for the World's
Agriculture Industry
Since 1988
For full site access
Lost Password?
Customer Center
Trade Directory
Special Crops
Beans
Lentils
Peas
Chickpeas
Birdseed
Mustard & Other
Spices & Herbs
Dried Fruit & Nuts
Supply-Demand
The rest of Agriculture
Bio-Energy
Commentary
Grain
Oilseed
Livestock
Poultry
Cotton & Wool
Fresh Fruit & Vegetables
Dried Fruit & Nuts
Dairy
Technology
General
Organic
Just for Growers
Cash Markets
Futures Markets
Weather
Price Graphs
Export Data
Supply-Demand
Subscribe Today!
Privacy Policy
Subscriber Agreement
Ag Links
Affiliates
Add Headlines!
To your website!
Spring Potato Production Slips in U.S.
WASHINGTON - May 12/04 - SNS -- Spring production in 2004 is forecast at 19.1 million cwt (100 pound units), down 3% from the April forecast and 22% below last year, according to the latest USDA crop report.
Area for harvest is estimated at 71,700 acres, down 1% from the April estimate and 15% below last year. The average yield is forecast at 266 cwt per acre, down 5 cwt from last month and 22 cwt below a year ago.
Florida production is forecast at 5.61 million cwt, unchanged from the April 1 forecast but 30% below the 2003 production. Harvest began in Florida's Hasting area and other central Peninsula localities the last two weeks of April. North Carolina's potato crop, forecasted at 2.85 million cwt, is also unchanged from the April 1 forecast but 4% below last year.
Subscribers can read the full text of the article by Clicking here
|
Subcribers get complete access to all articles and special sections on the STATpub website. To subscribe just click on Subscribe Now! Add AgMarket News headlines Use of Information Copyright © 1988-2008 STAT Communications Ltd., Canada. All Rights Reserved. This information may not be republished in part of in full in any form whatsoever without the prior written consent of STAT Communications Ltd. The article on this page may not be harvested and reprinted on any website. However, we encourage links back to this or any other public article on our website. Disclaimer The information in this article is provided without any warranty of any kind whatsoever. By accessing this service, you agree that STAT Communications Ltd. will not be liable for any expenses, losses or costs that may be incurred by the interpretation and use of the information in this website, nor as a result of the information on this site being inaccurate or incomplete in any way. |