search our site     home > key topics > crops   potatoes With an annual farm value of $2.5 billion and per capita use of 140 pounds in 2001, potatoes rank first in value and consumption among all vegetables produced and consumed in the United States. ERS economists analyze U.S. supply, demand, prices, and trade for fresh and processing potatoes. related briefing rooms - offer an indepth discussion synthesizing ERS research Potatoes Tomatoes Vegetables and Melons feature Vegetables and Melon Outlook is an electronic, every-other-month, newsletter providing current intelligence and forecasts of changing conditions in the U.S. vegetable and melon sector. The newsletter contains a section on potatoes, as well as appendix tables with current potato data. web administration: webadmin@ers.usda.gov updated: March 13, 2003  Also at ERS... latest publications (all) • Vegetables and Melons Outlook • Vegetables and Melons Yearbook summary • Vegetables and Melons Yearbook latest data products (all) • Agricultural Outlook Statistical Indicators • U.S. Sweet Corn Statistics • Sweet Potato Statistics resources • Contact an ERS Expert • Calendar of Releases services • Receive E-mail Updates • E-mail This Page • Translate This Page

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