Nebraska growers, dealers, and processors held 4.30 million cwt of potatoes in storage on February 1, according to USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Current stocks represent 45% of the 2022 production. Total stocks are defined as all potatoes on hand, regardless of use, including those that will be lost through future shrinkage and dumping.
Comparing stocks by type, Russets accounted for 29% of the total, unchanged from 2022.
Whites were 68% of the total, down 1% from 2022.
Reds and Yellows were withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
United States potatoes held in storage on February 1, 2023 totaled 192 million cwt, down 3 percent from February 1. Potatoes in storage accounted for 49 percent of the 2022 production, up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. The indicated season to date disappearance, at 200 million cwt, was down 5 percent from the same period last year. Season to date shrink and loss, at 15.3 million cwt, was down slightly from the same time last year. Processors in the 8 States used 112 million cwt of potatoes for the season, down 2 percent from February 2022.
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