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POTATOES
Released April 15, 2004
Seasonal
No. 987-4-04
NEW YORK POTATO STOCKS UP
Potato stocks, held for all purposes on April 1, 2004 by New York growers, dealers, and processors, totaled 750 thousand hundredweight (cwt.), up from the 220 thousand cwt. held a year ago. Storage accounted for 12 percent of the 2003 potato crop, compared with 4 percent last year.
The 15 major potato States held 126 million cwt. of potatoes in storage April 1, 2004, up less than 1 percent from last year and 5 percent above 2002. Potatoes in storage account for 31 percent of the 2003 fall storage States' production, unchanged from last year.
Eastern States stored 7.75 million cwt. of potatoes on April 1, up 12 percent from last year and 31 percent above two years ago. Maine's stocks are up 3 percent, New York's gained 241 percent, and Pennsylvania stocks increased 25 percent.
Central States accounted for 31.8 million cwt. of potato stocks on April 1, up 22 percent from last year and 21 percent above two years ago. North Dakota stocks increased 42 percent from last year's level, Minnesota's storages held 25 percent more, Wisconsin went up 3 percent, and Michigan gained 7 percent. Nebraska and Ohio combined are up 25 percent.
Western States held 86.9 million cwt. of potatoes in storage on April 1, down 6 percent from last year and 1 percent below two years ago. Idaho's potato stocks are down 5 percent from last year, Washington decreased 7 percent, Colorado's storages held 29 percent less, and California lost 6 percent. Potato sheds in both Oregon and Montana stored 11 percent more than last year at this time.
Disappearance of 278 million cwt. of potatoes is down 1 percent from last year but 4 percent above two years ago. Shrink and loss, at 25.0 million cwt. so far this season, is up 4 percent from last year and 6 percent above two years ago. This disappearance and loss includes unmarketable Maine potatoes disposed of through the Natural Resources Conservation Service's Environmental Quality Incentives Program.
Processors used 137 million cwt. of 2003 crop potatoes so far this season, down 4 percent from a year ago but 4 percent above two years ago. March usage of 16.9 million cwt. is 6 percent below last year and 1 percent below two years ago. Dehydrators used 30.3 million cwt. to date, down 5 percent from last year.
FALL POTATOES: Production and Stocks on April 1, 2003-2004 1/
| State | Crop of 2002 | Crop of 2003 | ||||
| Production | Stocks
Apr. 1, 2003 |
Percent of
Production |
Production | Stocks
Apr. 1, 2003 |
Percent of
Production | |
| 1,000 cwt. | Percent | 1,000 cwt. | Percent | |||
|
CA 2/ |
4,316 |
1,600 |
37 |
3,444 |
1,500 |
44 |
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CO |
27,885 |
9,900 |
36 |
23,652 |
7,000 |
30 |
|
ID |
133,385 |
49,000 |
37 |
123,180 |
46,500 |
38 |
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ME |
16,960 |
6,300 |
37 |
17,030 |
6,500 |
38 |
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MI |
13,878 |
2,900 |
21 |
15,015 |
3,100 |
21 |
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MN 2/ |
18,810 |
6,100 |
32 |
22,330 |
7,600 |
34 |
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MT |
3,224 |
1,900 |
59 |
3,339 |
2,100 |
63 |
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NE 3/ |
8,611 |
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9,860 |
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NY |
5,500 |
220 |
4 |
6,510 |
750 |
12 |
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ND |
23,460 |
7,900 |
34 |
27,440 |
11,200 |
41 |
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OH 2/ 3/ |
902 |
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1,290 |
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OR |
24,936 |
7,500 |
30 |
20,991 |
8,300 |
40 |
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PA 2/ |
2,128 |
400 |
19 |
3,915 |
500 |
13 |
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WA 2/ |
92,340 |
23,000 |
25 |
93,150 |
21,500 |
23 |
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WI 2/ |
30,750 |
7,100 |
23 |
32,800 |
7,300 |
22 |
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Other States |
|
2,050 |
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2,560 |
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15 States 2/ |
407,085 |
125,870 |
31 |
403,946 |
126,410 |
31 |
| 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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