Dist. 2
Commodity Data Sheet
Fall Potatoes
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Item and area
Acreage harvested
Oregon
California
Idaho
Washington
10 Western States
8 Central States
5 Eastern States
Total U.S.
Dist.
2
District
5
District
6
District
3
Commodity number-crop year: 4125-00*
October 2001
Unit
1997
1998r
1999r
2000p
1,000 acres
1,000 acres
1,000 acres
1,000 acres
1,000 acres
1,000 acres
1,000 acres
1,000 acres
55.5
10.5
398.0
152.0
720.3
349.5
115.3
1,185.1
58.0
10.3
408.0
165.0
743.5
361.4
109.1
1,214.0
55.5
9.0
393.0
170.0
730.9
329.7
105.5
1,166.1
56.5
8.7
413.0
175.0
755.4
335.5
101.3
1,192.2
492
400
353
580
409
280
264
357
452
360
338
565
398
298
271
356
505
445
339
560
405
320
270
369
543
430
369
600
436
327
278
392
27,319
4,200
140,314
88,160
294,827
97,934
30,429
423,190
26,229
3,708
138,000
93,225
295,592
107,606
29,539
432,737
28,020
4,005
133,330
95,200
295,738
105,583
28,526
429,847
30,683
3,741
152,320
105,000
329,524
109,810
28,170
467,504
5.20
8.10
4.50
4.90
5.20
5.05
8.40
4.55
4.80
5.07
4.95
7.35
4.95
5.00
5.29
4.80
5.80
4.00
4.25
4.55
Yield per acre
Oregon
California
Idaho
Washington
10 Western States
8 Central States
5 Eastern States
Total U.S.
Cwt 1/
Cwt 1/
Cwt 1/
Cwt 1/
Cwt 1/
Cwt 1/
Cwt 1/
Cwt 1/
Production
Oregon
California
Idaho
Washington
10 Western States
8 Central States
5 Eastern States
Total U.S.
1,000 cwt
1,000 cwt
1,000 cwt
1,000 cwt
1,000 cwt
1,000 cwt
1,000 cwt
1,000 cwt
Farm price
Oregon
California
Idaho
Washington
Total U.S.
District
4
District
1
Dollars/cwt
Dollars/cwt
Dollars/cwt
Dollars/cwt
Dollars/cwt
r - revised, p - preliminary. *Shaded areas of the Oregon map above represent the major areas of production for this commodity.
1/ Hundredweight(cwt) is equal to 100 pounds. Western States: CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA and WY (Wyoming estimates
discontinued in 2000.) Central States: IN, MI, MN, NE, ND, OH, SD and WI. Eastern States: ME, MA, NY, PA and RI.
Source: Oregon Agricultural Information Network (OAIN), Extension Economic Information Office, Oregon State University and USDA/NASS.
Electronic access to this publication is available at: http://ludwig.arec.orst.edu/econinfo
Fall potatoes: Acreage, yield, production and sales, by county, Oregon, 1998 - 2000
County
Acreage harvested
1998r
1999r
2000p
Yield per acre
1998r
1999r
2000p
Acres
Acres
Acres
Cwt 1/
Cwt 1/
Cwt 1/
400
800
265
1,465
400
900
185
1,485
300
570
240
1,110
320
343
328
334
343
370
346
360
317
316
323
317
Morrow
Umatilla
North Central
15,800
15,900
31,700
15,200
15,800
31,000
15,800
16,300
32,100
505
530
518
561
555
558
620
631
626
Baker
Malheur
Other counties
Eastern
2,805
11,400
1,150
15,355
3,200
10,500
595
14,295
3,500
10,500
710
14,710
420
400
357
400
412
440
338
430
440
425
396
427
Jefferson
Klamath
Other counties
South Central
1,100
7,800
580
9,480
1,200
6,900
620
8,720
1,200
6,900
480
8,580
350
341
245
336
450
481
292
464
450
473
328
462
58,000
55,500
56,500
452
505
543
Multnomah
Washington
Other counties
Willamette Valley
State total
1998r
Production
1999r
2000p
Cwt 1/
Cwt 1/
Cwt 1/
128,000
274,000
87,000
489,000
137,000
333,000
64,100
534,100
95,000
180,000
77,400
352,400
665
1,713
487
2,865
854
2,127
397
3,378
279
558
353
1,190
Morrow
Umatilla
North Central
7,979,000
8,427,000
16,406,000
8,530,000
8,773,000
17,303,000
9,803,000
10,282,000
20,085,000
39,222
34,674
73,896
35,849
41,505
77,354
48,287
41,516
89,803
Baker
Malheur
Other counties
Eastern
1,178,000
4,560,000
411,000
6,149,000
1,319,000
4,620,000
201,000
6,140,000
1,540,000
4,463,000
281,000
6,284,000
6,167
19,751
1,541
27,459
6,783
21,622
1,214
29,619
8,269
21,671
1,235
31,175
Jefferson
Klamath
Other counties
South Central
385,000
2,658,000
142,000
3,185,000
540,000
3,322,000
180,900
4,042,900
540,000
3,264,000
157,600
3,961,600
2,900
11,347
1,395
15,642
4,263
13,201
1,917
19,381
3,841
9,303
1,547
14,691
26,229,000
28,020,000
30,683,000
119,862
129,732
136,859
County
Multnomah
Washington
Other counties
Willamette Valley
State total
Value of sales
1998r
1999r
1,000 dollars
1,000 dollars
r - revised, p - preliminary. 1/ Hundredweight(cwt) is equal to 100 pounds.
Source: Oregon Agricultural Information Network (OAIN), Extension Economic Information Office, Oregon State University.
2000p
1,000 dollars
Fall potatoes: Acreage, yield, production, price and value of production,
Oregon, 1930 - 2000
Year
Acreage
harvested
Yield
per acre
Acres
Cwt 1/
Production
Price
per cwt1/
Value of
production
1,000 cwt
Dollars
1,000 dollars
1930
1940
1950
34,000
35,000
36,500
93
144
217
3,162
5,040
7,920
0.95
0.60
1.48
3,004
3,024
11,740
1955
1960
1965
1970
1975
36,000
34,500
38,500
53,600
55,500
215
227
238
284
440
7,755
7,838
9,180
15,229
24,408
1.69
2.48
2.01
1.78
3.20
13,132
19,407
18,439
27,139
77,869
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
47,000
54,000
52,500
48,500
56,500
420
402
402
427
416
19,745
21,710
21,105
20,710
23,525
4.60
4.50
3.90
4.65
4.75
90,761
97,228
82,310
96,172
112,105
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
61,000
52,000
55,000
45,000
50,000
441
446
471
461
466
26,888
23,172
25,924
20,735
23,308
3.55
4.20
3.45
4.80
5.85
95,618
96,965
89,953
99,638
135,742
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
53,000
50,000
45,000
49,400
55,800
442
443
468
468
493
23,450
22,170
21,075
23,103
27,514
5.50
3.95
5.50
5.70
4.75
129,556
87,810
115,451
132,036
130,731
1995
1996
1997
1998r
1999r
53,200
61,000
55,500
58,000
55,500
466
494
492
452
505
24,788
30,124
27,319
26,229
28,020
6.70
4.60
5.20
5.05
4.95
166,269
138,574
142,466
132,115
138,945
2000p
56,500
543
30,683
4.80
146,637
r - revised, p - preliminary. 1/ Hundredweight(cwt) is equal to 100 pounds.
Source: Oregon Agricultural Information Network (OAIN), Extension Economic Information Office, Oregon State University and USDA/NASS.
160,000
36,000
150,000
32,000
140,000
30,000
130,000
28,000
120,000
26,000
110,000
24,000
100,000
22,000
90,000
20,000
80,000
70,000
18,000
Source: Oregon Agricultural Information Network (OAIN), Extension Economic Information Office, Oregon State University.
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Year and % of U.S. production
00
6.6
99
6.5
98
6.1
97
6.5
96
6.6
95
6.1
94
6.5
93
6.0
92
5.6
91
6.0
90
6.7
89
7.2
88
6.6
87
7.5
86
7.3
85
7.6
84
7.5
83
7.0
82
6.8
81
7.3
80
7.4
Value of sales
Production
Value of sales (1,000 dollars)
34,000
Production (1,000 cwt)
Oregon fall potatoes: Production & value of sales, 1980-2000