Potato Stocks Publication

Potato Stocks
ISSN: 1949-1565
Released December 18, 2024, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Potato Stocks Down 4 Percent from December 1, 2023
Potatoes held in storage on December 1, 2024 totaled 276 million cwt, down 4 percent from December 1, 2023. Potatoes
in storage accounted for 66 percent of the 2024 production, up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. The
indicated season to date disappearance, at 142 million cwt, was down 8 percent from the same period last year. Season to
date shrink and loss, at 12.8 million cwt, was down 4 percent from the same time last year. Processors in the 8 States used
76.5 million cwt of potatoes for the season, down 4 percent from December 2023.
Potato Production and Stocks – 13 States: December 1, 2023-2024
[Stocks include processor holdings and most of the seed to plant following year's crop.]
Crop of 2023
State

Crop of 2024

Production

Stocks
December 1,
2023

December stocks
as a percent
of
production

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(percent)

Production

Stocks
December 1,
2024

December stocks
as a percent
of
production

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(percent)

California ....................
Colorado .....................
Florida ........................
Idaho ..........................
Maine .........................
Michigan .....................
Minnesota ...................
Nebraska ....................
North Dakota ..............
Oregon .......................

9,918
21,098
5,940
143,333
16,800
21,560
18,966
10,731
26,425
26,660

(D)
15,400
100,000
12,100
13,400
12,300
6,700
19,500
21,000

(D)
73
(X)
70
72
62
65
62
74
79

8,987
21,251
4,116
135,235
18,258
22,220
17,000
9,928
23,200
26,250

(D)
14,900
94,000
13,600
14,400
12,200
6,300
17,200
20,700

(D)
70
(X)
70
74
65
72
63
74
79

Texas .........................
Washington ................
Wisconsin ...................

6,716
103,635
28,350

(D)
61,000
19,300

(D)
59
68

6,670
99,653
25,080

(D)
60,000
17,000

(D)
60
68

Other States 1 .............

-

5,000

(X)

-

5,400

(X)

Total ...........................

440,132

285,700

65

417,848

275,700

66

Klamath Basin 2 3 ........

(NA)

(D)

(X)

(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]
Crop
year

Current
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)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

2023 ....
Crop
year

Following year

13,312

15,397

17,202

19,222

Current
year

21,417

23,632

25,424

Following 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)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

2024 ....

12,751

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]
State

Current
year
December 1,
2023
(1,000 cwt)

Following year
January 1,
2024

February 1,
2024

March 1,
2024

April 1,
2024

May 1,
2024

June 1,
2024

(1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt)

Season
(1,000 cwt)

Colorado ................................................
Idaho ......................................................
Maine .....................................................
Minnesota ..............................................
North Dakota ..........................................
Oregon ...................................................
Malheur County ................................
All other counties ..............................
Washington ............................................
Wisconsin ..............................................

825
26,080
(D)
3,245
(D)
15,075
3,550
11,525
24,800
4,595

1,055
32,320
(D)
4,150
(D)
17,550
4,240
13,310
28,945
(D)

1,315
39,060
(D)
5,080
(D)
20,160
5,020
15,140
34,350
6,680

1,535
46,705
(D)
6,030
(D)
22,960
5,835
17,125
40,630
(D)

1,795
54,055
(D)
7,095
(D)
26,040
6,740
19,300
45,395
(D)

2,000
61,050
(D)
8,230
(D)
29,290
7,630
21,660
50,650
(D)

2,240
68,360
(D)
9,190
(D)
32,660
8,530
24,130
55,965
(D)

2,626
84,052
(D)
11,766
(D)
38,455
9,867
28,588
64,615
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

State

Current
year
December 1,
2024
(1,000 cwt)

Colorado ................................................
Idaho ......................................................
Maine .....................................................
Minnesota ..............................................
North Dakota ..........................................
Oregon ...................................................
Washington ............................................
Wisconsin ..............................................

505
25,685
(D)
3,160
(D)
12,820
24,435
4,540

Other States 1 ........................................

5,345

United States .........................................

76,490

Dehydrated 2 3 ........................................

(NA)

Following year
January 1,
2025

February 1,
2025

March 1,
2025

April 1,
2025

May 1,
2025

June 1,
2025

(1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt) (1,000 cwt)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

Season
(1,000 cwt)

(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.

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Potato Stocks (December 2024)
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Statistical Methodology
Survey Procedures: The December 1 potato stock estimates in this report are based primarily on a survey conducted in
the first week of December 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 federal
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 3.4 percent. This means that chances are approximately 95 out of 100 that the survey estimates for stocks
will be within plus or minus 6.8 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.

Potato Stocks (December 2024)
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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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
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Chris Wallace – Avocados, Bell Peppers, Broccoli, Cauliflower,
Chile Peppers, Dates, Floriculture, Hops, Papayas, Pecans ....................................................... (202) 720-4215
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