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United Potato Growers Of Canada

9 Corvus Court
Ottawa, Ontario
K2E 7Z4

Tel (613) 226 4880
Fax (613) 226 4497
info@unitedpotatocanada.com

Welcome to the new UPGC website

The United Potato Growers of Canada are happy to introduce you to our new and improved website. The site is now the new "one stop shop" for potato information in Canada. Within the walls of the site you will find information on: monthly stocks on hand, movement, prices, conditions and outlook. The site also provides information on the US situation and provide insight into the global market place.

Along with the market information provided (intended to inform you of the current situation facing your market so that you can make better informed planting and marketing decisions) the site will also provide you with information on the latest, events, seminars, meetings, projects and overall direction of the UPGC to help you, the growers, to maximize profitability.

Please some time to look around, you will be suprised with what you will find!

2011 Acreage Outlook

According to the latest market information provided by Canadian potato growers; plantings could hold steady this upcoming season, but all signs point to an increase in the US.

The USDA puts the spring potato crop at 25.83 million cwt which exceeds 2010 production by 1.01 million cwt or 4.1% (this would be the largest crop since 2004).

Discussion around the United if America table have indicated that US growers are also planning on putting more acres (approximately 30,000 acres of mostly russets) in the ground throughout the planting season to cover processing increases, but it is well known that not all of the supply will go to processing and some flex potatoes will end up on the fresh market.

Discussions around the United of Canada table point to a slight increase in acreage this upcoming planting season which reflects the current market situation. Processing seems to be increasing in the west and decreasing slightly in the east. The increase in processing acres will be offset by decreases in the fresh sector with a total acreage increase of approximately 1000 acres +/-

2010 Season So Far

UPGC and Statistics Canada have confirmed that Canadian Potato producers have once again planted less potato acres. Statistic Canada numbers, released on July 16th, indicate planted acreage to be 359,400, down 3% from last year. UPGC surveys completed a month earlier indicated planted acreage would be .3% higher than the Statistic Canada number (statistically insignificant).

As the accompanying chart shows Canadian producers continue to plant less potato acreage, although there are regional variances. Eastern Canadian producers (Ont., Que., N.B., N.S., P.E.I.) have planted 200 acres less than last year, while Western Canada has planted 11,400 fewer acres.