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POTATOES
Released September 19, 2003
Seasonal
No. 987-6-03
2002 NEW YORK POTATO VALUE UP
The results of the 2002 potato disposition and utilization survey show the value of New York's 2002 potato crop to be $64.9 million, 10 percent above the 2001 value, according to the New York Agricultural Statistics Service. Production was down 7 percent from 2001 and is a record low production. Sales decreased 5 percent but the average price per hundredweight (cwt.) was $11.80, or $1.90 more than the 2001 price of $9.90.
POTATOES : Production, farm disposition, season average price, and value,
New York and United States, 2001-2002
| Production |
Used for Seed | Farm
Disposition |
Sold |
Price per cwt. |
Value of |
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| Seed,
feed, household |
Shrinkage and loss |
Production |
Sales |
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| 1,000 cwt. |
Dollars |
1,000 dollars |
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| 2001 |
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| N.Y. |
5,942 |
495 |
100 |
502 |
5,340 |
9.90 |
58,826 |
52,866 |
| U.S. |
437,888 |
28,639 |
5,387 |
31,208 |
401,293 |
6.99 |
3,057,573 |
2,084,830 |
| 2002 |
N.Y. |
5,500 |
488 |
100 |
350 |
5,050 |
11.80 |
64,900 |
59,590 |
U.S. |
459,802 |
28,299 |
5,631 |
30,955 |
423,216 |
6.69 |
3,066,081 |
2,831,698 |
2002 U.S. POTATO PRODUCTION INCREASES 5 PERCENT
Value of all potato
production in 2002 is estimated at $3.07 billion, up less than 1 percent from
the previous year. The average price, at $6.69 per cwt., went down $0.30 from
a year earlier.
Sales from the 2002 potato crop totaled 423 million cwt., up 5 percent from 2001. Sales accounted for 92 percent of 2002 production. Non sales accounted for 36.6 million cwt., virtually unchanged from the previous year. Over the past five years, 91 percent of the potatoes grown have been sold. The other 9 percent were either lost (shrinkage and loss) or used on farms where grown (seed, home use, and livestock feed).
Processors used 263 million cwt. of raw potatoes from the 2002 crop, up 5 percent from a year earlier. Table stock sales totaled 133 million cwt., 9 percent above the previous year. Seed sales of 24.1 million cwt. are down 1 percent. Sales for livestock feed, at 3.10 million cwt., are down 11 percent from a year earlier.
| Utilization Items |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 1/ |
2002 |
| 1,000 cwt. |
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| Sales |
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| Table Stock |
134,130 |
139,146 |
122,843 |
133,298 |
| Processing |
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| Chips and Shoestrings |
52,916 |
52,371 |
54,080 |
51,640 |
| Dehydration |
50,831 |
54,880 |
40,745 |
51,334 |
| Frozen French Fries |
140,196 |
146,869 |
126,711 |
124,875 |
| Other Frozen Products |
23,593 |
26,723 |
23,598 |
28,951 |
| Canned Products |
3,311 |
2,368 |
2,590 |
2,744 |
| Other Canned Products |
2,394 |
2,709 |
1,722 |
2,085 |
| (Hash, Stews, Soups) |
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| Starch, Flour, and Other |
1,310 |
1,966 |
1,015 |
1,050 |
| Total |
274,551 |
287,886 |
250,461 |
262,679 |
| Other Sales |
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| Livestock Feed 2/ |
3,141 |
10,096 |
3,496 |
3,104 |
| Seed |
25,294 |
23,353 |
24,493 |
24,135 |
| Diversion (Other than Feed) |
4,164 |
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| Total |
28,435 |
37,613 |
27,989 |
27,239 |
| Total Sales |
437,116 |
464,645 |
401,293 |
423,216 |
| Non-Sales |
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| Seed Used on Farms Where Grown |
4,415 |
3,792 |
4,146 |
4,164 |
| Household Use and Used for Feed |
1,154 |
1,496 |
1,241 |
1,467 |
| on Farms Where Grown |
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| Shrinkage and Loss |
35,531 |
43,688 |
31,208 |
30,955 |
| Total Non-Sales |
41,100 |
48,976 |
36,595 |
36,586 |
| TOTAL PRODUCTION |
478,216 |
513,621 |
437,888 |
459,802 |
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