North American Potatoes ISSN: 2159-743X Released January 21, 2021, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Combined United States and Canadian Potato Production Down 2 Percent From 2019 This publication is the result of a joint effort by Servicio de Información Agroalimentaria y Pesquera (SIAP), Statistics Canada, and USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to publish potato production for three countries in one report. All data contained in this report comes from previously published data. The 2020 potato production for the United States and Canada combined is estimated at 518 million cwt, down 2 percent from 2019 estimate. The United States potato production is estimated at 414 million cwt, down 2 percent from last year. Canada's potato growers harvested 104 million cwt, down 1 percent from 2019. The 2019 potato production for the United States, Canada, and Mexico combined is 569 million cwt, up 2 percent from the 2018 estimate. The United States 2019 potato production is estimated at 424 million cwt, up 2 percent from 2019. Canada's potato growers harvested 106 million cwt during 2019, up 3 percent from 2018. Mexico's potato growers harvested 39 million cwt during 2019, down 1 percent from 2018. Potato Area Planted, Harvested, Yield, Total Production, Utilized Production, Price, and Farm Value - United States: 2011-2020 [Beginning in 2019, total includes all potatoes. Previous years were fall potato only. Blank cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : : : : : Crop year :-----------------------------------: : Total : Utilized : : Value of : Planted : Harvested : Yield : production : production 1/ : Price : sales 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 acres ----- cwt ------- 1,000 cwt ------- dollars 1,000 dollars : 2011 ...........: 959.2 941.0 416 391,570 364,845 8.87 3,201,310 2012 ...........: 1,007.8 994.9 422 420,030 392,275 8.05 3,131,956 2013 ...........: 942.3 933.5 425 396,655 372,258 9.09 3,342,230 2014 ...........: 942.6 935.3 434 406,080 379,997 8.34 3,130,731 2015 ...........: 950.5 943.8 434 409,281 383,582 8.28 3,132,640 2016 ...........: 935.8 921.6 448 412,688 386,688 8.46 3,231,305 2017 ...........: 919.7 914.7 445 406,800 382,136 8.28 3,135,521 2018 ...........: 914.7 906.6 457 414,499 389,807 8.48 3,269,884 2019 ...........: 963.3 937.3 453 424,419 399,403 9.94 3,935,436 2020 ...........: 921.0 914.1 453 414,248 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2011-2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : : : : : Crop year :-----------------------------------: : Total : Utilized : : Farm : Planted : Harvested : Yield : production : production 1/ : Price 2/ : value 2/ 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 acres ----- cwt ------- 1,000 cwt ------ dollars 1,000 dollars : 2011 ...........: 360.5 348.8 264.8 92,372 89,085 12.20 1,086,795 2012 ...........: 367.1 361.1 279.0 100,741 94,578 11.84 1,120,019 2013 ...........: 349.3 345.0 296.7 102,383 (NA) (NA) (NA) 2014 ...........: 341.3 337.0 299.1 100,772 (NA) (NA) (NA) 2015 ...........: 345.3 339.9 308.6 104,907 (NA) (NA) (NA) 2016 ...........: 346.4 340.6 308.9 105,224 (NA) (NA) (NA) 2017 ...........: 344.0 340.1 313.7 106,673 (NA) (NA) (NA) 2018 ...........: 348.6 330.5 310.0 102,447 (NA) (NA) (NA) 2019 ...........: 362.1 341.8 308.9 105,589 (NA) (NA) (NA) 2020 ...........: 357.1 352.2 295.9 104,203 (NA) (NA) (NA) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 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 - Mexico: 2011-2020 [Blank cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : : : : : Crop year :-----------------------------------: : Total : Utilized : : Value of : Planted : Harvested : Yield : production : production : Price 1/ : sales 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 acres ----- cwt ------ 1,000 cwt ------ dollars 1,000 dollars : 2011 ...........: 170.6 134.8 234.4 31,597 (NA) 23.10 729,834 2012 ...........: 170.3 166.1 239.2 39,718 (NA) 20.44 811,846 2013 ...........: 153.7 150.4 238.9 35,933 (NA) 24.79 890,687 2014 ...........: 151.9 151.7 243.9 37,011 (NA) 24.34 900,890 2015 ...........: 158.2 157.2 242.2 38,081 (NA) 19.31 735,174 2016 ...........: 159.3 159.0 249.2 39,612 (NA) 14.64 579,793 2017 ...........: 146.5 146.4 258.3 37,820 (NA) 15.78 596,952 2018 ...........: 149.1 149.0 266.7 39,740 (NA) 18.55 737,069 2019 ...........: 147.6 144.4 272.0 39,328 (NA) 18.48 726,720 2020 ...........: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ Converted to United States dollars. Source: Servicio de Información Agroalimentaria y Pesquera (SIAP). Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, Total Production, Utilized Production, Price, and Farm Value - North America: 2011-2020 [Beginning in 2019, total includes all potatoes for the United States, Canada and Mexico. Previous years were fall potato totals only for the United States and all potatoes for Canada and Mexico. Blank cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : : : : : Crop year :-----------------------------------: : Total : Utilized : : Value of : Planted : Harvested : Yield : production : production : Price : sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 acres ------ cwt ------ 1,000 cwt ------ dollars 1,000 dollars : 2011 ...........: 1,490.3 1,424.6 361.9 515,539 (NA) 9.73 5,017,939 2012 ...........: 1,545.2 1,522.1 368.2 560,489 (NA) 9.03 5,063,821 2013 ...........: 1,445.3 1,428.9 374.4 534,971 (NA) (NA) (NA) 2014 ...........: 1,435.8 1,424.0 381.9 543,863 (NA) (NA) (NA) 2015 ...........: 1,454.0 1,440.9 383.3 552,269 (NA) (NA) (NA) 2016 ...........: 1,441.5 1,421.2 392.3 557,524 (NA) (NA) (NA) 2017 ...........: 1,410.2 1,401.2 393.4 551,293 (NA) (NA) (NA) 2018 ...........: 1,412.4 1,386.1 401.6 556,686 (NA) (NA) (NA) 2019 ...........: 1,473.0 1,423.5 400.0 569,336 (NA) (NA) (NA) 2020 ...........: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service; Agriculture Division, Statistics Canada and Servicio de Información Agroalimentaria y Pesquera (SIAP). 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 ......................................................................................... Heidi Lanouette - Blueberries, Cranberries, Cucumbers, Pistachios, Potatoes, Pumpkins, Raspberries, Squash, Strawberries, Sugarbeets, Sugarcane, Sweet Potatoes................. (202) 720-4285 Robert Little - Apricots, Dry Beans, Lettuce, Macadamia, Maple Syrup, Nectarines, Pears, Snap Beans, Spinach, Tomatoes......................................... (202) 720-3250 Anastasiya Osborne - Almonds, Apples, Asparagus, Carrots, Coffee, Onions Plums, Prunes, Sweet Corn, Tobacco....................................................... (202) 720-4288 Krishna Rizal - Artichokes, Cauliflower, Celery, Garlic, Grapefruit, Hazelnuts, Kiwifruit, Lemons, Mandarins and tangerines, Mint, Mushrooms, Olives, Oranges............ (202) 720-5412 Fleming Gibson - Avocados, Bell Peppers, Broccoli, Cabbage, Chickpeas, Chile Peppers, Dates, Floriculture, Grapes, Hops, Pecans................................. (202) 720-2127 Antonio Torres - Cantaloupes, Dry Edible Peas, Green Peas, Honeydews, Lentils, Papayas, Peaches, Sweet Cherries, Tart Cherries, Walnuts, Watermelons.................... 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