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Released February 18, 2004
Seasonal
No. 987-1-04
NEW YORK POTATO STOCKS
Potato stocks, held for all purposes on February 1, 2004 by New York growers, dealers, and processors, totaled 2.40 million hundredweight (cwt.), up 118 percent from a year ago. The New York Agricultural Statistics Service estimated disappearance in January 2004 at 400 thousand cwt., 43 percent below last year's disappearance of 700 thousand cwt. Storage accounted for 37 percent of the 2003 potato production, up 17 points from a year ago.
The 15 major potato States held 201 million cwt. of potatoes in storage February 1, 2004, up 1 percent from last year and 4 percent above 2002. Potatoes in storage account for 50 percent of the 2003 fall storage States' production, up 1 percentage point from last year. Stocks by type were 4 percent red, 14 percent round white, 2 percent long white (Shepody), and 80 percent russet, with more reds and round whites and fewer russets than a year ago.
Eastern States stored 14.0 million cwt. of potatoes on February 1, up 22 percent from last year and 28 percent above two years ago. Maine's stocks are up 11 percent, and Pennsylvania stocks increased 22 percent.
Central States accounted for 50.8 million cwt. of potato stocks this February, up 16 percent from last year and 13 percent above two years ago. North Dakota's stocks increased 29 percent from last year's level, Wisconsin gained 6 percent, and Minnesota went up 22 percent. Nebraska's stocks are 22 percent more than last year, and Ohio jumped 550 percent. Michigan's storages hold the same amount as last year at this time.
Western States held 136 million cwt. of potatoes in storage on February 1, down 6 percent from last year and 1 percent below two years ago. Idaho's potato stocks are down 8 percent from last year, Washington decreased 1 percent, Colorado's storages held 20 percent less, and California lost 17 percent. Oregon's sheds stored 8 percent more than last year and Montana increased 3 percent.
Disappearance of 203 million cwt. from the start of harvest to February 1, is down 2 percent from the same period last year but 4 percent above two years ago. Shrink and loss, at 20.6 million cwt., is up 1 percent from last year and 5 percent above two years ago.
Processors used 101 million cwt. of 2003 crop potatoes so far this season, down 5 percent from a year ago
but 5 percent above two years ago. January usage of 14.6 million cwt. is 1 percent below last year and 10
percent below two years ago. Dehydrators used 22.1 million cwt. to date, down 7 percent from last year.
FALL POTATOES: Production and Stocks on February 1, 2003-2004 1/
|
State |
Crop of 2002 |
Crop of 2003 | ||||
|
Production |
Stocks Feb. 1, 2003 |
Percent of Production |
Production |
Stocks Feb. 1, 2004 |
Percent of Production | |
|
|
1,000 cwt. |
Percent |
1,000 cwt. |
Percent | ||
|
CA |
4,264 |
2,400 |
56 |
3,444 |
2,000 |
58 |
|
CO |
27,885 |
15,300 |
55 |
23,652 |
12,200 |
52 |
|
ID |
133,385 |
72,500 |
54 |
123,180 |
67,000 |
54 |
|
ME |
16,960 |
9,500 |
56 |
17,030 |
10,500 |
62 |
|
MI |
13,878 |
5,600 |
40 |
15,015 |
5,600 |
37 |
|
MN |
18,700 |
9,100 |
49 |
22,330 |
11,100 |
50 |
|
MT |
3,224 |
2,900 |
90 |
3,339 |
3,000 |
90 |
|
NE |
8,611 |
3,700 |
43 |
9,860 |
4,500 |
46 |
|
NY |
5,500 |
1,100 |
20 |
6,510 |
2,400 |
37 |
|
ND |
23,460 |
11,600 |
49 |
27,440 |
15,000 |
55 |
|
OH |
903 |
20 |
2 |
1,290 |
130 |
10 |
|
OR |
24,936 |
12,500 |
50 |
20,991 |
13,500 |
64 |
|
PA |
2,590 |
900 |
35 |
3,915 |
1,100 |
28 |
|
WA |
92,400 |
38,500 |
42 |
93,150 |
38,000 |
41 |
|
WI |
31,125 |
13,700 |
44 |
32,800 |
14,500 |
44 |
|
15 States |
407,821 |
199,320 |
49 |
403,946 |
200,530 |
50 |
|
1/ Stocks include processor holdings and most of the seed to plant following year's crop. Seed usage for all seasons in 2003 totaled 28.3 million cwt. | ||||||
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