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U.S. Certified Seed Use in Potato - Aug 2021

Potato Area Planted for Certified Seed - Selected States and Total: 2020 and 2021
[Data supplied by State seed certification officials]
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             :                      2020 Crop                      :    2021 Crop
             :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    State    :   Entered for   :                 :     Percent     :   Entered for
             :  certification  :    Certified    :    certified    :  certification
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             :     --------- acres ---------           percent            acres
             :
Alaska ......:          44                44             100               (NA)
Arizona .....:         737               737             100              1,396
California ..:         900               826              92                884
Colorado ....:       6,740             6,536              97              6,280
Idaho 1/ ....:      30,186            30,020              99               (NA)
Maine .......:       9,414             9,393             100             10,198
Michigan ....:       2,511             2,511             100              2,489
Minnesota ...:       6,267             5,144              82              5,686
Montana .....:      10,893            10,878             100             10,920
Nebraska ....:       6,453             4,691              73              6,403
             :
Nevada ......:         327               327             100                119
New York 2/ .:         593               593             100               (NA)
North Dakota :      15,014            14,604              97             14,449
Oregon ......:       2,877             2,745              95              2,917
Pennsylvania :         460               401              87                462
Washington ..:       3,526             3,526             100              3,648
Wisconsin ...:       9,429             9,379              99              9,492
Wyoming .....:         762               649              85                616
             :
Total .......:     107,133           103,004              96                (X)
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(NA) Not available.
(X)  Not applicable.
1/   Includes certified acreage in northern Utah.
2/   Acres entered for certification.

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