Norte Am. 03/10/2023
EEUU: Minnesota Potato Production Up in 2022
State’s potato growers planted 47,000 acres in 2022, up 5,000 acres from 2021.
Minnesota potato production in 2022 totaled 19.1 million cwt, up 9 percent from 2021, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota potato production in 2022 totaled 19.1 million cwt, up 9 percent from 2021, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service – Potatoes 2022 Summary.
The state’s potato growers planted 47,000 acres, up 5,000 acres from 2021. Harvested acres in 2022 were reported at 46,700, up 5,400 acres from the previous year. Average yield per acre, at 410 cwt, was down 4 percent from the previous year. Price per cwt, at $12.40, was $1.70 above 2021. Total value of production of the Minnesota’s potato crop was $237 million in 2022, up 26 percent from 2021.
— USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
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