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                             POTATOES
                            July 2011


Seasonal                                                     
No. 987-6-11


                  NEW YORK POTATO ACREAGE INCREASES



New York potato growers planted an estimated 16,500 acres of potatoes this
year according to King Whetstone, Director of USDA’s National Agricultural
Statistics Service, New York Field Office.  This is up 2 percent from
2010.  Acres for harvest are forecast at 16,100, up 1 percent from last
year.



U.S area planted to fall potatoes in 2011 is estimated at 948,600 acres, 
up 6 percent from the 2010 crop year.  Harvested area is forecast at
936,100 acres, also up 6 percent from 2010.



In Idaho, growers increased acreage from last year driven by strong prices.
In California, adequate water supplies led to increased potato acreage in
the Klamath Basin. In Colorado producers continued to voluntarily limit
acreage for water conservation.



Less than optimal planting and growing conditions delayed the fall potato
crop in Maine where potato development was 1-2 weeks behind schedule as of
June 19. Heavy rains in mid-June reportedly led to drown outs in some low
lying areas.



In North Dakota, cold, wet weather caused delays in planting. In Oregon,
crop development was reportedly behind due to cold, wet spring conditions.




              POTATOES – Area Planted and Harvested
                          2010-2011

                                      Acres             Acres
   Seasonal Group and State          Planted          Harvested
                                2010       2011      2010    2011
                                                  1,000 acres
Spring 1/                       88.8       93.1      85.9     90.5
Summer                          39.0       40.9      37.5     38.7
Fall 2/
     CA                          6.0        8.6       6.0      8.6
     CO                         55.5       54.0      55.2     53.8
      ID - Total               295.0      320.0     294.0    319.0
           - 10 SW Co           16.0       19.0      16.0     19.0
           - Other ID          279.0      301.0     278.0    300.0
    ME                          55.0       56.5      54.8     55.5
    MA                           3.8        3.6       3.8      3.5
    MI                          44.0       45.0      43.5     44.5
    MN                          45.0       49.0      42.0     46.0
    MT                          11.5       11.0      11.3     10.7
    NE                          19.0       20.0      18.6     19.7
    NV                           7.2        6.9       7.2      6.9
    NM                           6.2        6.1       6.2      6.0
    NY                          16.2       16.5      16.0     16.1
    ND                          84.0       83.0      80.0     79.0
    OH                           2.2        2.1       2.1      2.0
    OR                          35.5       38.5      35.5     38.5
    PA                           9.5        9.2       9.0      8.7
    RI                           0.6        0.6       0.6      0.6
    WA                         135.0      155.0     134.0    155.0
    WI                          62.5       63.0      61.5     62.0
  
    Total Fall                 893.7      948.6     881.3    936.1

 US                          1,021.5    1,082.6   1,004.7  1,065.3

1/ Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast.
2/ The forecast of fall potato production will be published in Crop Production on
   November 9, 2011