Potato Area Up Slightly
WASHINGTON - Jun 28/19 - SNS -- Area planted to potatoes in 2019 is estimated at 967,500 acres of potatoes, up slightly from 2018 for comparable States, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2019.
Harvested area is forecast at 959,600 acres, slightly above comparable States from the previous year.
Beginning in 2019, potato estimates were discontinued in Alaska, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, and Virginia.
Potato Area Planted and Harvested - States and United States: 2018 and 2019
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------
: 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 1/
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: 1,000 acres
:
Alaska 2/ ............: 0.5 (NA) 0.5 (NA)
California ...........: 38.5 41.0 38.5 40.6
Colorado .............: 55.3 54.0 55.0 53.7
San Luis Valley ....: 51.8 49.5 51.6 49.3
All other areas ....: 3.5 4.5 3.4 4.4
Florida ..............: 22.0 25.0 20.8 24.0
Idaho ................: 315.0 315.0 315.0 315.0
Illinois 2/ ..........: 7.7 (NA) 7.6 (NA)
Kansas 2/ ............: 3.3 (NA) 3.3 (NA)
Maine ................: 50.0 50.0 49.5 49.5
Maryland 2/ ..........: 2.2 (NA) 2.0 (NA)
Michigan .............: 50.0 50.0 48.0 49.0
:
Minnesota ............: 44.0 41.0 43.5 40.0
Missouri 2/ ..........: 7.8 (NA) 7.4 (NA)
Montana 2/ ...........: 11.1 (NA) 11.1 (NA)
Nebraska .............: 19.5 19.5 19.3 19.3
New Jersey 2/ ........: 2.0 (NA) 2.0 (NA)
New York 2/ ..........: 14.5 (NA) 14.2 (NA)
North Carolina 2/ ....: 13.0 (NA) 12.2 (NA)
North Dakota .........: 74.5 72.0 73.0 70.0
Oregon ...............: 46.0 45.0 46.0 45.0
Texas ................: 14.5 20.0 14.0 19.5
:
Virginia 2/ ..........: 4.8 (NA) 4.4 (NA)
Washington ...........: 165.0 165.0 165.0 165.0
Wisconsin ............: 72.0 70.0 71.0 69.0
:
United States ........: 1,033.2 967.5 1,023.3 959.6
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Forecasted.
2/ Estimates discontinued in 2019.
Potato Percent of Acreage Planted by Type of Potato - Selected States and Total:
2018 and 2019
[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]
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State : Red : White : Yellow : Russet
:-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019
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: percent
:
California 1/ ..: 8 5 62 70 6 8 24 17
Colorado .......: 6 2 3 3 10 10 81 85
Florida 2/ .....: (NA) 60 (NA) 35 (NA) 5 (NA) -
Idaho ..........: 4 4 3 3 2 2 91 91
Maine ..........: 3 6 39 31 1 3 57 60
Michigan .......: 1 1 82 82 1 1 16 16
Minnesota ......: 19 23 10 12 2 3 69 62
Montana 3/ .....: 3 (NA) 7 (NA) 1 (NA) 89 (NA)
Nebraska .......: 1 1 48 47 - 2 51 50
New York 3/ ....: 3 (NA) 93 (NA) 4 (NA) - (NA)
:
North Dakota ...: 25 23 33 32 2 3 40 42
Oregon .........: 1 1 19 21 1 1 79 77
Texas 2/ .......: (NA) 10 (NA) 57 (NA) 4 (NA) 29
Washington .....: 5 4 9 10 2 2 84 84
Wisconsin ......: 9 11 42 36 5 6 44 47
:
Total ..........: 7 8 20 21 2 3 71 68
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- Represents zero.
(NA) Not available.
1/ Beginning in 2019, estimates represent all California.
2/ Estimates began in 2019.
3/ Estimates discontinued in 2019.
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