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Sweet Potato Area To Slip 1%
WASHINGTON - Mar 30/12 - SNS --Planted area of sweet potatoes is expected to total 133,400 acres for the 2012 season, down 1% from last year, according to this year's seeding intentions report from the USDA.
Five of the nine sweet potato producing States intended to plant less acreage in 2012 due to labor concerns and weather conditions. However, growers in North Carolina, California, and Florida are expecting an increase in acres planted.
Sweet Potato Area Planted - States and United States: 2010-2012
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: Area planted
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2010 : 2011 : 2012 1/ : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ---------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent
:
Alabama ............: 3.3 3.2 2.6 81
Arkansas ...........: 3.1 3.6 3.0 83
California .........: 18.0 18.5 19.0 103
Florida ............: 3.5 3.3 3.4 103
Louisiana ..........: 13.5 14.0 13.0 93
Mississippi ........: 21.0 24.0 23.0 96
New Jersey .........: 1.3 1.3 1.3 100
North Carolina .....: 55.0 65.0 67.0 103
Texas ..............: 1.1 1.3 1.1 85
:
United States ......: 119.8 134.2 133.4 99
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1/ Intended plantings in 2012 as indicated by reports from farmers.
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