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POTATOES
Released December 16, 2008 Seasonal
No. 987-7-08
NEW YORK POTATO PRODUCTION UP
POTATO STOCKS DOWN
New York production of fall potatoes for 2008 is estimated at 5.70 million hundredweight (cwt.), up 9 percent from a year ago. U.S. production of fall potatoes for 2008 is forecast at 374 million cwt, up slightly from the November forecast but down 8 percent from 2007. Area harvested, at 921,200 acres, is virtually unchanged from the November forecast but 8 percent lower than last year. The average yield, forecast at 406 cwt per acre, is down 1 cwt from November’s forecast and down 3 cwt from last year’s record high yield.
U.S. production of fall potatoes for 2008 is forecast at 374 million cwt, up slightly from the November forecast but down 8 percent from 2007. Area harvested, at 921,200 acres, is virtually unchanged from the November forecast but 8 percent lower than last year. The average yield, forecast at 406 cwt per acre, is down 1 cwt from November’s forecast and down 3 cwt from last year’s record high yield. Idaho’s yield is forecast at 378 cwt per acre. If realized, this will be the second highest yield on record, 8 cwt below the record yield set in 2006.
Potato stocks, held for all purposes on December 1, 2008 by New York growers, dealers, and processors, totaled 2.60 million hundredweight (cwt.), down from the 2.90 million cwt. held a year ago. Storage accounted for 46 percent of the 2008 potato crop, compared with 56 percent last year.
The 13 major potato States held 242 million cwt of potatoes in storage December 1, 2008, down 9 percent from last year and 7 percent below December 1, 2006. Potatoes in storage account for 66 percent of the 2008 fall storage States' production, slightly below December 1, 2007. Klamath Basin stocks totaled 4.00 million cwt on December 1, 2008, down 5 percent from a year ago. Klamath Basin includes California and Klamath County, Oregon.
Potato disappearance, at 123 million cwt, was 6 percent below December 1, 2007 and down 5 percent from December 1, 2006. Season-to-date shrink and loss, at 13.0 million cwt, was down 8 percent from the same date in 2007 and down 2 percent from 2006.
Processors have used 72.0 million cwt of 2008 crop potatoes so far this season, down 3 percent from a year ago and 3 percent above 2 years ago. Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon total processing decreased 15 percent from a year ago, Maine's total processing was 4 percent below the same date in 2007, and Washington and the rest of Oregon total processing was up 7 percent from last season. Dehydrating usage accounts for 10.7 million cwt of the total processing, down 16 percent from last year and 26 percent below the same period in 2006.
NOTE: Stocks are defined as the quantity (whether sold or not) remaining in storage for all purposes and uses, including seed potatoes that are not yet moved, and shrinkage, waste, and other losses that occur after the date of each report. Sales of fall potatoes for all purposes for the past 5 years averaged 91.3 percent of the total fall production. Shrinkage, loss, and home use account for the remaining 8.7 percent.
Table 1. FALL POTATOES: Production and Stocks, 13 Major States, December 1, 2007-2008 1/
| State |
Crop of 2007 |
Crop of 2008 |
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| Production |
Stocks |
Dec. 1 Stocks |
Production |
Stocks |
Dec. 1 Stocks |
|
| 1,000 cwt. |
Percent |
1,000 cwt. |
Percent |
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| CA |
3,792 |
2,000 |
53 |
3,939 |
1,900 |
48 |
| CO |
20,981 |
15,200 |
72 |
21,338 |
16,400 |
77 |
| ID |
130,010 |
92,000 |
71 |
114,805 |
83,000 |
72 |
| ME |
16,815 |
12,900 |
77 |
14,496 |
10,800 |
75 |
| MI |
14,700 |
8,800 |
60 |
13,600 |
8,000 |
59 |
| MN |
20,680 |
13,400 |
65 |
20,160 |
13,000 |
64 |
| MT |
3,696 |
3,500 |
95 |
3,564 |
3,500 |
98 |
| NE |
8,217 |
5,300 |
65 |
8,299 |
5,300 |
64 |
| NY |
5,216 |
2,900 |
56 |
5,696 |
2,600 |
46 |
| ND |
23,660 |
14,500 |
61 |
22,680 |
14,800 |
65 |
| OR |
20,238 |
18,000 |
89 |
18,387 |
15,900 |
86 |
| WA |
102,300 |
59,000 |
58 |
93,000 |
49,500 |
53 |
| WI |
28,160 |
20,000 |
71 |
25,730 |
17,500 |
68 |
| 13 States |
398,465 |
267,500 |
67 |
365,694 |
242,200 |
66 |
| Klamath Basin 2/ |
4,200 |
4,000 |
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Stocks include processor holdings and most of the seed to plant
following year's crop. Seed usage for all seasons in 2008 totaled 24.5 million cwt. |
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Table 2. FALL POTATOES: Production and Stocks, 13 Major States, 1999-2008
|
Crop |
Production |
Dec 1 |
Jan 1 |
Feb 1 |
Mar 1 |
Apr 1 |
May 1 |
Jun 1 |
| 1,000 cwt. |
||||||||
| 19991/ |
420,567 |
275,100 |
239,910 |
207,150 |
169,620 |
128,410 |
86,915 |
47,220 |
| 20001/ |
458,827 |
310,300 |
275,270 |
234,260 |
197,670 |
153,520 |
109,160 |
61,270 |
| 20011/ |
387,033 |
258,750 |
224,680 |
192,090 |
158,590 |
119,950 |
81,200 |
42,990 |
| 20021/ |
407,085 |
264,485 |
231,490 |
199,020 |
165,210 |
125,770 |
83,040 |
45,880 |
| 20031/ |
403,181 |
267,900 |
233,590 |
200,230 |
166,280 |
126,110 |
85,000 |
46,020 |
| 20041/ |
403,587 |
271,100 |
236,700 |
203,490 |
168,020 |
128,900 |
88,550 |
51,700 |
| 2005 |
374,298 |
253,800 |
220,500 |
189,100 |
155,500 |
115,700 |
75,900 |
41,560 |
| 2006 |
389,272 |
259,300 |
226,100 |
192,600 |
159,700 |
121,000 |
79,050 |
44,460 |
| 2007 |
398,465 |
267,500 |
234,100 |
200,500 |
165,000 |
127,000 |
85,460 |
51,920 |
| 2008 |
365,694 |
242,200 |
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| 1/ 15 major States. |
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Table 3. FALL POTATOES: Acreage Planted
| State |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
| 1,000 acres |
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| CA |
8.6 |
7.9 |
7.8 |
| CO |
59.9 |
9.2 |
57.0 |
| ID |
335.0 |
350.0 |
305.0 |
| 10 SW Co |
21.0 |
21.0 |
15.0 |
| Other ID |
314.0 |
329.0 |
290.0 |
| ME |
58.5 |
57.1 |
56.0 |
| MA |
3.1 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
| MI |
43.5 |
42.5 |
43.0 |
| MN |
51.0 |
50.0 |
50.0 |
| MT |
10.6 |
11.3 |
10.9 |
| NE |
19.5 |
21.0 |
19.5 |
| NV |
6.6 |
7.3 |
5.8 |
| NM |
5.0 |
5.5 |
5.8 |
| NY |
20.6 |
19.0 |
18.0 |
| ND |
100.0 |
97.0 |
82.0 |
| OH |
3.3 |
3.2 |
2.5 |
| OR |
35.0 |
36.5 |
35.3 |
| Malheur |
3.5 |
3.5 |
2.8 |
| Other OR |
31.5 |
33.0 |
32.5 |
| PA |
11.0 |
10.5 |
10.0 |
| RI |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
| WA |
156.0 |
165.0 |
155.0 |
| WI |
66.0 |
64.5 |
63.5 |
| Total |
993.7 |
1,010.8 |
930.4 |
| US |
1,140.1 |
1,148.8 |
1,059.1 |
Table 4. FALL POTATOES: Acreage Harvested, Yield and Production
| State |
Area Harvested |
Yield |
Production |
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| 2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
| 1,000 acres |
Cwt. |
1,000 cwt. |
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| CA |
8.6 |
7.9 |
7.8 |
450 |
480 |
505 |
3,870 |
3,792 |
3,939 |
| CO |
59.7 |
59.1 |
56.9 |
380 |
355 |
375 |
22,686 |
20,981 |
21,338 |
| ID |
334.0 |
349.0 |
304.0 |
386 |
373 |
378 |
128,915 |
130,010 |
114,805 |
| 10 SW Co |
21.0 |
21.0 |
15.0 |
475 |
490 |
525 |
9,975 |
10,290 |
7,875 |
| Other ID |
313.0 |
328.0 |
289.0 |
380 |
365 |
370 |
118,940 |
119,720 |
106,930 |
| ME |
58.0 |
57.0 |
54.7 |
310 |
295 |
265 |
17,980 |
16,815 |
14,496 |
| MA |
3.1 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
240 |
310 |
260 |
744 |
837 |
624 |
| MI |
43.0 |
42.0 |
42.5 |
330 |
350 |
320 |
14,190 |
14,700 |
13,600 |
| MN |
48.0 |
47.0 |
48.0 |
425 |
440 |
420 |
20,400 |
20,680 |
20,160 |
| MT |
10.5 |
11.2 |
10.8 |
335 |
330 |
330 |
3,518 |
3,696 |
3,564 |
| NE |
19.4 |
19.8 |
19.3 |
450 |
415 |
430 |
8,730 |
8,217 |
8,299 |
| NV |
6.6 |
7.3 |
5.8 |
445 |
390 |
410 |
2,937 |
2,847 |
2,378 |
| NM |
5.0 |
5.4 |
5.8 |
420 |
370 |
400 |
2,100 |
1,998 |
2,320 |
| NY |
19.0 |
18.3 |
17.8 |
300 |
285 |
320 |
5,700 |
5,216 |
5,696 |
| ND |
98.0 |
91.0 |
81.0 |
260 |
260 |
280 |
25,480 |
23,660 |
22,680 |
| OH |
3.1 |
3.0 |
2.1 |
325 |
330 |
325 |
1008 |
990 |
683 |
| OR |
35.0 |
36.5 |
35.3 |
530 |
554 |
521 |
18,533 |
20,238 |
18,387 |
| Malheur |
3.5 |
3.5 |
2.8 |
435 |
455 |
415 |
1,523 |
1,593 |
1,162 |
| Other OR |
31.5 |
33.0 |
32.5 |
540 |
565 |
530 |
17,010 |
18,645 |
17,225 |
| PA |
10.5 |
10.0 |
9.5 |
260 |
220 |
265 |
2,730 |
2,200 |
2,518 |
| RI |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
260 |
300 |
285 |
130 |
180 |
143 |
| WA |
155.0 |
165.0 |
155.0 |
580 |
620 |
600 |
89,900 |
102,300 |
93,000 |
| WI |
66.0 |
64.0 |
62.0 |
445 |
440 |
415 |
29,370 |
28,160 |
25,730 |
| Total |
983.0 |
996.8 |
921.2 |
406 |
409 |
406 |
398,921 |
407,517 |
374,360 |
| US |
1,121.9 |
1,129.7 |
1,046.1 |
393 |
396 |
393 |
441,348 |
446,807 |
411,409 |
S.C. Ropel, B.L. Smith, W. G. Lemmons, Statisticians