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Potato Production in the United States and Canada up 8 Per Cent From 2022

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A report released from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Feb. 12 contained compiled statistics from the Servicio de Información Agroalimentaria y Pesquera (SIAP), Statistics Canada, and USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

The report compiled potato production data for three countries into a single publication. The report noted that all information presented in the report originated from previously published data sources

According to the report, 2023 potato production for the United States and Canada combined is estimated at 570 million cwt, up eight per cent from the 2022 estimate. The United States potato production is estimated at 441 million cwt, up 10 per cent from last year. Canada’s potato growers harvested 129 million cwt, up four per cent from 2022.

The 2022 potato production for the United States, Canada, and Mexico combined is 567 million cwt, down two per cent from the 2021 estimate. The United States 2022 potato production is estimated at 402 million cwt, down three per cent from 2021. Canada’s potato growers harvested 124 million cwt during 2022, up two per cent from 2021. Mexico’s potato growers harvested 41.4 million cwt during 2022, down four per cent from 2021.

Source: USDA

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