Potatoes - Publication

United States
Department of
Agriculture
National
Agricultural
Statistics
Service

Potatoes
2021 Summary
September 2022

ISSN: 1949-1514

Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................. 4
Narrative ................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
Potato Utilization – Program States: 2019-2021..................................................................................................................... 6
Potato Disposition - United States Chart ................................................................................................................................ 6
Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production – States and United States: 2019-2021...................................... 7
Potato Production, Seed Use, Farm Disposition, Price, and Value – States and United States: 2019 Crop ........................... 9
Potato Production, Seed Use, Farm Disposition, Price, and Value – States and United States: 2020 Crop ......................... 10
Potato Production, Seed Use, Farm Disposition, Price, and Value – States and United States: 2021 Crop ......................... 11
Potato Production and Value - United States Chart .............................................................................................................. 12
Potato Production by State - Chart ........................................................................................................................................ 12
Processing – United States: 2019-2021 ................................................................................................................................ 13
Number of Potato Chip and Shoestring Plants and Quantity Used – Areas and United States: 2019-2021 ......................... 13
Quantity of Potatoes Used for Processing – 8 States: 2019-2022 ......................................................................................... 14
Accumulated Potato Shrinkage and Loss – 13 States: 2019-2022 ........................................................................................ 15
Potato Stocks Held by Growers, Local Dealers, and Processors – 13 States: 2019-2022 .................................................... 16
Potato Percent of Acreage Planted by Type of Potato – States and United States: 2019-2021 ............................................ 18
Potato Acres Planted for Certified Seed – Selected States and United States: 2019-2021 ................................................... 18
Potato Marketing Year Average Price Received – States and United States: 2019-2021 .................................................... 19
Statistical Methodology ........................................................................................................................................................ 20
Information Contacts ............................................................................................................................................................ 21

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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 2021 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.
A crop year is associated with the calendar year in which harvest is accomplished. Generally, the marketing season
closely follows harvest except for fall harvested potatoes, when marketing from storage may extend through August of the
following year.

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2021 Potato Production Down 2 Percent
All potato production in 2021 totaled 410 million cwt, down 2 percent from the 2020 crop. Harvested area, at 923,600
acres, was up 1 percent from 2020. The average yield of 444 cwt per acre was down 17 cwt from the previous year.
The value of all potatoes sold in 2021, at $3.91 billion, increased 7 percent from the previous year. The average price, at
$10.20 per cwt, was up $0.90 from 2020. The quantity of potatoes sold from the 2021 crop totaled 383 million cwt,
down 2 percent from 2020. Quantity sold accounted for 93 percent of 2021 production, unchanged from the previous year.
Growers from the 13 estimating States sold 268 million cwt of raw potatoes to processors from the 2021 crop,
down 1 percent from 2020. Table stock sales totaled 94.4 million cwt, down 7 percent from last season. Seed sales of
19.1 million cwt for 2021 were down 1 percent from 2020. Sales for livestock feed, at 1.24 million cwt for 2021 were
up 5 percent from 2020.
Shrinkage and loss was estimated at 23.4 million cwt for 2021, down slightly from 2020. Growers kept 3.58 million cwt
for seed, livestock feed, and home use on their own farms, down 21 percent from 2020.
United States potatoes used for processing totaled 281 million cwt, up slightly from 2020. Potatoes used for chips and
shoestrings totaled 60.3 million cwt, up 2 percent from the previous year. Frozen french fries and other frozen products
utilized 171 million cwt of raw potatoes, up 2 percent from 2020. Potatoes used for dehydrating totaled 40.6 million cwt,
down 10 percent from 2020. Canning use, at 2.18 million cwt, was down 16 percent from the previous year. Other
products made from potatoes utilized 7.20 million cwt of potatoes, an 11 percent increase from 2020.

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Potato Utilization – Program States: 2019-2021
Crop year

Utilization items

2019

2020

2021

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

Sales
Table stock .........................................................................................................................

97,865

101,195

94,399

Processing ..........................................................................................................................

275,725

270,250

268,099

Other sales
Livestock feed .....................................................................................................................
Seed ...................................................................................................................................
Other Sales Total ................................................................................................................

1,528
19,677
21,205

1,173
19,399
20,572

1,236
19,149
20,385

Total sales .........................................................................................................................

394,795

392,017

382,883

Non-sales
Seed used on farms where grown .......................................................................................
Household use and used for feed on farms where grown ....................................................
Shrinkage and loss .............................................................................................................

3,995
613
25,016

3,949
601
23,453

3,027
552
23,367

Total non-sales ...................................................................................................................

29,624

28,003

26,946

Total production ................................................................................................................

424,419

420,020

409,829

Potato Disposition of Sales
United States: 2021
1,000,000 cwt
300
275
250
225
200
175
150
125
100
75
50
25
0

268

94

19
1

Processing

6

Fresh

Seed

Feed

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Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production – States and United States: 2019-2021
State

Area planted
2019

2020

(1,000 acres)

Area harvested
2021

(1,000 acres)

2019

(1,000 acres)

2020

(1,000 acres)

2021

(1,000 acres)

(1,000 acres)

California .....................................
Colorado ......................................
San Luis Valley 1 ....................
All other areas 1 .....................
Florida .........................................
Idaho ...........................................
Maine ..........................................
Michigan ......................................
Minnesota ....................................
Nebraska .....................................

40.5
51.3
48.6
2.7
26.0
310.0
52.0
50.0
46.0
20.5

29.0
54.0
(NA)
(NA)
21.0
300.0
51.0
46.0
42.0
19.0

26.0
53.0
(NA)
(NA)
21.0
315.0
54.0
46.0
42.0
19.0

40.1
51.0
48.4
2.6
25.3
308.0
51.5
48.5
43.0
20.2

28.9
53.8
(NA)
(NA)
20.4
299.5
50.8
45.0
41.2
18.8

25.4
52.4
(NA)
(NA)
20.0
314.5
53.3
45.0
41.3
18.9

North Dakota ...............................
Oregon ........................................
Texas ..........................................
Washington .................................
Wisconsin ....................................

73.0
43.0
15.0
165.0
71.0

72.0
45.0
15.5
155.0
69.0

76.0
44.0
13.0
155.0
69.0

58.0
42.9
14.8
164.0
70.0

70.0
45.0
15.3
154.5
68.5

75.0
43.8
12.0
154.5
67.5

United States ...............................

963.3

918.5

933.0

937.3

911.7

See footnote(s) at end of table.

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Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production – States and United States:
2019-2021 (continued)
State

Yield per acre
2019

2020

(cwt)

Production
2021

(cwt)

(cwt)

2019

2020

2021

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

California .....................................
Colorado ......................................
San Luis Valley 1 ....................
All other areas 1 ......................
Florida ..........................................
Idaho ............................................
Maine ...........................................
Michigan ......................................
Minnesota ....................................
Nebraska .....................................

420
386
380
490
275
425
325
420
415
475

445
420
(NA)
(NA)
260
450
265
390
435
490

435
410
(NA)
(NA)
270
420
345
430
425
490

16,842
19,666
18,392
1,274
6,958
130,900
16,738
20,370
17,845
9,595

12,861
22,596
(NA)
(NA)
5,304
134,775
13,462
17,550
17,922
9,212

11,049
21,484
(NA)
(NA)
5,400
132,090
18,389
19,350
17,553
9,261

North Dakota ................................
Oregon .........................................
Texas ...........................................
Washington ..................................
Wisconsin ....................................

335
590
480
640
410

340
600
465
645
420

300
600
460
595
430

19,430
25,311
7,104
104,960
28,700

23,800
27,000
7,115
99,653
28,770

22,500
26,280
5,520
91,928
29,025

United States ...............................

453

461

444

424,419

420,020

409,829

(NA) Not available.
1
Estimates discontinued in 2020.

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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
State

Production

(1,000 cwt)

Total
used
for
seed

Value of

Where grown
Seed,
feed,
home

Shrink
and
loss

Sold

(1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt)

Price
per
cwt

Production 1

Sales 1

(dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

California .........................
Colorado ..........................
Florida .............................
Idaho ...............................
Maine ..............................
Michigan ..........................
Minnesota ........................
Nebraska .........................
North Dakota ...................
Oregon ............................

16,842
19,666
6,958
130,900
16,738
20,370
17,845
9,595
19,430
25,311

1,131
1,350
(D)
7,380
1,071
1,411
900
620
1,495
1,206

202
770
(D)
1,324
214
375
80
287
130
461

253
1,512
(D)
9,540
908
746
830
672
803
1,765

16,387
17,384
6,903
120,036
15,616
19,249
16,935
8,636
18,497
23,085

16.50
12.20
21.30
7.98
11.00
9.84
10.90
11.40
11.50
9.24

277,893
239,925
148,205
1,044,582
184,118
200,441
194,511
109,383
223,445
233,874

270,140
211,697
147,212
958,101
171,573
189,493
183,946
98,570
213,238
213,321

Texas ..............................
Washington .....................
Wisconsin ........................

7,104
104,960
28,700

(D)
3,785
1,562

(D)
258
259

(D)
6,670
1,062

6,656
98,032
27,379

12.40
8.90
11.80

88,090
934,144
338,660

82,662
872,847
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.

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Potato Production, Seed Use, Farm Disposition, Price, and Value – States and United States:
2020 Crop
[United States and totals may not add due to rounding]
Farm disposition
State

Production

(1,000 cwt)

Total
used
for
seed

Value of

Where grown
Seed,
feed,
home

Shrink
and
loss

Sold

(1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt)

Price
per
cwt

Production 1

Sales 1

(dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

California .........................
Colorado ..........................
Florida ..............................
Idaho ................................
Maine ...............................
Michigan ..........................
Minnesota ........................
Nebraska .........................
North Dakota ....................
Oregon .............................

12,861
22,596
5,304
134,775
13,462
17,550
17,922
9,212
23,800
27,000

1,001
1,484
(D)
7,245
1,120
1,349
858
651
1,606
1,103

22
976
(D)
1,320
293
332
72
258
210
475

299
2,119
(D)
8,250
555
527
715
756
1,218
1,632

12,540
19,500
5,203
125,206
12,614
16,691
17,134
8,198
22,371
24,894

17.70
10.70
20.30
7.28
11.30
10.80
10.90
11.20
11.70
8.00

227,640
241,777
107,671
981,162
152,121
189,540
195,350
103,174
278,460
216,000

222,038
207,712
105,420
911,590
142,132
180,964
186,677
91,773
260,955
199,125

Texas ...............................
Washington ......................
Wisconsin ........................

7,115
99,653
28,770

(D)
4,016
1,715

(D)
238
347

(D)
6,140
920

6,887
93,276
27,503

15.40
7.56
12.20

109,571
753,377
350,994

105,772
705,193
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.

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Potato Production, Seed Use, Farm Disposition, Price, and Value – States and United States:
2021 Crop
[United States totals may not add due to rounding]
Farm disposition
State

Production

Total
used
for
seed

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

Value of

Where grown
Seed,
feed,
home

Shrink
and
loss

(1,000 cwt)

Sold

(1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt)

Price
per
cwt

Production 1

Sales 1

(dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

California .........................
Colorado ..........................
Florida .............................
Idaho ...............................
Maine ..............................
Michigan ..........................
Minnesota ........................
Nebraska .........................
North Dakota ...................
Oregon ............................

11,049
21,484
5,400
132,090
18,389
19,350
17,553
9,261
22,500
26,280

710
1,431
(D)
7,279
1,200
1,113
820
620
1,460
1,084

1
727
(D)
894
206
283
97
230
87
441

253
1,529
(D)
8,220
1,008
878
728
696
1,329
1,635

10,795
19,228
5,298
122,976
17,175
18,189
16,728
8,335
21,084
24,204

24.90
11.40
18.20
8.46
11.70
13.10
10.70
11.80
11.50
9.02

275,120
244,918
98,280
1,117,481
215,151
253,485
187,817
109,280
258,750
237,046

268,289
219,911
96,328
1,040,123
201,555
237,865
178,490
98,270
243,433
218,223

Texas ..............................
Washington .....................
Wisconsin ........................

5,520
91,928
29,025

(D)
4,142
1,599

(D)
275
289

(D)
5,700
1,133

5,315
85,953
27,603

15.80
7.75
13.00

87,216
712,442
377,325

84,000
666,473
358,955

United States ...................

409,829

22,158

3,579

23,367

382,883

10.20

4,174,311

3,911,915

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
1
May not calculate due to rounding.

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Potato Production and Value - United States
Value million dollars

Production million cwt

700

4500

650

4000

600
3500

550
Production

Value

500

3000

450
2500

400
350

2000
2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Potato Production by States: 2021
1,000 cwt

140,000
120,000
100,000
80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
Florida

Texas

Nebraska

California

Minnesota

Maine

Michigan

Colorado

North Dakota

Oregon

Wisconsin

Washington

12

Idaho

0

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Processing – United States: 2019-2021
Crop year

Utilization items

2019

2020

2021

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

Processing
Chips and shoestrings ..........................................................................................................
All Dehydrated (including starch and flour) ............................................................................
Frozen french fries ................................................................................................................
Other frozen products ...........................................................................................................
Canned products ..................................................................................................................
Other canned products (hash, stews, soups) ........................................................................
Other (including fresh pack, potato salad, vodka, etc.) ..........................................................

59,639
41,621
162,394
11,848
898
836
6,031

59,217
44,893
155,623
10,968
1,429
1,172
6,490

60,289
40,553
159,637
11,118
1,314
862
7,200

Total .....................................................................................................................................

283,267

279,792

280,973

Number of Potato Chip and Shoestring Plants and Quantity Used – Areas and
United States: 2019-2021
Area

2019

2020

2021

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

4,541

6

4,561

7

5,988

Eastern
Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey,
New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia ...........................................

21

10,880

20

12,888

20

11,583

North Central
Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia .................................................

15

4,916

15

4,257

15

4,479

Mid-Central
Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska ...................................................

3

2,012

3

1,941

3

1,780

Midwest
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota,
North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin .................................

14

10,456

14

10,585

14

10,579

Southeast
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee ............................

9

9,732

9

8,525

9

9,012

South Central
Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas ...................................................

9

5,618

7

5,282

7

5,355

Rocky Mountains
Colorado, Idaho, Montana,
New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming ..................................................

3

1,531

3

1,702

3

1,699

West Coast
Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii,
Nevada, Oregon, Washington .................................................

13

9,953

13

9,476

14

9,814

United States .........................................................................

93

59,639

90

59,217

92

60,289

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Quantity of Potatoes Used for Processing – 8 States: 2019-2022
[Total quantity received and used for processing regardless of the State in which the potatoes were produced]

State

Current
year
December 1,
2019
(1,000 cwt)

Following year
January 1,
2020

February 1,
2020

March 1,
2020

April 1,
2020

May 1,
2020

June 1,
2020

(1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt)

Season
(1,000 cwt)

Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon .......
Maine .....................................................
Washington and Oregon 1 ......................

26,655
1,585
34,755

33,170
2,050
42,045

39,840
2,610
49,685

47,980
2,875
59,535

55,775
3,285
67,325

61,640
3,590
71,280

69,395
4,040
78,895

86,863
5,050
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

11,850

15,075

18,620

21,865

25,510

28,780

32,080

40,285

Dehydrated 3 ..........................................

State

Current
year
December 1,
2020
(1,000 cwt)

Following year
January 1,
2021

February 1,
2021

March 1,
2021

April 1,
2021

May 1,
2021

June 1,
2021

(1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt)

Season
(1,000 cwt)

Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon .......
Maine .....................................................
Washington and Oregon 1 ......................

27,195
1,475
31,930

34,360
1,750
38,235

41,695
2,095
45,085

49,565
2,400
53,300

57,390
2,720
60,990

64,815
3,055
68,955

73,065
3,375
78,055

90,755
4,307
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

13,140

16,435

19,715

23,245

27,090

30,780

34,430

43,735

Dehydrated 3 ..........................................

State

Current
year
December 1,
2021
(1,000 cwt)

Following year
January 1,
2022

February 1,
2022

March 1,
2022

April 1,
2022

May 1,
2022

June 1,
2022

(1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt)

Season
(1,000 cwt)

Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon .......
Maine .....................................................
Washington and Oregon 1 ......................

27,070
1,735
34,920

34,300
2,250
42,380

41,530
2,890
49,870

48,715
3,475
59,620

56,370
4,065
67,870

63,875
4,590
76,105

71,680
5,050
84,965

83,070
5,399
94,882

Other States 2 ........................................

11,882

16,011

19,773

22,981

26,364

29,486

33,035

39,642

United States .........................................

75,607

94,941

114,063

134,791

154,669

174,056

194,730

222,993

11,855

15,715

19,495

22,335

26,080

29,360

32,415

40,406

Dehydrated

3

..........................................

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.

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Accumulated Potato Shrinkage and Loss – 13 States: 2019-2022
Crop
year

2019 ....
Crop
year

2020 ....
Crop
year

2021 ....

Current
year

Following 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)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

12,141

13,626

15,259

Current
year

17,061

18,465

20,157

22,261

Following 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)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

12,076

13,766

15,591

Current
year

17,386

19,118

20,871

22,181

Following year

December 1, 2021

January 1, 2022

February 1, 2022

March 1, 2022

April 1, 2022

May 1, 2022

June 1, 2022

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

12,202

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13,831

15,450

17,355

18,950

20,480

21,848

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Potato Stocks Held by Growers, Local Dealers, and Processors – 13 States: 2019-2022
[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]
State

Current
year

Following year

December 1, 2019

February 1, 2020

April 1, 2020

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

June 1, 2020
(1,000 cwt)

California ...............................
Colorado ................................
Florida ....................................
Idaho ......................................
Maine .....................................
Michigan ................................
Minnesota ..............................
Nebraska ...............................
North Dakota ..........................
Oregon ...................................
Texas .....................................
Washington ............................
Wisconsin ..............................

3,000
13,800
(D)
92,000
12,400
12,500
11,600
5,100
14,000
20,300
(D)
61,000
20,400

1,700
10,600
(D)
73,000
9,600
7,900
8,200
3,600
9,900
14,000
(D)
46,500
15,500

600
5,900
(D)
48,000
6,300
3,900
5,700
2,300
5,900
8,400
(D)
28,500
9,900

(D)
2,800
(D)
25,000
1,800
500
3,400
(D)
2,400
2,800
(D)
15,500
2,700

Other States 1 ........................

3,100

2,500

1,600

1,100

United States .........................

269,200

203,000

127,000

58,000

5,800

3,200

1,200

(D)

Klamath Basin 2 .....................
State

Current
year

Following year

December 1, 2020

February 1, 2021

April 1, 2021

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

June 1, 2021
(1,000 cwt)

California ...............................
Colorado ................................
Florida ....................................
Idaho ......................................
Maine .....................................
Michigan ................................
Minnesota ..............................
Nebraska ...............................
North Dakota ..........................
Oregon ...................................
Texas .....................................
Washington ............................
Wisconsin ..............................

1,800
16,900
(D)
95,000
9,800
10,900
12,500
5,000
17,100
22,400
(D)
57,000
17,900

1,200
13,200
(D)
74,000
6,700
7,300
8,700
4,100
11,600
15,200
(D)
45,500
15,600

800
8,600
(D)
47,000
3,500
3,400
5,300
2,400
6,900
9,600
(D)
29,000
7,400

(D)
4,300
(D)
25,000
1,100
300
2,100
(D)
2,400
3,600
(D)
13,500
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

See footnote(s) at end of table.

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Potato Stocks Held by Growers, Local Dealers, and Processors – 13 States: 2019-2022 (continued)
[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]
State

Current
year

Following year

December 1, 2021

February 1, 2022

April 1, 2022

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

June 1, 2022
(1,000 cwt)

California ...............................
Colorado ................................
Florida ...................................
Idaho .....................................
Maine ....................................
Michigan ................................
Minnesota ..............................
Nebraska ...............................
North Dakota .........................
Oregon ..................................
Texas ....................................
Washington ...........................
Wisconsin ..............................

1,900
16,000
(D)
92,000
13,600
11,900
12,500
5,500
17,100
20,700
(D)
52,000
19,800

900
11,800
(D)
72,000
9,800
7,900
9,100
4,100
13,100
14,200
(D)
40,000
14,100

500
7,200
(D)
48,000
5,500
4,000
6,700
2,300
8,900
8,900
(D)
25,000
9,400

(D)
3,400
(D)
23,500
1,600
700
4,000
200
4,100
2,900
(D)
11,000
4,600

Other States 1 ........................

2,500

1,600

900

400

United States .........................

265,500

198,600

127,300

56,400

Klamath Basin 2 .....................

4,600

2,500

1,200

(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.

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Potato Percent of Acreage Planted by Type of Potato – States and United States: 2019-2021
[Other type potatoes are included with Russets]
Potato types
State

Red and Blue
2019

2020

White
2021

2019

2020

Yellow
2021

2019

2020

Russet
2021

2019

2020

2021

(percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent)
California ....................
Colorado .....................
Florida .........................
Idaho ...........................
Maine ..........................
Michigan .....................
Minnesota ...................
Nebraska ....................
North Dakota ...............
Oregon ........................
Texas ..........................
Washington .................
Wisconsin ...................

5
4
60
4
4
1
17
1
23
1
10
4
9

16
3
26
4
3
1
17
1
25
1
14
6
9

12
4
17
4
4
1
16
1
24
2
12
5
11

70
1
35
3
34
82
12
47
32
21
57
10
41

67
5
65
3
38
82
11
48
33
18
59
10
39

42
2
76
3
33
72
10
50
33
20
62
15
38

8
10
5
2
2
1
3
2
3
1
4
2
4

4
9
9
3
1
2
2
2
3
1
3
4
6

27
8
6
2
3
1
3
2
3
1
5
4
5

17
85
91
60
16
68
50
42
77
29
84
46

13
83
90
58
15
70
49
39
80
24
80
46

19
86
1
91
60
26
71
47
40
77
21
76
46

United States ..............

8

7

7

21

22

21

3

4

4

68

67

68

- Represents zero.

Potato Acres Planted for Certified Seed – Selected States and United States: 2019-2021
[Data supplied by State seed certification officials]
2019 Crop
State

Entered for
certification

Certified

(acres)

(acres)

2020 Crop
Percent
certified

Entered for
certification

Certified

(acres)

(acres)

2021 Crop
Percent
certified

Entered for
certification

Certified

(acres)

(acres)

Percent
certified

Alaska ..................
Arizona ................
California .............
Colorado ..............
Idaho 1 .................
Maine ...................
Michigan ..............
Minnesota ............
Montana ...............
Nebraska .............

32
381
940
8,413
30,180
10,118
2,569
6,134
10,440
5,965

32
381
940
7,609
30,044
9,806
2,569
5,507
10,440
4,760

100
100
100
90
100
97
100
90
100
80

44
737
900
6,740
30,186
9,414
2,511
6,267
10,893
6,453

44
737
826
6,536
30,020
9,393
2,511
5,144
10,878
4,691

100
100
92
97
99
100
100
82
100
73

39
1,396
894
7,784
31,095
10,198
2,489
5,686
10,930
6,178

39
1,396
894
7,631
30,940
10,168
2,489
5,634
10,930
5,118

100
100
100
98
100
100
100
99
100
83

Nevada ................
New York .............
North Dakota ........
Oregon .................
Pennsylvania .......
Washington ..........
Wisconsin ............
Wyoming ..............

109
599
13,236
2,581
437
3,526
9,240
562

109
590
13,036
2,542
374
3,487
9,200
484

100
98
98
98
86
99
100
86

327
599
15,014
2,877
460
3,526
9,429
762

327
594
14,604
2,745
401
3,526
9,379
649

100
99
97
95
87
100
99
85

119
547
14,324
2,917
462
3,648
9,552
616

119
547
14,286
2,838
452
3,648
9,543
610

100
100
100
97
98
100
100
99

United States .......

105,462

101,910

97

107,139

103,005

96

108,874

107,282

99

1

Includes certified acreage in northern Utah.

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Potato Marketing Year Average Price Received – States and United States: 2019-2021
State

2019

2020

2021

(dollars per
cwt)

(dollars per
cwt)

(dollars per
cwt)

California .............................
Colorado
All potatoes ................
Fresh .........................

16.50

17.70

24.90

12.20
14.00

10.70
12.00

11.40
12.50

Florida .................................
Idaho
All potatoes ................
Fresh .........................
Processing .................
Maine ..................................
Michigan ..............................
Minnesota ............................
Nebraska .............................
North Dakota
All potatoes ................
Fresh .........................
Processing .................

21.30

20.30

18.20

7.98
9.20
7.10
11.00
9.84
10.90
11.40

7.28
7.00
7.10
11.30
10.80
10.90
11.20

8.46
10.10
7.52
11.70
13.10
10.70
11.80

11.50
21.60
9.53

11.70
16.60
10.00

11.50
16.50
9.65

Oregon ................................
Texas ..................................
Washington
All potatoes ................
Processing .................

9.24
12.40

8.00
15.40

9.02
15.80

8.90
8.10

7.56
6.70

7.75
7.13

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State

2019

2020

2021

(dollars per
cwt)

(dollars per
cwt)

(dollars per
cwt)

Wisconsin
All potatoes ...............
Fresh ........................
Processing ................

11.80
14.80
9.30

12.20
13.20
10.80

13.00
19.00
8.80

United States
All potatoes ...............
Fresh ........................
Processing ................

9.94
13.60
8.46

9.30
11.90
8.07

10.20
14.60
8.37

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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. Special grower disposition surveys
are conducted at the end of each season to provide additional details about the crop. Telephone follow-up of mail survey
non-respondents is used to ensure adequate coverage.
Estimating Procedures: Information obtained from the special grower disposition surveys and 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.

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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 ................................................ (202) 720-2127
Deonne Holiday – Almonds, Asparagus, Carrots, Coffee, Cranberries, Onions,
Plums, Prunes, Sweet Corn, Tobacco ........................................................................................ (202) 720-4288
Robert Little – Apricots, Dry Beans, Lettuce, Macadamia, Maple Syrup,
Nectarines, Pears, Snap Beans, Spinach, Tomatoes .................................................................. (202) 720-3250
Krishna Rizal – Artichokes, Cauliflower, Celery, Garlic, Grapefruit, Kiwifruit,
Lemons, Mandarins and tangerines, Mint, Mushrooms, Olives,
Oranges, Pistachios.................................................................................................................... (202) 720-5412
Chris Singh – Apples, Blueberries, Cucumbers, Hazelnuts, Potatoes, Pumpkins,
Raspberries, Squash, Strawberries, Sugarbeets, Sugarcane, Sweet Potatoes ............................ (202) 720-4285
Antonio Torres – Cantaloupes, Dry Edible Peas, Green Peas, Honeydews, Lentils,
Papayas, Peaches, Sweet Cherries, Tart Cherries, Walnuts, Watermelons ............................... (202) 720-2157
Chris Wallace – Avocados, Bell Peppers, Broccoli, Cabbage, Chickpeas,
Chile Peppers, Dates, Floriculture, Grapes, Hops, Pecans ........................................................ (202) 720-4215

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