Potato Stocks
ISSN: 1949-1565
Released February 17, 2021, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
Potato Stocks Up 2 Percent from February 2020
Potato States held 207 million cwt in storage on February 1, 2021,
up 2 percent from February 1, 2020. Potatoes in storage accounted for
50 percent of the States' 2020 production compared with 48 percent a year
earlier. The indicated potato disappearance, at 207 million cwt, was
down 7 percent from the same period last year. Season-to-date shrink and
loss, at 15.9 million cwt, was 4 percent higher than the same time last year.
Processors in the 8 States used 107 million cwt of potatoes for the season,
down 5 percent from February 2020.
Potato Production and Stocks - 13 States: February 1, 2020-2021
[Stocks include processor holdings and most of the seed to plant following year's crop. Seed usage for all seasons in 2020 totaled 23.7
million cwt]
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: Crop of 2019 : Crop of 2020
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State : : Stocks :February stocks : : Stocks : Stocks :February stocks
: Production : February 1, : as a percent : Production : December 1, : February 1, : as a percent
: : 2020 : of : : 2020 : 2021 : of
: : : production : : : : production
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: ------- 1,000 cwt ------ percent --------------- 1,000 cwt --------------- percent
:
California ......: 16,842 1,700 10 12,560 2,000 1,000 8
Colorado ........: 19,666 10,600 54 23,134 17,100 13,500 58
Florida .........: 6,958 (D) (D) 5,450 (D) (D) (D)
Idaho ...........: 130,900 73,000 56 134,775 95,000 75,000 56
Maine ...........: 16,738 9,600 57 12,878 9,800 7,400 57
Michigan ........: 20,370 7,900 39 17,860 11,400 7,300 41
Minnesota .......: 17,845 8,200 46 17,638 12,600 9,200 52
Nebraska ........: 9,595 3,600 38 9,306 5,000 3,900 42
North Dakota ....: 19,430 9,900 51 22,913 16,100 12,600 55
Oregon ..........: 25,311 14,000 55 27,000 22,400 15,200 56
:
Texas ...........: 7,104 (D) (D) 4,374 (D) (D) (D)
Washington ......: 104,960 46,500 44 98,560 57,000 45,500 46
Wisconsin .......: 28,700 15,500 54 27,800 20,000 16,300 59
:
Other States 1/ .: - 2,500 (X) - 2,300 400 (X)
:
Total ...........: 424,419 203,000 48 414,248 270,700 207,300 50
:
Klamath Basin 2/ : (NA) 3,200 (NA) (NA) 5,000 2,700 (NA)
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- 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: 2011-2020
[Blank cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun.]
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Crop : : : : :
year : Production : December 1 : February 1 : April 1 : June 1
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: 1,000 cwt
:
2011 ....: 382,318 253,000 187,500 115,650 43,340
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 ....: 414,248 270,700 207,300
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Beginning in 2019, production represents all potatoes.
Potato Stocks by Type as Percent of Total Stocks - 13 States: February 1, 2020 and 2021
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: Potato Types
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: Reds : Round whites : Long whites : Yellows : Russets
State :--------------------------------------------------------------------------
:Feb :Dec :Feb :Feb :Dec :Feb :Feb :Dec :Feb :Feb :Dec :Feb :Feb :Dec :Feb
:2020:2020:2021:2020:2020:2021:2020:2020:2021:2020:2020:2021:2020:2020:2021
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: %
:
California .........:(D) 6 6 42 47 47 (D) - (D) 17 20 24 35 27 23
Colorado ...........: 3 4 5 4 (D) 1 1 (D) 2 4 7 4 88 86 88
Florida ............:(D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Idaho ..............: 3 2 2 4 3 4 - (D) (D) 2 (D) (D) 91 92 90
Maine ..............: 4 4 3 37 39 37 (D) 1 1 (D) 4 5 55 52 54
Michigan ...........:(D) (D) (D) 80 79 79 - - - (D) (D) (D) 18 18 18
Minnesota ..........: 3 5 5 4 4 4 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 90 88 89
Nebraska ...........:(D) (D) (D) 59 61 61 (D) - - (D) (D) (D) 38 37 37
North Dakota .......: 20 16 15 (D) 27 24 (D) 2 2 3 3 3 56 52 56
Oregon .............: 2 (D) (D) 1 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) (D) (D) (D) 90 92 91
:
Texas ..............:(D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)
Washington .........: 2 3 2 2 (D) (D) - (D) (D) 3 3 (D) 93 89 91
Wisconsin ..........: 5 5 5 28 31 34 - - - 2 2 1 65 62 60
:
13 State average ...: 3 4 3 12 13 12 1 1 1 2 3 3 82 79 81
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- Represents zero.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
Quantity of Potatoes Used for Processing - 8 States: 2019-2021
[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]
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: Current : Following year
State : year : : : : : : :
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: December 1, :January 1, :February 1,: March 1, : April 1, : May 1, : June 1, : Season
: 2019 : 2020 : 2020 : 2020 : 2020 : 2020 : 2020 :
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: 1,000 cwt
:
Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon .....: 26,655 33,170 39,840 47,980 55,775 61,640 69,395 86,863
Maine ................................: 1,585 2,050 2,610 2,875 3,285 3,590 4,040 5,050
Washington and Oregon ................: 34,755 42,045 49,685 59,535 67,325 71,280 78,895 94,700
:
Other States 1/ ......................: 13,315 17,485 21,170 24,940 28,430 31,263 34,565 39,346
:
United States ........................: 76,310 94,750 113,305 135,330 154,815 167,773 186,895 225,959
:
Dehydrated 2/ ........................: 11,850 15,075 18,620 21,865 25,510 28,780 32,080 40,285
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: Current : Following year
State : year : : : : : : :
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: December 1, :January 1, :February 1,: March 1, : April 1, : May 1, : June 1, : Season
: 2020 : 2021 : 2021 : 2021 : 2021 : 2021 : 2021 :
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: 1,000 cwt
:
Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon .....: 27,195 34,360 41,695
Maine ................................: 1,475 1,750 2,095
Washington and Oregon ................: 31,930 38,235 45,085
:
Other States 1/ ......................: 11,380 14,854 18,134
:
United States ........................: 71,980 89,199 107,009
:
Dehydrated 2/ ........................: 13,140 16,435 19,715
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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: 2019-2021
[Blank cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]
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: Current : : : : : :
Crop : year : Following year
year :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
:December 1, 2019 : January 1, 2020 :February 1, 2020 :March 1, 2020 :April 1, 2020 : May 1, 2020 : June 1, 2020
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: 1,000 cwt
:
2019 ...: 12,141 13,626 15,259 17,061 18,465 20,157 22,261
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: 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
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: 1,000 cwt
:
2020 ...: 12,993 14,050 15,872
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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 2.0 percent. This means that chances are approximately 95 out
of 100 that the survey estimates for stocks will be within plus or minus 4.0
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. E-mail inquiries
may be sent to nass@usda.gov
Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch.................................................. (202) 720-2127
Fleming Gibson, Head, Fruits, Vegetables and Special Crops Section................ (202) 720-2127
.................................................................................. Heidi Lanouette - Blueberries, Cranberries, Cucumbers, Pistachios, Potatoes, Pumpkins,
Raspberries, Squash, Strawberries, Sugarbeets, Sugarcane, Sweet Potatoes.......... (202) 720-4285
Robert Little - Apricots, Dry Beans, Lettuce, Macadamia, Maple Syrup,
Nectarines, Pears, Snap Beans, Spinach, Tomatoes.................................. (202) 720-3250
Anastasiya Osborne - Almonds, Apples, Asparagus, Carrots, Coffee, Onions
Plums, Prunes, Sweet Corn, Tobacco................................................ (202) 720-4288
Krishna Rizal - Artichokes, Cauliflower, Celery, Garlic, Grapefruit, Hazelnuts,
Kiwifruit, Lemons, Mandarins and tangerines, Mint, Mushrooms, Olives, Oranges..... (202) 720-5412
Fleming Gibson - Avocados, Bell Peppers, Broccoli, Cabbage, Chickpeas,
Chile Peppers, Dates, Floriculture, Grapes, Hops, Pecans.......................... (202) 720-2127
Antonio Torres - Cantaloupes, Dry Edible Peas, Green Peas, Honeydews, Lentils,
Papayas, Peaches, Sweet Cherries, Tart Cherries, Walnuts, Watermelons............. (202) 720-2157
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