July 28, 2009

New York Potato Acreage Decreases

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New York potato growers planted an estimated 17,100 acres of potatoes this year according to Stephen Ropel, Director of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, New York Field Office.

This is down 5 percent from 2008. Acres for harvest is forecast at 16,500, down 7 percent from last year. Dunkirk Observer

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