United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Pot 6 (00)a Potatoes 1999 Summary September 2000 ************************************************************************* Update Alert The monthly processing table on page 17 was corrected. Changes were made to Other States and the Total for 1998. ************************************************************************* Potatoes, 1999 Summary This publication presents final 1999 potato estimates of acreage, yield per acre, production, farm disposition, season average price, value, and utilization of sales including processing with historic comparisons. First of the month (December through June) stocks of potatoes for the 15 major fall producing States are also included. Production, disposition, and value data for Alaska are shown separately. These final estimates are based on information furnished by crop reporters, processors, and cooperating State or Federal Agencies. The various sources include: Market News Service rail and truck shipments, Federal-State inspections, and miscellaneous data available through marketing programs. Price estimates represent average returns to growers for all uses and for all methods of sale. These prices are applied to total production to compute value of production and to the quantity sold to compute value of sales. Some unsold potatoes contribute to the value of production, including farm use for seed, feed, home use, and loss. The United States season average price is obtained by weighting State prices by quantities sold. Potato production, utilization, and value of sales in each State have been classified by seasonal group according to the period (quarter) when the largest supplies are harvested. The four seasonal groups are as follows: Season Usual Time of Harvest Winter January through March Spring April through June Summer July to Mid-September Fall September through November A crop year is associated with the calendar year in which harvest is accomplished. Seasons are not fixed dates but are approximations because of overlapping of harvest before or after the specified season. Generally, the marketing season closely follows harvest except for fall potatoes when marketing from storage may extend through August of the following year. Thus, the marketing year for fall potatoes is from the start of harvest through August of the following year. Contents Page Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Utilization, U. S., 1996-1999. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Area, Yield, and Production, by Seasonal Groups, 1997-1999 . . . . . .5 Farm Disposition, Price, and Value by Season, 1998-1999. . . . . . . .8 Area, Yield, and Production, by States, 1997-1999. . . . . . . . . . 12 Farm Dispostion, Price, and Value by States, 1998-1999 . . . . . . . 14 Chipping, by Region, 1998-1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Monthly Processing, Eight Major States, 1997-1999. . . . . . . . . . 17 Stocks, December to June, 1998-1999. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Monthly Shrink and Loss, 15 Stocks States, 1997-1999 . . . . . . . . 18 Farm Marketings, 1999, Selected Fall States. . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Monthly Marketings, U. S. Potatoes, 1990-1999 . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Alaska: Area, Production, disposition, and Stocks, 1997-1999 . . . 20 Information Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Second Largest Potato Production; Value Up 4 Percent Total 1999 potato production is estimated at 478 million cwt, up 1 percent from 1998, but 4 percent below the record high in 1996. Harvested area, at 1.33 million acres, was down 4 percent from 1998 and 2 percent below 1997. The average yield of 359 cwt per acre was a record high, up 16 cwt from 1998 and 14 cwt above 1997. Seasonal production was above last year for winter, spring, and summer but fall potatoes were down slightly. Winter production jumped 37 percent, spring increased 20 percent, summer gained slightly, but fall potatoes were down 1 percent. This is the second largest total potato production on record in the United States. Summer potato production was revised to 19.0 million cwt for 1999, up slightly from 1998 and 4 percent above 1997. Harvested area of 64,000 acres was down 6 percent from 1998, while the average yield of 296 cwt per acre for 1999 was 18 cwt above the previous year. Fall potatoes were finalized at 430 million cwt, down 1 percent from 1998 but 2 percent above 1997. This is the third largest fall potato production on record, after the 1996 and 1998 seasons. Area harvested in 1999 was estimated at 1.17 million acres, down 4 percent from 1998 and 2 percent below two years earlier. The average yield was a record high, averaging 369 cwt per acre, up 13 cwt from a year ago. Final production of fall potatoes was 1 percent below the first forecast made in November 1999. Value of all potato production was estimated at $2.75 billion, up 4 percent from last year and 5 percent above 1997. The average price, at $5.77 per cwt gained 21 cents from a year earlier and was 13 cents above 1997. Sales from the 1999 potato crop totaled 437 million cwt, up 1 percent from 1998 and 2 percent above 1997. Sales accounted for 91 percent of 1999 production. Non sales accounted for 41.1 million cwt of 1999 potatoes, down fractionally from 1998 and 9 percent below 1997. Over the past five years, an average of 91 percent of the potatoes grown have been sold. The other 9 percent was either lost (shrinkage and loss) or used on farms where grown (seed, home use, and livestock feed). Processors used 274 million cwt of raw potatoes from the 1999 crop, down 3 percent from 1998 but 2 percent above 1997. Table stock sales totaled 134 million cwt, 7 percent above last year. Seed sales of 25.5 million cwt were up 2 percent. Sales for livestock feed, at 3.14 million cwt gained 1 percent from 1998 but was 13 percent below 1997. Chip potato use totaled 52.8 million cwt, 3 percent above last year. Freezers took 163 million cwt of raw potatoes, down 3 percent, while dehydrating totaled 51.7 million cwt, a drop of 9 percent. Canning use, at 5.71 million cwt, was up 22 percent. Starch, flour and other products were made from 1.31 million cwt of potatoes, down 17 percent from last year. Shrinkage and loss was estimated at 35.6 million cwt, up fractionally from last year and 10 percent above 1997. Livestock feed and home use totaled 1.29 million cwt, down 9 percent. Growers kept an additional 4.25 million cwt for seed on their own farms, down 2 percent from the previous year. Potatoes: Utilization of Crops, United States, 1996-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crop Year Utilization Items :----------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1998 1/ : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Cwt : Sales : Table Stock : 131,446 131,670 125,413 134,443 : Processing : Chips and Shoestrings : 48,305 48,130 51,471 52,792 Dehydration : 54,261 48,389 56,665 51,697 Frozen French Fries : 145,489 131,628 142,932 139,957 Other Frozen Products : 28,972 33,397 23,821 22,595 Canned Products : 2,785 2,822 2,730 3,311 Other Canned Products : (Hash, Stews, Soups) : 2,167 2,675 1,964 2,394 Starch, Flour, and Other : 1,956 1,311 1,585 1,310 : Total : 283,935 268,352 281,168 274,056 : Other Sales : Livestock Feed : 12,073 3,603 3,111 3,141 Seed : 24,341 25,808 24,859 25,476 : Total : 36,414 29,411 27,970 28,617 : Total Sales : 451,795 429,433 434,551 437,116 : Non-Sales : Seed Used on Farms : Where Grown : 4,797 4,167 4,358 4,250 Household Use and Used for : Feed on Farms Where Grown : 1,424 1,308 1,408 1,288 Shrinkage and Loss : 41,238 32,183 35,454 35,562 : Total Non-Sales : 47,459 37,658 41,220 41,100 : Total Production : 499,254 467,091 475,771 478,216 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. Potatoes: Area Planted, Harvested, Yield, and Production by Seasonal Group, State, and United States, 1997-1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seasonal : Area Planted : Area Harvested Group and :----------------------------------------------------------------- State : 1997 : 1998 : 1999 : 1997 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : Winter : CA : 6.6 7.0 8.5 6.6 7.0 8.5 FL : 9.6 8.5 9.6 9.4 8.0 9.3 : Total : 16.2 15.5 18.1 16.0 15.0 17.8 : Spring : AL : 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.6 AZ : 6.5 8.1 10.0 6.5 8.1 9.6 CA : 20.7 18.5 19.0 20.7 18.5 19.0 FL : 33.9 35.8 28.8 32.7 34.5 28.0 Hastings : 24.9 25.5 21.5 23.9 24.5 21.0 Other FL : 9.0 10.3 7.3 8.8 10.0 7.0 NC : 17.5 18.0 17.0 17.3 17.5 16.5 TX : 9.0 10.8 10.3 8.7 10.3 9.8 : Total : 89.3 93.0 86.8 87.5 90.6 84.5 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield : Production :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1999 : 1997 : 1998 : 1999 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- Cwt ---------- --------- 1,000 Cwt -------- : Winter : CA : 235 220 260 1,551 1,540 2,210 FL : 200 180 200 1,880 1,440 1,860 : Total : 214 199 229 3,431 2,980 4,070 : Spring : AL : 170 130 175 272 221 280 AZ : 280 280 315 1,820 2,268 3,024 CA : 390 335 400 8,073 6,198 7,600 FL : 219 213 315 7,150 7,358 8,820 Hastings : 220 235 330 5,258 5,758 6,930 Other FL : 215 160 270 1,892 1,600 1,890 NC : 190 190 200 3,287 3,325 3,300 TX : 195 170 235 1,697 1,751 2,303 : Total : 255 233 300 22,299 21,121 25,327 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Potatoes: Area Planted and Harvested by Seasonal Group, State, and United States, 1997-1999 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seasonal : Area Planted : Area Harvested Group and :----------------------------------------------------------------- State : 1997 : 1998 : 1999 : 1997 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : Summer : AL : 4.7 4.4 3.5 4.6 4.3 2.8 CA : 5.9 6.2 6.7 5.9 6.1 6.7 CO : 7.8 7.7 7.7 7.6 7.5 7.5 DE : 4.8 4.6 4.3 4.7 4.6 4.3 IL : 4.8 5.8 4.9 4.6 4.9 4.7 IA : 1.5 1.4 1.1 1.5 1.3 0.8 MD : 3.4 4.6 4.8 3.4 4.6 4.7 MO : 6.6 9.6 8.0 6.0 8.8 6.2 NE : 4.2 4.5 4.9 4.1 4.4 4.5 NJ : 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.5 NM : 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.9 3.7 4.3 NC : 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.0 TX : 9.4 9.1 8.6 8.5 8.2 8.0 VA : 7.0 7.0 6.5 6.5 6.0 6.0 : Total : 67.9 73.0 68.9 65.0 68.1 64.0 : Fall : CA : 10.5 10.3 9.0 10.5 10.3 9.0 CO : 77.0 75.8 77.2 76.9 75.7 76.9 ID : 400.0 410.0 395.0 398.0 408.0 393.0 10 SW Co : 27.0 28.0 26.0 27.0 28.0 26.0 Other ID : 373.0 382.0 369.0 371.0 380.0 367.0 IN : 4.9 5.3 5.2 4.5 5.0 4.9 ME : 72.0 65.5 65.0 72.0 64.5 62.5 MA : 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.9 MI : 48.0 47.0 48.0 47.5 46.5 47.5 MN : 77.0 82.0 70.0 73.0 73.0 53.0 MT : 10.4 10.6 11.0 10.4 10.6 10.9 NE : 20.0 22.0 21.6 19.9 21.8 21.2 NV : 7.0 7.0 6.5 6.9 7.0 6.5 NM : 6.1 6.2 6.6 6.1 5.9 6.6 NY : 26.5 27.6 26.0 26.0 27.0 25.5 ND : 125.0 126.0 121.0 110.0 122.0 110.0 OH : 5.3 5.1 4.8 5.2 4.8 4.7 OR : 56.5 59.0 56.0 55.5 58.0 55.5 Malheur : 11.0 11.5 10.5 10.9 11.4 10.5 Other OR : 45.5 47.5 45.5 44.6 46.6 45.0 PA : 14.0 14.5 14.5 13.5 14.0 14.0 RI : 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.6 SD : 4.6 5.0 3.5 4.4 4.8 3.4 UT : 3.3 2.7 2.0 3.3 2.6 2.0 WA : 152.0 165.0 170.0 152.0 165.0 170.0 WI : 85.5 84.5 86.0 85.0 83.5 85.0 WY : 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.5 : Total : 1,210.1 1,235.1 1,203.0 1,185.1 1,214.0 1,166.1 : US : 1,383.5 1,416.6 1,376.8 1,353.6 1,387.7 1,332.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Potatoes: Yield and Production by Seasonal Group, State, and United States, 1997-1999 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seasonal : Yield : Production Group and :----------------------------------------------------------------- State : 1997 : 1998 : 1999 : 1997 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- Cwt ---------- --------- 1,000 Cwt --------- : Summer : AL : 150 130 220 690 559 616 CA : 360 355 360 2,124 2,166 2,412 CO : 340 350 330 2,584 2,625 2,475 DE : 205 220 250 964 1,012 1,075 IL : 325 290 350 1,495 1,421 1,645 IA : 205 235 225 308 306 180 MD : 240 235 240 816 1,081 1,128 MO : 250 215 295 1,500 1,892 1,829 NE : 390 365 360 1,599 1,606 1,620 NJ : 260 270 250 650 702 625 NM : 320 260 290 1,248 962 1,247 NC : 100 95 110 120 105 110 TX : 330 380 370 2,805 3,116 2,960 VA : 195 230 175 1,268 1,380 1,050 : Total : 280 278 296 18,171 18,933 18,972 : Fall : CA : 400 360 445 4,200 3,708 4,005 CO : 325 335 335 24,993 25,360 25,762 ID : 353 338 339 140,314 138,000 133,330 10 SW Co : 470 450 470 12,690 12,600 12,220 Other ID : 344 330 330 127,624 125,400 121,110 IN : 260 320 270 1,170 1,600 1,323 ME : 265 280 285 19,080 18,060 17,813 MA : 270 235 255 810 682 740 MI : 300 315 315 14,250 14,648 14,963 MN : 280 290 340 20,440 21,170 18,020 MT : 320 300 305 3,328 3,180 3,325 NE : 390 375 420 7,761 8,175 8,904 NV : 430 400 440 2,967 2,800 2,860 NM : 390 380 380 2,379 2,242 2,508 NY : 275 270 265 7,150 7,290 6,758 ND : 200 235 240 22,000 28,670 26,400 OH : 225 250 210 1,170 1,200 987 OR : 492 452 505 27,319 26,229 28,020 Malheur : 440 400 440 4,796 4,560 4,620 Other OR : 505 465 520 22,523 21,669 23,400 PA : 235 240 220 3,173 3,360 3,080 RI : 270 210 225 216 147 135 SD : 220 260 290 968 1,248 986 UT : 290 280 290 957 728 580 WA : 580 565 560 88,160 93,225 95,200 WI : 355 370 400 30,175 30,895 34,000 WY : 300 300 295 210 120 148 : Total : 357 356 369 423,190 432,737 429,847 : US : 345 343 359 467,091 475,771 478,216 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Potatoes: Production, Farm Disposition, Price, and Value by Season, State, and United States, 1998 Crop -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Farm Disposition : : Value of : : :---------------------: :------------------- Season : :Total :Where Grown : :Price : : and : Prod : Used :------------: : per : : State : : for :Seed,:Shrink: Sold : Cwt : Prod : Sales : : Seed :Feed,: and : : : : : : :Home : Loss : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 Cwt ------------ Dols --- 1,000 Dols -- : Winter : CA : 1,540 230 70 1,470 22.40 34,496 32,928 FL : 1,440 269 9 1,431 30.50 43,920 43,646 : Total : 2,980 499 79 2,901 26.40 78,416 76,574 : Spring : AL : 221 26 3 218 13.10 2,895 2,856 AZ : 2,268 200 5 25 2,238 11.30 25,628 25,289 CA : 6,198 456 6 248 5,944 10.50 65,079 62,412 FL : 7,358 749 1 36 7,321 11.60 85,131 84,683 Hastings : 5,758 559 1 23 5,734 10.70 61,611 61,354 Other FL : 1,600 190 13 1,587 14.70 23,520 23,329 NC : 3,325 238 24 103 3,198 6.10 20,283 19,508 TX : 1,751 127 44 35 1,672 9.15 16,022 15,299 : Total : 21,121 1,796 80 450 20,591 10.20 215,038 210,047 : Summer : AL : 559 53 8 28 523 12.80 7,155 6,694 CA : 2,166 170 5 145 2,016 11.90 25,775 23,990 CO : 2,625 185 8 125 2,492 5.35 14,044 13,332 DE : 1,012 65 5 40 967 7.45 7,539 7,204 IL : 1,421 108 21 36 1,364 5.25 7,460 7,161 IA : 306 17 4 14 288 5.35 1,637 1,541 MD : 1,081 67 32 32 1,017 7.25 7,837 7,373 MO : 1,892 160 1 19 1,872 5.15 9,744 9,641 NE : 1,606 106 82 1,524 4.50 7,227 6,858 NJ : 702 31 3 21 678 6.95 4,879 4,712 NM : 962 86 5 39 918 6.80 6,542 6,242 NC : 105 14 3 3 99 7.80 819 772 TX : 3,116 112 6 62 3,048 9.45 29,446 28,804 VA : 1,380 91 1 48 1,331 8.10 11,178 10,781 : Total : 18,933 1,265 102 694 18,137 7.45 141,282 135,105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Potatoes: Production, Farm Disposition, Price, and Value by Season, State, and United States, 1998 Crop (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Farm Disposition : : Value of : : :---------------------: :------------------- Season : :Total :Where Grown : :Price : : and : Prod : Used :------------: : per : : State : : for :Seed,:Shrink: Sold : Cwt : Prod : Sales : : Seed :Feed,: and : : : : : : :Home : Loss : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 Cwt ------------ Dols ---- 1,000 Dols --- : Fall : CA : 3,708 157 29 720 2,959 8.40 31,147 24,856 CO : 25,360 1,930 1,615 2,615 21,130 4.60 116,656 97,198 ID : 138,000 8,300 1,280 9,756 126,964 4.55 627,900 577,686 IN : 1,600 104 10 110 1,480 5.65 9,040 8,362 ME : 18,060 1,430 360 1,740 15,960 6.45 116,487 102,942 MA : 682 60 30 652 6.25 4,263 4,075 MI : 14,648 888 200 1,348 13,100 6.70 98,142 87,770 MN : 21,170 1,400 254 1,440 19,476 5.10 107,967 99,328 MT : 3,180 253 145 265 2,770 7.95 25,281 22,022 NE : 8,175 469 166 881 7,128 5.05 41,284 35,996 NV : 2,800 130 50 336 2,414 4.25 11,900 10,260 NM : 2,242 165 135 269 1,838 5.40 12,107 9,925 NY : 7,290 572 110 330 6,850 9.35 68,162 64,048 ND : 28,670 2,178 395 2,840 25,435 5.30 151,951 134,806 OH : 1,200 100 8 37 1,155 6.60 7,920 7,623 OR : 26,229 1,334 195 2,206 23,828 5.05 132,115 119,862 Malheur : 4,560 242 5 166 4,389 4.50 20,520 19,751 Other OR : 21,669 1,092 190 2,040 19,439 5.15 111,595 100,111 PA : 3,360 261 50 252 3,058 7.35 24,696 22,476 RI : 147 11 2 145 6.60 970 957 SD : 1,248 56 14 100 1,134 4.85 6,053 5,500 UT : 728 48 73 655 4.85 3,531 3,177 WA : 93,225 4,080 300 6,500 86,425 4.80 447,480 414,840 WI : 30,895 1,720 265 2,360 28,270 4.95 152,930 139,937 WY : 120 11 3 21 96 4.00 480 384 : Total : 432,737 25,657 5,584 34,231 392,922 5.07 2,198,462 1,994,030 : US : 475,771 29,217 5,766 35,454 434,551 5.56 2,633,198 2,415,756 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Potatoes: Production, Farm Disposition, Price, and Value by Season, State, and United States, 1999 Crop -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Farm Disposition : : Value of : : :---------------------: :------------------- Season : :Total :Where Grown : :Price : : and : Prod : Used :------------: : per : : State : : for :Seed,:Shrink: Sold : Cwt : Prod : Sales : : Seed :Feed,: and : : : : : : :Home : Loss : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 Cwt ------------ Dols --- 1,000 Dols -- : Winter : CA : 2,210 243 5 80 2,125 22.60 49,946 48,025 FL : 1,860 230 11 1,849 24.70 45,942 45,670 : Total : 4,070 473 5 91 3,974 23.58 95,888 93,695 : Spring : AL : 280 4 276 7.80 2,184 2,153 AZ : 3,024 220 3 36 2,985 9.05 27,367 27,014 CA : 7,600 489 9 305 7,286 10.80 82,080 78,689 FL : 8,820 650 1 43 8,776 9.20 80,987 80,551 Hastings : 6,930 455 1 28 6,901 7.95 55,094 54,863 Other FL : 1,890 195 15 1,875 13.70 25,893 25,688 NC : 3,300 245 23 102 3,175 6.15 20,295 19,526 TX : 2,303 121 22 46 2,235 8.55 19,691 19,109 : Total : 25,327 1,725 58 536 24,733 9.18 232,604 227,042 : Summer : AL : 616 77 7 30 579 8.30 5,113 4,806 CA : 2,412 221 9 120 2,283 12.80 30,874 29,222 CO : 2,475 194 5 145 2,325 5.95 14,726 13,834 DE : 1,075 72 5 45 1,025 8.30 8,923 8,508 IL : 1,645 121 12 51 1,582 5.20 8,554 8,226 IA : 180 4 14 162 4.60 828 745 MD : 1,128 67 35 32 1,061 7.55 8,516 8,011 MO : 1,829 124 1 18 1,810 5.40 9,877 9,774 NE : 1,620 51 1,569 5.00 8,100 7,845 NJ : 625 31 3 20 602 5.90 3,688 3,552 NM : 1,247 66 5 50 1,192 8.00 9,976 9,536 NC : 110 3 3 104 8.00 880 832 TX : 2,960 109 8 59 2,893 8.75 25,900 25,314 VA : 1,050 91 1 37 1,012 6.70 7,035 6,780 : Total : 18,972 1,173 98 675 18,199 7.53 142,990 136,985 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Potatoes: Production, Farm Disposition, Price, and Value by Season, State, and United States, 1999 Crop (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Farm Disposition : : Value of : : :---------------------: :------------------- Season : :Total :Where Grown : :Price : : and : Prod : Used :------------: : per : : State : : for :Seed,:Shrink: Sold : Cwt : Prod : Sales : : Seed :Feed,: and : : : : : : :Home : Loss : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 Cwt ------------ Dols ---- 1,000 Dols --- : Fall : CA : 4,005 179 17 383 3,605 7.35 29,437 26,497 CO : 25,762 1,971 1,705 2,967 21,090 4.20 108,200 88,578 ID : 133,330 8,700 1,150 9,300 122,880 4.95 659,984 608,256 IN : 1,323 80 8 80 1,235 5.40 7,144 6,669 ME : 17,813 1,408 330 1,850 15,633 6.35 113,113 99,270 MA : 740 64 30 710 6.35 4,699 4,509 MI : 14,963 1,005 213 1,300 13,450 6.80 101,748 91,460 MN : 18,020 1,254 170 1,980 15,870 6.15 110,823 97,601 MT : 3,325 288 151 213 2,961 8.80 29,260 26,057 NE : 8,904 598 209 742 7,953 4.95 44,075 39,367 NV : 2,860 140 50 343 2,467 4.80 13,728 11,842 NM : 2,508 170 25 250 2,233 3.25 8,151 7,257 NY : 6,758 484 95 323 6,340 9.00 60,822 57,060 ND : 26,400 2,232 340 4,600 21,460 5.60 147,840 120,176 OH : 987 84 6 60 921 7.55 7,452 6,954 OR : 28,020 1,368 239 1,607 26,174 4.95 138,945 129,732 Malheur : 4,620 252 5 63 4,552 4.75 21,945 21,622 Other OR : 23,400 1,116 234 1,544 21,622 5.00 117,000 108,110 PA : 3,080 270 31 172 2,877 7.55 23,254 21,721 RI : 135 9 2 133 7.25 979 964 SD : 986 92 19 71 896 4.70 4,634 4,211 UT : 580 39 6 41 533 5.15 2,987 2,745 WA : 95,200 4,200 300 6,500 88,400 5.00 476,000 442,000 WI : 34,000 1,720 310 1,420 32,270 5.30 180,200 171,031 WY : 148 3 26 119 5.10 755 607 : Total : 429,847 26,355 5,377 34,260 390,210 5.29 2,274,230 2,064,564 : US : 478,216 29,726 5,538 35,562 437,116 5.77 2,745,712 2,522,286 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Potatoes: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 1997-1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1999 : 1997 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 6.4 6.2 5.2 6.2 6.0 4.4 AZ : 6.5 8.1 10.0 6.5 8.1 9.6 CA : 43.7 42.0 43.2 43.7 41.9 43.2 CO : 84.8 83.5 84.9 84.5 83.2 84.4 DE : 4.8 4.6 4.3 4.7 4.6 4.3 FL : 43.5 44.3 38.4 42.1 42.5 37.3 ID : 400.0 410.0 395.0 398.0 408.0 393.0 IL : 4.8 5.8 4.9 4.6 4.9 4.7 IN : 4.9 5.3 5.2 4.5 5.0 4.9 IA : 1.5 1.4 1.1 1.5 1.3 0.8 ME : 72.0 65.5 65.0 72.0 64.5 62.5 MD : 3.4 4.6 4.8 3.4 4.6 4.7 MA : 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.9 MI : 48.0 47.0 48.0 47.5 46.5 47.5 MN : 77.0 82.0 70.0 73.0 73.0 53.0 MO : 6.6 9.6 8.0 6.0 8.8 6.2 MT : 10.4 10.6 11.0 10.4 10.6 10.9 NE : 24.2 26.5 26.5 24.0 26.2 25.7 NV : 7.0 7.0 6.5 6.9 7.0 6.5 NJ : 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.5 NM : 10.1 10.5 10.9 10.0 9.6 10.9 NY : 26.5 27.6 26.0 26.0 27.0 25.5 NC : 18.7 19.1 18.0 18.5 18.6 17.5 ND : 125.0 126.0 121.0 110.0 122.0 110.0 OH : 5.3 5.1 4.8 5.2 4.8 4.7 OR : 56.5 59.0 56.0 55.5 58.0 55.5 PA : 14.0 14.5 14.5 13.5 14.0 14.0 RI : 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.6 SD : 4.6 5.0 3.5 4.4 4.8 3.4 TX : 18.4 19.9 18.9 17.2 18.5 17.8 UT : 3.3 2.7 2.0 3.3 2.6 2.0 VA : 7.0 7.0 6.5 6.5 6.0 6.0 WA : 152.0 165.0 170.0 152.0 165.0 170.0 WI : 85.5 84.5 86.0 85.0 83.5 85.0 WY : 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.5 : US : 1,383.5 1,416.6 1,376.8 1,353.6 1,387.7 1,332.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Potatoes: Yield and Production by State and United States, 1997-1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield 1/ : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 1998 : 1999 : 1997 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Cwt ----------- ---------- 1,000 Cwt ---------- : AL : 155 130 204 962 780 896 AZ : 280 280 315 1,820 2,268 3,024 CA : 365 325 376 15,948 13,612 16,227 CO : 326 336 335 27,577 27,985 28,237 DE : 205 220 250 964 1,012 1,075 FL : 214 207 286 9,030 8,798 10,680 ID : 353 338 339 140,314 138,000 133,330 IL : 325 290 350 1,495 1,421 1,645 IN : 260 320 270 1,170 1,600 1,323 IA : 205 235 225 308 306 180 ME : 265 280 285 19,080 18,060 17,813 MD : 240 235 240 816 1,081 1,128 MA : 270 235 255 810 682 740 MI : 300 315 315 14,250 14,648 14,963 MN : 280 290 340 20,440 21,170 18,020 MO : 250 215 295 1,500 1,892 1,829 MT : 320 300 305 3,328 3,180 3,325 NE : 390 373 409 9,360 9,781 10,524 NV : 430 400 440 2,967 2,800 2,860 NJ : 260 270 250 650 702 625 NM : 363 334 344 3,627 3,204 3,755 NY : 275 270 265 7,150 7,290 6,758 NC : 184 184 195 3,407 3,430 3,410 ND : 200 235 240 22,000 28,670 26,400 OH : 225 250 210 1,170 1,200 987 OR : 492 452 505 27,319 26,229 28,020 PA : 235 240 220 3,173 3,360 3,080 RI : 270 210 225 216 147 135 SD : 220 260 290 968 1,248 986 TX : 262 263 296 4,502 4,867 5,263 UT : 290 280 290 957 728 580 VA : 195 230 175 1,268 1,380 1,050 WA : 580 565 560 88,160 93,225 95,200 WI : 355 370 400 30,175 30,895 34,000 WY : 300 300 296 210 120 148 : US : 345 343 359 467,091 475,771 478,216 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Derived. Potatoes: Production, Farm Disposition, Price, and Value by State, and United States, 1998 Crop -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Farm Disposition : : Value of : : :---------------------: :------------------- : :Total :Where Grown : :Price : : State : Prod : Used :------------: : per : : : : for :Seed,:Shrink: Sold : Cwt : Prod : Sales : : Seed :Feed,: and : : : : : : :Home : Loss : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 Cwt ------------ Dols ---- 1,000 Dols --- : AL : 780 79 8 31 741 12.90 10,050 9,550 AZ : 2,268 200 5 25 2,238 11.30 25,628 25,289 CA : 13,612 1,013 40 1,183 12,389 11.60 156,497 144,186 CO : 27,985 2,115 1,623 2,740 23,622 4.70 130,700 110,530 DE : 1,012 65 5 40 967 7.45 7,539 7,204 FL : 8,798 1,018 1 45 8,752 14.70 129,051 128,329 ID : 138,000 8,300 1,280 9,756 126,964 4.55 627,900 577,686 IL : 1,421 108 21 36 1,364 5.25 7,460 7,161 IN : 1,600 104 10 110 1,480 5.65 9,040 8,362 IA : 306 17 4 14 288 5.35 1,637 1,541 ME : 18,060 1,430 360 1,740 15,960 6.45 116,487 102,942 MD : 1,081 67 32 32 1,017 7.25 7,837 7,373 MA : 682 60 30 652 6.25 4,263 4,075 MI : 14,648 888 200 1,348 13,100 6.70 98,142 87,770 MN : 21,170 1,400 254 1,440 19,476 5.10 107,967 99,328 MO : 1,892 160 1 19 1,872 5.15 9,744 9,641 MT : 3,180 253 145 265 2,770 7.95 25,281 22,022 NE : 9,781 575 166 963 8,652 4.95 48,511 42,854 NV : 2,800 130 50 336 2,414 4.25 11,900 10,260 NJ : 702 31 3 21 678 6.95 4,879 4,712 NM : 3,204 251 140 308 2,756 5.85 18,649 16,167 NY : 7,290 572 110 330 6,850 9.35 68,162 64,048 NC : 3,430 252 27 106 3,297 6.15 21,102 20,280 ND : 28,670 2,178 395 2,840 25,435 5.30 151,951 134,806 OH : 1,200 100 8 37 1,155 6.60 7,920 7,623 OR : 26,229 1,334 195 2,206 23,828 5.05 132,115 119,862 PA : 3,360 261 50 252 3,058 7.35 24,696 22,476 RI : 147 11 2 145 6.60 970 957 SD : 1,248 56 14 100 1,134 4.85 6,053 5,500 TX : 4,867 239 50 97 4,720 9.35 45,468 44,103 UT : 728 48 73 655 4.85 3,531 3,177 VA : 1,380 91 1 48 1,331 8.10 11,178 10,781 WA : 93,225 4,080 300 6,500 86,425 4.80 447,480 414,840 WI : 30,895 1,720 265 2,360 28,270 4.95 152,930 139,937 WY : 120 11 3 21 96 4.00 480 384 : US : 475,771 29,217 5,766 35,454 434,551 5.56 2,633,198 2,415,756 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Potatoes: Production, Farm Disposition, Price, and Value by State, and United States, 1999 Crop -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Farm Disposition : : Value of : : :---------------------: :------------------- : :Total :Where Grown : :Price : : State : Prod : Used :------------: : per : : : : for :Seed,:Shrink: Sold : Cwt : Prod : Sales : : Seed :Feed,: and : : : : : : :Home : Loss : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- 1,000 Cwt ------------ Dols ---- 1,000 Dols --- : AL : 896 77 7 34 855 8.15 7,297 6,959 AZ : 3,024 220 3 36 2,985 9.05 27,367 27,014 CA : 16,227 1,132 40 888 15,299 11.90 192,337 182,433 CO : 28,237 2,165 1,710 3,112 23,415 4.35 122,926 102,412 DE : 1,075 72 5 45 1,025 8.30 8,923 8,508 FL : 10,680 880 1 54 10,625 11.90 126,929 126,221 ID : 133,330 8,700 1,150 9,300 122,880 4.95 659,984 608,256 IL : 1,645 121 12 51 1,582 5.20 8,554 8,226 IN : 1,323 80 8 80 1,235 5.40 7,144 6,669 IA : 180 4 14 162 4.60 828 745 ME : 17,813 1,408 330 1,850 15,633 6.35 113,113 99,270 MD : 1,128 67 35 32 1,061 7.55 8,516 8,011 MA : 740 64 30 710 6.35 4,699 4,509 MI : 14,963 1,005 213 1,300 13,450 6.80 101,748 91,460 MN : 18,020 1,254 170 1,980 15,870 6.15 110,823 97,601 MO : 1,829 124 1 18 1,810 5.40 9,877 9,774 MT : 3,325 288 151 213 2,961 8.80 29,260 26,057 NE : 10,524 598 209 793 9,522 4.95 52,175 47,212 NV : 2,860 140 50 343 2,467 4.80 13,728 11,842 NJ : 625 31 3 20 602 5.90 3,688 3,552 NM : 3,755 236 30 300 3,425 4.90 18,127 16,793 NY : 6,758 484 95 323 6,340 9.00 60,822 57,060 NC : 3,410 245 26 105 3,279 6.20 21,175 20,358 ND : 26,400 2,232 340 4,600 21,460 5.60 147,840 120,176 OH : 987 84 6 60 921 7.55 7,452 6,954 OR : 28,020 1,368 239 1,607 26,174 4.95 138,945 129,732 PA : 3,080 270 31 172 2,877 7.55 23,254 21,721 RI : 135 9 2 133 7.25 979 964 SD : 986 92 19 71 896 4.70 4,634 4,211 TX : 5,263 230 30 105 5,128 8.65 45,591 44,423 UT : 580 39 6 41 533 5.15 2,987 2,745 VA : 1,050 91 1 37 1,012 6.70 7,035 6,780 WA : 95,200 4,200 300 6,500 88,400 5.00 476,000 442,000 WI : 34,000 1,720 310 1,420 32,270 5.30 180,200 171,031 WY : 148 3 26 119 5.10 755 607 : US : 478,216 29,726 5,538 35,562 437,116 5.77 2,745,712 2,522,286 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Potatoes: Number of Chip Plants, Quantity Used for Chipping, by Area and Quantity Used for Shoestrings, United States, 1998-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1998 1/ : 1999 Area :------------------------------------------------------- : Plants : Quantity : Plants : Quantity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number 1,000 Cwt Number 1,000 Cwt : New England : CT, ME, MA, : NH, RI, VT : 7 2,791 6 2,682 : Eastern : DE, DC, MD, NJ, : NY, PA, VA : 25 10,034 23 10,152 : North Central : MI, OH, WV : 15 4,643 14 4,645 : Mid-Central : KS, MO, NE : 4 2,719 4 2,345 : Midwest : IL, IN, IA, MN, : ND, SD, WI : 12 7,350 11 7,370 : Southeast : AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, : MS, NC, TN : 18 9,172 18 8,978 : Southwest : AR, OK, TX : 8 5,183 11 6,727 : Rocky Mountains : CO, ID, MT, : NM, UT, WY : 5 1,964 5 1,906 : West Coast : AZ, CA, NV, : OR, WA, HI : 18 7,143 17 7,491 : Total : 112 50,999 109 52,296 : Shoestrings : 472 496 : Total Used for Chips : and Shoestrings : 51,471 52,792 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. Potatoes: Quantity Used for Processing, Eight States, 1997-99 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State and Crop Year : To Dec 1 : To Jan 1 : To Feb 1 : To Mar 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Cwt : ID & OR-Malheur Co : 1997 : 26,880 33,950 41,050 49,470 1998 : 27,510 34,700 42,670 51,210 1999 : 27,970 34,490 40,790 49,220 : ME 3/ : 1997 : 1,250 1,720 2,265 2,735 1998 : 1,430 1,935 2,530 2,985 1999 : 1,270 1,700 2,385 3,070 : WA & OR-Other : 1997 : 28,580 33,990 38,690 46,400 1998 : 33,630 38,890 45,650 53,290 1999 : 33,320 39,620 45,500 53,350 : Other States 4/ : 1997 : 11,645 13,960 17,115 19,905 1998 : 11,960 14,855 18,410 21,230 1999 : 12,455 15,035 17,950 20,855 : Total : 1997 : 68,355 83,620 99,120 118,510 1998 : 74,530 90,380 109,260 128,715 1999 : 75,015 90,845 106,625 126,495 :------------------------------------------------------- : To Apr 1 : To May 1 : To Jun 1 5/ : Total :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Cwt : ID & OR-Malheur Co : 1997 : 57,620 65,750 91,450 1998 : 60,040 68,550 76,410 92,860 1999 : 57,820 66,080 74,110 88,210 : ME 3/ : 1997 : 3,355 3,900 5,870 1998 : 3,595 4,180 4,705 5,945 1999 : 3,765 4,560 5,150 6,670 : WA & OR-Other : 1997 : 53,720 59,780 76,930 1998 : 60,930 67,180 74,190 83,730 1999 : 61,080 67,230 74,840 83,210 : Other States 4/ : 1997 : 23,515 26,365 37,842 1998 : 28,580 31,755 40,255 36,980 1999 : 24,305 27,220 30,410 36,435 : Total : 1997 : 138,210 155,795 212,092 1998 : 153,145 171,665 195,560 219,515 1999 : 146,970 165,090 184,510 214,525 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Total quantity received and used for processing regardless of the State in which the potatoes were produced. Amount excludes quantities used for potato chips in ME, MI, MN, ND, and WI. 2/ 1998 revised. 3/ Includes Maine grown potatoes only. 4/ MI, MN, ND, and WI. 5/ June 1 estimates started in 1998. Potatoes: Stocks Held by Growers, Local Dealers, and Processors, 15 Fall States, 1998-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Current : Crop Year : Year : Following Year 1/ and :----------------------------------------------------------------- State : Dec 1 : Jan 1 : Feb 1 : Mar 1 : Apr 1 : May 1 : Jun 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Cwt : 1998 : CA : 2,800 2,400 2,000 1,600 1,200 900 600 CO : 19,000 16,500 14,200 12,000 9,300 6,600 2,900 ID : 99,500 89,000 77,500 66,000 52,000 37,000 23,000 ME : 14,100 12,500 10,500 8,450 6,000 3,800 1,900 MI : 9,100 7,500 5,400 4,100 2,200 800 MN : 13,500 12,000 10,500 8,900 6,700 4,300 2,500 MT : 3,050 2,980 2,850 2,650 1,740 290 NE : 4,700 3,900 2,900 NY : 3,400 2,300 1,500 800 350 75 ND : 20,500 17,500 15,000 12,800 10,500 7,500 4,500 OH : 260 150 90 OR : 20,000 17,500 15,800 13,000 10,500 7,000 4,200 PA : 2,000 1,500 900 700 420 130 WA : 49,000 43,500 36,500 29,500 21,500 14,500 7,500 WI : 20,000 17,000 14,000 11,000 7,800 4,800 3,000 : Other : 2,150 1,010 200 170 : Total 15 Sts: 280,910 246,230 209,640 173,650 131,220 87,895 50,270 : 1999 2/ : CA : 3,200 2,700 2,200 1,800 1,400 1,100 700 CO : 19,700 17,300 15,100 12,900 10,100 7,400 3,700 ID : 96,000 86,000 76,500 65,000 50,000 36,000 21,000 ME : 14,500 13,000 11,300 9,400 7,200 4,400 2,300 MI : 8,800 7,100 5,800 4,200 2,700 1,300 MN : 10,600 9,000 7,500 6,200 4,700 3,200 1,900 MT : 3,200 3,100 3,000 2,700 1,650 300 NE : 5,300 4,320 3,250 NY : 3,500 2,500 1,800 1,300 700 ND : 17,000 13,800 11,000 9,000 6,900 4,500 2,300 OH : 300 190 100 OR : 22,000 20,500 18,600 15,500 13,000 9,000 5,500 PA : 2,000 1,500 1,000 700 500 150 WA : 48,000 41,000 35,000 28,000 20,500 14,500 7,000 WI : 21,000 17,900 15,000 10,600 7,700 4,400 2,200 : Other : 2,320 1,360 665 620 : Total 15 Sts: 275,100 239,910 207,150 169,620 128,410 86,915 47,220 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Blank States combined into "Other". 2/ Revised. Potatoes: Shrinkage and Loss, 15 Fall Storage States, U.S. 1997-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop : To : To : To : To : To : To : Total : Year : Dec 1 : Jan 1 : Feb 1 : Mar 1 : Apr 1 : May 1 :Jun 1 1/: Season -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Cwt : 1997 : 15.3 17.3 19.3 21.3 23.5 25.6 29.9 1998 : 20.0 21.8 23.7 25.5 27.5 29.4 31.1 33.3 1999 : 19.7 22.4 24.1 25.9 27.7 29.6 31.3 33.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ June 1 estimates started in 1998. Fall Potatoes: Farm Marketings, Selected States, 1999 Marketing Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : : : : : : State :Jul :Aug :Sep :Oct :Nov :Dec :Jan :Feb :Mar :Apr :May :Jun :Jul : : : : : : : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : CA : 5 12 14 10 12 9 10 10 11 7 CO : 4 7 10 10 10 10 12 11 10 10 6 ID : 3 15 18 6 6 5 7 9 10 9 6 6 ME : 3 6 7 7 9 10 10 12 16 11 9 MI : 3 7 8 9 15 12 9 9 9 11 6 2 MN : 8 12 13 11 8 8 7 9 8 6 5 5 NY : 4 21 18 11 9 10 8 9 10 ND : 2 13 20 7 10 12 7 7 8 7 6 1 OR : Malheur : 17 27 43 4 2 2 1 3 1 Other OR : 3 12 7 16 8 7 8 9 8 8 8 4 2 PA : 14 13 12 12 13 11 9 7 6 2 1 WA : 17 14 24 6 6 5 5 6 5 6 5 1 WI : 2 7 16 12 11 9 8 10 9 9 5 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Potatoes: Farm Marketings, United States, 1990-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Marketing Year Month :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1990 : 1991 : 1992 : 1993 : 1994 : 1995 : 1996 : 1997 : 1998 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Nov : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Dec : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 : Jan : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Feb : 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 Mar : 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 Apr : 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.7 May : 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.7 1.8 Jun : 2.7 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.5 3.0 2.6 3.0 Jul : 3.1 3.1 3.0 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.0 2.0 1.7 2.0 Aug : 7.4 8.1 8.0 7.2 8.1 8.2 9.2 7.8 9.0 8.3 Sep : 12.7 13.0 14.1 13.9 13.5 13.3 13.0 13.3 12.2 12.9 Oct : 14.2 16.7 14.5 17.8 16.6 17.8 19.0 17.0 17.5 16.3 Nov : 7.5 7.3 6.6 7.3 6.6 7.1 7.8 8.1 7.5 7.2 Dec : 7.5 5.9 6.3 6.6 6.6 6.0 5.2 6.9 6.4 6.9 : Jan : 7.0 6.6 6.7 6.7 6.4 6.1 6.0 6.8 7.0 6.4 Feb : 6.7 7.1 6.7 6.2 5.7 5.8 6.2 6.2 6.5 6.8 Mar : 8.2 7.8 7.4 7.8 7.2 7.8 7.6 7.3 8.0 7.8 Apr : 7.8 7.1 7.7 8.2 8.3 7.7 7.2 7.0 7.8 8.4 May : 6.0 6.3 6.8 5.5 6.5 6.1 6.1 6.8 7.0 6.9 Jun : 3.9 4.0 4.3 3.1 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.3 3.9 3.7 Jul : 1.8 2.0 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.5 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 : Total :100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Potatoes: Area, Yield, Production, Farm Disposition, Price, and Value, Alaska, 1997-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area : Yield : Crop :-----------------------------------: per : Production Year : Planted : Harvested : Cwt : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- Acres ------- Cwt 1,000 Cwt : 1997 : 920 820 205 168 1998 : 920 820 183 150 1999 : 950 850 218 185 :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Farm Disposition : : Value : :-----------------------------: :--------------------- : Total : Where Grown : : Price : : : Used :-------------------: : per : : : for : Seed : Shrink : Sold : Cwt : Prod : Sales : Seed : Feed, : and : : : : : : Home : Loss : : : : :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Cwt ------------ Dols -- 1,000 Dols -- : 1997 : 16.6 24.0 20.0 124.0 20.00 3,360 2,480 1998 : 17.0 23.0 30.0 97.0 20.70 3,105 2,008 1999 : 16.3 24.0 42.0 119.0 20.70 3,830 2,463 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Potatoes: Total Stocks Held by Growers and Local Dealers, Alaska, 1997-99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 1 : Dec 1 : Jan 1 : Feb 1 Crop Year : Current : Current : Following : Following : Year : Year : Year : Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Cwt : 1997 : 151.0 127.5 118.0 102.5 1998 : 134.5 118.0 102.0 88.0 1999 : 170.5 157.5 146.0 130.5 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 1 : Apr 1 : May 1 : Jun 1 : Following : Following : Following : Following : Year : Year : Year : Year :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Cwt : 1997 : 91.0 74.0 56.0 26.0 1998 : 75.0 62.0 47.0 23.0 1999 : 111.0 93.0 76.5 41.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. 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