# Presentation: 728009

## The U.S. and World Situation: Fresh and Processed Potatoes

**Foreign Agricultural Service**
**Horticultural & Tropical Products Division**
**July 2004**

**The U.S. and World Situation: Fresh and Processed Potatoes**

## Major Producers’ Shares of World Fresh Potato Production by Quantity

**Source:  Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations**

## U.S. Potato Production by State

**Production Estimated at 459 Million Cwt for Crop Year 2003**

**Note: Cwt (hundredweight) is the unit used for fresh market yield and is equal to 100 pounds.**
**Crop year is associated with the calendar year in which harvest is accomplished.**
**Source:  National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA**

## Market Utilization of U.S. Potatoes

**Note:  Cwt (hundredweight) ****equals 100 pounds.  Crop year is associated with the calendar year in which harvest is accomplished.**
**Source: ****National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA**

## Average Grower Prices forU.S. Potatoes

**Source: Economic Research Service, USDA **

## U.S. Exports of Potatoes and Products*

***Does not include flour and starch.**
**Source:  Bureau of the Census, DOC**

## U.S. Net Trade in Fresh Potatoes*

***Includes fresh and  seed**
**Source:  Bureau of the Census, DOC**

## U.S. Fresh Potato Exports to Canada and Mexico by Quantity*

***HS070190**
**Source:  USDA/FAS Attache Reports and National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA **

## U.S. Fresh Potato Exports to Countries Other than Canada and Mexico by Quantity*

***HS070190**
**Source:  USDA/FAS Attache Reports and National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA **

## Major Producers’ Frozen Potato Products Production by Quantity

**Source:  USDA/FAS Attache Reports and National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA **

## Major Producers’ Shares of World Frozen Potato Production by Quantity

**Source:  Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations**

## Major Exporters of Frozen Potato Products

**Note: Under HS #200410**
***2003 EU data not available**
**Source:  Global Trade Atlas**

## Top Exporters’ Shares of Frozen Potato Products Exports by Quantity*

***Under HS #200410**
**Source:  Global Trade Atlas**

## U.S. Net Trade in Frozen Potato Products

**Source:  Bureau of the Census, DOC**

## U.S. Net Trade in Dehydrated Potato Products*

***Includes chips.  Does not include flour and starch.**
**Source:  Bureau of the Census, DOC**

## U.S. Market for Frozen Potato Products

**Note:  2003 production and consumption not available. A conversion factor of 0.55 is used to estimate frozen potato fry production based on the potatoes utilized for processing.**
**Source:  Economic Research Service, USDA and Bureau of the Census, DOC**

## U.S. Frozen Potato Fry Exports

**U.S. Frozen Potato Fry Exports**

**Source:  Bureau of the Census, DOC, and National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA**

## U.S. Frozen Fry Exports to Top Markets

**Source:  Bureau of the Census, DOC**

## U.S. Exports of Potato Chips

**U.S. Exports of Potato Chips**

**Source:  Bureau of the Census, DOC**

## U.S. Potato Chip Exports to Top Markets

**Source:  Bureau of the Census, DOC**

## U.S. Exports of DehydratedPotato Products

**Source:  Bureau of the Census, DOC**

## U.S. Exports of DehydratedPotato Flakes to Top Markets

**Source:  Bureau of the Census, DOC**

## Canada’s Exports of Frozen Potato Products to Top Markets*

***Under HS200410**
**Source:  Global Trade Atlas**

## Netherlands’ Exports of Frozen Potato Products to Top Markets*

***Under HS200410**
**Source:  Global Trade Atlas**

## China’s Imports of Frozen Potato Products from Top Suppliers*

***Under HS200410**
**Source:  Global Trade Atlas**

## Japan’s Imports of Frozen Potato Products from Top Suppliers*

***Under HS200410**
**Source:  Global Trade Atlas**

## Korea’s Imports of Frozen Potato Products from Top Suppliers*

***Under HS200410**
**Source:  Global Trade Atlas**