Smaller U.S. Potato Crop
WASHINGTON - JAN 13/23 - SNS -- Potato production in 2022 was estimated at 392 million cwt, down 4% from the 2021 crop, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2022.
Planted area, at 901,000 acres, was down 3% from last year. Harvested area, at 895,600 acres, was down 3% from the previous year. The average yield, at 438 cwt per acre, down 6 cwt from the previous year.
In Idaho, the growing season got off to a delayed start of plant development due to a rainy cold spring. The Idaho potato crop suffered because of it. Harvest was a few weeks behind normal schedule. A cold wet spring in Washington delayed emergence and plant development. Harvest was a little slower because of it.
Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2020-2022
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2020 : 2021 : 2022 : 2020 : 2021 : 2022
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: 1,000 acres
:
California .............: 29.0 26.0 19.0 28.9 25.4 18.4
Colorado ...............: 54.0 53.0 53.0 53.8 52.4 52.8
Florida ................: 21.0 21.0 18.0 20.4 20.0 17.7
Idaho ..................: 300.0 315.0 295.0 299.5 314.5 294.5
Maine ..................: 51.0 54.0 52.0 50.8 53.3 51.6
Michigan ...............: 46.0 46.0 45.0 45.0 45.0 44.5
Minnesota ..............: 42.0 42.0 47.0 41.2 41.3 46.7
Nebraska ...............: 19.0 19.0 20.0 18.8 18.9 19.9
:
North Dakota ...........: 72.0 76.0 74.0 70.0 75.0 73.0
Oregon .................: 45.0 44.0 43.0 45.0 43.8 43.0
Texas ..................: 15.5 13.0 13.0 15.3 12.0 12.5
Washington .............: 155.0 155.0 155.0 154.5 154.5 154.5
Wisconsin ..............: 69.0 69.0 67.0 68.5 67.5 66.5
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United States ..........: 918.5 933.0 901.0 911.7 923.6 895.6
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: Yield per acre : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2020 : 2021 : 2022 : 2020 : 2021 : 2022
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: ----------- cwt ----------- ---------- 1,000 cwt ----------
:
California .............: 445 435 420 12,861 11,049 7,728
Colorado ...............: 420 410 400 22,596 21,484 21,120
Florida ................: 260 270 280 5,304 5,400 4,956
Idaho ..................: 450 420 410 134,775 132,090 120,745
Maine ..................: 265 345 350 13,462 18,389 18,060
Michigan ...............: 390 430 370 17,550 19,350 16,465
Minnesota ..............: 435 425 430 17,922 17,553 20,081
Nebraska ...............: 490 490 485 9,212 9,261 9,652
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North Dakota ...........: 340 300 315 23,800 22,500 22,995
Oregon .................: 600 600 580 27,000 26,280 24,940
Texas ..................: 465 460 575 7,115 5,520 7,188
Washington .............: 645 595 585 99,653 91,928 90,383
Wisconsin ..............: 420 430 420 28,770 29,025 27,930
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United States ..........: 461 444 438 420,020 409,829 392,243
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