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Hurricane means fewer North Carolina sweet potatoes

by Andy Uhler

Nov 22, 2018

The state provides most of the nation's fresh supply; Florence wiped out 20 percent of the crop.

Jimmy Burch, owner of Burch Farms in North Carolina, said he lost about a third of this year's sweet potato crop because of rain from Hurricane Florence.

Andy Uhler/Marketplace

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