Potato Stocks ISSN: 1949-1565 Released December 16, 2022, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Potato Stocks Down 3 Percent from December 2021 Potatoes held in storage on December 1, 2022 totaled 258 million cwt, down 3 percent from December 1, 2021. Potatoes in storage accounted for 65 percent of the 2022 production, unchanged from the same period a year earlier. The indicated season to date disappearance, at 139 million cwt, was down 4 percent from the same period last year. Season to date shrink and loss, at 12.2 million cwt, was up slightly from the same time last year. Processors in the 8 States used 75.3 million cwt of potatoes for the season, down slightly from December 2021. Potato Production and Stocks - 13 States: December 1, 2021-2022 [Stocks include processor holdings and most of the seed to plant following year's crop.] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crop of 2021 : Crop of 2022 :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : Stocks :December stocks : : Stocks :December stocks : Production : December 1, : as a percent : Production : December 1, : as a percent : : 2021 : of : : 2022 : of : : : production : : : production ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- 1,000 cwt ------ percent ------- 1,000 cwt ------ percent : California ......: 11,049 1,900 17 9,160 1,300 14 Colorado ........: 21,484 16,000 74 21,080 14,800 70 Florida .........: 5,400 (D) (D) 4,956 (D) (D) Idaho ...........: 132,090 92,000 70 120,745 85,000 70 Maine ...........: 18,389 13,600 74 18,113 15,300 84 Michigan ........: 19,350 11,900 61 16,720 10,600 63 Minnesota .......: 17,553 12,500 71 19,298 15,000 78 Nebraska ........: 9,261 5,500 59 9,552 5,700 60 North Dakota ....: 22,500 17,100 76 22,265 16,500 74 Oregon ..........: 26,280 20,700 79 25,311 19,000 75 : Texas ...........: 5,520 (D) (D) 7,188 (D) (D) Washington ......: 91,928 52,000 57 94,903 52,500 55 Wisconsin .......: 29,025 19,800 68 27,598 19,300 70 : Other States 1/ .: - 2,500 (X) - 3,000 (X) : Total ...........: 409,829 265,500 65 396,889 258,000 65 : Klamath Basin 2/ : (NA) 4,600 (NA) (NA) 3,600 (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 ....: 396,889 258,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NA) Not available. 1/ Beginning in 2019, production represents all potatoes. Potato Stocks by Type as Percent of Total Stocks - 13 States: December 1, 2021-2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Potato types :--------------------------------------------------------- State : Reds : Whites : Yellows : Russets :--------------------------------------------------------- : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 : 2021 : 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : percent : California .........: 8 7 39 41 23 13 30 39 Colorado ...........: 4 5 3 1 7 6 86 88 Florida ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Idaho ..............: 3 2 (D) 2 (D) 3 93 93 Maine ..............: 6 (D) 30 29 4 (D) 60 56 Michigan ...........: 1 (D) 82 78 1 4 16 (D) Minnesota ..........: 7 7 4 (D) 1 (D) 88 89 Nebraska ...........: (D) (D) 69 69 (D) (D) 29 29 North Dakota .......: 18 (D) 26 25 4 (D) 52 51 Oregon .............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 92 91 : Texas ..............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington .........: 3 3 5 5 3 4 89 88 Wisconsin ..........: 6 5 33 42 2 2 59 51 : 13 State average ...: 4 4 14 14 3 4 79 78 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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 .............................: 645 Idaho ................................: 22,085 Maine ................................: (D) Minnesota ............................: 2,745 North Dakota .........................: (D) Oregon ...............................: 15,630 Malheur County ....................: 3,715 All other counties ................: 11,915 Washington ...........................: 24,715 Wisconsin ............................: 4,595 : Other States 4/ ......................: 4,868 : United States ........................: 75,283 : Dehydrated 3/ ........................: 11,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 ...: 12,226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: The December 1 potato stock estimates in this report are based primarily on a survey conducted in the first week of December 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 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 1.6 percent. This means that chances are approximately 95 out of 100 that the survey estimates for stocks will be within plus or minus 3.2 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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