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: 4125-06*
October 2007
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
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
35.0
8.6
334.0
98.0
155.0
66.0
983.0
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
530
450
386
260
580
445
406
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
18,533
3,870
128,915
25,480
89,900
29,370
398,921
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
6.45
6.75
5.90
6.55
6.25
7.80
6.68
*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, 2004-2006
County
2004r
Harvested acreage
2005r
2006p
2004r
Yield per acre
2005r
2006p
Acres
Acres
Acres
Cwt1/
Cwt1/
Cwt1/
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
3,600
35
410
5,500
60
4,800
12,000
11,000
1,715
380
430
510
490
410
600
600
-
480
370
370
480
420
420
700
700
390
540
380
380
480
460
420
600
600
440
4,720
490
605
434
366
363
State total
44,465
39,125
39,725
540
610
540
County
2004r
Production
2005r
2006p
2004r
Cwt1/
Cwt1/
Cwt1/
Baker
Crook
Jefferson
Klamath
Lane
Malheur
Morrow
Umatilla
Union
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
1,944,000
13,300
155,800
2,640,000
27,600
2,016,000
7,200,000
6,600,000
754,600
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
10,498
139
1,228
16,929
178
10,382
36,000
33,000
4,113
Not disclosed
2,046,400
179,500
219,750
11,511
1,198
1,538
24,187,950
23,792,200
21,571,050
108,556
116,301
114,006
Baker
Crook
Jefferson
Klamath
Lane
Malheur
Morrow
Umatilla
Union
Not disclosed
State total
1,000 dollars
Value of sales
2005r
2006p
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, 1996-2006
150,000
Production
30,000
Value of sales
Production (1,000 cwt)
29,000
145,000
140,000
28,000
135,000
27,000
130,000
26,000
125,000
25,000
120,000
24,000
115,000
23,000
110,000
22,000
105,000
21,000
100,000
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Year
Source: Oregon Agricultural Information Network (OAIN), Extension Economic Information Office, Oregon State University
Value of sales (1,000 dollars)
31,000
Fall potatoes: Acreage, yield, production, price and
value of production, Oregon, 1930-2006
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
1977
1978
1979
1980
60,000
67,600
63,000
47,000
430
420
400
420
25,550
28,488
25,310
19,745
2.88
2.76
2.83
4.60
73,705
78,607
71,591
90,761
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
54,002
52,500
48,500
56,500
61,000
52,000
400
400
430
420
440
450
21,710
21,105
20,710
23,525
26,888
23,172
4.48
3.90
4.64
4.70
3.56
4.18
97,228
82,310
96,172
110,488
95,618
96,965
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
55,000
45,000
50,000
53,000
50,000
470
460
470
440
440
25,924
20,735
23,308
23,450
22,170
3.47
4.81
5.82
5.52
3.96
89,953
99,638
135,742
129,556
87,810
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
45,000
49,400
55,800
53,200
61,000
470
470
490
470
490
21,075
23,103
27,514
24,788
30,124
5.48
5.73
4.75
6.71
4.60
115,451
132,336
130,731
166,269
138,574
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
55,500
58,000
55,500
56,000
47,440
490
450
500
550
560
27,319
26,229
28,020
30,683
26,381
5.21
5.04
4.96
4.78
5.22
142,466
132,115
138,945
146,637
137,624
2002
2003
2004r
2005r
2006p
49,831
46,180
44,465
39,125
39,725
490
520
540
610
540
24,413
24,116
24,188
23,792
21,571
5.55
4.60
4.62
5.00
5.33
135,484
110,819
111,737
118,900
114,978
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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