Potato Production and Value
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Crop Year
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Harvested Acres
|
Yield (cwt)
|
Production (cwt)
|
Value (cwt)
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Crop Value
|
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1996-97
1995-96
1994-95
1993-94
1992-93
|
42,100
44,300
42,900
46,400
41,900
|
194
217
210
215
181
|
8,181,000
9,613,000
8,957,000
9,939,000
7,580,000
|
$12.60
$13.20
$9.40
$11.90
$17.00
|
$97,671,000
$126,165,000
$84,010,000
$118,655,000
$128,194,000
|
|
1991-92
1990-91
1989-90
1988-89
1987-88
|
40,100
43,000
44,700
42,600
36,100
|
234
188
219
195
226
|
9,323,000
8,082,000
9,792,000
8,261,000
8,134,000
|
$9.90
$20.40
$14.40
$15.50
$5.65
|
$92,359,000
$163,964,000
$139,914,000
$128,323,000
$45,966,000
|
|
1979-80
1969-70
1959-60
|
27,300
36,700
24,000
|
194
161
185
|
5,304,000
5,936,000
4,458,000
|
$5.06
$4.23
$2.88
|
$36,217,000
$25,109,000
$12,839,000
|
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Leading Potato-Producing Counties --- 1996-97
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County
|
Harvested Acres
|
Yield (cwt)
|
Production (cwt)
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Estimated Value
|
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St. Johns
Dade
Putnam
Flagler
|
18,500
4,700
4,500
1,500
|
210
170
210
210
|
3,885,000
799,000
945,000
315,000
|
$46,620,000
$12,185,000
$11,340,000
$3,780,000
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CWT = 100 pounds
Potato Facts
- Although called "Irish", the potato is not native to Ireland but to the Americas. The potato was first cultivated in the Andes Mountains of South America, and was introduced to Spain between 1550 and 1570. The potato appears to have gotten its start in the U.S. around 1720.
- Floridas high value winter and early spring potato production ranks the state fourth nationally in the value of potatoes annually produced in the U.S.
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