Pot 1-2 (12-05) Potato Stocks National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 15, 2005, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Potato Stocks" call Cathy Scherrer at (202) 720-4285, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Potato Stocks Down 6 Percent from Last Year The 13 major potato States held 253 million cwt of potatoes in storage December 1, 2005, down 6 percent from last year and 5 percent below December 1, 2003, for comparable States. Ohio and Pennsylvania were dropped from the potato stocks program starting with the 2005 storage season. Potatoes in storage account for 68 percent of the 2005 fall storage States' production, 1 percentage point above last year. Disappearance of 120 million cwt of potatoes is down 8 percent from last year and 10 percent below 2 years ago for comparable States. Shrink and loss, at 14.0 million cwt so far this season, is down 9 percent from last year and 6 percent below the same date in 2003 for comparable States. Processors in the 9 major States have used 65.9 million cwt of potatoes this season, down 7 percent from a year ago and 9 percent below two years ago. Dehydrating usage accounts for 12.2 million cwt of the total processing, down 16 percent from last year and 14 percent below the same date in 2003. Table of Contents Page December Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Monthly Processing, 9 States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Stocks by Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Area, Yield, and Production By Season and State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 By State and United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Disposition and December Stocks 2002-2005 . . . . . . . . . . 10 Production, Sold, Not Sold, and Kept for Seed, United States 12 Shrinkage and Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Potato Objective Yield Survey Results . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Potato Size and Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Farm Marketings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Stocks Comment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Production Comment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Reliability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Fall Potatoes: Production and Stocks, 15 Major States, December 1, 2004-2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crop of 2004 : Crop of 2005 :---------------------------------------------------------------- State : : Stocks : % : : Stocks : % : Prod : Dec 1, : of : Prod : Dec 1, : of : : 2004 : Prod : : 2005 : Prod -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Cwt --- Percent ---- 1,000 Cwt --- Percent : CA : 3,648 3,000 82 3,240 1,600 49 CO : 23,791 18,000 76 22,292 16,300 73 ID : 131,970 93,500 71 116,975 84,000 72 ME : 19,065 15,000 79 15,820 12,900 82 MI : 13,650 8,000 59 13,920 8,300 60 MN : 18,920 13,000 69 17,630 13,500 77 MT : 3,551 3,500 99 3,434 3,300 96 NE : 9,288 6,300 68 8,106 5,700 70 NY : 5,184 2,300 44 5,226 3,100 59 ND : 26,765 19,600 73 20,500 14,000 68 OH 2/ : 1,080 200 19 OR : 19,775 17,000 86 22,023 19,000 86 PA 2/ : 2,640 1,600 61 WA : 93,810 50,000 53 95,480 52,000 54 WI : 30,450 20,100 66 29,050 19,700 68 : 15 Sts : 403,587 271,100 67 373,696 253,400 68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Stocks include processor holdings and most of the seed to plant following year's crop. Seed usage for all seasons in 2005 totaled 24.7 million cwt. 2/ Stock estimates discontinued in 2005. Fall Potatoes: Production and Stocks, 15 Major States, 1996-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop : : : : : : : : Year :Production: Dec 1 : Jan 1 : Feb 1 : Mar 1 : Apr 1 : May 1 :Jun 1 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Cwt : 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 61,270 2001 : 387,033 258,750 224,680 192,090 158,590 119,950 81,200 42,990 2002 : 407,085 264,485 231,490 199,020 165,210 125,770 83,040 45,880 2003 : 403,181 267,900 233,590 200,230 166,280 126,110 85,000 46,020 2004 : 403,587 271,100 236,700 203,490 168,020 128,900 88,550 51,700 2005 2/ : 373,696 253,400 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data not available prior to 1998. 2/ 13 major States. NOTE: Stocks are defined as the quantity (whether sold or not) remaining in storage for all purposes and uses, including seed potatoes that are 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 90.7 percent of the total fall production. Shrinkage, loss, and home use account for the remaining 9.3 percent. Potatoes: Quantity Used for Processing, 9 States, 2003-2005 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 : 2003 : 24,310 30,730 36,260 43,640 49,570 56,380 63,770 77,530 2004 : 24,360 30,840 36,820 44,610 51,000 58,090 65,800 84,600 2005 : 22,590 : ME 2/ : 2003 : 1,590 2,085 2,720 3,420 4,095 4,740 5,400 7,270 2004 : 1,540 1,970 2,600 3,135 3,700 4,340 4,910 6,590 2005 : 1,280 : WA & OR-Oth : 2003 : 32,670 38,520 43,610 51,210 58,500 64,160 72,350 79,800 2004 : 32,305 38,130 43,570 50,730 57,140 63,855 71,355 78,680 2005 : 30,340 : Other Sts 3/ : 2003 : 13,835 16,505 19,590 22,685 25,920 29,480 32,845 42,160 2004 : 12,490 15,000 17,965 20,910 24,150 27,480 30,945 41,175 2005 : 11,715 : Total : 2003 : 72,405 87,840 102,180 120,955 138,085 154,760 174,365 206,760 2004 : 70,695 85,940 100,955 119,385 135,990 153,765 173,010 211,045 2005 : 65,925 : Dehydrated 4/: 2003 : 14,250 18,440 22,050 26,090 30,290 34,630 39,070 47,750 2004 : 14,525 18,540 21,875 25,970 30,020 33,685 38,505 47,805 2005 : 12,200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, and WI. 2/ Includes Maine grown potatoes only. 3/ CO, MN, NV, ND, and WI. 4/ Dehydrated products except starch and flour. Included in above totals. Includes CO, ID, NV, ND, OR, WA, and WI. Fall Potatoes: Stocks by Type as Percent of Total Stocks, 11 Selected States, December 1, 2004-2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Potato Types :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Reds : Round Whites : Long Whites : Russets State :-------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Percent : CO : 5 4 2 11 93 85 ID : 1 3 5 2 94 95 ME : 3 2 45 42 3 3 49 53 MI : 1 1 89 87 10 12 MN : 9 7 4 6 1 86 87 NY : 5 5 90 90 5 5 ND : 13 13 20 18 11 4 56 65 OR : 1 1 1 1 1 2 97 96 PA 1/ : 2 98 WA : 1 1 1 1 6 5 92 93 WI : 4 4 36 38 60 58 : 11 St Avg: 3 3 12 12 4 2 81 83 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Estimates discontinued in 2005. Potatoes: Area Planted, Harvested, Yield, and Production by Seasonal Group, State, and United States, 2003-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seasonal : Area Planted : Area Harvested Group and :----------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : Winter 1/ : CA : 8.5 13.0 14.0 8.5 13.0 14.0 FL : 6.1 5.7 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.8 : Total : 14.6 18.7 20.0 14.3 18.5 19.8 : Spring 1/ : AZ : 7.6 6.2 4.3 7.6 6.2 4.3 CA : 19.0 17.5 13.8 19.0 17.5 13.8 FL : 30.0 24.8 23.6 28.6 24.5 23.2 Hastings : 21.5 18.2 17.3 20.3 18.0 17.0 Other FL : 8.5 6.6 6.3 8.3 6.5 6.2 NC : 19.0 17.0 14.5 17.0 13.5 14.0 TX : 13.0 11.0 9.5 12.5 10.5 9.1 : Total : 88.6 76.5 65.7 84.7 72.2 64.4 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield : Production :----------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 :----------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- Cwt ---------- --------- 1,000 Cwt -------- : Winter 1/ : CA : 310 250 250 2,635 3,250 3,500 FL : 240 285 240 1,392 1,568 1,392 : Total : 282 260 247 4,027 4,818 4,892 : Spring 1/ : AZ : 275 285 275 2,090 1,767 1,183 CA : 440 475 410 8,360 8,313 5,658 FL : 280 313 282 8,008 7,678 6,550 Hastings : 280 320 285 5,684 5,760 4,845 Other FL : 280 295 275 2,324 1,918 1,705 NC : 175 200 190 2,975 2,700 2,660 TX : 240 210 225 3,000 2,205 2,048 : Total : 288 314 281 24,433 22,663 18,099 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast. Potatoes: Area Planted and Harvested by State, 2003-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seasonal : Area Planted : Area Harvested Group and :----------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : Summer 1/ : AL : 3.0 2.3 1.6 1.8 1.3 1.3 CA : 7.5 7.0 6.2 7.2 7.0 6.2 CO : 6.5 5.8 4.9 6.4 5.7 4.8 DE : 3.7 3.3 3.0 3.6 3.1 2.9 IL : 6.5 5.0 4.5 6.1 4.8 4.3 KS : 2.8 3.5 4.1 2.7 3.4 4.0 MD : 4.7 4.7 3.5 4.6 4.6 3.4 MO : 8.0 6.9 6.0 7.1 6.2 5.7 NJ : 2.8 2.3 2.1 2.7 2.2 2.1 NM 2/ : 1.9 1.2 1.9 1.0 TX : 9.0 10.4 9.4 8.4 9.6 8.7 VA : 7.0 6.0 5.0 6.2 5.0 4.9 : Total : 63.4 58.4 50.3 58.7 53.9 48.3 : Fall : CA : 8.3 7.6 7.2 8.3 7.6 7.2 CO : 66.3 65.0 58.2 65.7 64.3 57.9 ID : 360.0 355.0 325.0 358.0 353.0 323.0 10 SW Co : 25.0 25.0 21.0 25.0 25.0 21.0 Other ID : 335.0 330.0 304.0 333.0 328.0 302.0 IN 3/ : 3.8 3.4 3.7 3.2 ME : 66.0 63.5 57.5 65.5 61.5 56.5 MA : 3.0 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.5 2.4 MI : 46.0 43.0 44.0 45.5 42.0 43.5 MN : 60.0 47.0 46.0 58.0 44.0 43.0 MT : 10.7 10.7 11.0 10.6 10.6 10.9 NE : 23.5 22.0 19.5 23.2 21.6 19.3 NV : 8.3 6.7 5.5 8.0 6.7 5.5 NM 2/ : 4.0 4.0 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.8 NY : 22.2 20.0 20.5 21.7 19.2 20.1 ND : 117.0 105.0 92.0 112.0 101.0 82.0 OH : 4.5 3.7 3.7 4.3 3.6 3.6 OR : 42.8 37.0 37.3 42.6 37.0 37.1 Malheur : 5.8 5.2 3.8 5.8 5.2 3.8 Other OR : 37.0 31.8 33.5 36.8 31.8 33.3 PA : 13.0 12.0 11.5 12.5 11.0 11.0 RI : 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 SD 4/ : 1.0 1.0 UT 4/ : 1.0 1.0 WA : 163.0 160.0 154.0 162.0 159.0 154.0 WI : 81.0 71.0 71.0 80.0 70.0 70.0 : Total : 1,106.0 1,039.7 972.2 1,090.9 1,022.3 952.3 : US : 1,272.6 1,193.3 1,108.2 1,248.6 1,166.9 1,084.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast. 2/ Summer potatoes combined with fall potatoes in 2005. 3/ Estimates discontinued in 2005. 4/ Estimates discontinued in 2004. Potatoes: Yield and Production by State, 2003-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seasonal : Yield : Production Group and :----------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- Cwt ---------- --------- 1,000 Cwt --------- : Summer 1/ : AL : 185 175 135 333 228 176 CA : 385 350 340 2,772 2,450 2,108 CO : 360 350 365 2,304 1,995 1,752 DE : 240 260 230 864 806 667 IL : 360 415 340 2,196 1,992 1,462 KS : 380 400 360 1,026 1,360 1,440 MD : 240 260 250 1,104 1,196 850 MO : 265 310 340 1,882 1,922 1,938 NJ : 250 270 265 675 594 557 NM 2/ : 280 340 532 340 TX : 420 440 465 3,528 4,224 4,046 VA : 250 240 230 1,550 1,200 1,127 : Total : 320 340 334 18,766 18,307 16,123 : Fall : CA : 425 480 450 3,528 3,648 3,240 CO : 360 370 385 23,652 23,791 22,292 ID : 344 374 362 123,180 131,970 116,975 10 SW Co : 465 490 465 11,625 12,250 9,765 Other ID : 335 365 355 111,555 119,720 107,210 IN 3/ : 250 350 925 1,120 ME : 260 310 280 17,030 19,065 15,820 MA : 265 320 260 716 800 624 MI : 330 325 320 15,015 13,650 13,920 MN : 385 430 410 22,330 18,920 17,630 MT : 315 335 315 3,339 3,551 3,434 NE : 420 430 420 9,744 9,288 8,106 NV : 415 430 425 3,320 2,881 2,338 NM 2/ : 400 430 440 1,600 1,720 2,112 NY : 300 270 260 6,510 5,184 5,226 ND : 245 265 250 27,440 26,765 20,500 OH : 255 300 250 1,097 1,080 900 OR : 493 534 594 20,991 19,775 22,023 Malheur : 415 470 450 2,407 2,444 1,710 Other OR : 505 545 610 18,584 17,331 20,313 PA : 270 240 250 3,375 2,640 2,750 RI : 285 290 210 171 145 105 SD 4/ : 340 340 UT 4/ : 335 335 WA : 575 590 620 93,150 93,810 95,480 WI : 410 435 415 32,800 30,450 29,050 : Total : 376 401 402 410,588 410,253 382,525 : US : 367 391 389 457,814 456,041 421,639 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates for current year carried forward from an earlier forecast. 2/ Summer potatoes combined with fall potatoes in 2005. 3/ Estimates discontinued in 2005. 4/ Estimates discontinued in 2004. Potatoes: Area Planted and Harvested by State and United States, 2003-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Planted : Area Harvested State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Acres : AL : 3.0 2.3 1.6 1.8 1.3 1.3 AZ : 7.6 6.2 4.3 7.6 6.2 4.3 CA : 43.3 45.1 41.2 43.0 45.1 41.2 CO : 72.8 70.8 63.1 72.1 70.0 62.7 DE : 3.7 3.3 3.0 3.6 3.1 2.9 FL : 36.1 30.5 29.6 34.4 30.0 29.0 ID : 360.0 355.0 325.0 358.0 353.0 323.0 IL : 6.5 5.0 4.5 6.1 4.8 4.3 IN 1/ : 3.8 3.4 3.7 3.2 KS : 2.8 3.5 4.1 2.7 3.4 4.0 ME : 66.0 63.5 57.5 65.5 61.5 56.5 MD : 4.7 4.7 3.5 4.6 4.6 3.4 MA : 3.0 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.5 2.4 MI : 46.0 43.0 44.0 45.5 42.0 43.5 MN : 60.0 47.0 46.0 58.0 44.0 43.0 MO : 8.0 6.9 6.0 7.1 6.2 5.7 MT : 10.7 10.7 11.0 10.6 10.6 10.9 NE : 23.5 22.0 19.5 23.2 21.6 19.3 NV : 8.3 6.7 5.5 8.0 6.7 5.5 NJ : 2.8 2.3 2.1 2.7 2.2 2.1 NM : 5.9 5.2 5.3 5.9 5.0 4.8 NY : 22.2 20.0 20.5 21.7 19.2 20.1 NC : 19.0 17.0 14.5 17.0 13.5 14.0 ND : 117.0 105.0 92.0 112.0 101.0 82.0 OH : 4.5 3.7 3.7 4.3 3.6 3.6 OR : 42.8 37.0 37.3 42.6 37.0 37.1 PA : 13.0 12.0 11.5 12.5 11.0 11.0 RI : 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 SD 2/ : 1.0 1.0 TX : 22.0 21.4 18.9 20.9 20.1 17.8 UT 2/ : 1.0 1.0 VA : 7.0 6.0 5.0 6.2 5.0 4.9 WA : 163.0 160.0 154.0 162.0 159.0 154.0 WI : 81.0 71.0 71.0 80.0 70.0 70.0 : US : 1,272.6 1,193.3 1,108.2 1,248.6 1,166.9 1,084.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates discontinued in 2005. 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2004. Potatoes: Yield and Production by State and United States, 2003-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield 1/ : Production State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Cwt ----------- ---------- 1,000 Cwt ---------- : AL : 185 175 135 333 228 176 AZ : 275 285 275 2,090 1,767 1,183 CA : 402 392 352 17,295 17,661 14,506 CO : 360 368 383 25,956 25,786 24,044 DE : 240 260 230 864 806 667 FL : 273 308 274 9,400 9,246 7,942 ID : 344 374 362 123,180 131,970 116,975 IL : 360 415 340 2,196 1,992 1,462 IN 2/ : 250 350 925 1,120 KS : 380 400 360 1,026 1,360 1,440 ME : 260 310 280 17,030 19,065 15,820 MD : 240 260 250 1,104 1,196 850 MA : 265 320 260 716 800 624 MI : 330 325 320 15,015 13,650 13,920 MN : 385 430 410 22,330 18,920 17,630 MO : 265 310 340 1,882 1,922 1,938 MT : 315 335 315 3,339 3,551 3,434 NE : 420 430 420 9,744 9,288 8,106 NV : 415 430 425 3,320 2,881 2,338 NJ : 250 270 265 675 594 557 NM : 361 412 440 2,132 2,060 2,112 NY : 300 270 260 6,510 5,184 5,226 NC : 175 200 190 2,975 2,700 2,660 ND : 245 265 250 27,440 26,765 20,500 OH : 255 300 250 1,097 1,080 900 OR : 493 534 594 20,991 19,775 22,023 PA : 270 240 250 3,375 2,640 2,750 RI : 285 290 210 171 145 105 SD 3/ : 340 340 TX : 312 320 342 6,528 6,429 6,094 UT 3/ : 335 335 VA : 250 240 230 1,550 1,200 1,127 WA : 575 590 620 93,150 93,810 95,480 WI : 410 435 415 32,800 30,450 29,050 : US : 367 391 389 457,814 456,041 421,639 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Derived 2/ Estimates discontinued in 2005. 3/ Estimates discontinued in 2004. Fall Potatoes: Production, December 1 Stocks, and Farm Disposition, 15 Storage States and Fall Season States, 2002-2005 Crop Years -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Farm Disposition : : : : Total :-------------------------------- State : Crop : : Stocks : Used : Where Grown : : Year :Production: Dec 1 : For :----------------------: : : : : Fall :Seed, Feed,:Shrinkage : Sold : : : : Seed : Home Use : and Loss : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 1,000 Cwt : : CA : : : 2002 : 4,316 3,400 208 16 399 3,901 : 2003 : 3,528 2,700 167 1 343 3,184 : 2004 : 3,648 3,000 202 1 292 3,355 : 2005 : 3,240 1,600 CO : : : 2002 : 27,885 20,500 1,724 1,460 2,845 23,580 : 2003 : 23,652 17,500 1,625 1,410 2,507 19,735 : 2004 : 23,791 18,000 1,513 1,300 2,286 20,205 : 2005 : 22,292 16,300 ID : : : 2002 : 133,385 92,000 7,920 1,440 8,650 123,295 : 2003 : 123,180 86,000 7,810 1,463 8,900 112,817 : 2004 : 131,970 93,500 7,260 1,250 10,902 119,818 : 2005 : 116,975 84,000 ME : : : 2002 : 16,960 12,600 1,386 310 790 15,860 : 2003 : 17,030 13,500 1,245 215 2,430 14,385 : 2004 : 19,065 15,000 1,188 190 4,900 13,975 : 2005 : 15,820 12,900 MI : : : 2002 : 13,878 7,900 1,099 205 1,400 12,273 : 2003 : 15,015 9,200 1,060 265 1,680 13,070 : 2004 : 13,650 8,000 860 194 1,656 11,800 : 2005 : 13,920 8,300 MN : : : 2002 : 18,810 12,000 1,080 130 1,400 17,280 : 2003 : 22,330 14,000 1,060 130 1,800 20,400 : 2004 : 18,920 13,000 837 100 1,750 17,070 : 2005 : 17,630 13,500 MT : : : 2002 : 3,224 3,100 257 145 142 2,937 : 2003 : 3,339 3,100 268 160 270 2,909 : 2004 : 3,551 3,500 264 156 276 3,119 : 2005 : 3,434 3,300 NE : : : 2002 : 8,611 5,500 611 149 612 7,850 : 2003 : 9,744 6,500 616 194 840 8,710 : 2004 : 9,288 6,300 532 212 906 8,170 : 2005 : 8,106 5,700 NY : : : 2002 : 5,500 2,400 488 100 350 5,050 : 2003 : 6,510 2,700 440 100 520 5,890 : 2004 : 5,184 2,300 451 100 513 4,571 : 2005 : 5,226 3,100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Fall Potatoes: Production, December 1 Stocks, and Farm Disposition, 15 States and Fall Season, 2002-2005 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Farm Disposition : : : : Total :------------------------------ State : Crop : : Stocks : Used : Where Grown : : Year :Production: Dec 1 : For :----------------------: : : : : Fall :Seed, Feed,:Shrinkage : Sold : : : : Seed : Home Use : and Loss : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 1,000 Cwt : : ND : : : 2002 : 23,460 16,000 2,223 450 2,650 20,360 : 2003 : 27,440 19,400 1,995 390 3,700 23,350 : 2004 : 26,765 19,600 1,755 240 2,825 23,700 : 2005 : 20,500 14,000 OH 1/ : : : 2002 : 902 85 95 2 11 889 : 2003 : 1,097 300 76 6 40 1,051 : 2004 : 1,080 200 71 6 33 1,041 : 2005 : OR : : : 2002 : 24,936 17,500 1,021 266 1,386 23,284 : 2003 : 20,991 18,000 883 275 1,290 19,426 : 2004 : 19,775 17,000 892 241 1,264 18,270 : 2005 : 22,023 19,000 PA 1/ : : : 2002 : 2,128 1,300 238 36 78 2,014 : 2003 : 3,375 1,900 228 42 287 3,046 : 2004 : 2,640 1,600 253 39 216 2,385 : 2005 : WA : : : 2002 : 92,340 50,000 3,912 300 6,500 85,540 : 2003 : 93,150 51,000 4,000 280 5,600 87,270 : 2004 : 93,810 50,000 3,850 240 5,600 87,970 : 2005 : 95,480 52,000 WI : : : 2002 : 30,750 20,200 1,782 265 1,738 28,747 : 2003 : 32,800 22,100 1,562 300 2,750 29,750 : 2004 : 30,450 20,100 1,420 260 1,985 28,205 : 2005 : 29,050 19,700 15 Sts 2/ : : : 2002 : 407,085 264,485 24,044 5,274 28,951 372,860 : 2003 : 403,181 267,900 23,035 5,231 32,957 364,993 : 2004 : 403,587 271,100 21,348 4,529 35,404 363,654 : 2005 : 373,696 253,400 Fall Sts : : : 2002 : 413,581 24,496 5,399 29,386 378,796 : 2003 : 410,588 23,387 5,254 33,579 371,755 : 2004 : 410,253 21,639 4,549 35,923 369,781 : 2005 : 382,525 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Stock estimates discontinued in 2005. 2/ 13 Storage States starting in 2005. Potatoes: Production, Sold, Not Sold, and Kept for Seed, United States, 2000-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : 2000 : 467,529 420,301 89.9 47,228 10.1 27,137 2001 : 393,631 358,812 91.2 34,819 8.8 28,625 2002 : 413,581 378,796 91.6 34,785 8.4 28,149 2003 : 410,588 371,755 90.5 38,833 9.5 26,687 2004 : 410,253 369,781 90.1 40,472 9.9 24,695 2005 : 382,525 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Potatoes: Shrinkage and Loss, 15 Fall Storage States, 2002-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : 2002 : 15.5 18.2 20.5 22.4 24.2 25.8 27.2 29.0 2003 : 15.0 17.4 20.5 22.6 25.4 27.5 29.9 33.0 2004 : 15.5 19.1 22.0 24.8 27.3 29.7 32.5 35.4 2005 1/ : 14.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 13 Fall Storage States. 2005 Potato Objective Yield Survey The National Agricultural Statistics Service conducted potato objective yield surveys in the 7 major fall producing States in 2005. These 7 States account for 83 percent of the fall potato production. Sample plots were located in potato fields selected on a random basis using a scientifically designed sampling procedure. Field workers recorded counts and measurements. Survey data from the objective yield counts are presented in the following 2 tables and are provided to show information about the crop and trends in production. Potatoes: Harvest Loss by Type, Seven Objective Yield States, 2004-2005 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Crop: Reds : Whites : Russets : All Types :Year: : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Cwt per Acre : : ID :2004: 25 25 :2005: 28 28 : : ME :2004: 23 30 25 :2005: 9 15 15 14 : : MN :2004: 28 21 27 26 :2005: 19 10 28 23 : : ND :2004: 21 32 25 :2005: 15 17 52 37 : : OR :2004: 14 30 27 :2005: 18 27 26 : : WA :2004: 14 26 24 :2005: 22 22 : : WI :2004: 10 24 18 :2005: 15 12 13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Potatoes left in the field at time of harvest. Based on counts in potato fields selected for postharvest samples. 2/ Missing data represents insufficient number of samples. Potatoes: Number of Hills by Type, Seven Objective Yield States, 2004-2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Reds : Whites : Russets : :------------------------------------------------------------------- State :Crop: Number : Avg No. : Number : Avg No. : Number : Avg No. :Year: of : Hills : of : Hills : of : Hills : : Samples : per Acre : Samples : per Acre : Samples : per Acre -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : ID :2004: 4 16,372 13 12,747 259 12,628 :2005: 5 13,665 9 12,740 265 12,502 : : ME :2004: 6 12,598 77 13,495 62 10,012 :2005: 7 13,005 66 12,240 79 9,007 : : MN :2004: 34 13,649 18 11,700 82 12,601 :2005: 44 11,272 8 11,011 94 12,589 : : ND :2004: 19 11,435 58 11,134 68 12,007 :2005: 20 9,540 40 10,516 101 11,938 : : OR :2004: 3 9,585 19 14,917 79 13,995 :2005: 3 15,278 22 13,727 80 13,879 : : WA :2004: 6 17,155 26 16,739 146 15,306 :2005: 5 15,184 14 15,193 167 15,009 : : WI :2004: 11 13,513 41 14,554 68 12,559 :2005: 15 15,501 33 15,319 80 13,119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Based on row measurements and counts in potato fields selected for objective yield samples. 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 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type : No. 1 : No. 2 or : : : : and :2 Inch Minimum 2/: Processing Usable : Cull 4/ : Total State : : :1 1/2 Inch Minimum 3/: : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Round Red : Potatoes : : MN : 81.0 70.7 14.6 20.6 4.4 8.7 100.0 100.0 : : Round White : Potatoes : : ME 5/ : 85.5 83.2 7.9 8.1 6.6 8.7 100.0 100.0 ND 6/ : 86.4 8.8 4.8 100.0 WI : 80.0 75.5 19.9 24.1 0.1 0.4 100.0 100.0 : : Long : Potatoes: : (Russet : and : Shepody) : : ID 7/ : 78.6 74.8 20.9 24.0 0.5 1.2 100.0 100.0 ME 5/ : 70.2 74.8 12.4 15.3 17.4 9.9 100.0 100.0 MN : 77.0 72.2 19.9 22.2 3.1 5.6 100.0 100.0 ND : 77.8 72.1 17.5 19.0 4.7 8.9 100.0 100.0 OR : 78.2 77.7 21.2 21.2 0.6 1.1 100.0 100.0 WA : 82.6 81.7 16.7 17.1 0.7 1.2 100.0 100.0 WI : 79.9 81.3 20.0 18.6 0.1 0.1 100.0 100.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Gross yield basis. 2/ Potatoes which meet the requirements for US #1, as stated in United States Standards for Grades of Potatoes, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service. 3/ Potatoes which meet the requirements for US #2, as stated in United States Standards for Grades of Potatoes, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service. 4/ Potatoes not meeting the requirements for US #1 or US #2, as stated in United States Standards for Grades of Potatoes, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service. 5/ Percent of net yield - adjusted for field loss. 6/ For 2005, data were not published due to insufficient number of samples. 7/ Russets only. Round Potatoes: Size Categories 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type : 1 1/2 : 1 7/8 : 2 : 2 1/4 : 2 1/2 : 3 1/2 : 4 Inch : State : - : - : - : - : - : - : and : and : 1 7/8 : 2 : 2 1/4 : 2 1/2 : 3 1/2 : 4 : over : Total Year :--------------------------------------------------------------: : Inches : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : 2004 : : Red : Potatoes: : MN : 6.9 6.1 14.5 18.6 52.5 1.4 100.0 : : White : Potatoes: : ME 2/ : 1.7 3.0 9.8 16.2 63.2 5.7 0.4 100.0 ND : 4.1 3.8 11.0 19.3 55.0 5.6 1.2 100.0 WI : 3.6 2.8 8.9 13.7 64.7 5.6 0.7 100.0 : : 2005 : : Red : Potatoes: : MN : 6.3 5.1 14.4 19.7 52.1 2.1 0.3 100.0 : : White : Potatoes: : ME 2/ : 2.3 2.8 8.7 15.2 61.5 8.5 1.0 100.0 ND 3/ : WI : 3.4 2.4 8.9 12.0 63.1 9.9 0.3 100.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Gross yield basis. 2/ Percent of net yield - adjusted for field loss. 3/ For 2005, data were not published due to insufficient number of samples. Maine Long Potatoes (Russet & Shepody): Size Categories 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1 1/2 : 1 7/8 : 2 in. : : : : : 14 : Crop : - : - : or : : : : : and : Year : 1 7/8 : 2 : 4-6 : 6-8 : 8-10 : 10-12 : 12-14 : Over : Total :---------------------------------------------------------------: : Inches : Ounce : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : 2004 : 2.8 3.7 26.5 21.0 15.2 10.3 6.0 14.5 100.0 : 2005 : 4.4 3.9 31.3 18.4 15.7 10.0 5.9 10.4 100.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Percent of net yield - adjusted for field loss. Long Potatoes (Russet & Shepody): Size Categories 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State:1 1/2:1 5/8:1 7/8:2 in.: : : : : : : : : 14 : and : - : - : - : or : : : : : : : : :and : Year:1 5/8:1 7/8: 2 : 4-6 : 6 : 7 : 8 : 9 : 10 : 11 : 12 : 13 :Over:Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------: : Inches : Ounce : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : 2004 : : ID 2/: 1.8 6.7 4.9 26.8 9.2 8.7 7.8 6.1 5.2 4.4 3.5 2.7 12.2 100.0 MN : 1.8 8.8 7.2 35.0 11.6 9.9 7.8 4.9 3.8 2.4 1.9 1.1 3.8 100.0 ND : 1.1 6.9 5.5 26.1 10.7 9.9 8.7 6.7 5.9 3.7 3.6 2.3 8.9 100.0 OR : 1.8 4.3 3.1 20.2 9.3 9.4 8.5 8.0 6.3 5.4 4.4 2.9 16.4 100.0 WA : 0.9 3.7 3.0 21.7 10.0 9.0 8.2 7.0 6.3 5.7 4.8 4.0 15.7 100.0 WI : 4.5 4.3 5.9 32.4 12.2 9.7 8.2 6.5 3.9 3.7 2.4 2.1 4.2 100.0 : : 2005 : : ID 2/: 1.9 7.2 4.2 25.6 9.2 8.9 7.7 6.7 5.6 4.5 4.0 2.6 11.9 100.0 MN : 1.8 8.0 5.6 29.3 11.7 10.3 8.0 6.4 4.6 4.4 2.9 2.0 5.0 100.0 ND : 1.4 6.7 4.5 25.3 11.2 11.1 8.0 7.7 4.9 4.6 3.8 2.4 8.4 100.0 OR : 2.0 4.8 3.4 23.8 9.0 9.1 8.2 7.4 5.4 4.7 4.3 3.3 14.6 100.0 WA : 0.8 3.4 2.5 22.5 8.6 9.4 7.9 7.3 6.3 5.2 5.1 3.8 17.2 100.0 WI : 1.1 5.9 4.8 27.2 10.0 9.3 8.5 7.0 5.8 4.8 4.1 3.0 8.5 100.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Gross yield basis. 2/ Russets only. Fall Potatoes: Farm Marketings, Selected States, 2002-2004 Marketing Years -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Crop :Jul :Aug :Sep :Oct :Nov :Dec :Jan :Feb :Mar :Apr :May :Jun :Jul : Year : : : : : : : : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Percent : : CA : : : 2002 : 11 11 11 10 10 10 13 8 9 7 : 2003 : 13 12 15 14 9 8 10 7 12 : 2004 : 8 9 21 13 8 14 12 7 8 CO : : : 2002 : 4 9 10 10 11 9 11 11 10 7 8 : 2003 : 6 8 9 10 11 9 12 14 8 7 6 : 2004 : 5 7 9 10 10 8 12 10 11 11 7 ID : : : 2002 : 4 8 11 10 7 8 8 10 11 10 7 6 : 2003 : 4 8 10 11 8 7 8 10 11 11 6 6 : 2004 : 6 9 10 11 7 6 6 9 10 9 10 7 ME : : : 2002 : 2 7 11 9 8 10 9 10 15 10 5 4 : 2003 : 1 5 11 8 9 10 10 11 15 10 6 4 : 2004 : 1 9 6 7 10 10 10 11 15 10 7 4 MI : : : 2002 : 4 7 11 12 13 8 6 8 12 13 6 : 2003 : 1 7 8 11 11 11 10 8 13 12 8 : 2004 : 1 10 11 11 12 12 11 8 10 9 5 MN : : : 2002 : 9 9 9 7 8 7 9 7 10 12 8 5 : 2003 : 9 10 10 9 6 5 6 9 10 9 9 8 : 2004 : 9 8 8 6 6 7 8 13 7 9 10 9 NY : : : 2002 : 8 17 16 14 11 14 10 7 3 : 2003 : 1 8 29 20 17 8 7 6 4 : 2004 : 4 16 19 16 13 10 9 8 5 ND : : : 2002 : 2 22 10 9 6 9 4 8 10 13 5 2 : 2003 : 23 10 6 7 6 9 7 11 10 9 2 : 2004 : 1 20 9 6 6 8 7 11 11 7 8 6 OR : : : 2002 : 11 9 21 9 9 6 9 8 6 7 3 2 : 2003 : 10 9 19 9 8 7 7 7 8 8 5 3 : 2004 : 12 11 16 8 6 4 9 10 9 8 4 3 PA : : : 2002 : 18 14 17 14 10 9 6 5 4 3 : 2003 : 15 18 14 11 10 10 9 6 5 2 : 2004 : 1 18 16 15 8 15 8 6 5 6 2 WA : : : 2002 : 17 12 19 9 5 5 7 6 6 7 6 1 : 2003 : 16 12 22 7 6 5 7 6 6 7 5 1 : 2004 : 18 14 21 6 5 5 7 6 6 6 5 1 WI : : : 2002 : 1 7 12 12 12 9 9 8 12 10 6 2 : 2003 : 1 6 12 12 12 10 9 10 10 9 7 2 : 2004 : 6 14 12 12 9 9 9 11 10 6 2 US : : : 2002 : 8 10 13 10 7 8 8 9 9 9 6 3 : 2003 : 7 10 14 10 8 7 8 9 10 9 5 3 : 2004 : 9 11 13 9 7 7 7 9 9 8 7 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December Potato Stocks Down 6 Percent from Last Year The 13 major potato States held 253 million cwt of potatoes in storage December 1, 2005, down 6 percent from last year and 5 percent below December 1, 2003, for comparable States. Ohio and Pennsylvania were dropped from the potato stocks program starting with the 2005 storage season. Potatoes in storage account for 68 percent of the 2005 fall storage States' production, 1 percentage point above last year. Stocks by type were 3 percent red, 12 percent round white, 2 percent long white (Shepody), and 83 percent russets, with fewer long whites and more round whites and russets than a year ago for comparable States. Disappearance of 120 million cwt from the start of harvest to December 1, is down 8 percent from last year and 10 percent below 2 years ago for comparable States. Shrink and loss, at 14.0 million cwt, is down 9 percent from last year and 6 percent below the same date in 2003 for comparable States. Processors have used 65.9 million cwt of 2005 crop potatoes so far this season, down 7 percent from a year ago and 9 percent below 2 years ago. Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon, total processing decreased 7 percent from a year ago and Washington and the rest of Oregon total processing dropped 6 percent from last season. Dehydrating usage accounts for 12.2 million cwt of the total processing, down 16 percent from last year and 14 percent below the same date in 2003. Western States held 176 million cwt of potatoes in storage on December 1, down 5 percent from last year and 1 percent below 2 years ago. Idaho's potato stocks are down 10 percent from last year, Colorado's potato sheds stored 9 percent less than in 2004, stocks in Montana are 6 percent below last season, and California's stocks decreased 47 percent from last year. Oregon's potato stocks are up 12 percent from last year and Washington's potato sheds stored 4 percent more than last season. Central States accounted for 61.2 million cwt of potato stocks on December 1, down 9 percent from last year and 14 percent below 2 years ago for comparable States. Wisconsin's potato stocks are down 2 percent from last year, North Dakota's potato sheds are 29 percent below last season, and Nebraska's stocks decreased 10 percent from December 1, 2004. Michigan and Minnesota's potato sheds both stored 4 percent more than last year. Eastern States stored 16.0 million cwt of potatoes on December 1, down 8 percent from last year and 1 percent below 2 years ago for comparable States. Maine's potato sheds hold 14 percent less than last year, while New York's potato stocks increased 35 percent from a year ago. Fall Potato Production Virtually Unchanged from November Production of fall potatoes for 2005 is forecast at 383 million cwt, virtually unchanged from last month but down 7 percent from last year for comparable States. Indiana was dropped from the program in 2005. Area harvested, at 952,300 acres, is up less than 1 percent from November but 7 percent below last year. The average yield is forecast at a record high 402 cwt per acre, unchanged from last month but 1 cwt above the previous record set last year. Western States production is forecast at 268 million cwt, up less than 1 percent from the November forecast but down 5 percent from last year. Acreage harvested, at 600,400 acres, decreased 7 percent from last year but the average yield of 446 cwt per acre is up 8 cwt from 2004. Growing conditions through out the Western States were generally favorable. Idaho's potato production, forecast at 117 million cwt, is 11 percent below last year and the lowest since 1989. Planted and harvested acres in Idaho are the lowest since 1986. Yield in Washington, is forecast at 620 cwt, 30 cwt above last year. If realized this will be a record high yield, exceeding the previous record established in 2000 by 20 cwt. Production, at 95.5 million cwt, is 2 percent above last year. Colorado's production is expected to decrease 6 percent from 2004 but yields are up 15 cwt per acre. A long growing season and adequate irrigation water allowed potatoes to size larger. Oregon's production is forecast to be up 11 percent due to the record high yield of 594 cwt per acre, 51 cwt above the previous record high established in 2000. In Montana, production is expected to be down 3 percent but the crop quality is reported to be good. In California, production is forecast to be down 11 percent. Cool weather in late spring and early summer led to smaller potatoes and lower yields. Nevada growers expect a 19 percent decrease in production. New Mexico's production is expected to be up 23 percent from last year. This increase is due to the inclusion of summer potatoes into New Mexico's fall potato forecast in 2005. All potato production for New Mexico is forecast up 3 percent. Central States production is forecast at 90.1 million cwt, down less than 1 percent from the November forecast and 10 percent below last year for comparable States. Harvested area, estimated at 261,400 acres, is up less than 1 percent from November but 7 percent below a year ago for comparable States. Average yields, at 345 cwt per acre, are down 1 cwt from last month and 10 cwt below a year ago. Wisconsin growers are expecting production to decrease 5 percent from last year. This decrease is due to fewer potatoes per hill resulting in a 20 cwt per acre drop in yield. North Dakota's production is forecast to be down 23 percent due in part to a 19 percent decrease in harvested acres. Flooding in the major potato producing region caused growers to abandon a larger amount of acres than normal. Yields are also expected to be down from last year. Minnesota production is forecast to be 7 percent below last year. In Nebraska, production is expected to be down 13 percent. Ohio production is expected to be 17 percent below last year due to a 50 cwt per acre decrease in yield. Michigan is the only State in the Central Region where production is expected to increase, 2 percent above last year. Good weather throughout the growing season provided excellent planting and growing conditions. Decent fall weather allowed harvest to progress at a normal pace and led to good storage conditions. Eastern States production is forecast at 24.5 million cwt, virtually unchanged from the November forecast but down 12 percent from last year. Area for harvest totaled 90,500 acres, unchanged from last month but 4 percent below last year. Average yield, at 271 cwt per acre, is unchanged from November but 23 cwt below last season. Drought conditions during the summer in Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island reduced yields. A 17 percent decrease in production from last year is expected in Maine, 22 percent in Massachusetts, and 28 percent for Rhode Island. New York growers expect a 1 percent increase in production and a 4 percent increase is expected in Pennsylvania from the previous season. Reliability of December 1 Stocks Estimates To assist users in evaluating the reliability of the December 1 stocks estimate, the "Root Mean Square Error," a statistical measure based on past performance, is computed. The deviation between the December 1 stocks estimate and the final estimate is expressed as a percentage of the final estimate. The average of squared percentage deviations for the latest 20-year period is computed. The square root of the average becomes statistically the "Root Mean Square Error." Probability statements can be made concerning expected differences in the current estimate relative to the final end-of-season estimate, assuming that factors affecting this year's estimate are not different from those influencing recent years. The "Root Mean Square Error" for the December 1 stocks estimate is 2.4 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the current estimate of 253 million cwt will not be above or below the final estimate by more than 2.4 percent or approximately 6.1 million cwt. Chances are 9 out of 10 (90 percent confidence level) that the difference will not exceed 4.1 percent or approximately 10.4 million cwt. The 10-year (1995-2004) record of differences between the December 1 stocks estimates and the final estimates averaged 2.4 million cwt, ranging from 7.8 million cwt above the final to 4.7 million cwt below the final. During the 10-year period, the December 1 estimate has been below the final estimate 6 years and above 4 years. Reliability of December 1 Fall Potato Estimates -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Root Mean : Ten Year Record of Difference : Square Error : Between Dec 1 and Final Estimate :------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 90% Confidence : : Number Estimate : : Level : Quantity : of Years :Percent:----------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : Below : Above : :Percent:Quantity : Avg : Small : Large : Final : Final -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------- Million Cwt -------- : Stocks : 2.4 4.1 10.39 2.36 0.11 7.77 6 4 Production : 1.6 2.7 10.33 2.81 0.40 6.56 7 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fall Potato Stocks: Preliminary and Final December 1 Stocks, United States, 1995-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop : Preliminary : % of : Final Year : Stocks : Final : Stocks -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Cwt Percent 1,000 Cwt : 1995 : 252,030 98.2 256,710 1996 : 291,650 98.8 295,100 1997 : 274,250 98.4 278,830 1998 : 281,020 100.0 280,910 1999 : 274,870 99.9 275,100 2000 : 309,520 99.7 310,300 2001 : 266,520 103.0 258,750 2002 : 265,190 100.3 264,485 2003 : 267,160 99.7 267,900 2004 : 271,600 100.2 271,100 2005 : 253,400 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACCESS TO REPORTS!! 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