North American Potatoes ISSN: 2159-743X Released February 12, 2014, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Combined United States Fall Potato and Canadian Potato Production Down 3 Percent From 2012 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. United States 2013 fall potato production was released January 10, 2014 and Canadian production was released February 10, 2014. The 2013 fall potato production for the United States and Canada combined is estimated at 501 million cwt, down 3 percent from 2012. The United States fall potato production is estimated at 398 million cwt, 5 percent below 2012. Canada's potato growers harvested 103 million cwt, up 2 percent from 2012. Fall Potato Area Planted, Harvested, Yield, Total Production, Utilized Production, Price, and Farm Value - United States: 2004-2013 [Blank cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : : : : : Crop year :-----------------------------------: Yield per : Total : Utilized : Price per : Value of : Planted : Harvested : acre : production : production 1/ : cwt : sales 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 acres ------ cwt ------- 1,000 cwt ------- dollars 1,000 dollars : 2004 ...........: 1,040.7 1,023.3 401 410,683 374,730 5.12 1,880,920 2005 ...........: 969.7 951.0 403 383,563 356,378 6.53 2,297,647 2006 ...........: 995.7 984.0 406 399,176 370,797 6.67 2,448,546 2007 ...........: 1,007.8 993.2 410 406,800 378,518 7.04 2,636,885 2008 ...........: 931.1 922.0 411 378,588 353,635 8.49 2,967,871 2009 ...........: 936.7 917.2 429 393,544 365,559 7.62 2,751,550 2010 ...........: 894.3 881.8 416 366,505 343,116 8.79 2,981,528 2011 ...........: 957.7 939.5 416 391,180 364,489 8.87 3,197,096 2012 ...........: 1,001.7 988.8 423 417,963 390,353 8.05 3,111,362 2013 ...........: 941.9 931.6 427 398,106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes potatoes sold and used on farm where grown for human consumption, seed, and livestock feed. 2/ Includes value of potatoes sold. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service. Potato Area Planted, Harvested, Yield, Total Production, Utilized Production, Price, and Farm Value - Canada: 2004-2013 [Blank cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : : : : : Crop year :-------------------------------: Yield per : Total : Utilized : Price per : Farm : Planted : Harvested : acre :production : production 1/ : cwt 2/ : value 2/ 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 acres ---- cwt ------ 1,000 cwt ----- dollars 1,000 dollars : 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 .........: 399.2 395.2 278.3 109,982 106,510 8.94 952,719 2008 .........: 379.9 373.4 277.3 103,560 99,950 10.13 1,012,381 2009 .........: 369.9 359.7 280.4 100,859 96,812 10.78 1,043,196 2010 .........: 357.0 344.0 282.4 97,153 93,355 11.68 1,090,680 2011 .........: 360.5 348.8 264.8 92,372 89,073 12.10 1,077,914 2012 .........: 373.2 367.1 274.4 100,741 94,578 11.74 1,110,038 2013 .........: 355.3 351.3 292.4 102,736 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Potato Area Planted, Harvested, Yield, Total Production, Utilized Production, Price, and Farm Value - United States and Canada: 2004-2013 [Fall potatoes only for the United States and all potatoes for Canada. Blank cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : : : : : Crop year:---------------------: Yield : Total : Utilized : Price per : : Planted : Harvested :per acre : production : production 1/ : acre 2/ : Value 2/ 3/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 acres -- cwt ------ 1,000 cwt ------ dollars 1,000 dollars : 2004 .....: 1,473.9 1,447.7 363.4 526,114 483,598 5.28 2,551,042 2005 .....: 1,375.0 1,337.2 359.9 481,317 451,570 6.90 3,116,600 2006 .....: 1,397.6 1,375.0 371.9 511,417 478,723 6.84 3,273,443 2007 .....: 1,407.0 1,388.4 372.2 516,782 485,028 7.40 3,589,604 2008 .....: 1,311.0 1,295.4 372.2 482,148 453,585 8.78 3,980,252 2009 .....: 1,306.6 1,276.9 387.2 494,403 462,371 8.21 3,794,746 2010 .....: 1,251.3 1,225.8 378.2 463,658 436,471 9.33 4,072,208 2011 .....: 1,318.2 1,288.3 375.3 483,552 453,562 9.43 4,275,010 2012 .....: 1,374.9 1,355.9 382.6 518,704 484,931 8.71 4,221,400 2013 .....: 1,297.2 1,282.9 390.4 500,842 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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 Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Total Production, Utilized Production, Price, and Farm Value by Season - United States: 2012-2013 [Blank cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop year : Area : : : : : and :---------------------: Yield : Total : Utilized : Price per : Value of season : Planted : Harvested :per acre : production : production 1/ : cwt : sales 2/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 acres -- cwt ------ 1,000 cwt ------ dollars 1,000 dollars : 2012 : Spring .......: 96.9 94.6 283 26,736 26,429 16.18 423,698 Summer .......: 49.8 48.5 373 18,067 17,628 10.99 193,131 Fall .........: 1,001.7 988.8 423 417,963 390,353 8.05 3,111,362 : United States ..: 1,148.4 1,131.9 409 462,766 434,410 8.65 3,728,191 : 2013 : Spring .......: 75.9 72.9 304 22,137 Summer .......: 48.7 47.5 363 17,240 Fall .........: 941.9 931.6 427 398,106 : United States ..: 1,066.5 1,052.0 416 437,483 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes potatoes sold and used on farm where grown for human consumption, seed, and livestock feed. 2/ Includes value of potatoes sold. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: Potato estimates are the results of a variety of surveys. Fall potatoes are included in the June and December Quarterly Agricultural Surveys, but also follow Grower Special Surveys. 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, and amount sold. These estimates are reviewed for errors, reasonableness, and consistency with historical estimates. Revision Policy: All United States estimates in this report for the current year were carried forward from the latest forecast. 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. 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........... 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