Latest NASS report shows slight reduction in total U.S. acreage

Potato acreage in the United States is down, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) annual June fall acreage report. Total acreage for 2017 is estimated to be 1,025,400 acres, down .83 percent from the 2016 figure of 1,034,000 acres. Of the largest producing states, acreage is estimated to drop in Idaho (from 325,000 to 310,000), North Dakota (80,000 to[Read More...]