Overview
Potatoes are the leading vegetable crop in the United States (not including sweet potatoes), contributing about 15 percent of farm sales receipts for vegetables. Among major produce crops, potatoes are second only to grapes in farm cash receipts. Americans consume about 130 pounds of fresh and processed potatoes annually, 40 pounds more than tomatoes, the next most commonly eaten vegetable. Over 50 percent of potato sales are to processors for french fries, chips, dehydrated potatoes, and other potato products, while the remainder goes to the fresh market.
Features
Potatoes  (October 2008) presents the latest market outlook for the U.S. potato market, including fall harvest production, trade outlook, a review of 2007 production, and price and shipment information.
Vegetables and Melons Outlook (every other month) provides
current intelligence and forecasts of changing conditions
in the U.S. vegetable and melon sector. The report
contains a section on potatoes, as well as appendix tables
with current potato data.
 2008 Farm Bill Side-By-Side (August 2008) presents a title-by-title summary of key provisions of the 2008 Act in a side-by-side comparison with previous legislation. The side-by-side includes links to related ERS publications and to analyses of previous farm acts. New features include a user's guide, an A-Z list of major provisions, and a search function.
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