EEUU: NATIONAL POTATO STOCKS UP 2 PERCENT FROM DECEMBER 2015
The 13 major potato States held 269 million cwt of potatoes in storage December 1, 2016, up 2 percent from December 1, 2015. Potatoes in storage accounted for 66 percent of the fall storage States’ 2016 production, the same as last year.
Potato disappearance, at 136 million cwt, was up 1 percent from December 1, 2015. Season-to-date shrink and loss, at 12.0 million cwt, was 3 percent lower than the same time last year. Processors in the 8 major States used 73.6 million cwt of potatoes for the season, up 4 percent from December 2015.
Nebraska growers, dealers, and processors held 4.30 million hundredweight (cwt) of potatoes in storage on December 1, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Current stocks represent 60.8 percent of the 2016 production. Total stocks are defined as all potatoes on hand, regardless of use, including those that will be lost through future shrinkage and dumping.
Fuente: http://kticradio.com/agricultural/national-potato-stocks-up-2-percent-from-december-2015/
