China and India are the main producers of potatoes, with the United States ranked fourth among the leading potato producers worldwide. In the United States, Idaho topped the ranking of leading potato producing states, with an annual production amount of about 145 million cwt of potatoes in 2023. Washington and Wisconsin were the next largest producers with production amounting to about 99.7 million cwt and 29.4 million cwt, respectively in that year.
U.S. potato history
The potato was first discovered in South America and was widely grown throughout the Americas by 1719. Nowadays, potatoes are grown in almost every region in the United States. Since 2001, between 900 thousand and one million acres of potatoes have been planted and harvested each year.
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US Department of Agriculture, & Economic Research Service. (January 12, 2024). Potato production in the United States in 2023, by state (in 1,000 cwt) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/382166/us-potato-production-by-state/
US Department of Agriculture, und Economic Research Service. "Potato production in the United States in 2023, by state (in 1,000 cwt)." Chart. January 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/382166/us-potato-production-by-state/
US Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. (2024). Potato production in the United States in 2023, by state (in 1,000 cwt). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/382166/us-potato-production-by-state/
US Department of Agriculture, and Economic Research Service. "Potato Production in The United States in 2023, by State (in 1,000 Cwt)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/382166/us-potato-production-by-state/
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