GRAPHIC: Sweet potatoes by the numbers

Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday seasons are the biggest for sweet potatoes, where demand and volume are the highest of the year. While sweet potatoes are considered among the...

By Agtools

November 17, 2022

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Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday seasons are the biggest for sweet potatoes, where demand and volume are the highest of the year.

While sweet potatoes are considered among the healthiest vegetables, volume and acreage have been slowly falling in the U.S. the past several years, as shown in this monthly graphic report from Agtools BB #:355102.

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