U.S. Sweet Potato Production Summary - 2015
Sweet Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2013-2015
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2013 : 2014 : 2015 : 2013 : 2014 : 2015
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: 1,000 acres
:
Alabama ..........: 2.5 2.1 2.6 2.4 2.0 2.5
Arkansas .........: 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.8
California .......: 19.0 19.0 18.5 19.0 19.0 18.5
Florida ..........: 6.0 6.0 5.6 5.9 5.9 5.4
Louisiana ........: 8.0 9.0 10.0 7.5 8.8 9.0
Mississippi ......: 20.0 22.0 27.0 19.5 21.5 26.0
New Jersey .......: 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2
North Carolina ...: 54.0 73.0 87.0 53.0 72.0 86.0
Texas ............: 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.7
:
United States ....: 115.7 137.3 156.9 113.2 135.2 153.1
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: Yield per acre : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2013 : 2014 : 2015 : 2013 : 2014 : 2015
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: ----------- cwt ----------- ---------- 1,000 cwt ---------
:
Alabama ..........: 173 220 220 415 440 550
Arkansas .........: 180 200 195 702 780 741
California .......: 360 275 340 6,840 5,225 6,290
Florida ..........: 142 200 205 838 1,180 1,107
Louisiana ........: 220 230 220 1,650 2,024 1,980
Mississippi ......: 180 175 145 3,510 3,763 3,770
New Jersey .......: 125 160 140 150 192 168
North Carolina ...: 200 220 190 10,600 15,840 16,340
Texas ............: 100 155 100 80 140 70
:
United States ....: 219 219 203 24,785 29,584 31,016
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