. Canning use, at 1.31 million cwt, is down 47 percent
from the previous year. Starch, flour, and other products were made from 8.58 million cwt of potatoes, an 8 percent
increase from 2012.
Shrinkage and loss is estimated at 26.2 million cwt for 2013, 8 percent below 2012. Potatoes used for livestock feed on
farms where grown and home use totaled 1.11 million cwt, and decreased significantly from the previous season. Growers
kept 3.22 million cwt for seed on their own farms, down 2 percent from 2012.

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Potato Utilization – United States: 2011-2013
[Totals may not add due to rounding]
Crop year

Utilization items

2011

2012

2013

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

Sales
Table stock ..........................................................................................................................

102,655

118,535

104,326

Processing
Chips and shoestrings .....................................................................................................
Dehydrated 1 ....................................................................................................................
Frozen french fries ...........................................................................................................
Other frozen products ......................................................................................................
Canned products .............................................................................................................
Other canned products (hash, stews, soups) ...................................................................
Starch, flour, and other ....................................................................................................

58,703
45,511
144,626
15,188
1,650
716
6,013

59,304
49,894
142,993
20,635
1,741
734
7,919

60,210
47,827
139,007
19,176
651
660
8,579

Total ................................................................................................................................

272,407

283,220

276,110

Other sales
Livestock feed ......................................................................................................................
Seed ....................................................................................................................................

825
21,863

4,080
23,706

1,251
22,431

Total ....................................................................................................................................

22,688

27,786

23,682

Total sales ..........................................................................................................................

397,750

429,541

404,118

Non-sales
Seed used on farms where grown ........................................................................................
Household use and used for feed on farms where grown .....................................................
Shrinkage and loss ..............................................................................................................

3,012
1,130
27,755

3,286
1,583
28,356

3,215
1,108
26,211

Total non-sales ....................................................................................................................

31,897

33,225

30,534

Total production ................................................................................................................

429,647

462,766

434,652

1

Dehydrated products except starch and flour.

Potato Disposition
United States: 2013
1,000 cwt
300
275
250
225
200
175
150
125
100
75
50
25
0

276

104

22

26

1

Feed

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Seed

Shrink

Home Use

Fresh

Processing

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Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production by Seasonal Group – States and
United States: 2011-2013
Seasonal group and State

Area planted

Area harvested

2011

2012

2013

2011

2012

2013

(1,000 acres)

(1,000 acres)

(1,000 acres)

(1,000 acres)

(1,000 acres)

(1,000 acres)

Spring
Arizona .................................................
California ..............................................
Florida ...................................................
Hastings area 1 ................................
All other areas 1 ...............................
North Carolina .......................................
Texas 2 ..................................................

3.8
28.1
36.4
23.4
13.0
17.0
8.0

4.0
29.5
37.1
23.6
13.5
16.5
9.8

3.5
27.0
30.9
(NA)
(NA)
14.5
(NA)

3.8
28.0
35.6
23.1
12.5
16.5
7.6

3.7
29.0
36.6
23.3
13.3
16.0
9.3

3.4
26.5
29.5
(NA)
(NA)
13.5
(NA)

United States ........................................

93.3

96.9

75.9

91.5

94.6

72.9

Summer
Colorado 3 .............................................
Delaware ..............................................
Illinois ....................................................
Kansas ..................................................
Maryland ...............................................
Missouri ................................................
New Jersey ...........................................
Texas ....................................................
Virginia ..................................................

4.5
1.6
7.0
5.5
2.2
8.3
2.0
11.1
6.0

5.4
1.6
7.6
5.5
2.3
9.1
2.3
11.0
5.0

(NA)
1.4
6.8
4.4
2.2
9.5
2.4
18.0
4.0

4.4
1.6
6.8
5.3
2.2
7.1
1.8
10.9
5.9

5.3
1.6
7.4
5.2
2.2
8.9
2.3
10.8
4.8

(NA)
1.4
6.7
4.3
2.1
9.0
2.4
17.7
3.9

United States ........................................

48.2

49.8

48.7

46.0

48.5

47.5

Fall
California ..............................................
Colorado ...............................................
San Luis Valley .................................
All other areas ...................................
Idaho .....................................................
10 Southwest counties ......................
All other counties ..............................
Maine ....................................................
Massachusetts ......................................
Michigan ...............................................
Minnesota .............................................
Montana ................................................

8.8
54.0
(NA)
(NA)
320.0
19.0
301.0
57.0
3.6
45.0
49.0
11.7

8.3
55.1
(NA)
(NA)
345.0
20.0
325.0
57.5
3.9
46.5
49.0
12.0

7.3
54.8
49.7
5.1
317.0
17.0
300.0
55.0
3.9
44.5
46.0
11.3

8.8
53.9
(NA)
(NA)
319.0
19.0
300.0
54.0
2.8
44.0
47.0
11.5

8.3
54.0
(NA)
(NA)
344.0
20.0
324.0
57.0
3.9
45.5
47.0
11.7

7.3
54.6
49.6
5.0
316.0
17.0
299.0
54.0
3.9
44.0
45.0
11.1

Nebraska ..............................................
Nevada .................................................
New Mexico ..........................................
New York ..............................................
North Dakota .........................................
Ohio ......................................................
Oregon ..................................................
Pennsylvania ........................................
Rhode Island .........................................
Washington ...........................................
Wisconsin .............................................

20.0
(D)
(D)
16.5
84.0
2.0
40.0
9.2
0.6
160.0
63.0

23.5
7.1
6.3
17.0
88.0
1.5
42.0
8.9
0.6
165.0
64.5

18.5
(D)
(D)
17.5
81.0
1.9
40.0
6.7
0.5
160.0
62.5

19.5
(D)
(D)
16.2
77.0
1.7
39.9
7.8
0.6
160.0
62.5

23.3
7.1
6.2
16.5
84.0
1.4
41.7
8.6
0.6
164.0
64.0

18.3
(D)
(D)
17.1
78.0
1.8
39.6
6.6
0.5
160.0
62.0

Other States 4 .......................................

13.3

(NA)

10.9

13.3

(NA)

10.7

United States ........................................

957.7

1,001.7

939.3

939.5

988.8

930.5

All potatoes
United States ........................................

1,099.2

1,148.4

1,063.9

1,077.0

1,131.9

See footnote(s) at end of table.

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Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production by Seasonal Group – States and
United States: 2011-2013 (continued)
Seasonal group and State

Yield per acre

Production

2011

2012

2013

2011

2012

2013

(cwt)

(cwt)

(cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

Spring
Arizona ..................................................
California ...............................................
Florida ...................................................
Hastings area 1 ................................
All other areas 1 ...............................
North Carolina .......................................
Texas 2 ..................................................

280
390
256
270
230
170
220

225
400
244
222
282
200
235

280
410
240
(NA)
(NA)
240
(NA)

1,064
10,920
9,112
6,237
2,875
2,805
1,672

833
11,600
8,917
5,172
3,745
3,200
2,186

952
10,865
7,080
(NA)
(NA)
3,240
(NA)

United States .........................................

279

283

304

25,573

26,736

22,137

Summer
Colorado 3 ..............................................
Delaware ...............................................
Illinois ....................................................
Kansas ..................................................
Maryland ................................................
Missouri .................................................
New Jersey ............................................
Texas ....................................................
Virginia ..................................................

355
250
330
280
300
170
190
350
200

450
255
380
350
380
300
280
490
250

(NA)
280
370
350
310
300
230
460
210

1,562
400
2,244
1,484
660
1,207
342
3,815
1,180

2,385
408
2,812
1,820
836
2,670
644
5,292
1,200

(NA)
392
2,479
1,505
651
2,700
552
8,142
819

United States .........................................

280

373

363

12,894

18,067

17,240

Fall
California ...............................................
Colorado ................................................
San Luis Valley ..................................
All other areas ...................................
Idaho .....................................................
10 Southwest counties .......................
All other counties ...............................
Maine ....................................................
Massachusetts .......................................
Michigan ................................................
Minnesota ..............................................
Montana ................................................

490
395
(NA)
(NA)
404
540
395
265
275
345
355
330

470
370
(NA)
(NA)
412
530
405
275
330
350
400
320

480
372
365
440
415
520
409
290
260
360
385
310

4,312
21,291
(NA)
(NA)
128,760
10,260
118,500
14,310
770
15,180
16,685
3,795

3,901
19,980
(NA)
(NA)
141,820
10,600
131,220
15,675
1,287
15,925
18,800
3,744

3,504
20,304
18,104
2,200
131,131
8,840
122,291
15,660
1,014
15,840
17,325
3,441

Nebraska ...............................................
Nevada ..................................................
New Mexico ...........................................
New York ...............................................
North Dakota .........................................
Ohio .......................................................
Oregon ..................................................
Pennsylvania .........................................
Rhode Island .........................................
Washington ...........................................
Wisconsin ..............................................

400
(D)
(D)
250
245
270
585
260
250
610
415

445
380
460
285
300
220
550
260
250
585
460

460
(D)
(D)
290
290
280
545
290
260
600
420

7,800
(D)
(D)
4,050
18,865
459
23,342
2,028
150
97,600
25,938

10,369
2,698
2,852
4,703
25,200
308
22,935
2,236
150
95,940
29,440

8,418
(D)
(D)
4,959
22,620
504
21,582
1,914
130
96,000
26,040

Other States 4 ........................................

439

(NA)

457

5,845

(NA)

4,889

United States .........................................

416

423

425

391,180

417,963

395,275

All potatoes
United States .........................................

399

409

414

429,647

462,766

434,652

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(NA) Not available.
1
Estimates discontinued in 2013.
2
Beginning in 2013 Spring estimates included in Summer total for Texas.
3
Beginning in 2013 Summer estimates included in Fall total for Colorado.
4
Includes data withheld above.

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Potato Production, Seed Use, Farm Disposition, Price, and Value by Seasonal Group – States and
United States: 2012 Crop
[United States and totals may not add due to rounding]
Farm disposition
Seasonal group
and State

Production

(1,000 cwt)

Total
used
for
seed

Value of

Where grown
Seed,
feed,
home

Shrink
and
loss

Sold

(1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt)

Price
per
cwt

Production 1

Sales 1

(dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

Spring
Arizona ..................................
California ...............................
Florida ....................................
Hastings area .....................
All other areas ....................
North Carolina ........................
Texas .....................................

(D)
11,600
8,917
5,172
3,745
3,200
(D)

(D)
816
935
732
203
272
(D)

(D)
209
1
(D)

(D)
7
251
180
71
(D)

(D)
11,384
8,666
4,992
3,674
3,199
(D)

(D)
14.80
20.30
19.20
21.70
11.30
(D)

(D)
171,680
180,569
99,302
81,267
36,160
(D)

(D)
169,508
175,616
95,860
79,756
36,127
(D)

Other States 2 ........................

3,019

284

32

49

2,938

14.45

43,599

42,447

United States .........................

26,736

2,307

242

307

26,187

16.18

432,008

423,698

Summer
Colorado ................................
Delaware ...............................
Illinois .....................................
Kansas ...................................
Maryland ................................
Missouri .................................
New Jersey ............................
Texas .....................................
Virginia ...................................

2,385
408
2,812
1,820
836
2,670
(D)
(D)
1,200

133
24
167
120
33
182
(D)
(D)
67

10
1
23
1
(D)
(D)
2

185
7
83
73
4
27
(D)
(D)
41

2,190
400
2,706
1,747
831
2,643
(D)
(D)
1,157

6.70
19.00
8.50
6.00
10.60
12.00
(D)
(D)
12.90

15,980
7,752
23,902
10,920
8,862
32,040
(D)
(D)
15,480

14,700
7,591
22,970
10,525
8,843
31,707
(D)
(D)
14,949

Other States 2 ........................

5,936

280

4

19

5,913

13.85

82,230

81,982

United States .........................

18,067

1,006

41

439

17,587

10.91

197,166

193,267

Fall
California ...............................
Colorado ................................
Idaho ......................................
Maine .....................................
Massachusetts .......................
Michigan ................................
Minnesota ..............................
Montana .................................
Nebraska ...............................
Nevada ..................................

3,901
19,980
141,820
15,675
1,287
15,925
18,800
3,744
10,369
(D)

243
1,292
7,481
1,132
98
1,128
980
312
519
(D)

980
1,540
150
4
284
110
259
181
(D)

351
1,700
9,550
650
16
741
1,290
236
818
(D)

3,550
17,300
130,730
14,875
1,267
14,900
17,400
3,249
9,370
(D)

7.20
7.30
7.05
11.00
10.80
11.60
8.20
12.00
10.90
(D)

28,087
145,854
999,831
172,425
13,900
184,730
154,160
44,928
113,022
(D)

25,548
126,709
923,191
163,982
13,666
173,432
142,576
38,902
102,220
(D)

New Mexico ...........................
New York ...............................
North Dakota ..........................
Ohio .......................................
Oregon ...................................
Pennsylvania .........................
Rhode Island ..........................
Washington ............................
Wisconsin ..............................

(D)
4,703
25,200
308
22,935
2,236
150
95,940
29,440

(D)
440
1,764
36
928
193
15
4,160
1,461

(D)
63
245
1
75
43
1
250
300

(D)
200
2,495
10
1,400
29
2
6,000
1,735

(D)
4,440
22,460
297
21,460
2,164
147
89,690
27,405

(D)
13.60
8.95
11.80
7.90
16.20
12.70
7.30
8.70

(D)
63,961
225,540
3,634
181,187
36,223
1,905
700,362
256,128

(D)
60,449
201,267
3,498
169,757
35,048
1,873
654,907
238,911

Other States 2 ........................

5,550

314

100

387

5,063

7.00

38,884

35,426

United States .........................

417,963

22,496

4,586

27,610

385,767

8.05

3,364,761

3,111,362

All potatoes
United States .........................

462,766

25,809

4,869

28,356

429,541

8.63

3,993,935

3,728,327

- Represents zero.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
1
May not calculate due to rounding.
2
Includes data withheld above.

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Potato Production, Seed Use, Farm Disposition, Price, and Value by Seasonal Group – States and
United States: 2013 Crop
[United States and totals may not add due to rounding]
Farm disposition
Seasonal group
and State

Production

(1,000 cwt)

Total
used
for
seed

Value of

Where grown
Seed,
feed,
home

Shrink
and
loss

Sold

(1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt)

Price
per
cwt

Production 1

Sales 1

(dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

Spring
Arizona ......................................
California ...................................
Florida .......................................
Hastings area 2 ......................
All other areas 2 .....................
North Carolina ...........................
Texas 3 ......................................

(D)
10,865
7,080
(NA)
(NA)
(D)
(NA)

(D)
717
751
(NA)
(NA)
(D)
(NA)

(D)
2
(NA)
(NA)
(D)
(NA)

(D)
805
210
(NA)
(NA)
(D)
(NA)

(D)
10,058
6,870
(NA)
(NA)
(D)
(NA)

(D)
19.40
17.00
(NA)
(NA)
(D)
(NA)

(D)
210,781
120,360
(NA)
(NA)
(D)
(NA)

(D)
195,279
116,978
(NA)
(NA)
(D)
(NA)

Other States 4 ............................

4,192

417

3

5

4,184

14.00

58,820

58,592

United States .............................

22,137

1,885

5

1,020

21,112

17.54

389,961

370,849

Summer
Colorado 5 ..................................
Delaware ...................................
Illinois ........................................
Kansas ......................................
Maryland ....................................
Missouri .....................................
New Jersey ................................
Texas ........................................
Virginia ......................................

(NA)
392
2,479
1,505
651
2,700
552
8,142
819

(NA)
21
117
125
33
102
37
540
74

(NA)
1
10
1
5
8
1

(NA)
1
7
60
4
2
1
814
2

(NA)
390
2,462
1,445
646
2,693
543
7,328
816

(NA)
19.20
10.70
11.30
12.50
13.80
11.70
16.10
23.00

(NA)
7,526
26,525
17,007
8,138
37,260
6,458
131,086
18,837

(NA)
7,476
26,361
16,320
8,098
37,126
6,342
117,904
18,750

United States .............................

17,240

1,049

26

891

16,323

14.60

252,837

238,377

Fall
California ...................................
Colorado ....................................
Idaho .........................................
Maine ........................................
Massachusetts ...........................
Michigan ....................................
Minnesota ..................................
Montana ....................................
Nebraska ...................................
Nevada ......................................

3,504
20,304
131,131
15,660
1,014
15,840
17,325
3,441
8,418
(D)

210
1,565
7,545
1,030
89
1,035
900
286
494
(D)

954
1,166
230
310
59
226
183
(D)

70
1,460
8,525
1,130
19
430
866
180
429
(D)

3,434
17,890
121,440
14,300
995
15,100
16,400
3,035
7,806
(D)

10.10
9.90
7.75
10.50
11.10
11.90
9.50
12.90
13.70
(D)

35,390
201,010
1,016,265
164,430
11,255
188,496
164,588
44,389
115,327
(D)

34,566
176,809
941,110
149,444
11,002
179,645
155,401
39,191
106,892
(D)

New Mexico ...............................
New York ...................................
North Dakota .............................
Ohio ...........................................
Oregon ......................................
Pennsylvania .............................
Rhode Island .............................
Washington ...............................
Wisconsin ..................................

(D)
4,959
22,620
504
21,582
1,914
130
96,000
26,040

(D)
374
1,742
34
874
152
10
4,175
1,449

(D)
29
299
5
72
3
4
290
421

(D)
113
2,111
4
1,400
13
3
6,000
1,300

(D)
4,817
20,210
495
20,110
1,898
123
89,710
24,319

(D)
13.40
10.30
14.80
8.75
16.20
13.20
8.25
10.40

(D)
66,451
232,986
7,459
188,843
31,007
1,716
792,000
270,816

(D)
64,404
208,518
7,347
176,312
30,772
1,621
738,823
254,116

Other States 2 ............................

4,889

261

41

247

4,601

9.70

47,402

44,739

United States .............................

395,275

22,225

4,292

24,300

366,683

9.05

3,579,830

3,320,712

All potatoes
United States .............................

434,652

25,159

4,323

26,211

404,118

9.71

4,222,628

3,929,938

- Represents zero.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(NA) Not available.
1
May not calculate due to rounding.
2
Estimates discontinued in 2013.
3
Beginning in 2013 Spring estimates included in Summer total for Texas.
4
Includes data withheld above.
5
Beginning in 2013 Summer estimates included in Fall total for Colorado.

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Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production – States and United States: 2011-2013
Area planted

State

Area harvested

2011

2012

2013

2011

2012

2013

(1,000 acres)

(1,000 acres)

(1,000 acres)

(1,000 acres)

(1,000 acres)

(1,000 acres)

Arizona .........................
California ......................
Colorado .......................
Delaware ......................
Florida ...........................
Idaho .............................
Illinois ............................
Kansas ..........................
Maine ............................
Maryland .......................

3.8
36.9
58.5
1.6
36.4
320.0
7.0
5.5
57.0
2.2

4.0
37.8
60.5
1.6
37.1
345.0
7.6
5.5
57.5
2.3

3.5
34.3
54.8
1.4
30.9
317.0
6.8
4.4
55.0
2.2

3.8
36.8
58.3
1.6
35.6
319.0
6.8
5.3
54.0
2.2

3.7
37.3
59.3
1.6
36.6
344.0
7.4
5.2
57.0
2.2

3.4
33.8
54.6
1.4
29.5
316.0
6.7
4.3
54.0
2.1

Massachusetts ..............
Michigan .......................
Minnesota .....................
Missouri ........................
Montana ........................
Nebraska ......................
Nevada .........................
New Jersey ...................
New Mexico ..................
New York ......................

3.6
45.0
49.0
8.3
11.7
20.0
(D)
2.0
(D)
16.5

3.9
46.5
49.0
9.1
12.0
23.5
7.1
2.3
6.3
17.0

3.9
44.5
46.0
9.5
11.3
18.5
(D)
2.4
(D)
17.5

2.8
44.0
47.0
7.1
11.5
19.5
(D)
1.8
(D)
16.2

3.9
45.5
47.0
8.9
11.7
23.3
7.1
2.3
6.2
16.5

3.9
44.0
45.0
9.0
11.1
18.3
(D)
2.4
(D)
17.1

North Carolina ...............
North Dakota .................
Ohio ..............................
Oregon ..........................
Pennsylvania ................
Rhode Island .................
Texas ............................
Virginia ..........................
Washington ...................
Wisconsin .....................

17.0
84.0
2.0
40.0
9.2
0.6
19.1
6.0
160.0
63.0

16.5
88.0
1.5
42.0
8.9
0.6
20.8
5.0
165.0
64.5

14.5
81.0
1.9
40.0
6.7
0.5
18.0
4.0
160.0
62.5

16.5
77.0
1.7
39.9
7.8
0.6
18.5
5.9
160.0
62.5

16.0
84.0
1.4
41.7
8.6
0.6
20.1
4.8
164.0
64.0

13.5
78.0
1.8
39.6
6.6
0.5
17.7
3.9
160.0
62.0

Other States ..................

13.3

(NA)

10.9

13.3

(NA)

10.7

United States ................

1,099.2

1,148.4

1,063.9

1,077.0

1,131.9

See footnote(s) at end of table.

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Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production – States and United States:
2011-2013 (continued)
State

Yield per acre 1
2011

2012

(cwt)

Production
2013

(cwt)

(cwt)

2011

2012

2013

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

Arizona ................................
California .............................
Colorado ..............................
Delaware .............................
Florida .................................
Idaho ...................................
Illinois ..................................
Kansas ................................
Maine ..................................
Maryland ..............................

280
414
392
250
256
404
330
280
265
300

225
416
377
255
244
412
380
350
275
380

280
425
372
280
240
415
370
350
290
310

1,064
15,232
22,853
400
9,112
128,760
2,244
1,484
14,310
660

833
15,501
22,365
408
8,917
141,820
2,812
1,820
15,675
836

952
14,369
20,304
392
7,080
131,131
2,479
1,505
15,660
651

Massachusetts .....................
Michigan ..............................
Minnesota ............................
Missouri ...............................
Montana ..............................
Nebraska .............................
Nevada ................................
New Jersey ..........................
New Mexico .........................
New York .............................

275
345
355
170
330
400
(D)
190
(D)
250

330
350
400
300
320
445
380
280
460
285

260
360
385
300
310
460
(D)
230
(D)
290

770
15,180
16,685
1,207
3,795
7,800
(D)
342
(D)
4,050

1,287
15,925
18,800
2,670
3,744
10,369
2,698
644
2,852
4,703

1,014
15,840
17,325
2,700
3,441
8,418
(D)
552
(D)
4,959

North Carolina .....................
North Dakota .......................
Ohio .....................................
Oregon ................................
Pennsylvania .......................
Rhode Island .......................
Texas ..................................
Virginia ................................
Washington .........................
Wisconsin ............................

170
245
270
585
260
250
297
200
610
415

200
300
220
550
260
250
372
250
585
460

240
290
280
545
290
260
460
210
600
420

2,805
18,865
459
23,342
2,028
150
5,487
1,180
97,600
25,938

3,200
25,200
308
22,935
2,236
150
7,478
1,200
95,940
29,440

3,240
22,620
504
21,582
1,914
130
8,142
819
96,000
26,040

Other States 2 ......................

439

(NA)

457

5,845

(NA)

4,889

United States .......................

399

409

414

429,647

462,766

434,652

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(NA) Not available.
1
Derived.
2
Includes data withheld above.

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Potato Production, Seed Use, Farm Disposition, Price, and Value – States and United States:
2012 Crop
[United States and totals may not add due to rounding]
Farm disposition
State

Production

(1,000 cwt)

Total
used
for
seed

Value of

Where grown
Seed,
feed,
home

Shrink
and
loss

Sold

(1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt)

Price
per
cwt

Production 1

Sales 1

(dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

Arizona .............................
California ..........................
Colorado ...........................
Delaware ..........................
Florida ...............................
Idaho .................................
Illinois ................................
Kansas ..............................
Maine ................................
Maryland ...........................

(D)
15,501
22,365
408
8,917
141,820
2,812
1,820
15,675
836

(D)
1,059
1,425
24
935
7,481
167
120
1,132
33

(D)
209
990
1
1,540
23
150
1

(D)
358
1,885
7
251
9,550
83
73
650
4

(D)
14,934
19,490
400
8,666
130,730
2,706
1,747
14,875
831

(D)
13.10
7.25
19.00
20.30
7.05
8.50
6.00
11.00
10.60

(D)
199,767
161,834
7,752
180,569
999,831
23,902
10,920
172,425
8,862

(D)
195,056
141,409
7,591
175,616
923,191
22,970
10,525
163,982
8,843

Massachusetts ..................
Michigan ...........................
Minnesota .........................
Missouri ............................
Montana ............................
Nebraska ..........................
Nevada .............................
New Jersey .......................
New Mexico ......................
New York ..........................

1,287
15,925
18,800
2,670
3,744
10,369
(D)
(D)
(D)
4,703

98
1,128
980
182
312
519
(D)
(D)
(D)
440

4
284
110
259
181
(D)
(D)
(D)
63

16
741
1,290
27
236
818
(D)
(D)
(D)
200

1,267
14,900
17,400
2,643
3,249
9,370
(D)
(D)
(D)
4,440

10.80
11.60
8.20
12.00
12.00
10.90
(D)
(D)
(D)
13.60

13,900
184,730
154,160
32,040
44,928
113,022
(D)
(D)
(D)
63,961

13,666
173,432
142,576
31,707
38,902
102,220
(D)
(D)
(D)
60,449

North Carolina ...................
North Dakota .....................
Ohio ..................................
Oregon ..............................
Pennsylvania ....................
Rhode Island .....................
Texas ................................
Virginia ..............................
Washington .......................
Wisconsin .........................

3,200
25,200
308
22,935
2,236
150
7,478
1,200
95,940
29,440

272
1,764
36
928
193
15
394
67
4,160
1,461

1
245
1
75
43
1
31
2
250
300

2,495
10
1,400
29
2
53
41
6,000
1,735

3,199
22,460
297
21,460
2,164
147
7,394
1,157
89,690
27,405

11.30
8.95
11.80
7.90
16.20
12.70
14.10
12.90
7.30
8.70

36,160
225,540
3,634
181,187
36,223
1,905
105,750
15,480
700,362
256,128

36,127
201,267
3,498
169,757
35,048
1,873
104,543
14,949
654,907
238,911

Other States 2 ...................

7,027

484

105

402

6,520

8.40

58,963

55,312

United States ....................

462,766

25,809

4,869

28,356

429,541

8.63

3,993,935

3,728,327

- Represents zero.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
1
May not calculate due to rounding.
2
Includes data withheld above.

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Potato Production, Seed Use, Farm Disposition, Price, and Value – States and United States:
2013 Crop
[United States totals may not add due to rounding]
Farm disposition
State

Production

(1,000 cwt)

Total
used
for
seed

Value of

Where grown
Seed,
feed,
home

Shrink
and
loss

Sold

(1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt)

Price
per
cwt

Production 1

Sales 1

(dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

Arizona ..............................
California ...........................
Colorado ............................
Delaware ...........................
Florida ...............................
Idaho .................................
Illinois ................................
Kansas ..............................
Maine ................................
Maryland ............................

(D)
14,369
20,304
392
7,080
131,131
2,479
1,505
15,660
651

(D)
927
1,565
21
751
7,545
117
125
1,030
33

(D)
2
954
1
1,166
10
230
1

(D)
875
1,460
1
210
8,525
7
60
1,130
4

(D)
13,492
17,890
390
6,870
121,440
2,462
1,445
14,300
646

(D)
17.10
9.90
19.20
17.00
7.75
10.70
11.30
10.50
12.50

(D)
246,171
201,010
7,526
120,360
1,016,265
26,525
17,007
164,430
8,138

(D)
229,845
176,809
7,476
116,978
941,110
26,361
16,320
149,444
8,098

Massachusetts ...................
Michigan ............................
Minnesota ..........................
Missouri .............................
Montana ............................
Nebraska ...........................
Nevada ..............................
New Jersey ........................
New Mexico .......................
New York ...........................

1,014
15,840
17,325
2,700
3,441
8,418
(D)
552
(D)
4,959

89
1,035
900
102
286
494
(D)
37
(D)
374

310
59
5
226
183
(D)
8
(D)
29

19
430
866
2
180
429
(D)
1
(D)
113

995
15,100
16,400
2,693
3,035
7,806
(D)
543
(D)
4,817

11.10
11.90
9.50
13.80
12.90
13.70
(D)
11.70
(D)
13.40

11,255
188,496
164,588
37,260
44,389
115,327
(D)
6,458
(D)
66,451

11,002
179,645
155,401
37,126
39,191
106,892
(D)
6,342
(D)
64,404

North Carolina ...................
North Dakota .....................
Ohio ...................................
Oregon ..............................
Pennsylvania .....................
Rhode Island .....................
Texas ................................
Virginia ..............................
Washington .......................
Wisconsin ..........................

(D)
22,620
504
21,582
1,914
130
8,142
819
96,000
26,040

(D)
1,742
34
874
152
10
540
74
4,175
1,449

(D)
299
5
72
3
4
1
290
421

(D)
2,111
4
1,400
13
3
814
2
6,000
1,300

(D)
20,210
495
20,110
1,898
123
7,328
816
89,710
24,319

(D)
10.30
14.80
8.75
16.20
13.20
16.10
23.00
8.25
10.40

(D)
232,986
7,459
188,843
31,007
1,716
131,086
18,837
792,000
270,816

(D)
208,518
7,347
176,312
30,772
1,621
117,904
18,750
738,823
254,116

Other States 2 ....................

9,081

678

44

252

8,785

11.70

106,222

103,331

United States .....................

434,652

25,159

4,323

26,211

404,118

9.71

4,222,628

3,929,938

- Represents zero.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
1
May not calculate due to rounding.
2
Includes data withheld above.

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Potato Production and Value - United States
Value million dollars

Production million cwt

600
Production

Value

4000

550
3500

500
450

3000

400
2500

350
300

2000
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Potato Production by States: 2013
1,000 cwt

160,000
140,000
120,000
100,000
80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
Other

California

Michigan

Maine

Minnesota

Colorado

Oregon

North Dakota

Wisconsin

Washington

16

Idaho

0

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Number of Potato Chip and Shoestring Plants and Quantity Used – Areas and United States:
2012 and 2013
Area

2012

2013

Plants

Quantity

Plants

Quantity

(number)

(1,000 cwt)

(number)

(1,000 cwt)

New England
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont ........................................................

3

3,089

3

3,267

Eastern
Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey,
New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia ...................................................................

15

13,702

16

12,014

North Central
Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia .........................................................................

15

5,500

16

6,512

Mid-Central
Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska ...........................................................................

(D)

(D)

(D)

(D)

Midwest
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota,
North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin .........................................................

13

8,757

13

11,381

Southeast
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee ....................................................

10

10,885

7

8,984

South Central
Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas ...........................................................................

5

4,676

5

4,903

Rocky Mountains 1
Colorado, Idaho, Montana,
New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming ..........................................................................

(D)

(D)

(D)

(D)

West Coast
Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii,
Nevada, Oregon, Washington .........................................................................

12

8,986

12

9,146

United States .................................................................................................

80

59,304

79

60,210

1

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
1
Included in United States total.

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Quantity of Potatoes Used for Processing – 9 States: 2011-2013
[Total quantity received and used for processing regardless of the State in which the potatoes were produced]
Current
year

State and
crop year

Following year

December 1

January 1

February 1

March 1

April 1

May 1

June 1

Season

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon
2011 ..............................................
2012 ..............................................
2013 ..............................................

28,060
27,900
25,770

34,800
34,740
32,060

41,800
41,890
39,090

49,460
49,980
46,320

56,680
57,750
53,755

63,800
65,430
61,780

71,510
73,430
70,425

84,780
89,780
85,280

Maine 1
2011 ..............................................
2012 ..............................................
2013 ..............................................

1,860
1,890
1,570

2,380
2,380
1,990

3,095
3,005
2,510

3,695
3,600
3,060

4,360
4,290
3,680

4,940
5,075
4,240

5,345
5,740
4,800

6,790
7,720
6,315

Washington and Oregon 2
2011 ..............................................
2012 ..............................................
2013 ..............................................

31,750
31,295
31,575

38,165
37,730
37,990

44,475
43,820
45,420

51,630
51,765
52,690

58,515
57,915
59,025

65,320
64,500
64,905

73,040
70,470
72,325

84,105
80,400
80,655

Other States 3
2011 ..............................................
2012 ..............................................
2013 ..............................................

14,205
14,270
11,365

16,770
16,765
14,280

19,525
19,785
17,470

21,930
22,520
20,475

24,910
25,170
23,695

27,230
28,320
26,990

29,960
31,100
30,195

36,200
40,395
37,425

United States
2011 ..............................................
2012 ..............................................
2013 ..............................................

75,875
75,355
70,280

92,115
91,615
86,320

108,895
108,500
104,490

126,715
127,865
122,545

144,465
145,125
140,155

161,290
163,325
157,915

179,855
180,740
177,745

211,875
218,295
209,675

Dehydrated 4
2011 ..............................................
2012 ..............................................
2013 ..............................................

13,375
13,965
12,065

16,845
17,640
15,875

20,875
22,000
19,835

24,410
26,105
23,380

28,070
30,135
27,140

31,533
34,610
31,095

35,310
38,945
34,895

42,585
47,305
44,385

1

Includes Maine grown potatoes only. Amounts exclude quantities used for potato chips.
Oregon excluding Malheur County.
3
Colorado, Minnesota, Nevada, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. Monthly amounts exclude quantities used for potato chips in Wisconsin.
4
Dehydrated products except starch and flour. Includes Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.
2

Accumulated Potato Shrinkage and Loss – 13 Fall Storage States: 2011-2013
Crop
year

Current
year

Following year

December 1

January 1

February 1

March 1

April 1

(million cwt)

(million cwt)

(million cwt)

(million cwt)

(million cwt)

2011 .........
2012 .........
2013 .........

13.7
13.8
(NA)

16.4
16.4
(NA)

18.8
18.9
(NA)

20.8
(NA)
(NA)

May 1

22.9
(NA)
21.9

June 1

(million cwt)
24.5
(NA)
25.0

(million cwt)
25.9
(NA)
27.6

(NA) Not available.

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Potato Stocks Held by Growers, Local Dealers, and Processors – 13 Fall States: 2012 and 2013
[Stocks are defined as the quantity (whether sold or not) remaining in storage for all purposes and uses, including seed potatoes that are not yet
moved, and shrinkage, waste, and other losses that occur after the date of each estimate]
Crop year
and State

Current
year

Following year

December 1

February 1

April 1

June 1

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

2012
California .................................................
Colorado ..................................................
Idaho .......................................................
Maine ......................................................
Michigan ..................................................
Minnesota ................................................
Montana ..................................................
Nebraska .................................................
New York .................................................
North Dakota ...........................................

2,500
14,400
99,500
12,200
9,500
12,000
3,700
7,100
2,700
16,800

1,500
10,800
78,500
9,400
5,700
8,900
3,400
5,400
1,200
12,700

(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)

(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)

Oregon ....................................................
Washington .............................................
Wisconsin ................................................

18,100
55,500
17,500

13,400
42,000
11,700

(NA)
(NA)
(NA)

(NA)
(NA)
(NA)

Other States 1 ..........................................

-

-

-

(NA)

United States ...........................................

271,500

204,600

(NA)

(NA)

Klamath Basin 2 .......................................

4,800

2,800

(NA)

(NA)

2013
California .................................................
Colorado ..................................................
Idaho .......................................................
Maine ......................................................
Michigan ..................................................
Minnesota ................................................
Montana ..................................................
Nebraska .................................................
New York .................................................
North Dakota ...........................................

(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)

(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)
(NA)

800
7,000
47,000
4,400
2,100
6,000
1,800
2,200
650
6,500

(D)
2,800
20,000
(D)
(D)
3,000
(D)
(D)
(D)
1,800

Oregon ....................................................
Washington .............................................
Wisconsin ................................................

(NA)
(NA)
(NA)

(NA)
(NA)
(NA)

7,600
26,000
7,000

3,000
12,500
1,300

Other States 1 ..........................................

-

-

-

2,485

United States ...........................................

(NA)

(NA)

119,050

46,885

Klamath Basin 2 .......................................

(NA)

2,800

1,850

(NA)

- Represents zero.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(NA) Not available.
1
Includes data withheld above.
2
Includes potato stocks in California and Klamath County, Oregon.

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Fall Potato Percent of Acreage Planted by Type of Potato – Selected States and United States:
2012 and 2013
Potato types 1
State

Reds
2012

Whites
2013

(percent)

2012

(percent)

Yellows
2013

(percent)

2012

(percent)

Russets
2013

(percent)

2012

(percent)

2013

(percent)

(percent)

Colorado ..................................
Idaho ........................................
Maine .......................................
Michigan ..................................
Minnesota ................................
New York .................................
North Dakota ............................
Oregon .....................................
Pennsylvania ...........................
Washington ..............................
Wisconsin ................................

1
3
4
1
19
6
24
3
2
4
10

4
3
3
1
20
3
24
3
6
5
8

6
4
38
86
12
87
35
14
91
7
37

10
4
42
84
11
93
30
16
88
8
38

5
2
3
1
1
4
1
3
2
2
1

8
2
2
1
1
3
1
3
5
3
1

88
91
55
12
68
3
40
80
5
87
52

78
91
53
14
68
1
45
78
1
84
53

United States ...........................

6

7

19

20

2

2

73

71

1

Predominant type shown may include small portion of other type(s) constituting less than 1 percent of State's total. Blue types are reported under red
types.

Fall Potato Acres Planted for Certified Seed – Selected States and United States: 2012 and 2013
[Data supplied by State seed certification officials]
2012 Crop
State

Entered for
certification

Certified

(acres)

(acres)

2013 Crop
Percent
certified

Entered for
certification

Certified

(acres)

(acres)

Percent
certified

Alaska ............................
California .......................
Colorado ........................
Idaho ..............................
Maine .............................
Michigan ........................
Minnesota ......................
Montana .........................
Nebraska .......................
New York .......................

124
840
15,964
35,729
11,712
2,355
7,138
10,429
6,165
762

124
840
13,834
35,382
11,445
2,355
6,082
10,429
5,312
762

100
100
87
99
98
100
85
100
86
100

76
815
13,256
33,579
10,794
2,253
6,564
10,136
6,106
618

76
815
9,737
33,101
10,794
2,242
5,385
10,136
6,097
618

100
100
73
99
100
100
82
100
100
100

North Dakota ..................
Oregon ...........................
Pennsylvania .................
Washington ....................
Wisconsin ......................

19,607
2,792
325
3,012
8,670

14,446
2,708
325
2,964
8,670

74
97
100
98
100

17,953
2,531
343
3,065
8,404

14,170
2,460
325
3,052
8,404

79
97
95
100
100

United States .................

125,624

115,678

92

116,493

107,412

92

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Fall Potato Percent of Total Farm Marketings by Month – Selected States and United States: 2011-2013
Marketing Years
State and marketing year

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

California ............................ 2011
2012
2013

-

-

-

9
9
4

13
13
13

12
10
12

9
8
12

8
9
10

9
10
10

10
10
11

12
9
10

9
10
10

9
12
8

Colorado ............................. 2011
2012
2013

-

1

7
7
7

8
9
9

10
11
13

10
9
11

8
10
9

9
8
9

12
10
10

10
9
9

10
10
9

9
9
7

7
8
6

Idaho .................................. 2011
2012
2013

-

3
3
3

12
11
11

11
10
10

8
8
8

7
7
7

7
7
7

8
8
8

10
10
10

11
10
10

8
11
11

8
7
7

7
8
8

Maine ................................. 2011
2012
2013

-

1
2
1

8
9
10

9
8
11

10
7
8

10
8
12

11
10
9

11
9
10

11
11
11

13
15
12

7
9
7

5
6
4

4
6
5

Michigan ............................. 2011
2012
2013

1
1
-

11
9
9

10
10
10

11
11
11

12
11
12

12
12
12

12
11
12

11
11
9

12
11
9

7
9
9

1
4
5

2

-

Minnesota ........................... 2011
2012
2013

2
1
-

11
11
12

9
10
11

8
8
8

7
7
8

8
8
9

8
8
10

7
7
6

9
9
8

11
11
10

8
8
8

12
12
10

-

New York ............................ 2011
2012
2013

-

3
-

11
14
13

22
22
21

17
17
16

15
15
13

14
14
10

10
10
9

5
5
7

2
2
6

1
1
4

1

-

North Dakota ...................... 2011
2012
2013

-

6
1
-

19
27
20

10
11
13

8
8
9

9
7
8

8
7
9

8
7
9

12
8
8

9
8
9

8
7
7

2
5
5

1
4
3

Oregon ............................... 2011
2012
2013

-

20
13
13

9
10
10

11
13
13

4
8
8

7
8
8

6
6
6

5
8
8

8
9
9

11
10
10

9
7
7

5
5
5

5
3
3

Washington ........................ 2011
2012
2013

-

13
13
13

14
14
14

22
22
22

6
6
6

5
5
5

5
5
5

7
7
7

7
7
7

6
6
6

7
7
7

6
6
6

2
2
2

Wisconsin ........................... 2011
2012
2013

1
1
-

6
6
7

13
13
12

11
11
11

10
10
8

10
10
10

9
9
9

10
10
10

12
12
10

10
10
9

6
6
5

2
2
9

-

United States ...................... 2011
2012
2013

-

8
8
7

12
13
12

14
13
14

8
8
8

8
7
8

7
7
7

8
8
8

9
9
9

9
9
9

7
8
8

6
6
6

4
4
4

- Represents zero.

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Percent of All Potato Total Farm Marketings by Month – United States: 2004-2013
Month

Marketing year
2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

(percent)

Previous year
November ......................
December ......................

0.1

0.1

0.1
0.1

0.1
0.1

0.2

0.1

-

-

-

-

Current year
January ..........................
February ........................
March .............................
April ...............................
May ................................
June ...............................
July ................................
August ...........................
September .....................
October ..........................
November ......................
December ......................

0.2
0.3
0.3
0.6
1.9
2.8
1.6
8.6
10.7
11.8
8.2
6.6

0.2
0.3
0.5
0.7
1.4
2.2
1.8
6.6
10.9
13.4
7.3
7.5

0.3
0.4
0.1
0.8
1.3
2.7
1.8
6.9
11.0
13.0
7.3
6.9

0.2
0.2
0.4
0.9
1.5
1.7
1.6
6.9
11.2
13.4
7.7
7.0

0.2
0.3
0.2
0.7
1.7
2.2
2.4
5.9
10.8
14.3
7.4
6.5

0.3
0.2
0.2
0.4
1.5
2.5
1.7
5.4
11.7
13.1
7.0
6.6

0.1
0.2
0.6
1.7
2.5
1.6
4.9
12.2
14.4
7.4
6.6

0.1
1.0
1.7
2.0
1.6
8.3
11.2
12.6
7.2
6.9

0.1
1.6
1.7
1.5
1.7
7.7
11.5
12.3
7.3
6.9

1.1
1.2
1.6
1.4
8.5
11.0
12.5
7.5
7.1

Following year
January ..........................
February ........................
March .............................
April ...............................
May ................................
June ...............................
July ................................

6.2
6.6
8.2
8.2
6.9
6.4
3.8

6.9
7.1
9.0
8.4
7.6
4.7
3.4

7.3
7.0
8.4
8.3
7.4
5.6
3.3

6.9
7.4
7.9
8.2
7.1
5.0
4.6

6.9
6.5
8.2
8.4
7.1
5.9
4.2

6.3
7.2
8.6
8.6
7.3
6.0
5.3

6.4
7.0
8.6
8.6
7.3
5.7
4.2

6.6
7.3
8.7
8.5
6.8
5.8
3.7

6.5
7.5
8.4
8.2
7.7
5.6
3.8

6.8
7.5
8.2
8.1
7.7
5.9
3.9

- Represents zero.

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Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production – Alaska: 2011-2013
Area

Crop
year

Planted

Yield
per
acre

Harvested

(acres)

(acres)

2011 ...............
2012 ...............
2013 ...............

750
680
650

Production

(cwt)
720
650
620

(cwt)
186
215
210

134,000
140,000
130,000

Potato Seed Use, Farm Disposition, Price, and Value – Alaska: 2011-2013
Farm disposition
Crop
year

Total
used
for
seed
(1,000 cwt)

2011 ..............
2012 ..............
2013 ..............

Value of

Where grown
Seed
feed,
home

Shrink
and
loss

Sold

Price
per
cwt

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(dollars)

14.0
13.0
12.0

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14.0
12.0
18.0

35.0
20.0
13.0

85.0
108.0
99.0

23.70
27.60
23.50

Production

Sales

(1,000 dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

3,176
3,864
3,055

2,011
2,980
2,325

23

Potato Marketing Year Average Price Received – States and United States: 2012 and 2013
[State Marketing Year Average Prices are computed by weighting State monthly prices by estimated sales for the month during the crop year.
United States Marketing Year Average Price is computed by weighting State Marketing Year Average Prices by estimated sales for the crop year]
State

2012

2013

(dollars per cwt)

(dollars per cwt)

Alaska .............................................
Arizona ...........................................
California
All potatoes ...........................
Spring ...................................
Fall ........................................
Colorado
All potatoes ...........................
Fresh .....................................
Delaware ........................................

27.60
(D)

23.50
(D)

13.10
14.80
7.20

17.10
19.40
10.10

7.25
7.85
19.00

9.90
11.20
19.20

Florida .............................................
Idaho
All potatoes ...........................
Fresh .....................................
Processing ............................
Illinois ..............................................
Kansas ............................................
Maine ..............................................
Maryland .........................................
Massachusetts ................................

20.30

17.00

7.05
5.30
7.85
8.50
6.00
11.00
10.60
10.80

7.75
7.15
7.85
10.70
11.30
10.50
12.50
11.10

Michigan .........................................
Minnesota .......................................
Missouri ..........................................
Montana ..........................................
Nebraska ........................................
Nevada ...........................................

11.60
8.20
12.00
12.00
10.90
(D)

11.90
9.50
13.80
12.90
13.70
(D)

State

2012

2013

(dollars per cwt)

(dollars per cwt)

New Jersey ....................................
New Mexico ...................................
New York .......................................
North Carolina ................................
North Dakota
All potatoes ..........................
Fresh ....................................
Processing ...........................
Ohio ...............................................

(D)
(D)
13.60
11.30

11.70
(D)
13.40
(D)

8.95
9.40
8.70
11.80

10.30
12.90
9.40
14.80

Oregon ...........................................
Pennsylvania .................................
Rhode Island ..................................
Texas .............................................
Virginia ...........................................
Washington
All potatoes ..........................
Processing ...........................
Wisconsin
All potatoes ..........................
Fresh ....................................
Processing ...........................

7.90
16.20
12.70
14.10
12.90

8.75
16.20
13.20
16.10
23.00

7.30
7.15

8.25
7.45

8.70
7.40
9.40

10.40
11.90
9.40

8.63
9.16
8.27

9.71
12.48
8.56

United States
All potatoes ..........................
Fresh ....................................
Processing ...........................

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.

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Potato Prices Received by Farmers by Month – States and United States: 2012
[Monthly prices refer to all potatoes sold in a given month regardless of the year harvested]
State

California
All potatoes ...............
Spring .......................
Fall ............................
Colorado
All potatoes ...............
Fresh ........................
Florida ...........................
Idaho
All potatoes ...............
Fresh ........................
Processing ................
Maine ............................
Michigan .......................
Minnesota .....................
New York ......................
North Carolina ...............
North Dakota
All potatoes ...............
Fresh ........................
Processing ................

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

($/cwt)

($/cwt)

($/cwt)

($/cwt)

($/cwt)

($/cwt)

($/cwt)

($/cwt)

($/cwt)

($/cwt)

($/cwt)

($/cwt)

8.80
(S)
8.80

8.80
(S)
8.80

8.90
(S)
8.90

14.90
16.10
9.00

16.30
18.20
9.10

14.70
15.40
8.60

12.30
12.60
8.50

14.30
14.30
(S)

(S)
(S)
(S)

6.75
(S)
6.75

6.75
(S)
6.75

6.80
(S)
6.80

11.00
12.70
(S)

11.10
12.30
(S)

11.10
12.90
23.20

11.20
12.90
20.80

10.60
12.50
19.60

9.30
11.40
18.10

9.05
11.10
(S)

6.95
7.00
(S)

6.85
7.10
(S)

5.85
6.35
(S)

6.50
7.00
(S)

6.50
7.05
(S)

8.05
7.50
8.30
10.20
12.20
6.95
14.80
(S)

8.15
7.50
8.30
11.10
12.70
6.85
15.90
(S)

9.40
9.30
8.60
11.20
13.30
7.25
16.10
(S)

9.65
9.20
7.90
12.00
13.80
7.90
16.50
(S)

8.50
8.00
8.50
11.40
13.80
7.25
16.30
(S)

8.10
7.50
8.40
(D)
(S)
5.80
(S)
11.60

7.60
6.50
8.50
(D)
11.30
11.00
(S)
10.90

7.50
6.80
7.90
(D)
9.80
6.70
(S)
(S)

6.70
4.40
7.20
(D)
9.90
6.65
14.00
(S)

6.55
4.60
7.30
9.95
10.10
6.10
13.40
(S)

6.05
4.60
7.00
10.30
11.50
6.30
13.00
(S)

6.55
4.30
7.80
11.00
11.70
6.35
13.60
(S)

9.00
15.10
7.20

9.65
13.40
7.80

8.75
12.20
7.45

9.65
9.15
7.75

8.10
(D)
(D)

8.70
5.70
8.80

(D)
(S)
(D)

12.50
18.00
8.10

8.65
11.30
8.30

8.20
8.10
8.15

9.30
9.40
9.15

9.05
8.20
9.35

9.35
(S)
(S)

8.95
(S)
(S)

9.95
(S)
(S)

8.85
(S)
(S)

8.70
(D)
(S)

8.80
(S)
15.10

8.05
(S)
12.70

7.60
(D)
11.60

6.55
(S)
(S)

6.85
(S)
(S)

6.80
(S)
(S)

7.45
(S)
(S)

Oregon ..........................
Texas ............................
Virginia ..........................
Washington
All potatoes ...............
Processing ................
Wisconsin
All potatoes ...............
Fresh ........................
Processing ................

8.50
7.85

8.40
7.85

8.60
7.80

8.75
7.80

8.45
8.15

8.40
8.25

8.40
8.25

7.55
7.40

6.55
6.45

6.50
6.50

7.05
6.80

7.55
7.60

9.85
10.60
9.35

10.10
11.50
9.00

11.60
11.90
9.50

11.70
11.00
9.30

8.40
10.90
6.30

9.35
9.70
6.00

9.05
9.40
6.00

9.90
10.40
9.10

8.20
8.80
7.80

8.00
8.50
7.65

8.45
7.05
9.65

7.75
6.35
8.95

United States
All potatoes ...............
Fresh ........................
Processing ................

9.13
10.68
8.38

9.14
10.67
8.27

10.16
12.21
8.37

11.42
15.06
9.04

10.56
13.62
9.15

9.66
11.58
8.74

9.40
9.87
8.87

9.04
12.26
7.71

7.31
7.42
7.28

7.02
6.71
7.13

7.39
6.61
7.79

7.74
6.38
8.37

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate.

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Potato Prices Received by Farmers by Month – States and United States: 2013
[Monthly prices refer to all potatoes sold in a given month regardless of the year harvested]
State

California
All potatoes ...............
Spring .......................
Fall ...........................
Colorado
All potatoes ...............
Fresh ........................
Florida ..........................
Idaho
All potatoes ...............
Fresh ........................
Processing ................
Maine ...........................
Michigan .......................
Minnesota .....................
New York ......................
North Carolina ..............
North Dakota
All potatoes ...............
Fresh ........................
Processing ................

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

($/cwt)

($/cwt)

($/cwt)

($/cwt)

($/cwt)

($/cwt)

($/cwt)

($/cwt)

($/cwt)

($/cwt)

($/cwt)

($/cwt)

6.80
(S)
6.80

6.60
(S)
6.60

6.60
(S)
6.60

14.60
19.30
6.65

18.00
19.50
6.95

18.50
19.60
7.75

17.80
19.20
9.75

19.10
19.10
(S)

(S)
(S)
(S)

9.95
(S)
9.95

10.10
(S)
10.10

10.20
(S)
10.20

6.90
7.25
(S)

6.65
6.90
(S)

6.85
6.50
(S)

6.55
6.50
(D)

6.70
6.95
(D)

8.65
10.30
(D)

13.80
15.80
(S)

22.20
22.20
(S)

12.00
13.60
(S)

9.60
11.70
(S)

9.95
11.10
(S)

8.95
9.80
(S)

6.45
4.20
7.80
10.90
12.00
8.80
13.80
(S)

6.90
4.10
8.20
10.90
12.30
8.75
14.00
(S)

7.00
4.00
8.00
11.70
13.00
9.30
14.20
(S)

7.10
3.80
8.30
12.20
13.70
9.45
13.90
(S)

7.10
4.60
8.20
12.10
13.40
10.40
14.00
(S)

7.70
6.70
8.10
(D)
(S)
10.10
(S)
12.90

9.60
10.90
8.80
(D)
(S)
(S)
(S)
14.10

10.30
15.70
8.00
(D)
10.20
11.80
(S)
(S)

7.70
8.80
7.50
(D)
10.90
9.65
13.20
(S)

7.65
8.00
7.60
8.80
10.90
8.20
13.00
(S)

7.65
7.30
7.90
9.75
11.80
8.75
12.90
(S)

7.35
7.15
7.55
10.70
11.90
9.10
12.50
(S)

8.90
7.75
9.25

8.50
8.45
8.25

9.30
8.80
8.85

9.15
11.60
8.55

9.95
11.80
10.20

9.45
8.00
8.65

(D)
(D)
(D)

(S)
(S)
(S)

9.65
10.00
9.55

12.20
17.10
10.20

10.90
17.20
7.75

10.70
13.80
9.45

7.90
(S)
(S)

8.15
(S)
(S)

8.55
(S)
(S)

8.80
(S)
(S)

8.40
(S)
(S)

9.75
(S)
(S)

12.60
(S)
23.90

9.90
(D)
19.40

8.95
(S)
(S)

7.80
(S)
(S)

8.05
(S)
(S)

7.45
(S)
(S)

Oregon .........................
Texas ...........................
Virginia .........................
Washington
All potatoes ...............
Processing ................
Wisconsin
All potatoes ...............
Fresh ........................
Processing ................

7.60
7.55

7.65
7.55

7.75
7.65

7.65
7.70

7.90
7.95

8.30
8.00

10.60
8.00

9.40
7.35

7.35
6.30

6.65
6.40

8.00
7.25

9.00
8.10

8.30
6.20
10.80

8.50
7.00
9.20

10.30
6.65
12.10

9.20
5.40
9.85

8.80
5.20
10.40

9.45
(D)
(D)

(S)
(S)
(S)

14.70
19.50
7.75

10.30
12.40
8.05

9.70
10.50
9.15

9.90
10.70
9.20

10.30
10.00
10.60

United States
All potatoes ...............
Fresh ........................
Processing ................

7.97
6.31
8.76

8.02
6.13
8.54

8.33
5.92
8.78

10.48
9.98
9.02

9.56
10.96
9.29

10.40
14.27
9.03

12.03
16.76
9.27

12.00
20.97
9.29

8.48
12.40
7.49

7.96
11.16
7.31

8.87
10.55
8.06

9.02
9.87
8.64

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
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Statistical Methodology
Survey Procedures: Potato estimates are the results of a variety of surveys. Summer and fall potatoes are included in the
June and December Quarterly Agricultural Surveys, but also follow Grower Special Surveys. For spring potatoes, March
Quarterly Agricultural Surveys and Grower Special Surveys are the source of data. Telephone follow-up of mail survey
non-respondents is used to ensure adequate coverage. Special grower disposition surveys are conducted at the end of each
season to provide additional details about the crop.
Estimating Procedures: Information obtained from the special grower disposition surveys along with federal
administrative data is used to establish estimates of acreage, production, amount sold, and usage on farm where grown.
These estimates are reviewed for errors, reasonableness, and consistency with historical estimates.
Revision Policy: All estimates for the previous crop year can be revised at this time. However, acreage is rarely updated.
End-of-season estimates of production are made following harvest and are subject to revision the following year based on
a thorough review of all available data.
Reliability: Survey results are subject to non-sampling errors such as omission, duplication, imputation for missing data,
and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors cannot be measured directly, but they are
minimized through rigid quality controls in the data collection process and a careful review of all reported data for
consistency and reasonableness.

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Information Contacts
Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact
for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov
Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch ....................................................................................................... (202) 720-2127
Jorge Garcia-Pratts, Head, Fruits, Vegetables and Special Crops Section............................................ (202) 720-2127
Vincent Davis – Fresh and Processing Vegetables, Onions, Strawberries, Cherries ....................... (202) 720-2157
Fred Granja – Apples, Apricots, Plums, Prunes, Tobacco .............................................................. (202) 720-9085
LaKeya Jones – Citrus, Coffee, Grapes, Sugar Crops, Tropical Fruits............................................ (202) 720-5412
Greg Lemmons – Berries, Cranberries, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes .................................................. (202) 720-4285
Dave Losh – Hops ............................................................................................................................ (360) 709-2400
Dan Norris – Austrian Winter Peas, Dry Edible Peas, Lentils, Mint,
Mushrooms, Peaches, Pears, Wrinkled Seed Peas, Dry Beans .................................................. (202) 720-3250
Daphne Schauber – Floriculture, Maple Syrup, Nursery, Tree Nuts .............................................. (202) 720-4215

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