Source: Ashley Robinson, Commodity News Service Canada, September 7, 2018
Winnipeg – The potato acreage may have increased this year in Western Canada, but it doesn’t look like it will be the same story for yields.
“I think overall it’s too early to tell because we haven’t started the main harvest, but we are not expecting as big of yield as the last couple of years,” said Dan Sawatzky, manager of Keystone Potato Producers Association.
Manitoba producers planted 64,100 acres of potatoes this year, up about 1,200 acres from the previous year, according to Statistics Canada. Alberta producers planted 55,410 acres, up about 1,800 acres from 2017. Behind Prince Edward Island, Manitoba and Alberta are the top potato producing provinces.
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