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U.S. Fall Potato Production For Seed - August 2016

Fall Potato Area Planted for Certified Seed - Selected States and Total:
2015 and 2016
[Data supplied by State seed certification officials]
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             :                      2015 Crop                      :    2016 Crop
             :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    State    :   Entered for   :                 :     Percent     :   Entered for
             :  certification  :    Certified    :    certified    :  certification
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             :     --------- acres ---------           percent            acres
             :
Alaska ......:          46                46             100               (NA)
Arizona .....:         125                63              50                  -
California ..:       1,172             1,142              97                851
Colorado ....:      10,238             9,307              91              8,559
Idaho 1/ ....:      33,945            33,108              98               (NA)
Maine .......:      10,647            10,647             100             10,163
Michigan ....:       2,450             2,255              92              2,468
Minnesota ...:       6,476             5,699              88              6,635
Montana .....:      10,243            10,243             100             10,386
Nebraska ....:       5,870             5,270              90              4,839
             :
Nevada ......:         207               188              91                229
New York ....:         715               715             100                622
North Dakota :      19,199            14,888              78             15,427
Oregon ......:       2,536             2,529             100              2,490
Pennsylvania :         382               382             100                291
Washington ..:       3,235             3,235             100              3,403
Wisconsin ...:       8,869             8,827             100              8,919
Wyoming .....:         821               794              97                452
             :
Total .......:     117,176           109,338              93                (X)
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-    Represents zero.
(NA) Not available.
(X)  Not applicable.
1/   Includes certified acreage in northern Utah.

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