Canadian potato production

Canadian farmers harvested 364,600 acres (147 554 hectares) of potatoes in 2009, resulting in 102,390,000 hundredweight (4 644 410 metric tonnes) being produced. This is down 1% from 2008.

The national yield in 2009 was up 1%. Area planted was down 1% with area harvested down 2%.

Note: The publication Canadian Potato Production contains tables from the United States' National Agricultural Statistics Service. They contain area planted and harvested, production and value estimates by harvest season.

Available on CANSIM: tables 001-0014 and 001-0045.

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey numbers, including related surveys, 3401, 3407, 3446 and 3465.

The November 2009 issue of Canadian Potato Production, Vol. 7, no. 2 (22-008-X, free) is now available from the Publications module of our website.

For more information, contact Client Services (toll-free 1-800-465-1991). To enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Barbara McLaughlin (902-893-7251; barbara.mclaughlin@statcan.gc.ca), Agriculture Division.