Potato Stocks ISSN: 1949-1565 Released June 17, 2022, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Potato Stocks Down 4 Percent from June 2021 Potato States held 54.0 million cwt in storage on June 1, 2022, down 4 percent from June 1, 2021. Potatoes in storage accounted for 13 percent of the States' 2021 production, the same as a year earlier. The indicated potato disappearance, at 356 million cwt, was down 2 percent from the same period last year. Season to date shrink and loss, at 23.2 million cwt, was 5 percent higher than the same time last year. Processors in the 8 States used 195 million cwt of potatoes for the season, up 4 percent from June 2021. Potato Production and Stocks - 13 States: June 1, 2021-2022 [Stocks include processor holdings and most of the seed to plant following year's crop] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crop of 2020 : Crop of 2021 :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : Stocks : June stocks : : Stocks : Stocks : June stocks : Production : June 1, : as a percent : Production : April 1, : June 1, : as a percent : : 2021 : of : : 2022 : 2022 : of : : : production : : : : production ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- 1,000 cwt ------ percent --------------- 1,000 cwt --------------- percent : California ......: 12,861 (D) (D) 11,911 650 200 2 Colorado ........: 22,596 4,300 19 20,880 6,500 3,200 15 Florida .........: 5,304 (D) (D) 5,373 (D) (D) (D) Idaho ...........: 134,775 25,000 19 128,945 45,000 21,000 16 Maine ...........: 13,462 1,100 8 18,725 7,000 1,900 10 Michigan ........: 17,550 300 2 19,530 4,100 900 5 Minnesota .......: 17,922 2,100 12 18,557 7,200 4,200 23 Nebraska ........: 9,212 (D) (D) 9,167 2,300 300 3 North Dakota ....: 23,800 2,400 10 21,750 7,200 3,000 14 Oregon ..........: 27,000 3,600 13 26,432 9,000 3,000 11 : Texas ...........: 7,115 (D) (D) 5,980 (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: 99,653 13,500 14 93,308 25,500 10,500 11 Wisconsin .......: 28,770 3,200 11 29,113 12,300 5,600 19 : Other States 1/ .: - 900 (X) - 750 200 (X) : Total ...........: 420,020 56,400 13 409,671 127,500 54,000 13 : Klamath Basin 2/ : (NA) (D) (NA) (NA) 1,350 300 (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: 2012-2021 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Crop : Stocks :------------------------------------------------------ year :Production:December 1:February 1: April 1 : June 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : 2012 ....: 410,367 271,500 204,600 (NA) (NA) 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 ....: 409,671 264,300 198,000 127,500 54,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ Beginning in 2019, they represent all potatoes. Quantity of Potatoes Used for Processing - 8 States: 2020-2022 [Total quantity received and used for processing regardless of the State in which the potatoes were produced. Blank cells indicate estimation period had not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Current : Following year State : year : : : : : : : :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December 1, :January 1, :February 1,: March 1, : April 1, : May 1, : June 1, : Season : 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : 2021 : 2021 : 2021 : 2021 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon .....: 27,195 34,360 41,695 49,565 57,390 64,815 73,065 90,755 Maine ................................: 1,475 1,750 2,095 2,400 2,720 3,055 3,375 4,307 Washington and Oregon ................: 31,930 38,235 45,085 53,300 60,990 68,955 78,055 89,406 : Other States 1/ ......................: 11,380 14,854 18,134 21,545 25,200 28,587 32,302 38,101 : United States ........................: 71,980 89,199 107,009 126,810 146,300 165,412 186,797 222,569 : Dehydrated 2/ ........................: 13,140 16,435 19,715 23,245 27,090 30,780 34,430 43,735 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 34,280 41,530 48,715 56,370 63,875 71,680 Maine ................................: 1,735 2,250 2,890 3,475 4,065 4,590 5,050 Washington and Oregon ................: 34,920 42,310 49,870 59,620 67,875 76,105 84,965 : Other States 1/ ......................: 11,882 15,996 19,773 22,976 26,364 29,486 33,035 : United States ........................: 75,607 94,836 114,063 134,786 154,674 174,056 194,730 : Dehydrated 2/ ........................: 11,855 15,615 19,495 22,335 26,080 29,360 32,415 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States include Colorado, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. 2/ Dehydrated products except starch and flour. Includes Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, Oregon, and Washington. Accumulated Potato Shrinkage and Loss - 13 States: 2020-2022 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Current : : : : : : Crop : year : Following year year :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : December 1, 2020 : January 1, 2021 : February 1, 2021 :March 1, 2021:April 1, 2021: May 1, 2021 :June 1, 2021 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : 2020 ...: 12,076 13,766 15,591 17,386 19,118 20,871 22,181 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 ...: 12,014 13,867 15,553 17,635 19,403 21,690 23,194 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: The June 1 potato stocks estimate in this report are based primarily on a survey conducted in the first week of June in the potato producing States. The potato stocks survey is a probability survey that includes a sample of approximately 830 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 federal 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 1.9 percent. This means that chances are approximately 95 out of 100 that survey estimates for stocks will be within plus or minus 3.8 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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