2014 Potato Harvest Up 2%
WASHINGTON Nov 10/14 - SNS -- Total United States potato production in 2014 from all seasons is forecast at 443 million cwt (100 pounds units), 2% above 2013, according to the latest USDA crop report.
Harvested area, at 1.05 million acres, is down slightly from last year. Average yield is forecast at 422 cwt per acre, up 8 cwt from the previous year.
Production of fall potatoes for 2014 is forecast at 406 million cwt, up 3% from last year. Area harvested, at 926,200 acres, is slightly below the previous year. The average yield forecast, at 439 cwt per acre, is up 14 cwt from last year's yield.
Growers in several States are expecting high yields including record highs in Idaho and Michigan.
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