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North Carolina potato crop

USDA last published a production estimate for the state in 2018, when the crop finished at 2.3 million cwt.

December 2012 forecast

2012 USDA forecast

3.2million cwt

USDA does not publish weekly condition ratings for North Carolina potato; the annual forecast and final estimate are the official measures.

Forecast reliability

±0.0%

Average gap between the season's first USDA forecast and the final crop across the last 1 completed season.

Forecast record

How the forecast moved to final

Each season's first USDA forecast against the final estimate, with the revision between them.

North Carolina potato crop: USDA first forecast vs final01234million cwt2010: no forecast · final 2.9 million cwt20102011: no forecast · final 2.8 million cwt20112012: Dec forecast 3.2 million cwt · final 3.2 million cwt (+0.0%)+0.0%20122013: no forecast · final 3.2 million cwt20132014: no forecast · final 2.8 million cwt20142015: no forecast · final 2.7 million cwt20152016: no forecast · final 3.0 million cwt20162017: no forecast · final 3.5 million cwt20172018: no forecast · final 2.3 million cwt2018
First forecastFinalFinal pending
Crop yearFirst forecast (million cwt)FinalRevisionCrop valueShare of US
2018—2.3—$29M0.5%
2017—3.5—$40M0.8%
2016—3.0—$33M0.7%
2015—2.7——0.6%
2014—2.8——0.6%
2013—3.2——0.7%
20123.2 December3.20.0%$36M0.7%
2011—2.8—$35M0.7%
2010—2.9—$31M0.7%

Revision is how far the final estimate moved from the season's first forecast — the practical measure of how much weight to give an early number.

Updated September 29, 2026

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