US Potato Exports Hit a New Record both in Value and Volume

The value of all U.S. potato exports was $1,755,544,515 for the recently completed July 2013 – June 2014 marketing year. This is a 7% increase over the previous record set in 2012/13.

The volume of exports increased 5% to 1,643,618 metric tons. On a fresh weight equivalent basis, this translates to a 7.5% increase to 70,743,071 hundredweight of potatoes exported out of the United States.

The increase in exports was led by a 10% increase in the value of exports of frozen potato products, followed by a 6% increase in dehydrated potato exports and 6% increase in fresh potato exports.

The only decline was a 4% drop in the value of potato chip exports.