Sweet Potato Harvest Off 6%
WASHINGTON - Jan 10/14 - SNS -- Production of sweet potatoes in 2013 is estimated at 24.8 million cwt (100 pound units), down 6% from last year, according to the USDA's final production estimates for the 2013 crop.
Growers harvested 113,200 acres, down 11% from last year. Yield per acre, at 219 cwt, is up 10 cwt from last year.
In North Carolina, wet conditions prevented growers from planting their intended acreage. Alabama growers reported poor crop conditions due to extremely wet weather. In California, yields were above average. The crop in Florida benefitted from timely rains and warm temperatures throughout the growing season. In Louisiana, timely rains and favorable temperatures resulted in a record high yield.
Sweet Potato Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2011-2013
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: Area planted : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2011 : 2012 : 2013 : 2011 : 2012 : 2013
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: 1,000 acres
:
Alabama ..........: 2.6 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.4
Arkansas .........: 3.6 4.0 4.0 3.5 3.9 3.9
California .......: 18.5 18.0 19.0 18.2 18.0 19.0
Florida ..........: 3.3 6.4 6.0 3.0 6.3 5.9
Louisiana ........: 14.0 10.0 8.0 13.0 9.5 7.5
Mississippi ......: 24.0 24.0 20.0 23.0 22.0 19.5
New Jersey .......: 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.2
North Carolina ...: 65.0 63.0 54.0 64.0 62.0 53.0
Texas ............: 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.0 0.8
:
United States ....: 133.6 130.5 115.7 129.7 126.6 113.2
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: Yield per acre : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2011 : 2012 : 2013 : 2011 : 2012 : 2013
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: ----------- cwt ----------- ---------- 1,000 cwt ---------
:
Alabama ..........: 129 210 173 323 546 415
Arkansas .........: 180 200 180 630 780 702
California .......: 320 343 360 5,824 6,174 6,840
Florida ..........: 160 120 142 480 756 838
Louisiana ........: 185 205 220 2,405 1,948 1,650
Mississippi ......: 181 160 180 4,163 3,520 3,510
New Jersey .......: 150 160 125 195 208 150
North Carolina ...: 200 200 200 12,800 12,400 10,600
Texas ............: 120 150 100 144 150 80
:
United States ....: 208 209 219 26,964 26,482 24,785
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