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Sweet Potato Harvest Revised LowerWASHINGTON - Jun 10/05 - SNS -- Last year's sweet potato harvest in the United States was revised to 16.1 million cwt (100 pound units), down 2% from the annual estimate made in January but up 1% from 2003, according to the latest USDA crop production estimates. This is the largest production of sweet potatoes in the U.S. since 1962, when 17.1 million cwt were produced. Area harvested, at 92,800 acres, is down 500 acres from January but up 200 acres from 2003. The average yield, at 174 cwt per acre, is down 2 cwt from the January estimate but 2 cwt above 2003. This is the largest yield on record, surpassing the previous record high of 172 cwt which was set in 2003. Subscribers can read the full text of the article by Clicking here
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