Potato Stocks ISSN: 1949-1565 Released February 17, 2023, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Potato Stocks Down 3 Percent from February 2022 Potatoes held in storage on February 1, 2023 totaled 192 million cwt, down 3 percent from February 1, 2022. Potatoes in storage accounted for 49 percent of the 2022 production, up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. The indicated season to date disappearance, at 200 million cwt, was down 5 percent from the same period last year. Season to date shrink and loss, at 15.3 million cwt, was down slightly from the same time last year. Processors in the 8 States used 112 million cwt of potatoes for the season, down 2 percent from February 2022. Potato Production and Stocks - 13 States: February 1, 2022-2023 [Stocks include processor holdings and most of the seed to plant following year's crop] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crop of 2021 : Crop of 2022 :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : Stocks :February stocks : : Stocks : Stocks :February stocks : Production : February 1, : as a percent : Production : December 1, : February 1, : as a percent : : 2022 : of : : 2022 : 2023 : of : : : production : : : : production ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- 1,000 cwt ------ percent --------------- 1,000 cwt --------------- percent : California ......: 11,049 900 8 7,728 1,300 900 12 Colorado ........: 21,484 11,800 55 21,120 14,800 10,600 50 Florida .........: 5,400 (D) (D) 4,956 (D) (D) (D) Idaho ...........: 132,090 72,000 55 120,745 84,500 64,500 53 Maine ...........: 18,389 9,800 53 18,060 14,400 10,500 58 Michigan ........: 19,350 7,900 41 16,465 10,500 7,200 44 Minnesota .......: 17,553 9,100 52 20,081 15,600 12,500 62 Nebraska ........: 9,261 4,100 44 9,652 5,700 4,300 45 North Dakota ....: 22,500 13,100 58 22,995 17,000 13,200 57 Oregon ..........: 26,280 14,200 54 24,940 18,500 13,100 53 : Texas ...........: 5,520 (D) (D) 7,188 (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: 91,928 40,000 44 90,383 49,500 38,000 42 Wisconsin .......: 29,025 14,100 49 27,930 19,600 16,000 57 : Other States 1/ .: - 1,600 (X) - 3,000 1,600 (X) : Total ...........: 409,829 198,600 48 392,243 254,400 192,400 49 : Klamath Basin 2/ : (NA) 2,500 (NA) (NA) 3,600 2,300 (NA) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes data withheld above. 2/ Includes potato stocks in California and Klamath County, Oregon. Already included in the total. Potato Production and Stocks - 13 States: 2013-2022 [Blank cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun.] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crop : : : : : year : Production : December 1 : February 1 : April 1 : June 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : 2013 ....: 388,204 (NA) (NA) 119,450 47,085 2014 ....: 399,118 267,500 206,600 139,200 63,535 2015 ....: 403,062 267,900 205,900 137,200 60,080 2016 ....: 412,688 275,800 213,000 142,600 67,570 2017 ....: 406,800 277,900 210,600 138,800 63,740 2018 ....: 414,359 279,300 212,800 144,700 70,370 2019 1/ .: 424,419 269,200 203,000 127,000 58,000 2020 ....: 420,020 270,300 205,100 124,800 56,400 2021 ....: 409,829 265,500 198,600 127,300 56,400 2022 ....: 392,243 254,400 192,400 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ Beginning in 2019, production represents all potatoes. Potato Stocks by Type as Percent of Total Stocks - 13 States: February 1, 2022-2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Potato types :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Reds : Whites : Yellows : Russets :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Feb : Dec : Feb : Feb : Dec : Feb : Feb : Dec : Feb : Feb : Dec : Feb : 2022 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2022 : 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : % : California .........: 4 7 7 48 41 26 16 13 14 32 39 53 Colorado ...........: 10 5 (D) 4 1 10 3 6 (D) 83 88 84 Florida ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Idaho ..............: 2 2 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 93 93 95 Maine ..............: 3 (D) 4 28 29 30 4 (D) 4 65 56 62 Michigan ...........: 1 (D) (D) 76 78 77 1 4 (D) 22 (D) 21 Minnesota ..........: 6 7 7 5 (D) 5 - (D) 1 89 89 87 Nebraska ...........: (D) (D) (D) 69 69 68 (D) (D) (D) 29 29 29 North Dakota .......: 13 (D) 16 24 25 24 5 (D) 5 58 51 55 Oregon .............: 2 (D) (D) 4 (D) (D) 3 (D) (D) 91 91 90 : Texas ..............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington .........: 3 3 2 5 5 4 3 4 2 89 88 92 Wisconsin ..........: 6 5 3 28 42 34 2 2 2 64 51 61 : 13 State average ...: 4 4 3 12 14 12 3 4 2 81 78 77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Quantity of Potatoes Used for Processing - 8 States: 2021-2023 [Total quantity received and used for processing regardless of the State in which the potatoes were produced. Blank cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Current : Following year State : year : : : : : : : :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December 1, :January 1, :February 1,: March 1, : April 1, : May 1, : June 1, : Season : 2021 : 2022 : 2022 : 2022 : 2022 : 2022 : 2022 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon .....: 27,070 34,300 41,530 48,715 56,370 63,875 71,680 83,070 Maine ................................: 1,735 2,250 2,890 3,475 4,065 4,590 5,050 5,399 Washington and Oregon 1/ .............: 34,920 42,380 49,870 59,620 67,870 76,105 84,965 94,882 : Other States 2/ ......................: 11,882 16,011 19,773 22,981 26,364 29,486 33,035 39,642 : United States ........................: 75,607 94,941 114,063 134,791 154,669 174,056 194,730 222,993 : Dehydrated 3/ ........................: 11,855 15,715 19,495 22,335 26,080 29,360 32,415 40,406 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Current : Following year State : year : : : : : : : :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December 1, :January 1, :February 1,: March 1, : April 1, : May 1, : June 1, : Season : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : 2023 : 2023 : 2023 : 2023 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : Colorado .............................: 740 (D) (D) Idaho ................................: 22,085 28,735 35,255 Maine ................................: (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ............................: 2,745 3,795 4,985 North Dakota .........................: (D) (D) (D) Oregon ...............................: 15,630 18,630 21,335 Malheur County ....................: 3,715 4,410 5,200 All other counties ................: 11,915 14,220 16,135 Washington ...........................: 24,715 29,330 34,025 Wisconsin ............................: 4,595 5,580 6,665 : Other States 4/ ......................: 4,868 7,519 9,420 : United States ........................: 75,378 93,589 111,685 : Dehydrated 3/ ........................: 11,095 14,560 17,750 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Oregon excluding Malheur County. 2/ Other States include Colorado, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. 3/ Dehydrated products except starch and flour. Includes Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, Oregon, and Washington. 4/ Includes data withheld above. Accumulated Potato Shrinkage and Loss - 13 States: 2021-2023 [Blank cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Current : : : : : : Crop : year : Following year year :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :December 1, 2021 : January 1, 2022 :February 1, 2022 :March 1, 2022 :April 1, 2022 : May 1, 2022 : June 1, 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : 2021 ...: 12,202 13,831 15,450 17,355 18,950 20,480 21,848 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Current : : : : : : Crop : year : Following year year :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :December 1, 2022 : January 1, 2023 :February 1, 2023 :March 1, 2023 :April 1, 2023 : May 1, 2023 : June 1, 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : 2022 ...: 11,846 13,668 15,349 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: The February 1 potato stocks estimate in this report are based primarily on a survey conducted in the first week of February in the potato producing States. The potato stocks survey is a probability survey that includes a sample of approximately 840 growers, processors, and storage facilities that are contacted to obtain the quantity of potatoes stored as of the first of the month, as well as monthly shrinkage and loss information. Monthly processing data is collected from a census of all known potato processing facilities in eight States (Colorado, Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, North Dakota, Oregon, Washington, and Wisconsin). An effort is made to obtain a report from all facilities. Estimates are made for missing facilities to make the survey complete. Data was collected by mail, internet, telephone, or personal interview to obtain information on potato stocks, monthly potato processing, and monthly shrink and loss. Estimating Procedures: Information obtained from the potato stocks survey, processing survey, and administrative data, is used to establish estimates of stocks, shrinkage and loss, and processing usage. These estimates are reviewed for errors, reasonableness, and consistency with historical estimates. Revision Policy: Stocks, shrink and loss, and processing estimates for the previous estimating period are subject to revision based on late and/or updated information. At the end of the marketing season, all information available, including disposition data, are thoroughly reviewed and any necessary revisions for the entire crop year are published in the Potatoes Annual Summary released in September. Reliability: Reliability of the stocks and processing data must be treated separately because the survey designs for the two surveys are very different. The stocks estimates are subject to sampling variability because all operations holding stocks are not included in the sample. This variability, as measured by the relative standard error at the United States level, is approximately 1.5 percent. This means that chances are approximately 95 out of 100 that the survey estimates for stocks will be within plus or minus 3.0 percent of the value that could be developed by averaging the estimates produced from all possible samples selected from the same population and surveyed using the same procedures. Survey indications are also subject to non-sampling errors such as omission, duplication, imputation for missing data, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. Processing, as well as stocks, are subject to these types of errors. These errors cannot be measured directly, but they are minimized through rigid quality controls in the data collection process and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. 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