Maine’s potato harvest was down, due in part to fewer acres of land used for growing. The reasons for this decline were not provided. AP:
According to the Department of Agriculture, farmers this fall harvested an estimated 1.65 billion pounds of potatoes.
The 2007 production, however, is about 8 percent below the 2006 output because of reductions in acreage and yield. Maine farmers planted 57,100 acres, or 1,400 fewer than in 2006.
