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US Potato Stocks Down 13 Percent From December 2009
The 13 major potato States held 232 million cwt of potatoes in storage December 1, 2010, down 13 percent from a year ago.
Potatoes in storage accounted for 66 percent of the 2010 fall storage States' production, three percentage points below December 1, 2009.
Potato disappearance, at 119 million cwt, was 1 percent above December 1, 2009. Season-to-date shrink and loss, at 12.5 million cwt, was down 13 percent from the same date in 2009.
Processors in the 9 major States have used 63.5 million cwt of potatoes this season, up 4 percent from the same period last year.
Dehydrating usage accounted for 7.86 million cwt of the total processing, down 28 percent from last year.
Potatoes in storage accounted for 66 percent of the 2010 fall storage States' production, three percentage points below December 1, 2009.
Potato disappearance, at 119 million cwt, was 1 percent above December 1, 2009. Season-to-date shrink and loss, at 12.5 million cwt, was down 13 percent from the same date in 2009.
Processors in the 9 major States have used 63.5 million cwt of potatoes this season, up 4 percent from the same period last year.
Dehydrating usage accounted for 7.86 million cwt of the total processing, down 28 percent from last year.
