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Final 2016 Figures Show Average Year for WI Potato Growers
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 09/15/2017

Wisconsin potato production totaled 27.8 million hundredweight during the past growing season, virtually unchanged from 2015.

According to the latest USDA figures, the state's potato growers planted 65,000 acres in 2016, up 2,000 acres from the previous season.

Harvested acres were reported at 64,000, up 1,500 acres from year prior. But average yield per acre fell from 445 per cwt. to 435.

Meanwhile, the price per cwt. averaged $11.60 last year, which was about $1.90 higher than in 2015. The total value of production for the Wisconsin potato crop was also up at $322 million.


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