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If Iowa farmers supplied just 25 percent
of the leaf lettuce eaten in Iowa (compared to less than
1 percent), annual sales would be about $9 million?
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Iowans eat 25.9 million pounds of
carrots each year, and only 5 percent are grown here.
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Only nine Iowa counties produce 28,000
pounds of apricots (supplying only 7 percent of what
Iowans eat), and nearly half are grown in Decatur and
Dallas counties.
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Linn County is a hub for blackberry
production, supplying more than half of what's grown in
Iowa.
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Thirty percent (1.7 million pounds) of
the 5.8 million pounds of green beans eaten every year
by Iowans come from Iowa growers.
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Iowans eat an estimated 8.3 million
pounds of garlic each year but less than 1 percent
(25,000 pounds) is grown here.
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Iowa farmers would need to plant an
additional 420 acres of potatoes to supply 25 percent of
the state's fresh market demand for this crop.
Source: Iowa Produce Market Potential
Calculator,
www.leopold.iastate.edu/research/calculator/home.htm |