No disease or pest problems were reported. Harvested area is estimated at 64,400 acres, down 5 percent from last year and slightly below two years ago. Yields are above last year in Alabama, California, Delaware, Illinois, Missouri, and New Mexico. Irrigation helped Delaware growers. Most areas got off to a late start in the spring and were hit by hot, dry weather during the last of the growing season.
Yields are down in Virginia, New Jersey, and Texas.
Harvest is virtually finished, although late in many areas. Late spring rains slowed early development in Colorado and Nebraska, but most fields caught up to normal as warmer weather prevailed. Harvest was also late in California and Delaware. View Table Data Prices received by California farmers at mid-August were above July for all potatoes. Barley, dry edible beans, summer potatoes, and hay other than alfalfa were below the previous month's level.