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United States Potato Stocks Up 6 percent from April 2016

The 13 major potato States held 133 million cwt of potatoes in storage April 1, 2017, up 6 percent from April 1, 2016.

The 13 major potato States held 133 million cwt of potatoes in storage April 1, 2017, up 6 percent from April 1, 2016.

Potatoes in storage accounted for 33 percent of the fall storage States' 2016 production, 1 percent more than last year.

(Click to enlarge) [Stocks include processor holdings and most of the seed to plant following year's crop. Seed usage for all seasons in 2016 totaled 29.4 million cwt]">

Quantity of Potatoes Used for Processing – 8 States: 2015-2017
[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]

Monthly processing data is collected from 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.