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New York potato growers planted 22,500 acres of potatoes this year, according to the New York Agricultural Statistics Service. This is down 4 percent from 2001 but 2 percent more than 2000. Acres for harvest is forecast at 22,000 acres, down 6 percent from a year earlier. A wet spring slowed the planting pace and resulted in some seed piece decay.

U.S. area planted to fall potatoes this year is estimated at 1.17 million acres, up 5 percent from last year but 4 percent below two years ago. Harvest is expected from 1.14 million acres, 5 percent above a year ago but 4 percent below 2000.

Eastern States have planted an estimated 105,200 acres this year, up 2 percent from the last two years. Maine's planted acreage is estimated at 64,000 acres, up 3 percent from last year. Massachusetts acreage is up 11 percent and Rhode Island's gained 20 percent. Acreage in Pennsylvania rose 7 percent from a year ago. A cool, wet spring in most of New England, New York, and northwestern Pennsylvania delayed planting and got the crop off to a slow start.

Central States planted an estimated 342,400 acres of fall potatoes this year, up less than 1 percent from last year but 5 percent below two years ago. Michigan and Nebraska are down 2 and 4 percent, respectively. North Dakota and Ohio each gained 2 percent in planted acres, while Minnesota and Wisconsin rose 3 and 1 percent, respectively. Acreage in South Dakota fell 57 percent and Indiana's planted acreage dropped 6 percent.

Western States potato plantings are estimated at 722,200 acres this year, up 8 percent from last year but 5 percent below 2000. Fall potato acreage in California more than doubled as potatoes are again being planted in the Tule Lake area. Oregon's planted acreage is up 12 percent from last year. Idaho's plantings are up 7 percent and Washington's acreage rose 9 percent. Nevada's planted acreage jumped 15 percent and Colorado's rose 5 percent. Acreage planted in New Mexico is down 5 percent, Montana declined 6 percent, and Utah potato acreage fell 15 percent.

U.S. summer potato production is forecast at 18.6 million hundredweight (cwt.) in 2001, up 3 percent from a year ago. Harvested acreage is forecast at 60,600 acres, up 3 percent from the previous year while the average yield of 307 cwt. per acre is down 2 cwt. from last year. Most summer potato States expect larger crops than last year.
 

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