Canadian potato production

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2009 and 2010 (revised) and 2011 (preliminary) (Previous release)

Canadian farmers harvested 348,200 acres (140 917 hectares) of potatoes in 2011, resulting in a production of 92,653,000 hundredweight (4 202 740 tonnes), down 4% from 2010.

The national yield decreased 6% from 2010, while area planted was up 1%. The area harvested was up 2%.

Note: The publication Canadian Potato Production contains additional tables comparing Canada, the United States and Mexico, showing the area planted and harvested as well as production and value estimates.

Available on CANSIM: tables 001-0014, 001-0045 and 001-0070.

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey numbers, including related surveys, 3401, 3407, 3436, 3446 and 3465.

The November 2011 issue of Canadian Potato Production, Vol. 9, no. 2 (22-008-X, free), is now available under Publications from the Key resource 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.