Highlights

This publication contains revised estimates of area planted, area harvested and harvested production for the 2006 potato crop.

• Revisions were made to four provinces. These revisions are a result of the availability of additional survey and administrative data since the release of preliminary figures in November 2006.
• Manitoba showed the greatest change. A small decrease in area planted and harvested, plus a 4% decrease in the yield, resulted in Manitoba’s production now set at 21,735,000 cwt. (985,900 tonnes).
• Production was revised up in three provinces. In Saskatchewan, both area and yield were revised up so production now amounts to 2,484,000 cwt (112,674 tonnes), up 8%.
• In Quebec and Prince Edward Island, production was revised by less than 1%.
• Overall, Canadian production was revised down by less than 1% from the November estimate to 110,123,000 cwt. (4,995,179 tonnes). Canadian potato production is now up 14% from 2005.