Potato Stocks ISSN: 1949-1565 Released February 14, 2025, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Potato Stocks Down 4 Percent from February 1, 2024 Potatoes held in storage on February 1, 2025 totaled 208 million cwt, down 4 percent from February 1, 2024. Potatoes in storage accounted for 49 percent of the 2024 production, the same as a year earlier. The indicated season to date disappearance, at 212 million cwt, was down 5 percent from the same period last year. Season to date shrink and loss, at 17.1 million cwt, was down 1 percent from the same time last year. Processors in the 8 States used 110 million cwt of potatoes for the season, down 4 percent from February 2024. Potato Production and Stocks - 13 States: February 1, 2024-2025 [Stocks include processor holdings and most of the seed to plant following year's crop] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Crop of 2023 : Crop of 2024 :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : Stocks :February stocks : : Stocks : Stocks :February stocks : Production : February 1, : as a percent : Production : December 1, : February 1, : as a percent : : 2024 : of : : 2024 : 2025 : of : : : production : : : : production ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- 1,000 cwt ------ percent --------------- 1,000 cwt --------------- percent : California .........: 9,918 (D) (D) 8,557 (D) (D) (D) Colorado ...........: 21,098 11,300 54 21,749 14,900 10,800 50 Florida ............: 5,940 - (X) 4,200 - - (X) Idaho ..............: 143,333 79,000 55 135,235 94,000 73,000 54 Maine ..............: 16,800 8,700 52 18,596 13,600 10,100 54 Michigan ...........: 21,560 9,100 42 19,950 12,100 8,100 41 Minnesota ..........: 18,966 9,100 48 16,827 12,000 9,700 58 Nebraska ...........: 10,731 4,900 46 9,823 6,300 5,000 51 North Dakota .......: 26,425 14,800 56 24,288 17,700 13,000 54 Oregon .............: 26,660 14,600 55 26,875 21,200 14,500 54 : Texas ..............: 6,716 (D) (D) 6,789 (D) (D) (D) Washington .........: 103,635 47,000 45 101,283 62,000 46,000 45 Wisconsin ..........: 28,350 14,400 51 26,070 17,900 14,400 55 : Other States 1/ ....: - 3,200 (X) - 5,400 3,400 (X) : Total ..............: 440,132 216,100 49 420,242 277,100 208,000 49 : Klamath Basin 2/ 3/ : (NA) (D) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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. 3/ Estimates discontinued in 2024. Accumulated Potato Shrinkage and Loss - 13 States: 2023-2025 [Blank cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Current : : : : : : Crop : year : Following year year :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :December 1, 2023 : January 1, 2024 :February 1, 2024 :March 1, 2024 :April 1, 2024 : May 1, 2024 : June 1, 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : 2023 ...: 13,312 15,397 17,202 19,222 21,417 23,632 25,424 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Current : : : : : : Crop : year : Following year year :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :December 1, 2024 : January 1, 2025 :February 1, 2025 :March 1, 2025 :April 1, 2025 : May 1, 2025 : June 1, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : 2024 ...: 12,877 15,179 17,106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quantity of Potatoes Used for Processing - 8 States: 2023-2025 [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 : 2023 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : 2024 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : Colorado .............................: 825 1,055 1,315 1,535 1,795 2,000 2,240 2,626 Idaho ................................: 26,080 32,320 39,060 46,705 54,055 61,050 68,360 84,052 Maine ................................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ............................: 3,245 4,150 5,080 6,030 7,095 8,230 9,190 11,766 North Dakota .........................: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ...............................: 15,075 17,550 20,160 22,960 26,040 29,290 32,660 38,455 Malheur County ....................: 3,550 4,240 5,020 5,835 6,740 7,630 8,530 9,867 All other counties ................: 11,525 13,310 15,140 17,125 19,300 21,660 24,130 28,588 Washington ...........................: 24,800 28,945 34,350 40,630 45,395 50,650 55,965 64,615 Wisconsin ............................: 4,595 (D) 6,680 (D) (D) (D) (D) 12,555 : Other States 1/ ......................: 5,285 12,470 8,605 17,925 20,675 23,545 26,570 18,405 : United States ........................: 79,905 96,490 115,250 135,785 155,055 174,765 194,985 232,474 : Dehydrated 2/ ........................: 11,445 14,990 18,625 22,520 26,335 30,160 33,610 42,406 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Current : Following year State : year : : : : : : : :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December 1, :January 1, :February 1,: March 1, : April 1, : May 1, : June 1, : Season : 2024 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : 2025 : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt : Colorado .............................: 505 690 875 Idaho ................................: 25,685 32,000 38,925 Maine ................................: (D) (D) (D) Minnesota ............................: 3,160 4,050 4,950 North Dakota .........................: (D) (D) (D) Oregon ...............................: 12,795 15,500 17,820 Washington ...........................: 23,380 27,650 32,760 Wisconsin ............................: 4,540 5,560 6,575 : Other States 1/ ......................: 5,345 6,690 8,340 : United States ........................: 75,410 92,140 110,245 : Dehydrated 2/ 3/ .....................: (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. 1/ Includes data withheld above. 2/ Dehydrated products except starch and flour. Includes Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, Oregon, and Washington. 3/ Estimates discontinued in 2024. 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. Estimates will also be reviewed after data for the 5-year Census of Agriculture are available. No revisions will be made after that date. 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 2.9 percent. This means that chances are approximately 95 out of 100 that the survey estimates for stocks will be within plus or minus 5.8 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. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov Patrick Boyle, Chief, Crops Branch.............................................. (202) 720-2127 Fleming Gibson, Head, Fruits, Vegetables and Special Crops Section.............. (202) 720-2127 Deonne Holiday - Almonds, Carrots, Coffee, Cranberries, Garlic, Onions, Plums, Prunes, Tobacco.......................................................... (202) 720-4288 Bret Holliman - Apricots, Chickpeas, Nectarines, Peaches, Snap Beans, Sweet Corn, Tomatoes............................................................ 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