Pot 11-1 (1-09) United States and Canadian Potatoes National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 22, 2009, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "United States and Canadian Potatoes" call Faye Propsom at 202-720-4285, or Barbara McLaughlin at 902-893-7251, office hours 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Combined U.S. Fall Potato and Canadian Potato Production Down 7 Percent From 2007 This publication is the result of a joint effort by Statistics Canada and USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to publish potato production for both countries in one report. U.S. 2008 fall potato production was released January 12, 2009 and Canadian production was released January 16, 2009. The 2008 fall potato production for the U.S. and Canada combined is estimated at 481 million cwt, down 7 percent from 2007. The U.S. fall potato production is estimated at 376 million cwt, 7 percent lower than 2007. Canada's potato growers harvested 104 million cwt, down 5 percent from 2007. Fall Potatoes: Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Total Production, Utilized Production, Price, and Farm Value, United States, 1999-2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : : : : : Crop :-------------------: : Total :Utilized : : Value of Year : Planted :Harvested:Yield: Prod : Prod 2/ : Price : Sales 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Acres -- Cwt --- 1,000 Cwt --- Dollars 1,000 Dollars : 1999 : 1,203.0 1,166.1 369 429,847 395,595 5.29 2,064,564 2000 : 1,223.1 1,192.3 392 467,529 425,269 4.55 1,910,952 2001 : 1,091.3 1,072.5 367 393,631 363,851 6.54 2,348,006 2002 : 1,134.1 1,105.2 374 413,581 384,195 5.89 2,232,627 2003 : 1,107.0 1,091.9 376 410,973 377,009 5.23 1,943,986 2004 : 1,040.7 1,023.3 401 410,683 374,330 5.08 1,877,912 2005 : 969.7 951.0 403 383,563 355,628 6.53 2,290,850 2006 : 995.7 984.0 406 399,176 370,345 6.65 2,442,474 2007 : 1,007.8 993.2 410 406,800 379,722 7.05 2,649,705 2008 : 930.5 921.1 409 376,386 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 2003 - 2007 potato planted and harvested acreage, yield, and total production were revised. Utilized production, price, and value of sales may be revised in the January 30 release of "Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes, Final Estimates, 2003 - 2007". 2/ Includes potatoes sold and used on farm where grown for human consumption, seed, and livestock feed. 3/ Includes value of potatoes sold. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service. Potatoes: Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Total Production, Utilized Production, Price, and Farm Value, Canada, 1999-2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : : : : : Crop :-------------------: : Total :Utilized : : Farm Year : Planted :Harvested:Yield: Prod : Prod 1/ :Price 2/ : Value 2/ 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres Cwt --- 1,000 Cwt --- Dollars 1,000 Dollars : 1999 : 395.7 387.0 243.1 94,094 90,039 5.59 503,756 2000 : 409.4 393.5 255.9 100,693 91,664 5.16 472,785 2001 : 418.7 411.8 225.9 93,045 91,044 6.71 611,188 2002 : 437.6 422.3 245.6 103,731 101,305 6.47 655,940 2003 : 457.5 447.0 260.5 116,458 110,441 5.97 659,281 2004 : 433.2 424.4 272.0 115,431 108,868 6.16 670,122 2005 : 405.3 386.2 253.1 97,754 95,192 8.60 818,953 2006 : 401.9 391.0 287.1 112,241 107,926 7.64 824,897 2007 : 400.2 396.2 278.2 110,219 106,734 9.00 960,135 2008 : 380.7 374.1 278.4 104,157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes potatoes sold and used on farm where grown for human consumption, seed, and livestock feed. 2/ Converted to United States dollars. 3/ Includes value of potatoes sold and used on farm where grown for human consumption, seed, and livestock feed. Source: Agriculture Division, Statistics Canada Potatoes: Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Total Production, Utilized Production, Price, and Farm Value, United States and Canada Combined, 1999-2008 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : : : : : Crop :-------------------: : Total :Utilized : : Year : Planted :Harvested:Yield: Prod : Prod 3/ :Price 4/ : Value 4/ 5/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Acres -- Cwt --- 1,000 Cwt --- Dollars 1,000 Dollars : 1999 : 1,598.7 1,553.1 337.4 523,941 485,634 5.29 2,568,320 2000 : 1,632.5 1,585.8 358.3 568,222 516,933 4.61 2,383,737 2001 : 1,510.0 1,484.3 327.9 486,676 454,895 6.51 2,959,194 2002 : 1,571.7 1,527.5 338.7 517,312 485,500 5.95 2,888,567 2003 : 1,564.5 1,538.9 342.7 527,431 487,450 5.34 2,603,267 2004 : 1,473.9 1,447.7 363.4 526,114 483,198 5.27 2,548,034 2005 : 1,375.0 1,337.2 359.9 481,317 450,820 6.90 3,109,803 2006 : 1,397.6 1,375.0 371.9 511,417 478,271 6.83 3,267,371 2007 : 1,408.0 1,389.4 372.1 517,019 486,456 7.42 3,609,840 2008 : 1,311.2 1,295.2 371.0 480,543 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Fall potatoes only for the United States and all potatoes for Canada. 2/ 2003 - 2007 U.S. potato planted and harvested acreage, yield, and total production were revised. Utilized production, price, and value of sales may be revised in the January 30 release of "Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes, Final Estimates, 2003 - 2007". 3/ Includes potatoes sold and used on farm where grown for human consumption, seed, and livestock feed. 4/ Converted to United States dollars. 5/ Includes value of potatoes sold for the United States and value of potatoes sold and used on farm where grown for human consumption, seed, and livestock feed for Canada. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service and Agriculture Division, Statistics Canada Potatoes: Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Total Production, Utilized Production, Price, and Farm Value, United States by Season, 2007-2008 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop Year: Area : : : : : and :-------------------: : Total :Utilized : : Value of Season : Planted :Harvested:Yield: Prod : Prod 2/ : Price : Sales 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -- 1,000 Acres -- Cwt --- 1,000 Cwt --- Dollars 1,000 Dollars : 2007 : Winter : 10.5 10.5 215 2,258 2,375 18.50 43,528 Spring : 72.8 70.2 282 19,820 19,104 14.20 270,511 Summer : 50.8 48.3 331 15,997 16,511 9.20 151,232 Fall : 1,007.8 993.2 410 406,800 379,722 7.05 2,649,705 : Total : 1,141.9 1,122.2 396 444,875 417,712 7.51 3,114,963 : 2008 : Winter : 11.0 11.0 230 2,530 Spring : 70.3 68.8 293 20,132 Summer : 46.0 43.8 309 13,532 Fall : 930.5 921.1 409 376,386 : Total : 1,057.8 1,044.7 395 412,580 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 2007 potato planted and harvested acreage, yield, and total and utilized production were revised. 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