United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service ISSN: 1949- 1514 Potatoes 2020 Summary September 2021 Contents Introduction........................................................................................... 4 Narrative.............................................................................................. 5 Potato Utilization - Program States: 2018-2020......................................................... 6 Potato Disposition - United States Chart............................................................... 6 Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2018-2020......... 7 Potato Production, Seed Use, Farm Disposition, Price, and Value - States and United States: 2018 Crop.. 9 Potato Production, Seed Use, Farm Disposition, Price, and Value - States and United States: 2019 Crop.. 10 Potato Production, Seed Use, Farm Disposition, Price, and Value - States and United States: 2020 Crop.. 11 Potato Production and Value - United States Chart...................................................... 12 Potato Production by State - Chart..................................................................... 12 Processing - United States: 2018-2020.................................................................. 13 Number of Potato Chip and Shoestring Plants and Quantity Used - Areas and United States: 2018-2020..... 13 Quantity of Potatoes Used for Processing - 8 States: 2018-2021......................................... 14 Accumulated Potato Shrinkage and Loss - 13 Fall Storage States: 2018-2020.............................. 15 Accumulated Potato Shrinkage and Loss - 13 States: 2020-2021........................................... 15 Potato Stocks Held by Growers, Local Dealers, and Processors - 13 Fall States: 2018-2020............... 16 Potato Stocks Held by Growers, Local Dealers, and Processors - 13 States: 2020-2021.................... 17 Potato Percent of Acreage Planted by Type of Potato - Selected States and United States: 2018-2020..... 18 Potato Acres Planted for Certified Seed - Selected States and United States: 2018-2020................. 18 Potato Marketing Year Average Price Received - States and United States: 2018-2020..................... 19 Statistical Methodology................................................................................ 20 Information Contacts................................................................................... 21 Introduction This publication presents potato estimates of acreage, yield per acre, production, farm disposition, season average price, value, and utilization of sales including processing for the 2020 season with historic comparisons. Also included are first of the month potato stocks (December, February, April, and June) for the 13 potato producing States. Percent of acreage planted by type, and certified seed acres are also included for selected States. These estimates are based on information furnished by producers, 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. Prior to the 2019 season, 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. Beginning in 2019, seasonal estimates have been discontinued. The three seasons are as follows: Season Usual Time of Harvest Spring January through June Summer July to mid-September Fall 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. 2020 Potato Production Down 1 Percent All potato production in 2020 totaled 420 million cwt, down 1 percent from the 2019 crop. Harvested area, at 911,700 acres, was down 3 percent from 2019. The average yield of 461 cwt per acre was up 8 cwt from the previous year. The value of all potatoes sold in 2020, at $3.65 billion, decreased 7 percent from the previous year. The average price, at $9.30 per cwt, was down $0.64 from 2019. The quantity of potatoes sold from the 2020 crop totaled 392 million cwt, down 1 percent from 2019. Quantity sold accounted for 93 percent of 2020 production, unchanged from the previous year. Growers from the 13 estimating States sold 270 million cwt of raw potatoes to processors from the 2020 crop, down 2 percent from 2019. Table stock sales totaled 101 million cwt up 3 percent from last season. Seed sales of 19.4 million cwt for 2020 were down 1 percent from 2019. Sales for livestock feed, at 1.17 million cwt for 2020 were down 23 percent from 2019. Shrinkage and loss was estimated at 23.5 million cwt for 2020, down 6 percent from 2019. Growers kept 4.55 million cwt for seed, livestock feed, and home use on their own farms, down 1 percent from 2019. United States potatoes used for processing totaled 280 million cwt, down 1 percent from 2019. Potatoes used for chips and shoestrings totaled 59.2 million cwt, down 1 percent from the previous year. Frozen french fries and other frozen products utilized 167 million cwt of raw potatoes, down 4 percent from 2019. Potatoes used for dehydrating totaled 44.9 million cwt, up 8 percent from 2019. Canning use, at 2.60 million cwt, was up 50 percent from the previous year. Other products made from potatoes utilized 6.49 million cwt of potatoes, an 8 percent increase from 2019. Potato Utilization - Program States: 2018-2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crop year Utilization items :----------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : Sales : Table stock ...........................................: 106,462 97,865 101,195 : Processing ............................................: 289,209 275,725 270,250 : Other sales : Livestock feed ........................................: 697 1,528 1,173 Seed ..................................................: 24,079 19,677 19,399 Other Sales Total .....................................: 24,776 21,205 20,572 : Total sales ........................................ : 420,447 394,795 392,017 : Non-sales : Seed used on farms where grown ........................: 3,491 3,995 3,949 Household use and used for feed on farms where grown ..: 556 613 601 Shrinkage and loss ....................................: 25,526 25,016 23,453 : Total non-sales .......................................: 29,573 29,624 28,003 : Total production ................................... : 450,020 424,419 420,020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2018-2020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area planted : Area harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2020 : 2018 : 2019 : 2020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 acres : Alaska 1/ ............: 0.5 (NA) (NA) 0.5 (NA) (NA) California ...........: 38.5 40.5 29.0 38.3 40.1 28.9 Colorado .............: 55.3 51.3 54.0 55.0 51.0 53.8 San Luis Valley 2/ : 51.8 48.6 (NA) 51.6 48.4 (NA) All other areas 2/ : 3.5 2.7 (NA) 3.4 2.6 (NA) Florida ..............: 22.0 26.0 21.0 20.8 25.3 20.4 Idaho ................: 315.0 310.0 300.0 315.0 308.0 299.5 Illinois 1/ ..........: 7.7 (NA) (NA) 7.6 (NA) (NA) Kansas 1/ ............: 3.3 (NA) (NA) 3.3 (NA) (NA) Maine ................: 49.0 52.0 51.0 48.5 51.5 50.8 : Maryland 1/ ..........: 2.2 (NA) (NA) 2.0 (NA) (NA) Michigan .............: 50.0 50.0 46.0 48.0 48.5 45.0 Minnesota ............: 44.0 46.0 42.0 43.5 43.0 41.2 Missouri 1/ ..........: 7.8 (NA) (NA) 7.4 (NA) (NA) Montana 1/ ...........: 11.1 (NA) (NA) 11.1 (NA) (NA) Nebraska .............: 19.5 20.5 19.0 19.3 20.2 18.8 New Jersey 1/ ........: 2.0 (NA) (NA) 2.0 (NA) (NA) New York 1/ ..........: 14.3 (NA) (NA) 13.4 (NA) (NA) North Carolina 1/ ....: 13.0 (NA) (NA) 12.2 (NA) (NA) North Dakota .........: 74.5 73.0 72.0 73.0 58.0 70.0 : Oregon ...............: 45.0 43.0 45.0 45.0 42.9 45.0 Texas ................: 18.0 15.0 15.5 17.5 14.8 15.3 Virginia 1/ ..........: 4.8 (NA) (NA) 4.4 (NA) (NA) Washington ...........: 160.0 165.0 155.0 160.0 164.0 154.5 Wisconsin ............: 69.0 71.0 69.0 67.0 70.0 68.5 : United States ........: 1,026.5 963.3 918.5 1,014.8 937.3 911.7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and United States: 2018-2020 (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield per acre : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2020 : 2018 : 2019 : 2020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- cwt ----------- ---------- 1,000 cwt ---------- : Alaska 1/ ............: 280 (NA) (NA) 140 (NA) (NA) California ...........: 404 420 445 15,457 16,842 12,861 Colorado .............: 395 386 420 21,722 19,666 22,596 San Luis Valley 2/ : 390 380 (NA) 20,124 18,392 (NA) All other areas 2/ : 470 490 (NA) 1,598 1,274 (NA) Florida ..............: 265 275 260 5,512 6,958 5,304 Idaho ................: 450 425 450 141,750 130,900 134,775 Illinois 1/ ..........: 375 (NA) (NA) 2,850 (NA) (NA) Kansas 1/ ............: 430 (NA) (NA) 1,419 (NA) (NA) Maine ................: 310 325 265 15,035 16,738 13,462 : Maryland 1/ ..........: 255 (NA) (NA) 510 (NA) (NA) Michigan .............: 380 420 390 18,240 20,370 17,550 Minnesota ............: 430 415 435 18,705 17,845 17,922 Missouri 1/ ..........: 225 (NA) (NA) 1,665 (NA) (NA) Montana ..............: 350 (NA) (NA) 3,885 (NA) (NA) Nebraska .............: 480 475 490 9,264 9,595 9,212 New Jersey 1/ ........: 265 (NA) (NA) 530 (NA) (NA) New York 1/ ..........: 290 (NA) (NA) 3,886 (NA) (NA) North Carolina 1/ ....: 190 (NA) (NA) 2,318 (NA) (NA) North Dakota .........: 325 335 340 23,725 19,430 23,800 : Oregon ...............: 600 590 600 27,000 25,311 27,000 Texas ................: 425 480 465 7,438 7,104 7,115 Virginia 1/ ..........: 235 (NA) (NA) 1,034 (NA) (NA) Washington ...........: 630 640 645 100,800 104,960 99,653 Wisconsin ............: 405 410 420 27,135 28,700 28,770 : United States ........: 443 453 461 450,020 424,419 420,020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ Estimates discontinued in 2019. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2020. Potato Production, Seed Use, Farm Disposition, Price, and Value - States and United States: 2018 Crop [United States and totals may not add due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Farm disposition : : Value of : : :-----------------------: :--------------------------- : : Total : Where grown : : Price : : State :Production : used :---------------: : per : : : : for : Seed, :Shrink : Sold : cwt :Production 1/: Sales 1/ : : seed : feed, : and : : : : : : : home : loss : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 cwt --------------- dollars ---- 1,000 dollars ---- : Alaska ...........: 140 10 24 11 105 34.30 4,802 3,599 California .......: 15,457 943 4 557 14,896 14.30 221,508 212,777 Colorado .........: 21,722 1,350 945 1,616 19,161 9.98 216,786 191,311 Florida ..........: 5,512 564 1 82 5,429 16.30 89,846 88,650 Idaho ............: 141,750 7,592 795 8,700 132,255 7.25 1,027,688 958,847 Illinois .........: 2,850 214 - 20 2,830 9.01 25,679 25,507 Kansas ...........: 1,419 92 - - 1,419 9.44 13,395 13,402 Maine ............: 15,035 1,100 252 783 14,000 11.10 166,889 155,790 Maryland .........: 510 48 1 1 508 11.70 5,967 5,929 Michigan .........: 18,240 1,400 373 680 17,187 10.50 191,520 180,477 : Minnesota ........: 18,705 738 67 1,028 17,610 9.64 180,316 169,730 Missouri .........: 1,665 163 - 210 1,455 11.40 18,981 16,632 Montana ..........: 3,885 289 202 190 3,493 12.90 50,117 45,035 Nebraska .........: 9,264 566 217 825 8,222 10.90 100,978 89,232 New Jersey .......: 530 33 - 1 529 8.91 4,722 4,711 New York .........: 3,886 343 45 181 3,660 12.20 47,409 44,580 North Carolina ...: 2,318 391 - - 2,318 12.30 28,511 28,454 North Dakota .....: 23,725 1,548 150 2,000 21,575 9.53 226,099 205,557 Oregon ...........: 27,000 1,148 341 1,680 24,979 7.47 201,690 186,695 Texas ............: 7,438 401 28 25 7,385 12.60 93,719 92,921 : Virginia .........: 1,034 119 - - 1,034 16.00 16,544 16,576 Washington .......: 100,800 4,241 258 5,800 94,742 7.82 788,256 741,224 Wisconsin ........: 27,135 1,680 344 1,136 25,655 10.50 284,918 269,122 : United States ....: 450,020 24,973 4,047 25,526 420,447 8.90 4,006,340 3,746,758 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ May not calculate due to rounding. Potato Production, Seed Use, Farm Disposition, Price, and Value - States and United States: 2019 Crop [United States and totals may not add due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Farm disposition : : Value of : : :-----------------------: :--------------------------- : : Total : Where grown : : Price : : State :Production : used :---------------: : per : : : : for : Seed, :Shrink : Sold : cwt :Production 1/: Sales 1/ : : seed : feed, : and : : : : : : : home : loss : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 cwt --------------- dollars ---- 1,000 dollars ---- : California .......: 16,842 1,131 202 253 16,387 16.50 277,893 270,140 Colorado .........: 19,666 1,350 770 1,512 17,384 12.20 239,925 211,697 Florida ..........: 6,958 (D) (D) (D) 6,903 21.30 148,205 147,212 Idaho ............: 130,900 7,380 1,324 9,540 120,036 7.98 1,044,582 958,101 Maine ............: 16,738 1,071 214 908 15,616 11.00 184,118 171,573 Michigan .........: 20,370 1,411 375 746 19,249 9.84 200,441 189,493 Minnesota ........: 17,845 900 80 830 16,935 10.90 194,511 183,946 Nebraska .........: 9,595 620 287 672 8,636 11.40 109,383 98,570 North Dakota .....: 19,430 1,495 130 803 18,497 11.50 223,445 213,238 Oregon ...........: 25,311 1,206 461 1,765 23,085 9.24 233,874 213,321 : Texas ............: 7,104 (D) (D) (D) 6,656 12.40 88,090 82,662 Washington .......: 104,960 3,785 258 6,670 98,032 8.90 934,144 872,847 Wisconsin ........: 28,700 1,562 259 1,062 27,379 11.80 338,660 322,636 : United States ....: 424,419 22,761 4,608 25,016 394,795 9.94 4,217,271 3,935,436 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ May not calculate due to rounding. Potato Production, Seed Use, Farm Disposition, Price, and Value - States and United States: 2020 Crop [United States totals may not add due to rounding] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Farm disposition : : Value of : : :-----------------------: :----------------------- : : Total : Where grown : : Price : : State :Production : used :---------------: : per : : : : for : Seed, :Shrink : Sold : cwt :Production 1/:Sales 1/ : : seed : feed, : and : : : : : : : home : loss : : : : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 cwt --------------- dollars --- 1,000 dollars --- : California .......: 12,861 1,001 22 299 12,540 17.70 227,640 222,038 Colorado .........: 22,596 1,484 976 2,119 19,500 10.70 241,777 207,712 Florida ..........: 5,304 (D) (D) (D) 5,203 20.30 107,671 105,420 Idaho ............: 134,775 7,245 1,320 8,250 125,206 7.28 981,162 911,590 Maine ............: 13,462 1,120 293 555 12,614 11.30 152,121 142,132 Michigan .........: 17,550 1,349 332 527 16,691 10.80 189,540 180,964 Minnesota ........: 17,922 858 72 715 17,134 10.90 195,350 186,677 Nebraska .........: 9,212 651 258 756 8,198 11.20 103,174 91,773 North Dakota .....: 23,800 1,606 210 1,218 22,371 11.70 278,460 260,955 Oregon ...........: 27,000 1,103 475 1,632 24,894 8.00 216,000 199,125 : Texas ............: 7,115 (D) (D) (D) 6,887 15.40 109,571 105,772 Washington .......: 99,653 4,016 238 6,140 93,276 7.56 753,377 705,193 Wisconsin ........: 28,770 1,715 347 920 27,503 12.20 350,994 334,342 : United States ....: 420,020 23,010 4,550 23,453 392,017 9.30 3,906,837 3,653,693 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ May not calculate due to rounding. Processing - United States: 2018-2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Crop year Utilization items :----------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 cwt : Processing : Chips and shoestrings ....................................: 62,700 59,639 59,217 All Dehydrated (including starch and flour) ..............: 49,066 41,621 44,893 Frozen french fries ......................................: 163,140 162,394 155,623 Other frozen products ....................................: 15,956 11,848 10,968 Canned products ..........................................: 1,113 898 1,429 Other canned products (hash, stews, soups) ...............: 758 836 1,172 Other (including fresh pack, potato salad, vodka, etc.) ..: 5,550 6,031 6,490 : Total ....................................................: 298,283 283,267 279,792 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Number of Potato Chip and Shoestring Plants and Quantity Used - Areas and United States: 2018-2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 2018 : 2019 : 2020 Area :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Plants : Quantity : Plants : Quantity : Plants : Quantity ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : number 1,000 cwt number 1,000 cwt number 1,000 cwt : New England : Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, : New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont .......................: 6 4,864 6 4,541 6 4,561 : Eastern : Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, : New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia ...........................: 20 11,112 21 10,880 20 12,888 : North Central : Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia ..............................: 15 6,717 15 4,916 15 4,257 : Mid-Central : Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska .................................: 3 1,797 3 2,012 3 1,941 : Midwest : Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, : North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin ......................: 15 10,556 14 10,456 14 10,585 : Southeast : Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi,: North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee ..................: 8 10,770 9 9,732 9 8,525 : South Central : Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas ..................................: 6 5,407 9 5,618 7 5,282 : Rocky Mountains : Colorado, Idaho, Montana, : New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming ..................................: 3 1,498 3 1,531 3 1,702 : West Coast : Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, : Nevada, Oregon, Washington .................................: 13 9,979 13 9,953 13 9,476 : United States ........................................... : 89 62,700 93 59,639 90 59,217 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quantity of Potatoes Used for Processing - 8 States: 2018-2021 [Total quantity received and used for processing regardless of the State in which the potatoes were produced] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Current : Following year State : year : : : : : : : :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December 1, :January 1, :February 1,: March 1, : April 1, : May 1, : June 1, : Season : 2018 : 2019 : 2019 : 2019 : 2019 : 2019 : 2019 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon .....: 25,325 32,020 39,495 47,395 55,250 63,225 71,340 95,974 Maine ................................: 1,470 1,890 2,400 2,870 3,450 3,870 4,290 5,050 Washington and Oregon 1/ .............: 36,405 43,420 50,400 57,720 65,095 71,405 79,130 97,176 : Other States 2/ ......................: 10,643 15,048 18,836 23,479 27,079 30,423 34,392 40,470 : United States ........................: 73,843 92,378 111,131 131,464 150,874 168,923 189,152 238,670 : Dehydrated 3/ ........................: 13,810 17,065 20,775 24,420 28,315 32,620 36,660 47,648 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Current : Following year State : year : : : : : : : :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December 1, :January 1, :February 1,: March 1, : April 1, : May 1, : June 1, : Season : 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2020 : 2020 : 2020 : 2020 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon .....: 26,655 33,170 39,840 47,980 55,775 61,640 69,395 86,863 Maine ................................: 1,585 2,050 2,610 2,875 3,285 3,590 4,040 5,050 Washington and Oregon 1/ .............: 34,755 42,045 49,685 59,535 67,325 71,280 78,895 94,700 : Other States 2/ ......................: 13,315 17,485 21,170 24,940 28,430 31,263 34,565 39,346 : United States ........................: 76,310 94,750 113,305 135,330 154,815 167,773 186,895 225,959 : Dehydrated 3/ ........................: 11,850 15,075 18,620 21,865 25,510 28,780 32,080 40,285 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Current : Following year State : year : : : : : : : :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December 1, :January 1, :February 1,: March 1, : April 1, : May 1, : June 1, : Season : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : 2021 : 2021 : 2021 : 2021 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon .....: 27,195 34,360 41,695 49,565 57,390 64,815 73,065 90,755 Maine ................................: 1,475 1,750 2,095 2,400 2,720 3,055 3,375 4,307 Washington and Oregon 1/ .............: 31,930 38,235 45,085 53,300 60,990 68,955 78,055 89,406 : Other States 2/ ......................: 11,380 14,854 18,134 21,545 25,200 28,587 32,302 38,101 : United States ........................: 71,980 89,199 107,009 126,810 146,300 165,412 186,797 222,569 : Dehydrated 3/ ........................: 13,140 16,435 19,715 23,245 27,090 30,780 34,430 43,735 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Oregon excluding Malheur County. 2/ Other States include Colorado, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. 3/ Dehydrated products except starch and flour. Includes Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, Oregon, and Washington. Accumulated Potato Shrinkage and Loss - 13 Fall Storage States: 2018-2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Current : : : : : : Crop : year : Following year year :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :December 1, 2018 : January 1, 2019 :February 1, 2019 :March 1, 2019 :April 1, 2019 : May 1, 2019 : June 1, 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : 2018 ...: 12,233 13,799 15,547 17,183 18,570 20,227 22,015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Accumulated Potato Shrinkage and Loss - 13 States: 2020-2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Current : : : : : : Crop : year : Following year year :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :December 1, 2019 : January 1, 2020 :February 1, 2020 :March 1, 2020 :April 1, 2020 : May 1, 2020 : June 1, 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : 2019 ...: 12,141 13,626 15,259 17,061 18,465 20,157 22,261 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Current : : : : : : Crop : year : Following year year :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :December 1, 2020 : January 1, 2021 :February 1, 2021 :March 1, 2021 :April 1, 2021 : May 1, 2021 : June 1, 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : 2020 ...: 12,076 13,766 15,591 17,386 19,118 20,871 22,181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Potato Stocks Held by Growers, Local Dealers, and Processors - 13 Fall States: 2018-2020 [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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Current : : : State : year : Following year :----------------------------------------------------------------------- :December 1, 2018 :February 1, 2019 : April 1, 2019 : June 1, 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California ........: 2,200 (D) 900 (D) Colorado ..........: 15,600 11,600 7,600 3,000 Idaho .............: 101,000 79,000 57,000 34,000 Maine .............: 10,900 7,800 4,700 1,500 Michigan ..........: 10,500 6,700 3,400 300 Minnesota .........: 12,800 9,700 6,700 4,200 Montana ...........: 3,700 3,600 3,100 70 Nebraska ..........: 5,000 3,700 2,300 (D) New York ..........: 2,000 (D) 800 400 North Dakota ......: 17,000 11,700 6,900 2,800 Oregon ............: 21,100 14,500 9,800 3,900 Washington ........: 57,500 46,000 29,500 14,800 Wisconsin .........: 20,000 15,700 12,000 4,700 : Other States 1/ ...: - 2,800 - 700 : United States .....: 279,300 212,800 144,700 70,370 : Klamath Basin 2/ ..: 5,100 (D) 1,700 (D) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Includes data withheld above. 2/ Includes potato stocks in California and Klamath County, Oregon. Potato Stocks Held by Growers, Local Dealers, and Processors - 13 States: 2020-2021 [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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Current : : : State : year : Following year :----------------------------------------------------------------------- :December 1, 2019 :February 1, 2020 : April 1, 2020 : June 1, 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California ........: 3,000 1,700 600 (D) Colorado ..........: 13,800 10,600 5,900 2,800 Florida ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) Idaho .............: 92,000 73,000 48,000 25,000 Maine .............: 12,400 9,600 6,300 1,800 Michigan ..........: 12,500 7,900 3,900 500 Minnesota .........: 11,600 8,200 5,700 3,400 Nebraska ..........: 5,100 3,600 2,300 (D) North Dakota ......: 14,000 9,900 5,900 2,400 Oregon ............: 20,300 14,000 8,400 2,800 Texas .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ........: 61,000 46,500 28,500 15,500 Wisconsin .........: 20,400 15,500 9,900 2,700 : Other States 1/ ...: 3,100 2,500 1,600 1,100 : United States .....: 269,200 203,000 127,000 58,000 : Klamath Basin 2/ ..: 5,800 3,200 1,200 (D) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Current : : : State : year : Following year :----------------------------------------------------------------------- :December 1, 2020 :February 1, 2021 : April 1, 2021 : June 1, 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : California ........: 1,800 1,200 800 (D) Colorado ..........: 16,900 13,200 8,600 4,300 Florida ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) Idaho .............: 95,000 74,000 47,000 25,000 Maine .............: 9,800 6,700 3,500 1,100 Michigan ..........: 10,900 7,300 3,400 300 Minnesota .........: 12,500 8,700 5,300 2,100 Nebraska ..........: 5,000 4,100 2,400 (D) North Dakota ......: 17,100 11,600 6,900 2,400 Oregon ............: 22,400 15,200 9,600 3,600 Texas .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ........: 57,000 45,500 29,000 13,500 Wisconsin .........: 17,900 15,600 7,400 3,200 : Other States 1/ ...: 4,000 2,000 900 900 : United States .....: 270,300 205,100 124,800 56,400 : Klamath Basin 2/ ..: 4,800 2,900 1,500 (D) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Includes data withheld above. 2/ Includes potato stocks in California and Klamath County, Oregon. Potato Percent of Acreage Planted by Type of Potato - Selected States and United States: 2018-2020 [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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Potato types :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Reds : Whites : Yellows : Russets :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 : 2019 : 2020 : 2018 : 2019 : 2020 : 2018 : 2019 : 2020 : 2018 : 2019 : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : California 1/ .....: 8 5 16 62 70 67 6 8 4 24 17 13 Colorado ..........: 6 4 3 3 1 5 10 10 9 81 85 83 Florida 2/ ........: (NA) 60 26 (NA) 35 65 (NA) 5 9 (NA) - - Idaho .............: 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 3 91 91 90 Maine .............: 3 4 3 39 34 38 1 2 1 57 60 58 Michigan ..........: 1 1 1 82 82 82 1 1 2 16 16 15 Minnesota .........: 19 17 17 10 12 11 2 3 2 69 68 70 Montana 3/ ........: 3 (NA) (NA) 7 (NA) (NA) 1 (NA) (NA) 89 (NA) (NA) Nebraska ..........: 1 1 1 48 47 48 - 2 2 51 50 49 New York 3/ .......: 3 (NA) (NA) 93 (NA) (NA) 4 (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) North Dakota ......: 25 23 25 33 32 33 2 3 3 40 42 39 Oregon ............: 1 1 1 19 21 18 1 1 1 79 77 80 Texas 2/ ..........: (NA) 10 14 (NA) 57 59 (NA) 4 3 (NA) 29 24 Washington ........: 5 4 6 9 10 10 2 2 4 84 84 80 Wisconsin .........: 9 9 9 42 41 39 5 4 6 44 46 46 : United States .....: 7 8 7 20 21 22 2 3 4 71 68 67 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (NA) Not available. 1/ Beginning in 2019, estimates represent all California 2/ Estimates began in 2019. 3/ Estimates discontinued in 2019. Potato Acres Planted for Certified Seed - Selected States and United States: 2018-2020 [Data supplied by State seed certification officials] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2018 Crop : 2019 Crop : 2020 Crop :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Entered for : : Percent : Entered for : : Percent : Entered for : : Percent State :certification:Certified :certified :certification:Certified :certified :certification:Certified :certified ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ acres ------ ------ acres ------ ------ acres ------ : Alaska ..........: 42 42 100 32 32 100 44 44 100 Arizona .........: 150 122 81 381 381 100 737 737 100 California ......: 979 966 99 940 940 100 900 826 92 Colorado ........: 10,282 9,306 91 8,413 7,609 90 6,740 6,536 97 Idaho 1/ ........: 29,694 29,294 99 30,180 30,044 100 30,186 30,020 99 Maine ...........: 9,631 8,892 92 10,118 9,806 97 9,414 9,393 100 Michigan ........: 2,550 2,499 98 2,569 2,569 100 2,511 2,511 100 Minnesota .......: 5,478 4,482 82 6,134 5,507 90 6,267 5,144 82 Montana .........: 10,356 10,356 100 10,440 10,440 100 10,893 10,878 100 Nebraska ........: 5,973 5,973 100 5,965 4,760 80 6,453 4,691 73 : Nevada ..........: 84 84 100 109 109 100 327 327 100 New York ........: 613 611 100 599 590 98 599 594 99 North Dakota ....: 14,008 13,681 98 13,236 13,036 98 15,014 14,604 97 Oregon ..........: 2,817 2,714 96 2,581 2,542 98 2,877 2,745 95 Pennsylvania ....: 352 352 100 437 374 86 460 401 87 Washington ......: 3,681 3,681 100 3,526 3,487 99 3,526 3,526 100 Wisconsin .......: 9,303 9,269 100 9,240 9,200 100 9,429 9,379 99 Wyoming .........: 464 464 100 562 484 86 762 649 85 : United States ...: 106,457 102,788 97 105,462 101,910 97 107,139 103,005 96 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes certified acreage in northern Utah. Potato Marketing Year Average Price Received - States and United States: 2018-2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2018 : 2019 : 2020 :: State : 2018 : 2019 : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars per cwt :: : dollars per cwt : :: : Alaska 1/ ..........: 34.30 (NA) (NA) :: North Dakota : California : :: All potatoes ..: 9.53 11.50 11.70 All potatoes ..: 14.30 16.50 17.70 :: Fresh .........: 10.00 21.60 16.60 Spring 1/ .....: 15.70 (NA) (NA) :: Processing ....: 8.93 9.53 10.00 Fall 1/ .......: 9.11 (NA) (NA) :: : Colorado : :: Oregon .............: 7.47 9.24 8.00 All potatoes ..: 9.98 12.20 10.70 :: Texas ..............: 12.60 12.40 15.40 Fresh .........: 11.40 14.00 12.00 :: Virginia 1/ ........: 16.00 (NA) (NA) : :: Washington : Florida ............: 16.30 21.30 20.30 :: All potatoes ..: 7.82 8.90 7.56 Idaho : :: Processing ....: 7.40 8.10 6.70 All potatoes ..: 7.25 7.98 7.28 :: Wisconsin : Fresh .........: 6.94 9.20 7.00 :: All potatoes ..: 10.50 11.80 12.20 Processing ....: 7.06 7.10 7.10 :: Fresh .........: 13.50 14.80 13.20 Illinois 1/ ........: 9.01 (NA) (NA) :: Processing ....: 7.30 9.30 10.80 Kansas 1/ ..........: 9.44 (NA) (NA) :: : Maine ..............: 11.10 11.00 11.30 :: United States : Maryland 1/ ........: 11.70 (NA) (NA) :: All potatoes ..: 8.90 9.94 9.30 : :: Fresh .........: 10.74 13.60 11.90 Michigan ...........: 10.50 9.84 10.80 :: Processing ....: 7.90 8.46 8.07 Minnesota ..........: 9.64 10.90 10.90 :: : Missouri 1/ ........: 11.40 (NA) (NA) :: : Montana 1/ .........: 12.90 (NA) (NA) :: : Nebraska ...........: 10.90 11.40 11.20 :: : New Jersey 1/ ......: 8.91 (NA) (NA) :: : New York 1/ ........: 12.20 (NA) (NA) :: : North Carolina 1/ ..: 12.30 (NA) (NA) :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ Estimates discontinued in 2019. Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: Potato estimates are the results of a variety of surveys. 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, 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. 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@usda.gov Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch........................................................ (202) 720-2127 Fleming Gibson, Head, Fruits, Vegetables and Special Crops Section...................... 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