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July 2008

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Canadian Potato Production

July 2008

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Statistical tables

Table 1

Area, production and farm value of potatoes (imperial measures), Canada and provinces

Area, production and farm value of potatoes (imperial measures), Canada and provinces
	Seeded area	Harvested area	Average yield	Production	Amount sold, consumed, seeded or fed to livestock	Average farm value	Total farm value
	acres		hundredweight per acre	hundredweight		Canadian dollars per hundredweight	thousands of dollars
2005
Canada	405,300	386,200	253.1	97,754,000	95,192,000	9.89	941,753
Newfoundland and Labrador	700	600	166.0	100,000	94,000	19.60	1,842
Prince Edward Island	96,500	96,000	275.0	26,400,000	26,197,000	8.97	234,915
Nova Scotia	3,500	3,300	215.0	710,000	654,000	9.55	6,247
New Brunswick	58,000	56,500	260.0	14,690,000	14,234,000	8.96	127,547
Quebec	48,700	47,400	227.3	10,774,000	10,337,000	11.67	120,592
Ontario	36,300	35,500	174.0	6,177,000	5,750,000	12.87	74,003
Manitoba	86,000	76,000	210.0	15,960,000	15,761,000	8.67	136,629
Saskatchewan	11,000	10,900	265.0	2,889,000	2,531,000	14.53	36,787
Alberta	56,000	51,500	344.0	17,716,000	17,414,000	8.80	153,213
British Columbia	8,600	8,500	275.0	2,338,000	2,220,000	22.51	49,979
2006
Canada	401,900	391,000	287.1	112,241,000	107,926,000	8.58	925,999
Newfoundland and Labrador	800	700	230.0	161,000	149,000	22.15	3,301
Prince Edward Island	97,600	95,800	310.0	29,698,000	29,090,000	6.94	201,812
Nova Scotia	2,600	2,600	210.0	546,000	509,000	10.23	5,209
New Brunswick	59,900	59,000	300.0	17,700,000	17,137,000	5.87	100,538
Quebec	47,900	45,000	259.2	11,662,000	10,249,000	10.10	103,468
Ontario	38,100	36,000	209.0	7,524,000	6,772,000	12.73	86,221
Manitoba	80,600	79,600	270.0	21,492,000	21,273,000	8.79	187,057
Saskatchewan	11,100	10,300	270.0	2,781,000	2,539,000	13.58	34,476
Alberta	54,800	53,500	342.0	18,297,000	17,944,000	8.78	157,609
British Columbia	8,500	8,500	280.0	2,380,000	2,264,000	20.45	46,310
2007
Canada	397,300	392,800	278.9	109,557,000	..	..	..
Newfoundland and Labrador	700	700	175.0	123,000	..	..	..
Prince Edward Island	96,000	96,000	285.0	27,360,000	..	..	..
Nova Scotia	2,500	2,500	225.0	563,000	..	..	..
New Brunswick	58,500	58,500	290.0	16,965,000	..	..	..
Quebec	42,300	41,300	290.1	11,980,000	..	..	..
Ontario	37,000	36,000	143.0	5,148,000	..	..	..
Manitoba	85,000	84,500	280.0	23,660,000	..	..	..
Saskatchewan	9,500	9,500	245.0	2,328,000	..	..	..
Alberta	56,800	55,800	341.0	19,030,000	..	..	..
British Columbia	9,000	8,000	300.0	2,400,000	..	..	..
2008
Canada	387,300	..	..	..	..	..	..
Newfoundland and Labrador	700	..	..	..	..	..	..
Prince Edward Island	93,000	..	..	..	..	..	..
Nova Scotia	2,400	..	..	..	..	..	..
New Brunswick	57,000	..	..	..	..	..	..
Quebec	45,700	..	..	..	..	..	..
Ontario	36,000	..	..	..	..	..	..
Manitoba	82,000	..	..	..	..	..	..
Saskatchewan	9,500	..	..	..	..	..	..
Alberta	52,500	..	..	..	..	..	..
British Columbia	8,500	..	..	..	..	..	..

Note(s):

Figures may not add due to rounding.

Area, production and farm value of potatoes (metric measures), Canada and provinces
	Seeded area	Harvested area	Average yield	Production	Amount sold, consumed, seeded or fed to livestock	Average farm value	Total farm value
	hectares		tonnes per hectare	tonnes		Canadian dollars per tonne	thousands of dollars
2005
Canada	164,025	156,295	28.37	4,434,121	4,317,909	218.03	941,753
Newfoundland and Labrador	283	243	18.61	4,536	4,264	432.10	1,842
Prince Edward Island	39,054	38,851	30.82	1,197,504	1,188,296	197.75	234,915
Nova Scotia	1,416	1,336	24.10	32,206	29,665	210.54	6,247
New Brunswick	23,473	22,866	29.14	666,338	645,654	197.53	127,547
Quebec	19,709	19,183	25.48	488,709	468,886	257.28	120,592
Ontario	14,691	14,367	19.50	280,189	260,820	283.73	74,003
Manitoba	34,804	30,757	23.54	723,946	714,919	191.14	136,629
Saskatchewan	4,452	4,411	29.70	131,045	114,806	320.33	36,787
Alberta	22,663	20,842	38.56	803,598	789,899	194.00	153,213
British Columbia	3,480	3,440	30.82	106,052	100,699	496.25	49,979
2006
Canada	162,649	158,238	32.18	5,091,252	4,895,523	189.15	925,999
Newfoundland and Labrador	324	283	25.78	7,303	6,759	488.32	3,301
Prince Edward Island	39,499	38,770	34.75	1,347,101	1,319,522	153.00	201,812
Nova Scotia	1,052	1,052	23.54	24,767	23,088	225.53	5,209
New Brunswick	24,242	23,877	33.62	802,872	777,334	129.41	100,538
Quebec	19,385	18,212	29.05	528,988	464,895	222.66	103,468
Ontario	15,419	14,569	23.43	341,289	307,178	280.64	86,221
Manitoba	32,619	32,214	30.26	974,877	964,943	193.78	187,057
Saskatchewan	4,492	4,168	30.26	126,146	115,169	299.38	34,476
Alberta	22,178	21,651	38.33	829,952	813,940	193.56	157,609
British Columbia	3,440	3,440	31.38	107,957	102,695	450.84	46,310
2007
Canada	160,787	158,966	31.26	4,969,506	..	..	..
Newfoundland and Labrador	283	283	19.61	5,579	..	..	..
Prince Edward Island	38,851	38,851	31.94	1,241,050	..	..	..
Nova Scotia	1,012	1,012	25.22	25,538	..	..	..
New Brunswick	23,675	23,675	32.50	769,532	..	..	..
Quebec	17,119	16,714	32.52	543,413	..	..	..
Ontario	14,974	14,569	16.03	233,513	..	..	..
Manitoba	34,400	34,197	31.38	1,073,218	..	..	..
Saskatchewan	3,845	3,845	27.46	105,598	..	..	..
Alberta	22,987	22,582	38.22	863,201	..	..	..
British Columbia	3,642	3,238	33.62	108,864	..	..	..
2008
Canada	156,740	..	..	..	..	..	..
Newfoundland and Labrador	283	..	..	..	..	..	..
Prince Edward Island	37,637	..	..	..	..	..	..
Nova Scotia	971	..	..	..	..	..	..
New Brunswick	23,068	..	..	..	..	..	..
Quebec	18,495	..	..	..	..	..	..
Ontario	14,569	..	..	..	..	..	..
Manitoba	33,185	..	..	..	..	..	..
Saskatchewan	3,845	..	..	..	..	..	..
Alberta	21,247	..	..	..	..	..	..
British Columbia	3,440	..	..	..	..	..	..

Note(s):

Figures may not add due to rounding.

Table 3

Area, production and value of fall harvest potatoes (imperial measures), United States and Canada

Area, production and value of fall harvest potatoes (imperial measures), United States and Canada
	Seeded area	Harvested area	Average yield	Production	Amount sold, consumed, seeded or fed to livestock	Average farm value ¹	Total farm value ¹
	acres		hundredweight per acre	hundredweight		Canadian dollars per hundredweight	thousands of dollars
1999	1,598,700	1,553,100	337.4	523,941,000	485,634,000	7.79	3,782,643
2000	1,632,500	1,585,800	358.3	568,222,000	516,933,000	7.02	3,630,063
2001	1,510,000	1,484,300	327.9	486,676,000	454,895,000	10.23	4,654,056
2002	1,571,700	1,527,500	338.7	517,312,000	485,500,000	8.96	4,349,297
2003	1,563,500	1,537,900	342.7	527,046,000	487,450,000	7.15	3,483,818
2004	1,472,900	1,446,700	363.4	525,684,000	483,198,000	6.56	3,167,628
2005	1,373,000	1,335,200	359.9	480,497,000	450,820,000	7.98	3,596,848
2006	1,395,600	1,374,000	372.0	511,162,000	478,271,000	7.72	3,691,323
2007	1,407,900	1,389,500	373.3	518,639,000	..	..	..
2008	1,316,400	..	..	..	..	..	..

American data includes the price and value only for potatoes sold. It does not include a value for potatoes used on farm where grown for seed, livestock feed and home consumption.

Source(s):

National Agricultural Statistics Service of the United States Department of Agriculture and Statistics Canada, Agricultural Division.

Table 4

Area, production and value of fall harvest potatoes, United States (imperial measures)

Area, production and value of fall harvest potatoes, United States (imperial measures)
	Seeded area	Harvested area	Average yield	Production	Amount utilized	Average price ¹	Total value of sales ¹
	acres		hundredweight per acre	hundredweight		Canadian dollars per hundredweight	thousands of dollars
1999	1,203,000	1,166,100	369	429,847,000	395,595,000	7.79	3,041,103
2000	1,223,100	1,192,300	392	467,529,000	425,269,000	6.92	2,908,469
2001	1,091,300	1,072,500	367	393,631,000	363,851,000	10.29	3,693,413
2002	1,134,100	1,105,200	374	413,581,000	384,195,000	8.90	3,371,267
2003	1,106,000	1,090,900	376	410,588,000	377,009,000	7.00	2,601,053
2004	1,039,700	1,022,300	401	410,253,000	374,330,000	6.32	2,336,123
2005	967,700	949,000	403	382,743,000	355,628,000	7.56	2,655,095
2006	993,700	983,000	406	398,921,000	370,345,000	7.56	2,765,324
2007	1,010,600	996,700	410	409,082,000	..	..	..
2008	929,100	916,200	..	..	..	..	..

American data includes the price and value only for potatoes sold. It does not include a value for potatoes used on farm where grown for seed, livestock feed and home consumption.

Source(s):

National Agricultural Statistics Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.

Area, production and value of potatoes, Canada (imperial measures)
	Seeded area	Harvested area	Average yield	Production	Amount sold, consumed, seeded or fed to livestock	Average farm value	Total farm value
	acres		hundredweight per acre	hundredweight		Canadian dollars per hundredweight	thousands of dollars
1999	395,700	387,000	243.1	94,094,000	90,039,000	8.24	741,540
2000	409,400	393,500	255.9	100,693,000	91,664,000	7.87	721,594
2001	418,700	411,800	225.9	93,045,000	91,044,000	10.55	960,643
2002	437,600	422,300	245.6	103,731,000	101,305,000	9.65	978,030
2003	457,500	447,000	260.5	116,458,000	110,441,000	7.99	882,765
2004	433,200	424,400	272.0	115,431,000	108,868,000	7.64	831,505
2005	405,300	386,200	253.1	97,754,000	95,192,000	9.89	941,753
2006	401,900	391,000	287.1	112,241,000	107,926,000	8.58	925,999
2007	397,300	392,800	278.9	109,557,000	..	..	..
2008	387,300	..	..	..	..	..	..

Table 6

Area, production and value of potatoes, by harvest season¹, United States (imperial measures)

Area, production and value of potatoes, by harvest season, United States (imperial measures)
	Seeded area	Harvested area	Average yield	Production	Amount utilized	Average price ²	Total value of sales ²
	acres		hundredweight per acre	hundredweight		Canadian dollars per hundredweight	thousands of dollars
2007
Winter harvest	11,500	11,500	215.0	2,473,000	..	..	..
Spring harvest	72,800	70,200	282.0	19,820,000	..	..	..
Summer harvest	53,700	51,300	332.0	17,032,000	..	..	..
Fall harvest	1,010,600	996,700	410.0	409,082,000	..	..	..
Total yearly harvest	1,148,600	1,129,700	397.0	448,407,000	..	..	..
2008
Winter harvest	11,000	11,000	240.0	2,640,000	..	..	..
Spring harvest	69,200	67,700	289.0	19,573,000	..	..	..
Summer harvest	48,000	45,500	321.0	14,627,000	..	..	..
Fall harvest	929,100	916,200	..	..	..	..	..
Total yearly harvest	1,057,300	1,040,400	..	..	..	..	..

Winter harvest refers to potatoes harvested in January through March, spring harvest to potatoes harvested in April through June, summer harvest to potatoes harvested in July through mid-September and fall harvest to potatoes harvested from September to November.

American data includes the price and value only for potatoes sold. It does not include a value for potatoes used on farm where grown for seed, livestock feed and home consumption.

Source(s):

National Agricultural Statistics Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.

Table 7

Area, production and value of fall harvest potatoes (metric measures), United States and Canada

Area, production and value of fall harvest potatoes (metric measures), United States and Canada
	Seeded area	Harvested area	Average yield	Production	Amount sold, consumed, seeded or fed to livestock	Average farm value ¹	Total farm value ¹
	hectares		tonnes per hectare	tonnes		Canadian dollars per tonne	thousands of dollars
1999	646,994	628,540	37.8	23,765,964	22,028,358	171.75	3,782,643
2000	660,673	641,773	40.2	25,774,550	23,448,081	154.84	3,630,063
2001	611,097	600,696	36.8	22,075,623	20,634,037	225.59	4,654,056
2002	636,067	618,179	38.0	23,465,272	22,022,280	197.53	4,349,297
2003	632,748	622,388	38.4	23,906,807	22,110,732	157.59	3,483,818
2004	596,083	585,479	40.7	23,845,026	21,917,861	144.55	3,167,628
2005	555,653	540,355	40.3	21,795,344	20,449,195	175.92	3,596,848
2006	564,799	556,058	41.7	23,186,308	21,694,373	170.18	3,691,323
2007	569,777	562,331	41.8	23,525,465	..	..	..
2008	532,747	..	..	..	..	..	..

American data includes the price and value only for potatoes sold. It does not include a value for potatoes used on farm where grown for seed, livestock feed and home consumption.

Source(s):

National Agricultural Statistics Service of the United States Department of Agriculture and Statistics Canada, Agricultural Division.

Area, production and value of fall harvest potatoes, United States (metric measures)
	Seeded area	Harvested area	Average yield	Production	Amount utilized	Average price ¹	Total value of sales ¹
	hectares		tonnes per hectare	tonnes		Canadian dollars per tonne	thousands of dollars
1999	486,854	471,921	41.3	19,497,860	17,944,189	169.48	3,041,103
2000	494,989	482,524	44.0	21,207,115	19,290,202	150.77	2,908,469
2001	441,649	434,041	41.1	17,855,102	16,504,281	223.79	3,693,413
2002	458,970	447,274	41.9	18,760,034	17,427,085	193.45	3,371,267
2003	447,598	441,487	42.2	18,624,272	17,101,128	152.10	2,601,053
2004	420,767	413,725	45.0	18,609,076	16,979,609	137.58	2,336,123
2005	391,628	384,060	45.2	17,361,222	16,131,286	164.59	2,655,095
2006	402,150	397,820	45.5	18,095,057	16,798,849	164.61	2,765,324
2007	408,990	403,364	46.0	18,555,960	..	..	..
2008	376,007	370,786	..	..	..	..	..

American data includes the price and value only for potatoes sold. It does not include a value for potatoes used on farm where grown for seed, livestock feed and home consumption.

Source(s):

National Agricultural Statistics Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.

Area, production and value of all potatoes, Canada (metric measures)
	Seeded area	Harvested area	Average yield	Production	Amount sold, consumed, seeded or fed to livestock	Average farm value	Total farm value
	hectares		tonnes per hectare	tonnes		Canadian dollars per tonne	thousands of dollars
1999	160,140	156,619	27.3	4,268,104	4,084,169	181.56	741,540
2000	165,684	159,249	28.7	4,567,434	4,157,879	173.55	721,594
2001	169,448	166,655	25.3	4,220,521	4,129,756	232.61	960,643
2002	177,097	170,905	27.5	4,705,238	4,595,195	212.84	978,030
2003	185,150	180,901	29.2	5,282,535	5,009,604	176.21	882,765
2004	175,316	171,755	30.5	5,235,950	4,938,252	168.38	831,505
2005	164,025	156,295	28.4	4,434,121	4,317,909	218.10	941,753
2006	162,649	158,238	32.2	5,091,252	4,895,523	189.15	925,999
2007	160,787	158,966	31.3	4,969,506	..	..	..
2008	156,740	..	..	..	..	..	..