Canadian potato planting area flat in 2015

According to data released by Statistics Canada, potato farmers planted 349,005 acres (141,238 hectares) of potatoes in 2015, up 0.4% from 2014, which was the lowest level in 20 years. Despite this slight increase, total planted area remains significantly lower compared with the 2003 peak of 457,500 acres (185,144 hectares). Prince Edward Island represents 26% of total potato area and Manitoba 19% in 2015.
 

Fig.1 Potato planted area in Canada