Nov 6, 2024Potatoes sold in PNW totaled $2.63 billion in 2023
The value of potatoes sold in the Pacific Northwest in 2023 totaled $2.63 billion, according to newly released USDA statistics.
The data (.pdf) includes numbers from Idaho, Oregon and Washington.
The final value of Idaho’s 2023 potato crop sold was $1.26 billion, down 11% from 2022. The marketing year average price for potatoes in Idaho was $9.63 per cwt, down $2.87 from the previous year.
In Oregon, the 2023 potato crop sold was valued at $284 million, up 13% from 2022. The potato price was $11.60 per cwt, up $1.30 from the previous year.
Washington’s 2023 potato crop sold was valued at $1.09 billion, up 23% from 2022. The marketing year average price for potatoes was $11.20 per cwt, up $1.32 from the previous year.
In Idaho, potato production for 2023 totaled 143 million cwt, up 19% from 2022. In Oregon, production was 26.7 million cwt, up 1% from 2022. Production in Washington was 104 million cwt, up 9% from 2022.
The combined production for the three states accounted for 62% of U.S. potato production in 2023.
Processors in Idaho used 84.1 million cwt of potatoes for the season. In Oregon, 38.5 million cwt of potatoes were used by processors for the season. In Washington, 64.6 million cwt of potatoes were used by processors for the season.
