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U.S. Potato Planted for Certified Seed - August 2020

Potato Area Planted for Certified Seed - Selected States and Total: 2019 and 2020
[Data supplied by State seed certification officials]
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             :                      2019 Crop                      :    2020 Crop
             :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    State    :   Entered for   :                 :     Percent     :   Entered for
             :  certification  :    Certified    :    certified    :  certification
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             :     --------- acres ---------           percent            acres
             :
Alaska ......:          32                32             100               (NA)
Arizona .....:         381               381             100                737
California ..:         940               940             100                820
Colorado ....:       8,413             7,609              90              6,740
Idaho 1/ ....:      30,180            30,044             100               (NA)
Maine .......:      10,118             9,806              97              9,414
Michigan ....:       2,569             2,569             100              2,472
Minnesota ...:       6,134             5,507              90              6,267
Montana .....:      10,440            10,440             100             10,893
Nebraska ....:       5,965             4,760              80              6,453
             :
Nevada ......:         109               109             100                327
New York ....:         599               590              98                593
North Dakota :      13,236            13,036              98             14,933
Oregon ......:       2,581             2,542              98              2,877
Pennsylvania :         437               374              86                397
Washington ..:       3,526             3,487              99              3,526
Wisconsin ...:       9,240             9,200             100               (NA)
Wyoming .....:         562               484              86                770
             :
Total .......:     105,462           101,910              97                (X)
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(NA) Not available.
(X)  Not applicable.
1/   Includes certified acreage in northern Utah.

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