Maine is only number 6 or 7 in potato exportation. Total Maine potato exports consist of 88% of the top ten exporter's crop. Maine's second largest export is potatoes. Maine produced 16,668 potatoes on May 15th, 2009.
$540 million dollars in sales.
6,100 jobs created.
$230 million dollars in personal income.
$32 million dollars in state and local taxes.
Some are. The state of Maine is a major producer of potatoes, ranking fifth in the nation in acreage in 2009.
Idaho is known for its potatoes. It is the largest producer of potatoes in the United States. The russet potato is the most grown potato in Idaho.
Potatoes can be grown anywhere that has a USDA zone 3 of above.
The environmentle factor between organic potatoes and normal potatoes is organic potatoes are picked up from the tree freshly. But the normal potatoes are added some chemical in it.
Potatoes are usually grown from seed potatoes which are neatly cut from a potato to have one to two "eyes" which are the buds.The reason why potatoes do not follow the regular convention of flowers and seeds is because they are underground shoots i.e their roots store starch to form tubers and from these starch deposits,new shoots grow.
potatoes arent usually grown from seed but from potato cuttings.
Maine farmers produced 1.643 billion pounds of potatoes in 2001.
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Maine's largest crops include Potatoes and Blueberries. Cranberries are also grown here. Maine's largest crop is illegal- Marijuana.
Potatoes are grown in cool climates like northern California, Wyoming, Nebraska, and Montana.
Idaho grows the most potatoes in the U.S.A., nearly 1/3 of all that are grown. Other top potato-growing states are: Maine, Washington, Oregon, and Colorado.
Yes, both white and sweet potatoes are grown in Cuba
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The plateu that most of Maine's potatoes grow in is the Aroostook Plateu.
Maine's Aroostook County is known for its potatoes, but people from Maine don't necessarily eat conspicuously more potatoes than people from other states. The foods Maine is typically associated with are lobster and blueberries.
Yes, sweet potatoes are grown in Asian countries.
Potatoes are grown, not made. Seriously?
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