Canadian potato production, 2012 (preliminary data)

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Producers reported seeding 371,900 acres (150 508 hectares) of potatoes in 2012, up 3.0% from 2011. Prince Edward Island had the largest increase in seeded area, up 4.1% to 89,500 acres (36 221 hectares). The area in Manitoba also increased 4.1% to 76,000 acres (30 757 hectares), while in Ontario, 39,800 acres (16 107 hectares) of potatoes were reported, up 5.6% from 2011. The expansion of potato area in Manitoba and Ontario was primarily because of increased contract volumes for processing potatoes.

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The publication Canadian Potato Production contains additional tables comparing the area, production and value of potatoes for Canada, the United States and Mexico.

Available without charge in CANSIM: tables CANSIM table001-0014, CANSIM table001-0045 and CANSIM table001-0070.

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey numbers survey number3401, survey number3407, survey number3436, survey number3446, survey number3465, survey number7526 and survey number7529.

The July 2012 issue of Canadian Potato Production, Vol. 10, no. 1 (Catalogue number22-008-X, free), is now available from the Key resource module of our website under Publications.

For more information, contact Statistics Canada's National Contact Centre (toll-free 1-800-263-1136; 613-951-8116; infostats@statcan.gc.ca).

To enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact David Thibodeau (902-893-7251), Agriculture Division.