Spring Potato Area Sinks 22%
WASHINGTON - Mar 31/16 - SNS -- Area planted to spring potatoes is expected to be 55,000 acres for the 2016 season, down 22% from 2015, according to the USDA's seeding intentions report for 2016.
Beginning with the 2016 season, Arizona was removed from the spring potato estimating program, and North Carolina was moved to the summer potato estimating program.
Spring Potato Area Planted - States and United States: 2014-2016
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: Area planted
State :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2014 : 2015 : 2016 1/ : Percent of
: : : : previous year
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: ---------------- 1,000 acres ---------------- percent
:
Arizona 2/ .........: 3.8 3.6 (NA) (X)
California .........: 25.0 23.0 26.0 113
Florida ............: 30.5 30.0 29.0 97
North Carolina 3/ ..: 14.5 13.5 (NA) (X)
:
United States ......: 73.8 70.1 55.0 78
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(NA) Not available.
(X) Not applicable.
1/ Intended plantings in 2016 as indicated by reports from farmers.
2/ Estimates discontinued in 2016.
3/ Beginning in 2016, North Carolina estimates included with summer states.
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