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Sweetpotatoes: Acreage, Yield, Production and Value
Year Acres
Planted
Acres
Harvested
Yield
Per Acre
Production Market Year
Average Price
Value of
Production
1,000 Acres Cwt 1,000 Cwt Dollars
Per Cwt
1,000 Dollars
1963 13.0 13.0 68 884 4.63 4,093
1968 11.0 11.0 85 935 5.13 4,797
1973 9.5 9.5 100 950 9.13 8,674
1978 5.0 4.7 95 447 10.50 4,694
1983 4.8 4.7 95 447 12.50 5,588
1988 4.0 3.5 100 350 15.10 5,285
1989 3.0 3.0 95 285 11.20 3,192
1990 3.5 3.5 120 420 7.00 2,940
1991 4.0 3.5 140 490 9.25 4,533
1992 4.5 4.0 130 520 12.00 6,240
1993 6.0 5.5 120 660 13.90 9,174
1994 6.0 5.5 170 935 12.70 11,875
1995 6.2 5.5 150 825 15.10 12,458
1996 8.3 8.1 160 1,296 12.60 16,330
1997 8.6 8.4 130 1,092 18.50 20,202
1998 1 8.5 8.4
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Mississippi Agricultural Statistics, Supplement 32

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