The final value of Idaho's 2023 potato crop sold was $1.26 billion, down 11 percent from 2022. The marketing year average price for potatoes in Idaho was $9.63 per cwt, down $2.87 from last year.
In Oregon, the 2023 potato crop sold was valued at $284 million, up 13 percent from last year. The potato price was $11.60 per cwt, up $1.30 from last year.
Washington's 2023 potato crop sold was valued at $1.09 billion, up 23 percent 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 percent from 2022. In Oregon, production was 26.7 million cwt, up 1 percent from 2022. Production in Washington was 104 million cwt, up 9 percent from 2022. The combined production for the three states was 62 percent 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 had been used by processors for the season. Of the total, 9.87 million cwt had been used in Malheur County and 28.6 million cwt had been used in other counties. In Washington, 64.6 million cwt of potatoes had been used by processors for the season.
Processors in the eight states used 232 million cwt of potatoes for the season, up 6 percent from the previous year.
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