Potato Stocks held on March 1, 2003

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POTATOES

Released March 17, 2003
Seasonal
No. 987-3-03

NEW YORK POTATO STOCKS

Potato stocks, held for all purposes on March 1, 2003 by New York growers, dealers, and processors, totaled 550 thousand hundredweight (cwt.), 8 percent less than a year ago. Storage accounted for 10 percent of the 2002 potato crop, unchanged from the previous year.

The 15 major potato States held 164 million cwt. of potatoes on March 1, 2003, up 3 percent from last year but 17 percent below 2001. Storage accounts for 40 percent of the 2002 fall storage State's production, down 1 percentage point from last year.

Eastern States stored 9.05 million cwt. of potatoes on March 1, up 9 percent from last year but 14 percent below the 2000 crop. Maine's stocks are up 13 percent from last year and Pennsylvania's dropped 17 percent.

Central States account for 33.5 million cwt. of potato stocks this March 1, down 7 percent from last year and 14 percent below two years ago. North Dakota's stocks dropped 24 percent, Minnesota's slipped 6 percent, and Wisconsin stocks are down 5 percent from a year earlier. Potato storage in Michigan is up 34 percent from last year, while stocks in Nebraska and Ohio together are up 21 percent.

Western States held 121 million cwt. of potatoes in storage on March 1, up 6 percent from last year but 18 percent below two years ago. Idaho's potato stocks are up 7 percent from last year and Colorado's are up 35 percent. Washington's potato stocks are 2 percent above last year, but Oregon's storage is down 14 percent. California's stocks are 67 percent above last year and Montana's are up 14 percent.

Disappearance, at 247 million cwt., from the start of harvest in 2002 to March 1, is up 8 percent from the same period last year but 5 percent below two years ago. February disappearance was 33.6 million cwt., virtually unchanged from a year ago but 8 percent below two years ago. Shrink and loss, at 22.2 million cwt., is up 2 percent from last year but 24 percent below two years ago.

Processors used 126 million cwt. of 2002 crop potatoes so far this season, up 10 percent from a year ago but 4 percent below two years ago. February usage of 18.8 million cwt. is 2 percent above last year and 3 percent above two years ago. Dehydrators used 28.0 million cwt. to date. This processing report does not include chip potatoes from the Klamath Basin of Oregon and California.

FALL POTATOES: Production and Stocks on March 1, 2002-2003 1/

State Crop of 2001 Crop of 2002

Production Stocks
Mar. 1,
2002 Percent
of
Production Production Stocks
Mar. 1,
2003 Percent
of
Production

1,000 cwt. Percent 1,000 cwt. Percent

CA 1,424 600 42 4,450 1,000 22

CO 21,357 9,400 44 27,885 12,700 46

ID 120,200 58,000 48 133,385 62,000 46

ME 16,430 7,100 43 16,960 8,000 47

MI 13,950 3,200 23 13,878 4,300 31

MN 18,425 7,900 43 18,700 7,400 40

MT 3,296 2,460 75 3,224 2,800 87

NE 2/ 8,400 8,611

NY 5,942 600 10 5,500 550 10

ND 26,400 12,300 47 23,460 9,300 40

OH 2/ 1,097 1,008

OR 20,730 11,500 55 24,936 9,900 40

PA 3,173 600 19 2,590 500 19

WA 94,400 32,500 34 95,200 33,000 35

WI 31,955 10,000 31 31,125 9,500 31

Other States 2,430 2,950

15 States 387,179 158,590 41 410,912 163,900 40

1/ Stocks include processor holdings and most of the seed to plant following year's crop. Seed usage for all seasons in 2002 totaled 29.3 million cwt.
2/ Combined into "Other States".

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State	Crop of 2001			Crop of 2002
State	Production	Stocks Mar. 1, 2002	Percent of Production	Production	Stocks Mar. 1, 2003	Percent of Production
	1,000 cwt.		Percent	1,000 cwt.		Percent
CA	1,424	600	42	4,450	1,000	22
CO	21,357	9,400	44	27,885	12,700	46
ID	120,200	58,000	48	133,385	62,000	46
ME	16,430	7,100	43	16,960	8,000	47
MI	13,950	3,200	23	13,878	4,300	31
MN	18,425	7,900	43	18,700	7,400	40
MT	3,296	2,460	75	3,224	2,800	87
NE 2/	8,400			8,611
NY	5,942	600	10	5,500	550	10
ND	26,400	12,300	47	23,460	9,300	40
OH 2/	1,097			1,008
OR	20,730	11,500	55	24,936	9,900	40
PA	3,173	600	19	2,590	500	19
WA	94,400	32,500	34	95,200	33,000	35
WI	31,955	10,000	31	31,125	9,500	31
Other States		2,430			2,950
15 States	387,179	158,590	41	410,912	163,900	40
1/ Stocks include processor holdings and most of the seed to plant following year's crop. Seed usage for all seasons in 2002 totaled 29.3 million cwt. 2/ Combined into "Other States".