About Sweet Potatoes


Sweet Potato Production 1976 - 2009

SweetPotatoes: US acreage, yield, production and value, 1976-2009
Year Planted
Acreage		 Harvested
Acreage 		Yield
per acre
(Cwt)		 Farm
Production
(1,000 cwt)		 Per unit
($/cwt)
Total Value
$1,000
1976 119,800 114,800 116 13,273 7.50
$99,054
1977 111,800 107,100 111 11,885 10.50
$124,859
1978 115,700 112,200 117 13,115 10.60
$139,226
1979 117,900 114,200 117 13,370 8.92
$119,093
1980 107,800 102,000 107 10,953 13.60
$148,359
1981 113,200 109,800 117 12,799 13.60
$174,748
1982 118,700 115,400 129 14,833 8.03
$118,864
1983 105,300 102,400 118 12,083 13.60
$165,265
1984 105,800 102,900 125 12,902 14.00
$181,006
1985 108,200 103,300 141 14,573 8.81
$127,836
1986 94,500 90,800 136 12,368 11.00
$134,436
1987 92,300 88,900 131 11,611 11.50
$133,512
1988 89,100 85,500 128 10,945 12.90
$141,202
1989 89,500 86,000 132 11,358 16.40
$186,279
1990 93,900 89,500 141 12,594 9.70
$121,962
1991 81,200 77,800 144 11,203 13.30
$149,367
1992 85,900 82,400 146 12,005 12.20
$146,499
1993 82,900 80,000 138 11,027 15.10
$166,506
1994 86,100 82,700 162 13,380 14.00
$187,206
1995 86,900 83,100 154 12,821 15.90
$203,799
1996 88,100 83,700 158 13,216 14.40
$190,529
1997 85,600 82,100 162 13,327 15.80
$211,177
1998 87,200 83,800 148 12,382 15.30
$189,789
1999 93,800 83,100 147 12,234 17.60
$214,980
2000 97,900 94,800 145 13,780 15.30

$210,564

2001 98,300 93,600 155 14,515 15.30

$224,795
2002 96,400 82,300 156 12,799 16.80

$214,650
2003 95,800 92,600 172 15,891 19.20

$305,448
2004 96,900 92,800 174 16,112 17.50

$281,558
2005 90,400 87,800 179 15,747 19.60

$284,103
2006 95,200 87,200 187 16,248 18.10

$298,388
2007 100,500 97,400 186 18,070 18.30

$330,060
2008 103,200 97,300 190 18,443 21.20

$390,572
2009 109,600 97,700 201 19.647 20.90

$410,361
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA