Canadian potato production, 2015
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Released: 2015-11-20
104.8 million hundredweight
2015
4.1% 
(annual change)
Potato production increased 4.1% from 2014 to an estimated 104.8 million hundredweight (4.8 million tonnes) in 2015.
Manitoba accounted for 57.2% of this increase while Quebec was responsible for 29.1%. Production was 1.3% above the average level seen from 2001 to 2015.
Harvested area edged up 0.4% from 2014.
Prince Edward Island represented 23.7% of total potato production in 2015 and Manitoba 20.6%.
Chart 1
Potato production in Canada
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