Potato Processors dig in Idaho's new crop with appetite

October 21, 2011

Potato Processors in Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon have used 13.3 million cwt of 2011 crop raw potatoes to October 1, up 75 percent from last year. Idaho potatoes accounted for 9.46 million cwt of the total processed.

The remaining 3.79 million cwt were produced in other states.

Processors in Washington and Other Oregon Counties have used 16.4 million cwt of 2011 crop raw potatoes to October 1, up 16 percent from last year.
 

(Click to enlarge) Potatoes Used for Processing, Selected States, 2009 – 2011 Crops

Potatoes Used for Processing, Selected States, 2009 – 2011 Crops

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