Growers and shippers in the potato industry of California are faced with two important decisions: whether the early-crop area has enough economic advantage in the fresh market to justify continuous production; and whether the expanding use by consumers of processed potatoes will result in a major curtailment in acreage for the fresh market or a partial diversion of production into processed products.

The above progress report is based on the detailed Giannini Foundation Research Report No. 243, An Economic Analysis of the Feasibility of Processing Potatoes in California, by the same authors.