Nebraska Potato Production up 22% from Previous Year

Nebraska Potato Production up 22% from Previous Year

Final production for the 2017 Nebraska potato crop totaled 9.03 million cwt, up 22% from 2016, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Planted acres for 2017 totaled 19,000, up 15% from 2016. Harvested area, at 19,000 acres, was up 16% from the previous year. Yield for all potatoes averaged 475 cwt in 2017, 25 cwt per acre higher than the 2016 average yield.

The value of potatoes sold from the 2017 crop totaled $98.4 million, up 38% from 2016. The marketing year average price was $12.10 per cwt, up from $11.00 for the 2016 crop. Potatoes sold from the 2017 crop totaled 8.13 million cwt, up 25% from 2016. Sales accounted for 90% of production, unchanged from the 2016 crop.

Access the national USDA publication for this release at: http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/nass/Pota/2010s/2018/Pota-09-13-2018.pdf

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