Table 6
Area, production and value of potatoes, by harvest season, United States (imperial measures)

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Area, production and value of potatoes, by harvest season, United States (imperial measures)
  Seeded area Harvested area Average yield Production Amount utilized Average price 2 Total value of sales 2
  acres hundredweight per acre hundredweight Canadian dollars per hundredweight thousands of dollars
2007  
Winter harvest 10,500 10,500 215.0 2,258,000 2,375,000 22.36 52,538
Spring harvest 72,800 70,200 282.0 19,820,000 19,104,000 15.65 297,292
Summer harvest 50,800 48,300 332.0 15,997,000 16,511,000 9.62 158,037
Fall harvest 1,007,800 993,200 410.0 406,800,000 379,722,000 7.09 2,662,954
Total yearly harvest 1,141,900 1,122,200 396.0 444,875,000 417,712,000 7.67 3,170,821
2008  
Winter harvest 11,000 11,000 230.0 2,530,000 .. .. ..
Spring harvest 70,300 68,800 289.0 20,132,000 .. .. ..
Summer harvest 46,000 43,800 324.0 13,532,000 .. .. ..
Fall harvest 930,500 921,100 409.0 376,386,000 .. .. ..
Total yearly harvest 1,057,800 1,044,700 394.0 412,580,000 .. .. ..
1.
Winter harvest refers to potatoes harvested in January through March, spring harvest to potatoes harvested in April through June, summer harvest to potatoes harvested in July through mid-September and fall harvest to potatoes harvested from September to November.
2.
American data includes the price and value only for potatoes sold. It does not include a value for potatoes used on farm where grown for seed, livestock feed and home consumption.
Note(s):
This release includes revisions to United State's potato area planted, harvested and production resulting from their 2007 Census of Agriculture. Revisions to utilized production, price and value of sales may be made with their January 30th. release.
Source(s):
National Agricultural Statistics Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.