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POTATOES
Released March 16, 2004
Seasonal
No. 987-3-04
NEW YORK POTATO STOCKS
Potato stocks, held for all purposes on March 1, 2004 by New York growers, dealers, and processors, totaled 1.50 million hundredweight (cwt.), more than double last year's holdings of 600 thousand cwt. Storage accounted for 23 percent of the 2003 potato crop compared with 11 percent during the previous year.
The 15 major potato States held 167 million cwt. of potatoes in storage March 1, 2004, up 1 percent from last year and 5 percent above 2002. Potatoes in storage account for 41 percent of the 2003 fall storage States' production, unchanged from a year ago.
Eastern States stored 11.1 million cwt. of potatoes on March 1, up 21 percent from last year and 34 percent above two years ago. Maine's stocks are up 11 percent, and Pennsylvania stocks increased 17 percent.
Central States accounted for 42.1 million cwt. of potato stocks on March 1, up 18 percent from last year and 17 percent above two years ago. Both North Dakota and Minnesota stocks increased 30 percent from last year's level, while Michigan gained 4 percent. Nebraska and Ohio combined are up 30 percent, while Wisconsin's storages hold the same amount as last year at this time.
Western States held 114 million cwt. of potatoes in storage on March 1, down 6 percent from last year and 1 percent below two years ago. Idaho's potato stocks are down 6 percent from last year, Washington decreased 3 percent, Colorado's storages held 21 percent less, and California lost 10 percent. Oregon's sheds stored 11 percent more than last year and Montana increased 4 percent.
Disappearance of 237 million cwt. from the start of harvest to March 1, is down 2 percent from the same period last year but 4 percent above two years ago. Shrink and loss, at 22.6 million cwt., is up 2 percent from last year and 4 percent above two years ago.
Processors used 120 million cwt. of 2003 crop potatoes so far this season, down 4 percent from a year ago but 5 percent above two years ago. February usage of 18.8 million cwt. is 1 percent above last year and 3 percent above two years ago. Dehydrators used 26.1 million cwt. to date, down 7 percent from last year.
FALL POTATOES: Production and Stocks on March 1, 2003-2004 1/
| State |
Crop of 2002 |
Crop of 2003 | ||||
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Production |
Stocks Mar. 1, 2003 |
Percent of Production |
Production |
Stocks Mar. 1, 2004 |
Percent of Production | |
| 1,000 cwt. | Percent | 1,000 cwt. | Percent | |||
| CA | 4,264 | 2,000 | 47 | 3,444 | 1,800 | 52 |
| CO | 27,885 | 13,100 | 47 | 23,652 | 10,300 | 44 |
| ID | 133,385 | 62,000 | 46 | 123,180 | 58,000 | 47 |
| ME | 16,960 | 8,000 | 47 | 17,030 | 8,900 | 52 |
| MI | 13,878 | 4,500 | 32 | 15,015 | 4,700 | 31 |
| MN | 18,700 | 7,400 | 40 | 22,330 | 9,600 | 43 |
| MT | 3,224 | 2,800 | 87 | 3,339 | 2,900 | 87 |
| NE 2/ | 8,611 | 9,860 | ||||
| NY | 5,500 | 600 | 11 | 6,510 | 1,500 | 23 |
| ND | 23,460 | 10,000 | 43 | 27,440 | 13,000 | 47 |
| OH 2/ | 903 | 1,290 | ||||
| OR | 24,936 | 9,900 | 40 | 20,991 | 11,000 | 52 |
| PA | 2,590 | 600 | 23 | 3,915 | 700 | 18 |
| WA | 92,400 | 30,500 | 33 | 93,150 | 29,500 | 32 |
| WI | 31,125 | 11,000 | 35 | 32,800 | 11,000 | 34 |
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Other States |
2,910 | 3,790 | ||||
| 15 States | 407,821 | 165,310 | 41 | 403,946 | 166,690 | 41 |
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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. 2/ Combined into "Other States". | ||||||
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