Pot 1-2 (1-03) Potato Stocks National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 16, 2003, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Potato Stocks" call Arvin Budge at (202) 720-4285, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Potato Stocks Up 3 Percent The 15 major potato States held 232 million cwt of potatoes in storage January 1, 2003, up 3 percent from last year but 16 percent below 2001. Storage accounts for 56 percent of the 2002 fall storage States' production, down 2 percentage points from last year. Stocks by type show more reds and fewer russets than a year ago. Disappearance of 179 million cwt, is up 10 percent from last year but 3 percent below 2000 crop movement. Shrink and loss of 18.4 million cwt so far in the season is up 6 percent from last year but 14 percent below the same date in 2000. Processors in the 9 major States used 92.8 million cwt of potatoes this season, up 15 percent from a year ago but 3 percent below two years ago. Dehydrating usage accounts for 19.7 million cwt of the total processing. December 1, 2002 stocks were revised up slightly, with changes in California and Pennsylvania. This report also contains size and grade information on potatoes collected from the Potato Objective Yield Survey. Fall Potatoes: Production and Stocks, 15 Major States, 1993-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop : : : : : : : : Year :Production: Dec 1 : Jan 1 : Feb 1 : Mar 1 : Apr 1 : May 1 :Jun 1 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Cwt : 1993 : 376,954 249,410 217,300 185,490 153,435 115,170 72,860 1994 : 410,839 273,290 238,560 202,470 169,570 129,825 87,600 1995 : 394,785 256,710 223,550 189,360 156,020 115,855 75,870 1996 : 443,704 295,100 261,320 226,080 189,210 147,635 103,210 1997 : 413,513 278,830 246,550 212,562 175,870 134,190 92,840 1998 : 423,170 280,910 246,230 209,640 173,650 131,220 87,895 50,270 1999 : 420,567 275,100 239,910 207,150 169,620 128,410 86,915 47,220 2000 : 458,827 310,300 275,270 234,260 197,670 153,520 109,160 61,240 2001 : 387,179 258,750 224,680 192,190 158,590 119,950 81,200 42,990 20022/: 410,912 265,890 232,140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data not available prior to 1998. 2/ December 1, 2002 stocks revised. Potatoes: Quantity Used for Processing, 9 States, 2000-2002 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State and : : : : : : : : Crop Year : Dec 1 : Jan 1 : Feb 1 : Mar 1 : Apr 1 : May 1 : Jun 1 : Season -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Cwt : ID & OR-Mal : 2000 : 29,290 35,720 43,470 50,580 58,910 66,760 75,270 93,460 2001 : 20,940 27,330 33,620 40,860 47,710 54,150 61,200 73,390 2002 : 28,380 34,860 : ME 2/ : 2000 : 1,845 2,475 3,105 3,695 4,225 4,760 5,340 7,015 2001 : 1,975 2,440 3,110 3,700 4,285 4,775 5,515 7,195 2002 : 2,275 2,720 : WA & OR-Oth : 2000 : 34,770 40,970 47,720 55,250 62,860 69,850 78,010 91,130 2001 : 29,320 35,310 40,540 47,910 54,970 61,360 69,400 77,180 2002 : 33,680 39,490 : Oth Sts 3/ : 2000 : 12,665 16,215 18,975 22,095 25,410 28,695 31,765 39,020 2001 : 13,270 15,325 19,060 22,255 24,865 28,095 30,810 36,300 2002 : 13,275 15,720 : Total : 2000 : 78,570 95,380 113,270 131,620 151,405 170,065 190,385 230,625 2001 : 65,505 80,405 96,330 114,725 131,830 148,380 166,925 194,065 2002 : 77,610 92,790 : Dehydrated 4/: 2000 5/ : 51,946 2001 5/ : 38,581 2002 : 15,660 19,655 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, CO, MI, and WI. 2/ Includes Maine grown potatoes only. 3/ MN, NV, ND, SD, and WI in 2000 and 2001. CO, MN, NV, ND, and WI in 2002. 4/ Dehydrated products except starch and flour. Included in above totals. Includes CO, ID, NV, ND, OR, WA, and WI. 5/ No monthly data available. Fall Potatoes: Production and Stocks on January 1, 2002-2003 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crop of 2001 : Crop of 2002 :------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : Stocks : % : : Stocks : Stocks : Jan % : Prod : Jan 1, : of : Prod : Dec 1, : Jan 1, : of : : 2002 : Prod : : 2002 : 2003 : Prod -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Cwt --- Percent -------- 1,000 Cwt -------- Percent : CA 2/ : 1,424 1,100 77 4,450 2,000 1,500 34 CO : 21,357 13,300 62 27,885 20,100 17,700 63 ID : 120,200 78,000 65 133,385 92,000 82,500 62 ME : 16,430 10,800 66 16,960 12,600 11,200 66 MI : 13,950 6,200 44 13,878 7,900 6,400 46 MN : 18,425 10,800 59 18,700 12,000 10,500 56 MT : 3,296 2,780 84 3,224 3,050 3,000 93 NE : 8,400 4,050 48 8,611 5,650 4,700 55 NY : 5,942 1,500 25 5,500 2,500 1,800 33 ND : 26,400 16,900 64 23,460 16,000 13,600 58 OH : 1,097 150 14 1,008 190 140 14 OR : 20,730 15,500 75 24,936 18,000 15,000 60 PA 2/ : 3,173 1,400 44 2,590 1,400 1,100 42 WA : 94,400 46,000 49 95,200 53,000 46,500 49 WI : 31,955 16,200 51 31,125 19,500 16,500 53 : 15 States : 387,179 224,680 58 410,912 265,890 232,140 56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Stocks include processor holdings and most of the seed to plant the following year's crop. Seed usage for all seasons in 2002 totaled 29.3 million cwt. 2/ December 1, 2002 stocks revised. Fall Potatoes: Stocks by Type as Percent of Total Stocks, 11 Major States, January 1, 2002-2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Potato Types :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Reds : Round Whites : Long Whites : Russets State :------------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan : Dec :Jan : Jan : Dec :Jan : Jan : Dec :Jan : Jan : Dec :Jan :2002 :2002 :2003:2002 :2002 :2003:2002 :2002 :2003:2002 :2002 :2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Percent : CO : 6 4 4 1 1 1 93 95 95 ID : 1 1 6 4 4 94 95 95 ME : 3 4 4 48 47 47 2 2 1 47 47 48 MI : 1 1 89 88 96 10 11 4 MN : 6 12 11 5 7 6 89 81 83 NY : 5 5 5 90 90 90 5 5 5 ND : 11 15 13 17 17 16 7 6 5 65 62 66 OR : 1 1 1 1 1 2 97 98 98 PA : 3 3 3 97 97 97 WA : 1 1 1 1 2 6 4 97 92 95 WI : 1 4 3 25 32 28 74 64 69 : 11 St Avg : 2 3 3 10 11 10 3 3 3 85 83 84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fall Potatoes: Production, January 1 Stocks, and Farm Disposition, 15 Storage States and 23 Fall Season States, 1999-2002 Crop Years -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Farm Disposition : : : : Total :-------------------------------- State :Crop : : Stocks : Used : Where Grown : :Year :Production: Jan 1 : For :----------------------: : : : : Fall :Seed, Feed,:Shrinkage : Sold : : : : Seed : Home Use : and Loss : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 1,000 Cwt : : CA : : : 1999: 4,005 2,700 183 17 383 3,605 : 2000: 3,741 2,100 58 11 300 3,430 : 2001: 1,424 1,100 231 3 128 1,293 : 2002: 4,450 1,500 CO : : : 1999: 25,762 17,300 1,971 1,705 2,967 21,090 : 2000: 27,972 17,700 1,771 1,485 3,847 22,640 : 2001: 21,357 13,300 1,790 1,465 1,887 18,005 : 2002: 27,885 17,700 ID : : : 1999: 133,330 86,000 8,700 1,150 9,300 122,880 : 2000: 152,320 101,000 8,140 1,190 13,718 137,412 : 2001: 120,200 78,000 8,690 1,230 8,261 110,709 : 2002: 133,385 82,500 ME : : : 1999: 17,813 13,000 1,408 330 1,850 15,633 : 2000: 17,920 12,500 1,302 315 1,490 16,115 : 2001: 16,430 10,800 1,344 301 849 15,280 : 2002: 16,960 11,200 MI : : : 1999: 14,963 7,100 1,005 213 1,300 13,450 : 2000: 14,963 6,900 1,135 250 1,700 13,013 : 2001: 13,950 6,200 1,181 245 945 12,760 : 2002: 13,878 6,400 MN : : : 1999: 18,020 9,000 1,254 170 1,980 15,870 : 2000: 21,240 13,000 1,140 130 1,700 19,410 : 2001: 18,425 10,800 1,159 190 1,700 16,535 : 2002: 18,700 10,500 MT : : : 1999: 3,325 3,100 276 151 213 2,961 : 2000: 3,503 3,250 211 133 732 2,638 : 2001: 3,296 2,780 225 152 188 2,956 : 2002: 3,224 3,000 NE : : : 1999: 8,904 4,320 621 240 711 7,953 : 2000: 10,127 6,650 542 182 730 9,215 : 2001: 8,400 4,050 557 153 720 7,527 : 2002: 8,611 4,700 NY : : : 1999: 6,758 2,500 484 95 323 6,340 : 2000: 5,964 1,900 517 108 406 5,450 : 2001: 5,942 1,500 495 100 502 5,340 : 2002: 5,500 1,800 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Fall Potatoes: Production, January 1 Stocks, and Farm Disposition, 15 Storage States and 23 Fall Season States, 1999-2002 Crop Years (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Farm Disposition : : : : Total :-------------------------------- State :Crop : : Stocks : Used : Where Grown : :Year :Production: Jan 1 : For :----------------------: : : : : Fall :Seed, Feed,:Shrinkage : Sold : : : : Seed : Home Use : and Loss : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 1,000 Cwt : : ND : : : 1999: 26,400 13,800 2,232 340 4,600 21,460 : 2000: 26,950 16,200 2,035 295 3,235 23,420 : 2001: 26,400 16,900 2,340 320 3,960 22,120 : 2002: 23,460 13,600 OH : : : 1999: 987 190 88 6 60 921 : 2000: 1,134 170 102 2 35 1,097 : 2001: 1,097 150 90 3 36 1,058 : 2002: 1,008 140 OR : : : 1999: 28,020 20,500 1,368 239 1,607 26,174 : 2000: 30,683 23,000 957 140 1,915 28,628 : 2001: 20,730 15,500 1,212 175 1,059 19,496 : 2002: 24,936 15,000 PA : : : 1999: 3,080 1,500 270 31 172 2,877 : 2000: 3,510 1,500 252 44 165 3,301 : 2001: 3,173 1,400 285 59 120 2,994 : 2002: 2,590 1,100 WA : : : 1999: 95,200 41,000 4,320 300 6,500 88,400 : 2000: 105,000 52,000 3,960 300 9,500 95,200 : 2001: 94,400 46,000 4,200 300 7,000 87,100 : 2002: 95,200 46,500 WI : : : 1999: 34,000 17,900 1,720 310 1,420 32,270 : 2000: 33,800 17,400 1,700 264 1,949 31,587 : 2001: 31,955 16,200 1,615 278 1,947 29,730 : 2002: 31,125 16,500 15 Sts : : : 1999: 420,567 239,910 25,900 5,297 33,386 381,884 : 2000: 458,827 275,270 23,822 4,849 41,422 412,556 : 2001: 387,179 224,680 25,414 4,974 29,302 352,903 : 2002: 410,912 232,140 Fall Sts : : : 1999: 429,847 26,449 5,408 34,229 390,210 : 2000: 467,504 24,249 4,968 42,257 420,279 : 2001: 393,750 25,834 5,039 29,757 358,954 : 2002: 417,228 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Potato Size and Grade Size and grade measurements came from potatoes harvested in the Objective Yield Survey sample plots. Potatoes were harvested from six hills per sample randomly selected in each State using a scientifically designed sampling procedure. Potatoes were sent to laboratories for sizing and grading according to accepted U.S. fresh grading standards. The following tables contain percent measurements as they actually occurred. Grading Categories of Potatoes, 2002 Crop 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Type : No. 1 : No. 2 or : : and : 2 Inch Minimum : Processing Usable : Cull : Total State : : 1 1/2 Inch Minimum : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Round Red : Potatoes : : MN : 73.9 18.4 7.7 100.0 : : Round White : Potatoes : : ME 2/ : 82.8 10.8 6.4 100.0 MN : 79.1 10.5 10.4 100.0 ND : 88.7 10.0 1.3 100.0 WI 3/ : 67.2 14.3 18.5 100.0 : : Long : Potatoes: : (Russet : and Shepody): : ID 4/ : 67.6 31.3 1.1 100.0 ME 2/ : 76.0 17.0 7.0 100.0 MN : 74.3 22.5 3.2 100.0 ND : 78.3 18.9 2.8 100.0 OR : 76.0 23.3 0.7 100.0 WA : 72.0 26.5 1.5 100.0 WI 3/ : 69.2 15.2 15.6 100.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Gross yield basis. 2/ Percent of net yield - adjusted for field loss. 3/ 1 7/8 in. minimum for No. 2's. Culls include potatoes less than 1 7/8 in. but greater than or equal to 1 1/2 in. 4/ Russets only. Round Potatoes: Size Categories, 2002 Crop 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1 1/2 : 1 7/8 : 2 : 2 1/4 : 2 1/2 : 3 1/2 : 4 Inch : Type : - : - : - : - : - : - : and : and : 1 7/8 : 2 : 2 1/4 : 2 1/2 : 3 1/2 : 4 : over : Total State :--------------------------------------------------------------: : Inches : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Red : Potatoes: : MN : 4.6 4.1 12.0 17.6 56.2 5.2 0.3 100.0 : : White : Potatoes: : ME 2/ : 3.9 4.3 14.4 21.5 49.9 4.4 1.6 100.0 MN : 4.7 3.5 9.3 15.4 60.1 6.5 0.5 100.0 ND : 3.8 3.0 9.0 14.2 63.1 6.3 0.6 100.0 WI : 5.8 3.5 14.3 17.4 54.7 3.8 0.5 100.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Gross yield basis. 2/ Percent of net yield - adjusted for field loss. Long Potatoes (Russet & Shepody): Size Categories, 2002 Crop ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1 1/2 : 1 7/8 : 2 in. : : : : : 14 : : - : - : or : : : : : and : State : 1 7/8 : 2 : 4-6 : 6-8 : 8-10 :10-12 :12-14 : Over : Total :--------------------------------------------------------------: : Inches : Ounce : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : ME 1/ : 6.8 6.3 36.2 20.9 11.3 7.4 4.3 6.8 100.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Percent of net yield - adjusted for field loss. Long Potatoes (Russet & Shepody): Size Categories, 2002 Crop 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :1 1/2:1 5/8:1 7/8: 2 in. : : : : : : : : : 14 : : - : - : - : or : : : : : : : : : and : State:1 5/8:1 7/8: 2 : 4-6 : 6 : 7 : 8 : 9 : 10 : 11 :12 : 13 :Over :Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------: : Inches : Ounce : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pct : ID 2/: 1.7 4.9 3.7 21.8 8.2 8.4 7.1 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.2 3.9 19.1 100.0 MN : 1.8 9.3 4.0 24.8 12.411.0 7.8 6.9 5.6 4.3 2.8 3.3 6.0 100.0 ND : 1.3 6.1 4.1 23.5 11.3 9.5 9.1 6.1 7.6 4.3 3.7 2.8 10.6 100.0 OR : 1.0 3.2 2.4 18.3 8.8 8.6 7.3 8.1 6.4 5.3 5.2 4.5 20.9 100.0 WA : 1.2 4.3 3.5 23.1 9.6 9.7 8.7 6.8 5.7 5.0 4.1 3.7 14.6 100.0 WI : 3.6 8.1 7.0 32.9 11.9 9.0 7.7 5.2 4.3 3.3 2.5 1.4 3.1 100.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Gross yield basis. 2/ Russets only. Fall Potatoes: Farm Marketings, Selected States, 2000-2002 Marketing Years -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Crop :Jul :Aug :Sep :Oct :Nov :Dec :Jan :Feb :Mar :Apr :May :Jun :Jul : Year : : : : : : : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent : : CA : : : 2000 : 5 12 14 10 12 9 10 10 11 7 : 2001 : 9 11 13 10 9 11 7 11 9 10 : 2002 : 15 11 17 17 22 18 CO : : : 2000 : 4 7 10 10 10 10 12 11 10 10 6 : 2001 : 5 8 10 10 11 8 11 11 12 9 5 : 2002 : 5 10 11 12 12 9 11 10 11 7 2 ID : : : 2000 : 3 15 18 6 6 5 7 9 10 9 6 6 : 2001 : 5 9 10 9 6 7 6 9 9 13 8 9 : 2002 : 3 12 13 8 6 7 9 10 10 10 6 6 ME : : : 2000 : 3 6 7 7 9 10 10 12 16 11 9 : 2001 : 2 8 8 7 9 9 12 12 15 10 5 3 : 2002 : 1 9 10 9 9 12 11 11 12 8 5 3 MI : : : 2000 : 3 7 8 9 15 12 9 9 9 11 6 2 : 2001 : 3 7 8 12 12 12 11 12 11 7 4 1 : 2002 : 3 7 8 12 11 12 13 11 11 8 3 1 MN : : : 2000 : 8 12 13 11 8 8 7 9 8 6 5 5 : 2001 : 2 8 8 7 6 5 6 7 10 11 12 18 : 2002 : 10 9 7 7 6 7 9 10 10 9 8 8 NY : : : 2000 : 4 21 18 11 9 10 8 9 10 : 2001 : 2 26 18 11 12 8 8 10 5 : 2002 : 4 20 18 17 15 9 7 6 4 ND : : : 2000 : 2 13 20 7 10 12 7 7 8 7 6 1 : 2001 : 4 21 11 10 5 8 5 9 11 8 8 : 2002 : 18 10 12 7 8 7 7 14 11 6 OR : : : 2000 : 2 13 10 21 7 6 7 8 7 7 7 3 2 : 2001 : 3 9 12 21 4 5 5 6 7 7 9 6 6 : 2002 : 7 13 21 8 6 5 7 7 8 8 7 3 PA : : : 2000 : 14 13 12 12 13 11 9 7 6 2 1 : 2001 : 14 13 12 12 13 11 9 7 6 2 1 : 2002 : 17 16 15 12 12 10 8 7 2 1 WA : : : 2000 : 17 14 24 6 6 5 5 6 5 6 5 1 : 2001 : 16 14 25 7 4 6 5 5 5 5 5 3 : 2002 : 11 13 25 7 6 5 7 7 6 7 5 1 WI : : : 2000 : 2 7 16 12 11 9 8 10 9 9 5 2 : 2001 : 1 7 15 14 11 8 8 9 10 10 5 2 : 2002 : 1 6 13 14 12 10 9 8 10 11 5 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January Potato Stocks Up 3 Percent The 15 major potato States held 232 million cwt of potatoes on January 1, 2003, up 3 percent from last year but 16 percent below 2001. Storage accounts for 56 percent of the 2002 fall storage State's production, down 2 percentage points from last year. Stocks by type are 3 percent red, 10 percent round white, 3 percent long white (Shepody), and 84 percent russet. There are more reds and fewer russets than a year ago. December 1, 2002 stocks were revised up slightly, with changes in California and Pennsylvania. Disappearance, at 179 million cwt, from the start of harvest to January 1, is up 10 percent from the same period last year but 3 percent below two years ago. December disappearance was 33.8 million cwt, down 1 percent from a year ago and 4 percent below two years ago. Shrink and loss, at 18.4 million cwt, is up 6 percent from last year and 14 percent below two years ago. Processors used 92.8 million cwt of 2002 crop potatoes so far this season, up 15 percent from a year ago but 3 percent below two years ago. December usage of 15.2 million cut is 2 percent above last year but 10 percent below two years ago. Dehydrators used 19.7 million cwt to date. Western States held 166 million cwt of potatoes in storage on January 1, up 6 percent from last year but 17 percent below two years ago. Idaho's potato stocks are up 6 percent from last year and Colorado's are up 33 percent. Adjustment in California's data places January stocks 36 percent above last year but 29 percent below two years ago. Washington's potato stocks are up 1 percent from last January, while Oregon's storage is down 3 percent. Montana's stocks are up 8 percent. Central States account for 51.8 million cwt of potato stocks this January 1, down 5 percent from last year and 14 percent below two years ago. North Dakota's stocks dropped 20 percent, Ohio is down 7 percent, and Minnesota slipped 3 percent from a year earlier levels. Potato stocks in Nebraska are up 16 percent from last year, Michigan is up 3 percent, and Wisconsin gained 2 percent from last year's level. Eastern States stored 14.1 million cwt of potatoes on January 1, up 3 percent from last year but 11 percent below the 2000 crop. Maine's stocks are up 4 percent and New York's are up 20 percent from a year ago. Stocks in Pennsylvania have dropped 21 percent from last year. Potatoes: Shrinkage and Loss, 15 Fall Storage States, 1999-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop : To : To : To : To : To : To : Total : Year : Dec 1 : Jan 1 : Feb 1 : Mar 1 : Apr 1 : May 1 : Jun 1 : Season -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Cwt : 1999 : 19.7 22.4 24.1 25.9 27.7 29.6 31.3 33.4 2000 : 18.7 21.3 26.3 29.2 33.1 36.0 38.4 41.4 2001 : 14.7 17.3 19.7 21.7 23.5 25.1 26.7 29.3 2002 : 16.2 18.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reliability of January 1 Stocks Estimates The "Root Mean Square Error" for the January 1 stocks estimate is 2.8 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the current estimate of 232 million cwt will not be above or below the final estimate by more than 2.8 percent or approximately 6.5 million cwt. Chances are 9 out of 10 (90 percent confidence level) that the difference will not exceed 4.8 percent or approximately 11.1 million cwt. The 10-year (1993-2002) record of differences between the January 1 stocks estimates and the final estimates averaged 5.9 million cwt, ranging from 8.74 million cwt above the final to 14.3 million cwt below the final. During the 10-year period, the January 1 estimate has been below the final estimate 9 years and above 1 year. Fall Potato Stocks: Preliminary and Final January 1 Stocks, United States, 1992-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop : Preliminary : % of : Final Year : Stocks : Final : Stocks -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Cwt Percent 1,000 Cwt : 1992 : 201,690 93.4 215,990 1993 : 209,270 96.3 217,300 1994 : 229,350 96.1 238,560 1995 : 218,970 98.0 223,550 1996 : 256,520 98.2 261,320 1997 : 240,850 97.7 246,550 1998 : 246,220 100.0 246,230 1999 : 238,160 99.3 239,910 2000 : 272,960 99.2 275,270 2001 : 233,420 103.9 224,680 2002 : 232,140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: Stocks are defined as the quantity (whether sold or not) remaining in storage for all purposes and uses, including seed potatoes not yet moved, and shrinkage, waste, and other losses that occur after the date of each report. Sales of fall potatoes for all purposes for the past 5 years averaged 90.8 percent of the total fall production. Shrinkage, loss, and home use account for the remaining 9.2 percent. Potatoes: Production, Sold, Not Sold, and Kept for Seed, United States, 1997-2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Fall Potatoes : Amount Used :-------------------------------------------------------: for Seed Crop : : : Sold : : Not Sold : All Seasons Year : Production : Sold : as % of :Not Sold : as % of : Following : : : Prod : : Prod : year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Cwt ---- Percent 1,000 Cwt Percent 1,000 Cwt : 1997 : 423,190 387,089 91.5 36,101 8.5 29,975 1998 : 432,737 392,922 90.8 39,815 9.2 29,217 1999 : 429,847 390,210 90.8 39,637 9.2 29,709 2000 : 467,504 420,279 89.9 47,225 10.1 27,145 2001 : 393,750 358,954 91.2 34,796 8.8 29,251 2002 : 417,228 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The next "Potato Stocks" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on February 14, 2003. 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