Fewer Americans are eating out at restaurants and that's taking a big bite out of potato seeding in Manitoba, an industry official said Friday. Statistics Canada issued new figures Friday showing potato acreage is down an estimated 11 per cent this year in Manitoba, and Keystone Potato Producers Association manager Garry Sloik said that's because local processors have contracted for fewer spuds this year from growers.
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