Table 4.1_Field crops: Area, production, and value
Item and unit	Year	Area		Production		Price received ¹	Value of production
Item and unit	Year	Planted	Harvested	Per acre	Total	Price received ¹	Value of production
		1,000 acres	1,000 acres		1,000	Dollars	1,000 dollars
Barley, bushels	1994	35	32	51	1,632	1.75	2,856
	1995	25	23	50	1,150	2.65	3,048
	1996	28	25	48	1,200	2.40	2,880
	1997	25	22	58	1,276	1.90	2,424
	1998	30	26	50	1,300	1.50	1,950
Beans, dry, cwt. ²	1994	390	360	1,300	4,680	27.10	126,828
	1995	390	385	1,800	6,930	19.40	134,442
	1996	340	320	1,450	4,640	21.70	100,688
	1997	315	305	1,620	4,941	18.90	93,385
	1998	300	295	1,500	4,425	22.50	99,563
Corn, all, bushels	1994	2,500	--	--	--	--	--
	1995	2,450	--	--	--	--	--
	1996	2,600	--	--	--	--	--
	1997	2,500	--	--	--	--	--
	1998	2,300	--	--	--	--	--
Corn, for grain, bushels	1994	--	2,180	117	255,060	2.23	568,784
	1995	--	2,170	115	249,550	3.20	798,560
	1996	--	2,250	94	211,500	2.66	562,590
	1997	--	2,180	117	255,060	2.40	612,144
	1998	--	2,050	111	227,550	1.90	432,345
Corn, for silage, tons	1994	--	300	14.0	4,200	--	--
	1995	--	260	15.0	3,900	--	--
	1996	--	310	12.5	3,875	--	--
	1997	--	300	14.5	4,350	--	--
	1998	--	240	12.5	3,000	--	--
Hay, all, tons	1994	--	1,400	3.48	4,865	70.50	340,533
	1995	--	1,350	3.72	5,025	66.00	331,995
	1996	--	1,300	3.22	4,190	106.00	442,895
	1997	--	1,250	3.01	3,760	101.00	378,530
	1998	--	1,250	2.85	3,565	89.00	317,223
Hay, alfalfa, tons	1994	--	1,050	3.90	4,095	71.50	292,793
	1995	--	1,050	4.10	4,305	67.00	288,435
	1996	--	950	3.60	3,420	108.00	369,360
	1997	--	900	3.40	3,060	103.00	315,180
	1998		850	3.30	2,805	92.50	259,463
Hay, alfalfa, seedings	1994	--	--	--	--	--	--
	1995	--	--	--	--	--	--
	1996	--	--	--	--	--	--
	1997	160	--	--	--	--	--
	1998	95	--	--	--	--	--
Hay, other, tons	1994	--	350	2.20	770	62.00	47,740
	1995	--	300	2.40	720	60.50	43,560
	1996	--	350	2.20	770	95.50	73,535
	1997	--	350	2.00	700	90.50	63,350
	1998	--	400	1.90	760	76.00	57,760
See footnotes at end of table.

Table 4.1_Field crops: Area, production, and value (continued)

Item and unit Year Area Production Price received¹ Value of production

Planted Harvested Per acre Total

1,000
acres 1,000
acres 1,000 Dollars 1,000 dollars

Oats, bushels
1994 140 110 57 6,270 1.44 9,029

1995 110 90 57 5,130 1.90 9,747

1996 70 60 60 3,600 2.41 8,676

1997 95 80 61 4,880 1.86 9,077

1998 120 105 46 4,830 1.30 6,279

Potatoes, cwt.
1994 54.0 52.0 270 14,040 6.70 93,893

1995 55.0 54.5 300 16,350 6.90 112,815

1996 52.0 46.0 300 13,800 5.80 80,040

1997 48.0 47.5 300 14,250 6.45 91,913

1998 48.0 47.5 310 14,725 6.25 92,031

Rye, bushels
1994 90 17 26 442 2.30 1,017

1995 90 16 34 544 2.40 1,306

1996 80 13 27 351 3.20 1,123

1997 75 15 30 450 2.90 1,305

1998 65 15 28 420 2.50 1,050

Soybeans, bushels
1994 1,550 1,540 37.0 56,980 5.43 309,401

1995 1,500 1,490 40.0 59,600 6.52 388,592

1996 1,650 1,640 28.5 46,740 7.15 334,191

1997 1,870 1,860 38.5 71,610 6.47 463,317

1998 1,900 1,890 39.0 73,710 5.25 386,978

Spearmint for oil, pounds
1994 -- 2.7 29 78 11.50 897

1995 -- 2.2 42 92 11.50 1,058

1996 -- 1.3 21 27 12.20 329

1997 -- 1.5 34 51 11.00 561

1998 -- 1.7 42 71 11.20 795

Sugarbeets, tons
1994 195 187 16.2 3,029 37.60 113,890

1995 190 188 15.8 2,970 33.80 100,386

1996 153 130 15.1 1,963 41.60 81,661

1997 163 160 19.0 3,040 38.50 117,040

1998 177 173 16.0 2,768 (3) (3)

Wheat, winter, bushels
1994 600 580 53 30,740 3.25 99,905

1995 630 620 60 37,200 4.10 152,520

1996 680 600 38 22,800 3.91 89,148

1997 530 520 62 32,240 3.26 105,102

1998 600 570 54 30,780 2.35 72,333

¹ Marketing year average.

² Yield per acre in pounds.

³ Not available at publication time.

Table 4.1_Field crops: Area, production, and value (continued)
Item and unit	Year	Area	Production	Price received¹	Value of production
Planted	Harvested	Per acre	Total
		1,000 acres	1,000 acres		1,000	Dollars	1,000 dollars
Oats, bushels	1994	140	110	57	6,270	1.44	9,029
	1995	110	90	57	5,130	1.90	9,747
	1996	70	60	60	3,600	2.41	8,676
	1997	95	80	61	4,880	1.86	9,077
	1998	120	105	46	4,830	1.30	6,279
Potatoes, cwt.	1994	54.0	52.0	270	14,040	6.70	93,893
	1995	55.0	54.5	300	16,350	6.90	112,815
	1996	52.0	46.0	300	13,800	5.80	80,040
	1997	48.0	47.5	300	14,250	6.45	91,913
	1998	48.0	47.5	310	14,725	6.25	92,031
Rye, bushels	1994	90	17	26	442	2.30	1,017
	1995	90	16	34	544	2.40	1,306
	1996	80	13	27	351	3.20	1,123
	1997	75	15	30	450	2.90	1,305
	1998	65	15	28	420	2.50	1,050
Soybeans, bushels	1994	1,550	1,540	37.0	56,980	5.43	309,401
	1995	1,500	1,490	40.0	59,600	6.52	388,592
	1996	1,650	1,640	28.5	46,740	7.15	334,191
	1997	1,870	1,860	38.5	71,610	6.47	463,317
	1998	1,900	1,890	39.0	73,710	5.25	386,978
Spearmint for oil, pounds	1994	--	2.7	29	78	11.50	897
	1995	--	2.2	42	92	11.50	1,058
	1996	--	1.3	21	27	12.20	329
	1997	--	1.5	34	51	11.00	561
	1998	--	1.7	42	71	11.20	795
Sugarbeets, tons	1994	195	187	16.2	3,029	37.60	113,890
	1995	190	188	15.8	2,970	33.80	100,386
	1996	153	130	15.1	1,963	41.60	81,661
	1997	163	160	19.0	3,040	38.50	117,040
	1998	177	173	16.0	2,768	(3)	(3)
Wheat, winter, bushels	1994	600	580	53	30,740	3.25	99,905
	1995	630	620	60	37,200	4.10	152,520
	1996	680	600	38	22,800	3.91	89,148
	1997	530	520	62	32,240	3.26	105,102
	1998	600	570	54	30,780	2.35	72,333
¹ Marketing year average.
² Yield per acre in pounds.
³ Not available at publication time.

Table 4.2_Beans, dry: Acres, yield, and production, Michigan

Class Year Area
planted Area
harvested Yield per harvested acre Production

Black
Acres Acres Pounds 1,000 cwt.

1994 78,000 75,000 1,320 990

1995 89,000 88,000 1,930 1,700

1996 60,000 57,000 1,650 940

1997 80,000 78,000 1,790 1,400

1998 135,000 134,000 1,570 2,100

Cranberries
1994 30,000 28,000 1,290 360

1995 28,000 27,000 1,740 470

1996 27,000 25,000 1,600 400

1997 32,000 31,000 1,680 520

1998 27,000 26,000 1,100 285

Navy
1994 230,000 210,000 1,310 2,750

1995 220,000 218,000 1,810 3,950

1996 210,000 200,000 1,400 2,800

1997 150,000 145,000 1,600 2,320

1998 75,000 74,000 1,600 1,180

Pinto
1994 5,000 5,000 1,200 60

1995 4,000 4,000 1,750 70

1996 9,000 8,000 1,500 120

1997 10,000 10,000 1,700 170

1998 21,000 20,000 1,470 293

Red kidney, dark
1994 21,000 18,000 1,280 230

1995 16,000 15,000 1,400 210

1996 11,000 9,000 1,110 100

1997 12,000 11,500 1,300 150

1998 9,000 9,000 1,000 90

Red kidney, light
1994 14,000 13,000 1,310 170

1995 12,000 12,000 1,670 200

1996 12,000 10,000 1,400 140

1997 14,000 14,000 1,640 230

1998 14,000 13,000 1,310 170

Small red
1994 -- -- -- --

1995 9,000 9,000 1,780 160

1996 3,000 3,000 1,170 35

1997 10,000 9,000 1,670 150

1998 11,000 11,000 1,820 200

Small white
1994 1,000 1,000 1,000 10

1995 1,000 1,000 1,500 15

1996 -- -- -- --

1997 -- -- -- --

1998 -- -- -- --

Others
1994 11,000 10,000 1,100 110

1995 11,000 11,000 1,410 155

1996 8,000 8,000 1,310 105

1997 7,000 6,500 1,430 93

1998 8,000 8,000 1,340 107

Total
1994 390,000 360,000 1,300 4,680

1995 390,000 385,000 1,800 6,930

1996 340,000 320,000 1,450 4,640

1997 315,000 305,000 1,650 5,033

1998 300,000 295,000 1,500 4,425

Dry Beans Michigan's 1998 total dry bean production was 4,425,000 hundredweight (cwt.) which represented 14 percent of the U.S. crop. Michigan ranks second in dry bean production for 1998 as North Dakota placed first with 9,798,000 (cwt.)

Michigan's dry bean planting went on schedule with dry soil conditions. Germination was slower than normal due to dry, cool soil and deeper planting depth. Dry weather persisted throughout the growing season with Gratiot County most effected. Harvest was nearly complete by October 1, the earliest on record. Yields for all dry beans averaged 1,500 pounds per acre, down 120 pounds from 1997.

Michigan continues to lead the country in Navy bean production accounting for 30 percent of the national total. Also, Michigan leads the nation in Black and Cranberry bean production. The fertile soils of the Bay-Thumb area and Saginaw Valley are particularly well suited for growing dry beans. Michigan dry beans are available worldwide and are especially popular in the United Kingdom and gaining popularity in Mexico. They are and will continue to be an important and valuable commodity to Michigan agriculture.

Table 4.3_Beans, dry: Stocks in commercial elevators, Michigan
Month and year		Navy	All other	Total
		1,000 cwt.
December 31, 1994		2,150	1,075	3,225
	1995	2,800	2,000	4,800
	1996	3,400	1,550	4,950
	1997	2,850	1,770	4,550
	1998	1,400	2,100	3,500
August 31, 1994		830	120	950
	1995	370	300	670
	1996	1,400	700	2,100
	1997	1,530	240	1,770
	1998	1,050	180	1,230

Corn Michigan had 2.3 million acres planted to corn in Michigan in 1998, down 200,000 acres from 1997. Grain corn production in Michigan was 227.55 million bushels, down 11 percent from 1997; 2.05 million acres were harvested for grain. The yield of 111 bushels per acre was down from 117 bushels the previous year. Farmers harvested 240,000 acres of corn for silage with an average yield of 12.5 tons per acre.

Planting of corn in Michigan was ahead of the average schedule throughout May and was virtually completed by June 1. Above normal temperatures spurred emergence. Widespread dry conditions in May, however, were detrimental to early plant growth. Above average growing degree days in June and July brought rapid development. Dry conditions persisted through July and August. Ninety percent of the corn for grain was mature by October 1, compared with an average of 45 percent. The weather in October was excellent for harvesting, and almost 75 percent of the crop was harvested by November 1. The crop was 95 percent in the bins by mid-November, compared with a 70 percent average.

The 1998 corn crop was valued at $ 432.3 million, a decrease of 29 percent from 1997. Corn continued to be Michigan's number one crop in acreage planted and value of production. The top five counties in corn production in 1998 were Huron, Sanilac, Clinton, Ionia, and Allegan.

Table 4.4_Corn for grain: Stocks by quarter
Crop year	December 1		March 1		June 1		September 1
Crop year	On farm	Off farm	On farm	Off farm	On farm	Off farm	On farm	Off farm
	1,000 bushels
1994	160,000	64,361	105,000	51,276	60,000	31,484	21,000	11,016
1995	130,000	63,494	65,000	48,336	28,000	20,780	7,000	4,352
1996	125,000	49,882	65,000	36,842	36,000	16,748	11,000	5,445
1997	150,000	55,615	80,000	53,870	46,000	30,017	22,000	15,223
1998	150,000	59,500	90,000	44,200	58,000	21,150

Michigan Corn for Grain Acres Chart, 1925-98

Table 4.5_Grain storage capacity
Year	Off farm		On farm capacity
Year	Facilities	Rated capacity	On farm capacity
	Number	1,000 bushels	1,000 bushels
1994	295	143,000	260,000
1995	293	146,000	250,000
1996	292	146,000	240,000
1997	289	146,000	250,000
1998	286	143,000	270,000

Small Grains

Barley Barley growers planted 30,000 acres in 1998 and harvested 26,000 acres compared with 25,000 acres planted and 22,000 acres harvested in 1997. Total production, 1.3 million bushels, was up 2 percent from the previous year. The average yield decreased 16 percent to 50 bushels per acre from 1997. Excellent planting conditions allowed farmers to get Michigan's barley crop in on schedule, however acreage for harvest was reduced due to dry conditions. Michigan's warm and dry growing season reduced the barley yield for 1998.

Oats Oat acreage rose for the second straight year in Michigan during 1998. Growers planted 120,000 acres of oats in 1998 compared with 95,000 the year before. Harvested acres, at 105,000, rose 31 percent from last year's level. The 1998 oat production was 4.83 million bushels, down only 1 percent from the previous year. Yields were down 15 bushels per acre from 1997, at 46 bushels per acre. Excellent planting weather allowed farmers to plant the crop ahead of schedule, however, the very dry weather over the central and northern parts of the state during June and July reduced yield potential. Sanilac county ranked first in oat production for 1998, while Huron and Alpena rank second and third, respectively.

Planted acres of rye totaled 65,000 in 1998, a decrease of 13 percent from 1997. Michigan rye is primarily grown as a cover crop; only 15,000 acres were harvested for grain. Rye production was estimated at 420,000 bushels, down 7 percent from a year earlier. Average yield was 28 bushels per acre, down from 30 bushels per acre from 1997.

Wheat, winter Michigan's 1998 winter wheat crop totaled 30.8 million bushels, down 5 percent from 1997. Planted acres were up 70,000 from the previous year to 600,000 acres. Harvested acres increased 50,000 from 1997 to 570,000 acres in 1998. The average yield fell 15 percent to 54 bushels per acre. There was little damage to the wheat crop over the winter. Wheat harvest began ahead of normal, but, the hot dry June conditions hurt yield outcome. Crop value decreased 31 percent to $72.3 million, as the price fell from $3.26 per bushel in 1997 to $2.35 per bushel in 1998. Huron, Sanilac, Lenawee, Monroe, and Saginaw were the top five wheat producing counties.

Table 4.6_Wheat: Stocks by quarter
[Includes interior mills, elevators, warehouses, cereal food processing plants, census merchant mills, terminal and C.C.C. bins]
Crop year	September 1		December 1		March 1		June 1
Crop year	On farm	Off farm	On farm	Off farm	On farm	Off farm	On farm	Off farm
	1,000 bushels
1994	3,500	20,506	1,500	17,803	800	13,554	500	6,556
1995	1,800	23,892	1,300	16,380	700	10,869	300	4,531
1996	2,300	12,963	1,300	9,952	800	9,108	400	5,235
1997	2,700	18,750	1,900	16,005	1,200	11,035	500	6,223
1998	6,500	23,676	4,500	21,000	3,000	17,500	1,100	10,950

Hay Michigan hay production was estimated at 3.6 million tons, down 5 percent from 1997. Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures accounted for 79 percent of all dry hay produced. All 5 harvested acres stayed the same, at 1.25 million, from 1997. The average all hay yield was 2.85 tons per acre, down 0.16 tons from 1997. Harvest got off to an early start in Michigan when April and May had above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation. The very dry weather continued throughout the summer in the central and northern areas of the state reducing the number of subsequent cuttings. Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures accounted for 850,000 acres of the total with a yield of 3.3 tons per acre. Other hay accounted for 400,000 acres with a yield of 1.9 tons per acre. Value of the hay crop was $317.2 million, down 16 percent from a year earlier.

Table 4.7_Hay: Stocks on farms
Year	May 1	December 1
	1,000 tons
1995	1,074	3,166
1996	754	2,514
1997	460	2,000
1998	414	1,993
1999	556

Maple Syrup Michigan maple syrup production was estimated at 73,000 gallons for the 1999 season, 18,000 gallons above the 1998 harvest.

The season was better than last year but still not ideal. For most, the season started out right with cold weather in February. Then about the first of March temperatures warmed to above freezing at night, hampering flow and shortening the season. Last year "El Nino" brought unusually warm temperatures for the entire tapping season. The prolonged dry spell last summer and fall, especially in the north and central parts of the state, may have reduced this spring's flow potential.

The average price received per gallon was $29.70 compared with $32.00 last year. The preliminary value of production for 1999 was estimated at $2.2 million, up 23 percent from 1998. Michigan ranked sixth in maple production in 1999, up from eighth last year, and produced about 6 percent of the total US production.

Table 4.8_Maple syrup: Production and price
Year	Production	Price received	Value of production
	Gallons	Dollars	1,000 dollars
1995	55,000	26.90	1,480
1996	88,000	31.10	2,737
1997	75,000	31.50	1,913
1998	55,000	32.00	1,760
1999	73,000	29.70	2,168

Potatoes Michigan's 1998 potato production increased 3 percent for the second straight year to 14.73 million hundredweight (cwt.). The state's average yield was 310 cwt. per acre, up 3 percent from 1996. For the second straight year planted acres were 48,000 and harvested acres were 47,500. Weather conditions throughout the summer were hot and dry leaving non- irrigated fields to suffer during the growing season. Irrigated fields fared extremely well though having good yields. Montcalm, St. Joseph, and Bay counties continued as the leading counties in potato acreage.

Michigan ranked ninth among states in potato production in 1998. Most Michigan potatoes are whites, which comprise 75 percent of planted acreage, followed by russets and red which comprise 22 and 3 percent of planted acreage, respectively. Whites are sold for fresh table use or processed for potato chips while russets are used for french fries and other frozen products.

Table 4.9_Potatoes: Stocks by type
Type	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
White	Percent of total stocks, December 1
White	70	78	78	72	81
Russet	30	20	19	27	18
Red	3	2	3	1	1

Table 4.10_Potatoes: Production and disposition

Year Production Total used for seed ¹ Used on farm where grown Sold

For seed, feed, and household use Shrink
and
loss

1,000 cwt.

1994
14,040 963 174 1,350 9,786

1995
16,350 962 168 690 15,492

1996
13,800 768 300 1,300 12,200

1997
14,250 900 200 1,300 12,750

1998
14,725 (2) (2) (2) (2)

¹ Includes seed purchased and seed used on farms where grown.

² Not available at publication time.

Table 4.11_Potatoes: Stocks

Crop year December 1 January 1 February 1 March 1 April 1 May 1

1000 cwt.

1994
8,000 6,500 5,000 4,000 2,500 1,200

1995
9,600 8,300 6,500 4,800 2,700 1,200

1996
8,000 6,600 4,600 3,300 1,900 1,000

1997
8,500 7,000 5,500 4,200 2,600 1,200

1998
8,800 7,200 5,400 3,900 2,200 800

Soybeans Michigan soybean production in 1998 totaled 73.7 million bushels, setting a record high for the second year in a row. The yield was 39 bushels per acre Planted and harvested acres were also up from the 1997 total to 1.9 million and 1.89 million, respectively. Despite an unusually dry summer over the northern and central areas of the state, the soybean crop did better than expected. By June 1, farmers had 94 percent of the soybean acres planted. The crop also benefitted from ideal fall harvest and drying weather. The total crop value was $387 million, down 16 percent from 1997. Lenawee, Monroe, Sanilac, Saginaw, and Eaton were the top soybean producing counties.

Table 4.12_Soybeans: Stocks by quarter

Crop
year December 1 March 1 June 1 September 1

On
farm Off
farm On
farm Off
farm On
farm Off
farm On
farm Off
farm

1,000 bushels

1994
17,500 19,121 9,800 10,188 6,000 5,142 2,200 1,532

1995
14,000 18,888 10,000 9,836 3,300 4,489 900 1,186

1996
12,000 15,068 7,000 8,642 3,000 2,767 700 865

1997
19,000 20,931 12,000 10,646 4,000 4,677 1,500 1,262

1998
30,000 18,000 22,000 9,950 11,000 5,300

Michigan Soybean Production Chart, 1950-98

Sugarbeets Acres planted for sugarbeets rose for the third consecutive year in Michigan as it increased 8.5 percent in 1998, to 177,000 acres planted. Harvested acreage, at 173,000, increased 8 percent from the previous year. The crop benefitted from a dry, mild spring. Continued dry weather in the principal growing areas throughout the summer and early fall reduced the yield. Yields averaged 16.0 tons per acre compared with 19.0 tons per acre in 1997. The total tonnage decreased 8 percent from 1997, to 2.77 million tons. Huron and Tuscola were the top sugarbeet producing counties for 1998.

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Table 4.2_Beans, dry: Acres, yield, and production, Michigan
Class	Year	Area planted	Area harvested	Yield per harvested acre	Production
Black		Acres	Acres	Pounds	1,000 cwt.
Black	1994	78,000	75,000	1,320	990
	1995	89,000	88,000	1,930	1,700
	1996	60,000	57,000	1,650	940
	1997	80,000	78,000	1,790	1,400
	1998	135,000	134,000	1,570	2,100
Cranberries	1994	30,000	28,000	1,290	360
	1995	28,000	27,000	1,740	470
	1996	27,000	25,000	1,600	400
	1997	32,000	31,000	1,680	520
	1998	27,000	26,000	1,100	285
Navy	1994	230,000	210,000	1,310	2,750
	1995	220,000	218,000	1,810	3,950
	1996	210,000	200,000	1,400	2,800
	1997	150,000	145,000	1,600	2,320
	1998	75,000	74,000	1,600	1,180
Pinto	1994	5,000	5,000	1,200	60
	1995	4,000	4,000	1,750	70
	1996	9,000	8,000	1,500	120
	1997	10,000	10,000	1,700	170
	1998	21,000	20,000	1,470	293
Red kidney, dark	1994	21,000	18,000	1,280	230
	1995	16,000	15,000	1,400	210
	1996	11,000	9,000	1,110	100
	1997	12,000	11,500	1,300	150
	1998	9,000	9,000	1,000	90
Red kidney, light	1994	14,000	13,000	1,310	170
	1995	12,000	12,000	1,670	200
	1996	12,000	10,000	1,400	140
	1997	14,000	14,000	1,640	230
	1998	14,000	13,000	1,310	170
Small red	1994	--	--	--	--
	1995	9,000	9,000	1,780	160
	1996	3,000	3,000	1,170	35
	1997	10,000	9,000	1,670	150
	1998	11,000	11,000	1,820	200
Small white	1994	1,000	1,000	1,000	10
	1995	1,000	1,000	1,500	15
	1996	--	--	--	--
	1997	--	--	--	--
	1998	--	--	--	--
Others	1994	11,000	10,000	1,100	110
	1995	11,000	11,000	1,410	155
	1996	8,000	8,000	1,310	105
	1997	7,000	6,500	1,430	93
	1998	8,000	8,000	1,340	107
Total	1994	390,000	360,000	1,300	4,680
	1995	390,000	385,000	1,800	6,930
	1996	340,000	320,000	1,450	4,640
	1997	315,000	305,000	1,650	5,033
	1998	300,000	295,000	1,500	4,425

Table 4.11_Potatoes: Stocks
Crop year	December 1	January 1	February 1	March 1	April 1	May 1
	1000 cwt.
1994	8,000	6,500	5,000	4,000	2,500	1,200
1995	9,600	8,300	6,500	4,800	2,700	1,200
1996	8,000	6,600	4,600	3,300	1,900	1,000
1997	8,500	7,000	5,500	4,200	2,600	1,200
1998	8,800	7,200	5,400	3,900	2,200	800