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Smaller Sweet Potato Crop in BooksWASHINGTON - Jun 10/10 - SNS - Sweet potato production for the 2009 crop year is revised to 19.5 million cwt, down 1% from the Crop Production 2009 Summary but up 6% from 2008, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates. Area harvested, at 96,900 acres, is down 1% from the previous estimate. The average yield is a record high 201 cwt per acre, unchanged from the January estimate. North Carolina production decreased 2% from January, due to a 2% decrease in harvested area. Florida sweet potato production, at 352 thousand cwt, is up 7% from January due to a 7% increase in harvested area. Subscribers can read the full text of the article by Clicking here
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