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Potato Acreage Canada down 1.8 percent

Changes in Planted Potato Acreage (Acres) in Canada by Province for 2016.
Data Source: Statistics Canada, Table 001-0014 - Area, production and farm value of potatoes, annual. Data retrieved July 27, 2016.

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.