The 13 major US potato States held 263 million cwt of potatoes in storage December 1, 2014, down 3 percent from 2 years ago.
Potatoes in storage accounted for 66 percent of the 2014 fall storage States' production, the same as 2 years earlier.
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Potato disappearance, at 136 million cwt, was down 2 percent from December 1, 2012. Season-to-date shrink and loss, at 13.8 million cwt, was the same as 2012.
Fall Potato Production and Stocks – 13 Major States: December 1, 2013-2014
Processors in the 9 major States used 74.4 million cwt of potatoes for the season, down 1 percent from December 2012.
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Survey Procedure
Quantity of Potatoes Used for Processing – 9 Major States: 2012-2014
Potato stocks surveys are conducted in 13 major fall potato producing States, which account for 90 percent of the United States all potato production.
Growers, processors, and storage facilities are contacted during the months of December, February, April and June to obtain the quantity of potatoes stored as of the first of the month, as well as shrinkage and loss information.
Processing data is collected in nine States (Colorado, Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, Washington, and Wisconsin).
