The Canadian Province of Alberta ranks third in Canada for the production of potatoes.
In 2013 the production was 18.234 million hundredweight, grown on 51,483 acres.
Alberta is a major seed potato producing province and lead seed exporter for Canada. Alberta's seed potato growers produced over 128,000 metric tonnes of seed potatoes in 2015.
The province's potato industry as a whole contributes over $1 billion to the economy annually.
Alberta
Agricultural Statistics Alberta
Potato Area Planted in 2018 : | 55410.00 | acres | ℹ | |
Potato Area Planted in 2017 : | 53570.00 | acres | ℹ | |
Potato Area Harvested in 2017 : | 52490.00 | acres | ℹ | |
Potato Production in 2017 : | 20507.00 | (000) cwt | ℹ | |
Potato Yield in 2017 : | 390.70 | cwt/acre | ℹ | |
Potato Area Planted in 2016 : | 52988.00 | acres | ℹ | |
Potato Area Planted in 2016 : | 52300.00 | acres | ℹ |