With 80 to 85 percent of the crop already harvested as of last week, growers are having a successful growing year and are storing a good crop of potatoes, according to Don Flannery, Maine Potato Board executive director.
"We're looking at a crop that is good quality and somewhere close to average yield," reports Flannery.
Flannery said this year's crop is expected to be a yield in keeping with the 12-year average of 290 hundredweight per acre. The final amount won't be known until about six months from now after the entire crop is sold, he said.
