Commodity Data Sheet
Fall Potatoes
Extension Economic Information Office
Oregon State University
219 Ballard Extension Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331-3601
(541) 737-1436
Item and area
Acreage harvested
Oregon
California
Idaho
North Dakota
Washington
Wisconsin
United States
Yield per acre
Oregon
California
Idaho
North Dakota
Washington
Wisconsin
United States
Production
Oregon
California
Idaho
North Dakota
Washington
Wisconsin
United States
Farm price
Oregon
California
Idaho
North Dakota
Washington
Wisconsin
United States
Unit
1,000 acres
1,000 acres
1,000 acres
1,000 acres
1,000 acres
1,000 acres
1,000 acres
Cwt1/
Cwt1/
Cwt1/
Cwt1/
Cwt1/
Cwt1/
Cwt1/
1,000 cwt1/
1,000 cwt1/
1,000 cwt1/
1,000 cwt1/
1,000 cwt1/
1,000 cwt1/
1,000 cwt1/
Dollars/cwt 1/
Dollars/cwt 1/
Dollars/cwt 1/
Dollars/cwt 1/
Dollars/cwt 1/
Dollars/cwt 1/
Dollars/cwt 1/
Commodity number-year: 4125-05*
October 2006
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
44.5
3.4
348.0
110.0
160.0
83.0
1,072.5
49.8
8.3
373.0
102.0
162.0
82.0
1,105.2
42.6
8.3
358.0
112.0
162.0
80.0
1,090.9
37.0
7.6
353.0
101.0
159.0
70.0
1,022.3
37.1
7.6
323.0
82.0
154.0
68.0
949.0
466
445
345
240
590
385
367
501
520
358
230
570
375
374
493
425
344
245
575
410
376
534
480
374
265
590
435
401
594
435
366
250
620
410
403
20,730
1,513
120,200
26,400
94,400
31,955
393,631
24,936
4,316
133,385
23,460
92,340
30,750
413,581
20,991
3,528
123,180
27,440
93,150
32,800
410,588
19,775
3,648
131,970
26,765
93,810
30,450
410,253
22,023
3,306
118,288
20,500
95,480
27,880
382,743
6.40
8.25
6.15
6.00
5.85
7.10
6.54
5.65
8.45
5.00
6.25
5.55
6.90
5.89
5.35
9.20
4.40
5.45
5.25
5.70
5.23
5.10
7.95
4.25
5.80
4.90
5.75
5.08
5.85
7.35
5.70
6.80
5.60
7.85
6.53
*Shaded areas of map represent the major areas of production for this commodity. 1/ Hundredweight (cwt) is equal to 100 pounds.
Source: USDA/NASS (National Agricultural Statistics Service)
Electronic access to this publication is available at: http://oregonstate.edu/oain/. Click the Commodity Data Sheets button.
Fall potatoes: Acreage, yield, production and value of sales,
by county, Oregon, 2003-2005
County
2003r
Harvested acreage
2004r
2005p
2003r
Yield per acre
2004r
2005p
Acres
Acres
Acres
Cwt1/
Cwt1/
Cwt1/
60
50
925
6,500
40
4,500
16,000
13,000
1,625
50
950
6,000
45
5,200
15,000
12,500
-
2,700
50
330
4,600
55
4,800
13,500
11,500
1,100
350
290
420
450
500
410
580
580
350
380
430
510
490
410
600
600
-
480
370
370
480
420
420
700
700
390
3,480
4,720
490
435
434
366
State total
46,180
44,465
39,125
520
540
610
County
2003r
Production
2004r
2005p
2003r
Cwt1/
Cwt1/
Cwt1/
Baker
Crook
Deschutes
Jefferson
Klamath
Lane
Malheur
Morrow
Umatilla
Union
21,000
14,500
388,500
2,925,000
20,000
1,845,000
9,280,000
7,540,000
568,750
19,000
408,500
3,060,000
22,050
2,132,000
9,000,000
7,500,000
-
1,296,000
18,500
122,100
2,208,000
23,100
2,016,000
9,450,000
8,050,000
429,000
219
165
2,609
12,782
125
8,579
35,890
29,802
4,095
199
2,740
10,174
133
9,924
38,250
35,625
-
7,776
193
974
12,917
149
9,778
42,525
38,238
2,553
Not disclosed
1,513,650
2,046,400
179,500
9,015
11,511
1,198
24,116,400
24,187,950
23,792,200
103,281
108,556
116,301
Baker
Crook
Deschutes
Jefferson
Klamath
Lane
Malheur
Morrow
Umatilla
Union
Not disclosed
State total
1,000 dollars
Value of sales
2004r
2005p
1,000 dollars
1,000 dollars
r - revised, p - preliminary. 1/ Hundredweight (cwt) is equal to 100 pounds. A "-" indicates the data may not exist or may not be displayed
due to confidentiality rules. The "not disclosed" values are the sum of all values hidden by the dashes and any county not listed. The
Extension Economic Information Office uses different methods than USDA/NASS to set these estimates.
Source: Oregon Agricultural Information Network (OAIN), Extension Economic Information Office, Oregon State University
Fall potatoes: Production and value of sales,
Oregon, 1995-2005
32,000
160,000
Production
Production (1,000 cwt)
150,000
29,000
140,000
27,500
130,000
26,000
120,000
24,500
110,000
23,000
100,000
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
Year
Source: Oregon Agricultural Information Network (OAIN), Extension Economic Information Office, Oregon State University
Value of sales (1,000 dollars)
Value of sales
30,500
Fall potatoes: Acreage, yield, production, price and
value of production, Oregon, 1930-2005
Acreage
harvested
Yield per
acre
Price per
cwt1/
Value of
production
Acres
Cwt/
1930
1940
1950
1960
1970
34,000
35,000
36,500
34,500
53,600
93
144
217
227
284
1,000 cwt1/
Dollars
1,000 dollars
3,162
5,040
7,920
7,838
15,229
0.95
0.6
1.48
2.47
1.78
3,004
3,024
11,740
19,407
27,139
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
65,600
60,000
67,600
63,000
47,000
440
430
420
400
420
28,913
25,550
28,488
25,310
19,745
2.71
2.88
2.76
2.83
4.60
78,269
73,705
78,607
71,591
90,761
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
54,002
52,500
48,500
56,500
61,000
400
400
430
420
440
21,710
21,105
20,710
23,525
26,888
4.48
3.90
4.64
4.70
3.56
97,228
82,310
96,172
110,488
95,618
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
52,000
55,000
45,000
50,000
53,000
450
470
460
470
440
23,172
25,924
20,735
23,308
23,450
4.18
3.47
4.81
5.82
5.52
96,965
89,953
99,638
135,742
129,556
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
50,000
45,000
49,400
55,800
53,200
440
470
470
490
470
22,170
21,075
23,103
27,514
24,788
3.96
5.48
5.73
4.75
6.71
87,810
115,451
132,336
130,731
166,269
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
61,000
55,500
58,000
55,500
56,000
490
490
450
500
550
30,124
27,319
26,229
28,020
30,683
4.60
5.21
5.04
4.96
4.78
138,574
142,466
132,115
138,945
146,637
2001
2002
2003r
2004r
2005p
47,440
49,831
46,180
44,465
39,125
560
490
520
540
610
26,381
24,413
24,116
24,188
23,792
5.22
5.55
4.60
4.62
5.00
137,624
135,484
110,819
111,737
118,900
Year
Production
r - revised, p - preliminary. 1/ Hundredweight (cwt) is equal to 100 pounds. The Extension Economic Information Office uses different
methods than USDA/NASS to set these estimates.
Source: Oregon Agricultural Information Network (OAIN), Extension Economic Information Office, Oregon State University
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