The final value of Idaho's 2022 potato crop sold was $1.41 billion, up 35 percent from 2021. The marketing year average price for potatoes in Idaho was $12.50 per cwt, up $4.04 from last year.
In Oregon, the 2022 potato crop sold was valued at $245 million, up 12 percent from last year. The potato price was $10.30 per cwt, up $1.28 from last year. Washington's 2022 potato crop sold was valued at $883 million, up 33 percent from 2021. The marketing year average price for potatoes was $9.88 per cwt, up $2.13 from last year.
In Idaho, potato production for 2022 totaled 121 million cwt, down 9 percent from 2021. In Oregon, production was 25.8 million cwt, down 2 percent from 2021. Production in Washington was 95.4 million cwt, up 4 percent from 2021. The combined production for the three states was 61 percent of U.S. potato production in 2022.
Processors in Idaho used 77 million cwt of potatoes for the season. Malheur County, Oregon used 9.62 million cwt of potatoes for the season. The combined Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon usage was up 4 percent from the previous year. In Washington, 60.1 million cwt of potatoes had been used by processors for the season.
In the other parts of Oregon, 29.6 million cwt of potatoes had been processed. The combined Washington and other Oregon usage was down 6 percent from the previous year. Processors in the eight states used 220 million cwt of potatoes for the season, down 1 percent from the previous year.
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