Officials associated with the potato industry in the Pacific Northwest have indicated that acreage planted to potatoes in Oregon and Washington increased this season.
“Oregon increased acreage about 8 percent in 2011 to around 38,000 acres,” said Bill Brewer, president and chief executive officer of the Oregon Potato Commission.
In Washington, “Acreage is up about 25,000 acres, which is a big one-year jump for Washington state,” said Chris Voigt, executive director of the Washington State Potato Commission. “But most of that increase was for early-season processing varieties.”
