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Smaller root size marks state’s sweet potato crop

As president of both the Mississippi and U.S. sweet potato councils, Caleb Englert knows the impact this year’s expected below average crop will have on the state’s growers.

“Just like any farmers out there, they’re feeling the pressure from the banks, the crops and the low prices,” Englert said. “Some growers are throwing Hail Marys hoping to live to fight another year."

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