Canadian potato production, 2016 (planted area)
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Released: 2016-07-21
342,602 acres
2016
-1.8% 
(annual change)
Potato farmers planted 342,602 acres (138 647 hectares) of potatoes in 2016, down 1.8% from 2015, continuing the overall downward trend of the past 12 years. Seeded area decreased in all provinces, except Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia.
Prince Edward Island accounted for 26% of total potato planted area in 2016, while Manitoba accounted for 19%.
Chart 1
Potato planted area in Canada
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