Potato Inventory Slips
WASHINGTON - Apr 18/16 - SNS -- Potatoes in storage in the 13 major producing States dropped 2% on April 1 to 126 million cwt (100 pound units), according to the USDA.
Potatoes in storage accounted for 32% of the fall storage States' 2015 production, the same as last year. Potato disappearance, at 272 million cwt, was up 1% from April 1, 2015.
Season-to-date shrink and loss, at 20.6 million cwt, was 7% lower than last year. Processors in the 9 major States used 145 million cwt of potatoes for the season, up 1% from April 2015.
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: Current : : : : : :
Crop : year : Following year
year :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
:December 1, 2015 1/:January 1, 2016 1/:February 1, 2016 1/:March 1, 2016:April 1, 2016: May 1, 2016 :June 1, 2016
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: million cwt
:
2015 ...: 12.4 14.7 16.5 18.8 20.6
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1/ Shrink revised.
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: Current : : : : : :
Crop : year : Following year
year :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
:December 1, 2015 1/:January 1, 2016 1/:February 1, 2016 1/:March 1, 2016:April 1, 2016: May 1, 2016 :June 1, 2016
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: million cwt
:
2015 ...: 12.4 14.7 16.5 18.8 20.6
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1/ Shrink revised.
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: Current : : : : : :
Crop : year : Following year
year :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
:December 1, 2015 1/:January 1, 2016 1/:February 1, 2016 1/:March 1, 2016:April 1, 2016: May 1, 2016 :June 1, 2016
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: million cwt
:
2015 ...: 12.4 14.7 16.5 18.8 20.6
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1/ Shrink revised.
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: Current : : : : : :
Crop : year : Following year
year :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
:December 1, 2015 1/:January 1, 2016 1/:February 1, 2016 1/:March 1, 2016:April 1, 2016: May 1, 2016 :June 1, 2016
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: million cwt
:
2015 ...: 12.4 14.7 16.5 18.8 20.6
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1/ Shrink revised.
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: Current : : : : : :
Crop : year : Following year
year :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
:December 1, 2015 1/:January 1, 2016 1/:February 1, 2016 1/:March 1, 2016:April 1, 2016: May 1, 2016 :June 1, 2016
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: million cwt
:
2015 ...: 12.4 14.7 16.5 18.8 20.6
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1/ Shrink revised.
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: Current : : : : : :
Crop : year : Following year
year :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
:December 1, 2015 1/:January 1, 2016 1/:February 1, 2016 1/:March 1, 2016:April 1, 2016: May 1, 2016 :June 1, 2016
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: million cwt
:
2015 ...: 12.4 14.7 16.5 18.8 20.6
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1/ Shrink revised.
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