Idaho potato processing down

Potato Processors in Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon used 6.99 million cwt of raw potatoes during October, down 1 percent from October 2009, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Cumulative processing of 2010 crop raw potatoes to November 1 in Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon was 14.6 million cwt, down 14 percent from last year. Idaho potatoes accounted for 10.4 million cwt of the total processed. The remaining 4.18 million cwt were produced in other states.

Processors in Washington and Other Oregon Counties have used 20.8 million cwt of 2010 crop raw potatoes to November 1, up 9 percent from last year.

  Processing in other areas will first be published on December 15, 2010.

The attached pdf document also contains the cold storage statistics for frozen potato/french fries.