Potato Acreage Canada down 1.8 percent
Statistics Canada reported that potato farmers in Canada planted 342,602 acres (138 647 hectares) of potatoes in 2016.
This is down 1.8% from 2015, continuing the overall downward trend of the past 12 years.
Acres planted with potatoes in 2016, compared with 2015
Data Source: Statistics Canada, Table 001-0014 - Area, production and farm value of potatoes, annual. Data retrieved July 27, 2016.
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