Vegetable and Melons Outlook--Potato appendix

Table P-1--Potatoes: Acreage, yield, prices, and production, by season, crops year 1999 to date Seasons Area planted Winter Spring Summer Fall Idaho Washington All seasons Area harvested Winter Spring Summer Fall Idaho Washington All seasons Yield per acre Winter Spring Summer Fall Idaho Washington Average yield Production Winter 2/ Spring Summer Fall Idaho Washington All seasons Prices Winter Spring Summer Fall Idaho Washington Average 1/ Fresh-market Processing 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008p Change -- 1,000 acres -16.8 15.8 78.3 87.8 60.5 61.9 1,091.3 1,134.1 350.0 375.0 160.0 162.0 1,246.9 1,299.6 18.1 86.6 68.4 1,203.0 395.0 170.0 1,376.1 17.2 77.4 65.4 1,223.1 415.0 175.0 1,383.1 14.6 88.6 63.4 1,106.0 360.0 163.0 1,272.6 18.7 76.5 58.4 1,039.7 355.0 160.0 1,193.3 20.0 68.0 53.4 967.7 325.0 154.0 1,109.1 17.7 70.7 58.0 993.7 335.0 156.0 1,140.1 11.5 73.0 53.8 1,010.8 350.0 165.0 1,149.1 11.0 69.2 -4.3% -5.2% -7.2% 1.7% 4.5% 5.8% 0.8% 17.8 84.3 63.6 1,166.1 393.0 170.0 1,331.8 17.0 75.6 62.6 1,192.3 413.0 175.0 1,347.5 -- 1,000 acres -14.0 15.7 76.2 86.1 58.2 58.9 1,072.5 1,105.2 348.0 373.0 160.0 162.0 1,220.9 1,265.9 -- cwt -268 261 304 374 358 570 362 14.3 84.7 58.7 1,090.9 358.0 162.0 1,248.6 18.5 72.2 53.9 1,022.3 353.0 159.0 1,166.9 19.8 66.7 51.4 949.0 323.0 154.0 1,086.9 17.5 67.5 53.9 983.0 334.0 155.0 1,121.9 11.5 70.4 50.3 997.8 349.0 165.0 1,130.0 11.0 67.2 -4.3% -4.5% -6.7% 1.5% 4.5% 6.5% 0.7% 229 300 297 369 339 560 359 292 290 306 392 369 600 381 294 286 311 367 345 590 358 282 288 320 376 344 575 367 260 314 340 401 374 590 391 247 281 342 403 362 620 390 257 293 337 406 386 580 393 215 294 328 409 377 620 396 240 297 11.6% 1.0% -2.7% 0.7% -2.3% 6.9% 0.8% 4,070 25,292 18,884 429,847 133,330 95,200 478,093 4,960 21,921 19,134 467,529 152,320 105,000 513,544 4,115 21,814 18,113 393,631 120,200 94,400 437,673 -- 1,000 cwt -4,206 4,027 22,452 24,433 17,932 18,766 413,581 410,588 133,385 123,180 92,340 93,150 458,171 457,814 4,818 22,663 18,307 410,253 131,970 93,810 456,041 4,892 18,724 17,567 382,743 118,288 95,480 423,926 4,495 19,766 18,166 398,921 128,915 89,900 441,348 2,473 20,694 16,504 408,325 131,650 102,300 449,156 2,640 19,926 6.8% -3.7% -9.1% 2.4% 2.1% 13.8% 1.8% 23.58 9.09 7.52 5.29 4.95 5.00 5.76 6.94 4.99 17.04 9.57 9.00 4.55 4.00 4.25 5.08 5.27 4.70 22.22 9.86 9.25 6.54 6.15 5.85 6.99 10.79 5.05 -- dollars per cwt -26.21 26.04 13.28 10.90 10.78 8.72 5.89 5.23 5.00 4.40 5.55 5.25 6.67 9.59 5.16 5.89 7.32 5.10 22.37 10.04 8.07 5.08 4.25 4.90 5.66 6.76 5.06 21.47 11.29 9.71 6.53 5.70 5.60 7.06 10.36 5.39 24.89 12.32 11.05 6.68 5.90 6.25 7.33 10.27 5.90 18.60 13.95 9.40 6.61 5.80 6.00 7.12 9.90 6.11 -25.3% 13.2% -14.9% -1.0% -1.7% -4.0% -2.9% -3.6% 3.6% Value of production Winter 95.9 Spring 230.1 Summer 142.3 Fall 2,274.2 Idaho 660.0 Washington 476.0 All seasons 2,753.8 84.5 210.2 173.0 2,122.3 609.3 446.3 2,608.8 91.1 216.2 167.8 2,580.7 739.2 552.2 3,059.3 -- million dollars -110.2 104.9 302.5 267.1 192.8 164.2 2,439.8 2,149.6 666.9 542.0 512.5 489.0 3,056.0 2,696.5 107.8 229.5 147.4 2,090.1 560.9 459.7 2,581.2 104.7 211.9 170.3 2,504.6 674.2 534.7 2,991.5 111.2 243.1 200.5 2,671.1 760.6 561.9 3,225.9 46.0 288.8 158.9 2,704.1 763.6 613.8 3,197.7 -58.6% 18.8% -20.8% 1.2% 0.4% 9.2% -0.9% p = ERS projected estimates in italics. 1/ Marketing year average price received by growers. Monthly prices are in Price table 9 in Vegetable Prices of Data Tables (online). The usual time of harvest for each season is: Winter--Jan to Mar; Spring--Apr to Jun; Summer--Jul to mid-Sep; and Fall--Sep to Nov. 2/ 2007 winter production number does not include Florida. Sources: USDA, NASS, Crop Production; Crop Values; Agricultural Prices; Potatoes Summary. Vegetables and Melons Outlook/ VGS-326/April 17, 2008 Economic Research Service, USDA Table P-2--Potatoes: Production sold and value of sales 1997 to date Seasons Production sold 1/ Winter Spring Summer Fall crop Idaho Washington All seasons: Growth Value of sales 2/ Winter Spring Summer Fall crop Idaho Washington 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007f Change --- 1,000 cwt --3,967 4,145 3,964 20,867 21,367 23,242 17,414 17,336 18,016 358,812 378,796 371,755 110,709 123,295 112,817 87,100 85,540 87,270 401,060 -15.8% 421,644 4.9% 416,977 -1.1% 3,353 21,498 17,493 387,089 129,926 81,460 429,433 -5.2% 2,901 20,565 18,066 392,922 126,964 86,425 434,454 1.2% 3,974 24,698 18,116 390,210 122,880 88,400 436,998 0.6% 4,688 21,314 18,269 420,301 137,412 95,200 464,572 5.9% 4,755 21,603 17,698 369,781 119,818 87,970 413,837 -0.8% 4,703 17,833 16,997 351,083 109,258 89,240 390,616 -5.9% 4,362 18,938 17,595 365,863 119,527 84,160 406,758 4.0% 369,356 -7.3% 6.2% 3.5% 1.0% 9.4% -5.7% 1.0% 410,641 0.9% 58.4 204.9 146.9 2,011.0 584.7 399.2 76.6 209.7 136.3 1,994.0 577.7 414.8 93.7 224.6 136.3 2,064.6 608.3 442.0 79.9 203.9 164.4 1,911.0 549.6 404.6 --- million dollars --88.2 108.7 103.2 205.7 283.8 253.3 161.1 187.0 157.1 2,348.0 2,232.6 1,944.0 680.9 616.5 496.4 509.5 474.7 458.2 106.4 216.9 142.9 1,877.9 509.2 431.1 101.0 201.4 165.1 2,290.9 622.8 499.7 108.6 233.3 194.5 2,445.0 705.2 526.0 2,725.8 7.5% 15.9% 17.8% 11.5% 13.2% 5.3% 1.6% All seasons: 2,421.2 2,416.6 2,519.1 2,359.2 2,803.0 2,812.0 2,457.6 2,344.1 2,758.3 2,981.4 f = ERS projection. Projections (italics) are based on the share of total production sold in the preceding year. 1/ Production minus own-farm uses for seed, feed, food, shrink, and loss. See Table P-7 for production sold by use. 2/ Farm receipts equal production sold multiplied by corresponding price per cwt in Table P-1. Projected value sold is based on value of production. Sources: USDA, NASS: Potatoes Summary; Crop Production; Crop Values. 3,030.5 Vegetables and Melons Outlook/ VGS-326/April 17, 2008 Economic Research Service, USDA Table P-3--Potatoes: Prices received in major producing States, monthly 2006-2008 States All seasons 2/ California, all 3/ Winter Spring Summer Fall Colorado, all Fresh Florida Idaho, all Fresh Processing Maine Michigan Minnesota New York North Dakota, all Fresh Processing Oregon Texas Washington, all Processing Wisconsin, all Fresh Processing United States, all Fresh 4/ Processing Producer prices Frozen fries 5/ Crop Year 1/ Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr -- dollars per cwt -14.90 10.40 19.20 16.30 --------6.65 8.60 8.25 9.55 8.75 10.80 40.50 42.10 5.90 5.60 6.40 6.00 5.60 5.40 7.90 7.95 9.00 9.40 5.65 6.35 11.00 11.30 5.75 7.25 6.80 9.60 5.15 6.45 6.65 8.25 ----7.05 8.20 6.25 6.50 7.65 8.30 8.10 8.70 7.25 7.85 13.10 10.70 26.20 17.10 --------6.45 8.15 8.10 9.75 8.50 --41.50 38.20 6.45 6.20 6.50 --5.70 --7.60 8.15 9.45 9.85 5.85 6.55 11.00 11.10 6.90 7.30 7.30 --6.55 --6.90 8.90 ----7.10 7.55 6.45 --8.30 8.30 8.45 --8.40 --6.65 ------6.65 7.80 8.65 33.80 7.05 6.90 5.80 8.15 10.40 5.95 11.50 7.90 7.15 7.70 7.45 --7.10 6.40 8.35 7.20 8.85 May Jun Jul Aug Crop Year Avrg 12.10 ----12.10 --6.95 8.70 --6.00 6.30 5.80 --6.70 7.95 13.40 6.50 8.25 6.25 6.10 13.90 5.75 5.10 7.65 9.25 5.70 12.50 18.00 12.00 15.30 6.75 7.95 8.80 18.80 5.90 6.55 5.40 7.80 8.35 6.15 12.00 6.55 8.15 6.00 6.45 13.20 6.25 5.60 7.80 8.65 6.75 2006/07 2007/08 2006/07 2007/08 2006/07 2007/08 2006/07 2007/08 2006/07 2007/08 2006/07 2007/08 2006/07 2007/08 2006/07 2007/08 2006/07 2007/08 2006/07 2007/08 2006/07 2007/08 2006/07 2007/08 2006/07 2007/08 2006/07 2007/08 2006/07 2007/08 2006/07 2007/08 2006/07 2007/08 2006/07 2007/08 2006/07 2007/08 2006/07 2007/08 2006/07 2007/08 2006/07 2007/08 2006/07 2007/08 2006/07 2007/08 2006/07 2007/08 2006/07 2007/08 2006/07 2007/08 2006/07 2007/08 14.50 8.30 --------14.50 11.30 --6.90 8.25 7.65 9.10 8.25 ----5.10 5.25 7.00 6.00 4.70 5.10 6.25 6.20 7.00 6.50 7.05 5.95 13.60 12.60 5.80 6.35 7.00 8.25 5.65 5.85 5.60 5.65 13.70 9.90 5.50 5.30 5.00 4.90 6.80 6.50 9.75 7.15 5.55 5.95 6.12 5.92 9.67 7.92 5.22 5.34 9.35 7.75 --------14.50 10.60 6.60 7.00 8.45 7.45 9.40 8.40 ----5.40 5.25 6.50 5.80 5.10 5.10 6.50 6.30 6.75 6.55 6.25 6.35 13.20 11.70 7.00 6.45 14.20 8.25 5.35 5.90 4.90 5.80 ----5.05 5.40 4.90 5.20 7.55 6.85 9.70 8.10 5.55 5.75 5.76 5.78 9.06 7.87 5.10 5.35 6.90 7.50 13.80 ----------6.65 7.50 7.95 7.70 8.45 8.50 ----5.55 5.50 6.10 6.40 5.10 5.10 8.15 7.20 8.05 8.15 6.00 6.30 11.90 12.30 6.95 6.75 8.30 8.40 6.25 6.10 6.90 7.45 ----6.25 6.00 5.60 5.20 7.20 7.45 8.55 8.54 5.80 6.20 6.59 6.55 8.34 8.32 5.70 5.64 8.60 7.80 17.10 12.30 --------6.65 7.80 7.85 8.35 8.55 9.05 ----5.40 5.50 5.90 6.20 5.20 5.20 8.25 7.35 8.45 8.45 6.45 6.50 11.40 12.00 6.50 7.05 7.65 8.40 6.05 6.50 6.45 8.20 ----6.80 7.40 6.00 6.15 7.60 7.90 9.05 8.25 6.05 7.20 6.76 7.06 8.38 8.65 5.06 6.07 13.80 10.30 18.20 17.80 --------6.65 8.05 7.85 8.90 8.70 9.85 ----5.85 5.70 6.50 6.80 5.60 5.20 8.40 7.45 8.75 8.80 5.75 6.10 10.60 12.10 6.10 7.20 6.80 8.90 5.75 6.35 6.30 8.65 ----7.20 7.65 6.30 6.35 7.50 8.30 7.90 8.55 7.20 7.95 7.16 7.33 9.11 9.26 6.14 6.17 11.50 --12.80 --6.95 7.85 9.10 13.40 6.40 7.00 5.80 8.20 10.40 5.75 11.60 7.40 5.80 7.00 7.75 10.30 7.55 7.00 7.75 6.80 8.65 9.45 --9.20 12.90 7.15 7.60 8.75 12.80 6.05 6.40 5.90 8.05 --5.35 --6.50 4.80 6.55 7.65 10.20 7.05 6.50 7.55 ----- 10.20 --9.85 11.70 8.55 7.25 8.50 --5.80 5.90 5.70 7.65 11.50 13.90 --5.95 --5.95 6.65 11.80 8.25 7.70 9.40 ----- 2006/07 151.9 155.9 156.7 - - - 159.7 160.0 161.6 160.7 2007/08 p 164.00 167.4 169.1 171.6 170.8 Potato chips 6/ 2006/07 152.4 152.5 152.4 152.4 152.9 154.2 154.3 154.3 2007/08 p 157.3 157.6 159.3 159.8 163.3 - - - = not available or not enough shipments. p = preliminary. 1/ Crop year: September--August. 2/ Marketing seasons: Winter--November to May; Spring--April to August; Summer--June to December; Fall--July to July. 3/ Average price of potatoes sold for all uses, regardless of harvest year; most recent prices are preliminary. 4/ Consumer prices are in Price table 5 in Vegetable Prices of Data Tables (online). 5/ Series ID WPU02450201. 6/ Includes corn chips, etc.; Dec.1985=100; Series ID WPU02890172. Source: USDA, NASS, Agricultural Prices; Potatoes Summary; www.BLS.gov. 7.42 7.93 7.51 7.82 10.10 11.04 9.86 --6.04 6.36 6.25 --1982=100 159.5 159.5 171.8 171.7 153.5 153.7 164.4 165.6 8.71 13.03 6.56 7.95 11.08 6.74 7.75 10.31 6.71 8.48 11.33 6.53 6.85 10.42 5.51 7.33 10.27 5.90 163.1 154.4 163.4 155.6 159.27 153.55 Vegetables and Melons Outlook/VGS-326/April 17, 2008 Economic Research Service, USDA Table P-4--Potatoes: Shipments of old and new season crops, by use, monthly 2003 to date Crop Year 1/ Tablestock 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 Change Idaho 3/ 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 Chipper 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 Seed 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 TOTAL 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 Change 10,777 11,913 12,145 12,397 12,757 2.9% 12,179 13,290 13,290 11,765 12,603 7.1% 12,564 12,891 12,917 13,123 12,984 -1.1% 12,545 13,281 14,285 14,782 14,435 -2.3% 13,527 13,751 13,079 13,358 13,182 -1.3% 11,126 11,906 11,515 12,032 11,900 -1.1% 14,905 16,190 15,348 17,890 16,601 -7.2% 18,562 20,416 21,299 18,468 19,858 16,590 16,458 16,242 15,202 13,096 13,035 14,143 12,606 12,915 12,817 11,239 11,745 11,666 11,702 11,577 165,596 167,905 167,890 167,016 94,463 35 17 3 9 50 128 123 76 24 89 123 89 158 116 77 253 232 341 705 318 563 413 522 528 511 756 661 646 790 572 2,768 2,926 2,319 4,375 3,457 6,353 7,208 7,637 6,235 4,101 2,836 2,904 3,010 126 285 47 66 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 15,206 14,794 14,657 15,858 5,074 2,366 3,129 3,673 4,111 4,692 2,517 3,920 4,472 3,572 3,699 3,151 3,388 3,442 3,608 3,454 3,104 3,636 4,786 5,093 4,738 3,353 4,332 3,605 3,669 3,307 2,608 2,197 2,335 2,345 2,765 2,564 2,669 2,793 2,828 2,798 2,749 2,849 2,714 2,624 2,575 2,502 2,753 2,513 2,728 2,703 2,684 2,593 2,465 2,544 3.18% 2,453 3,170 2,918 3,170 3,149 3,186 2,923 2,588 2,653 2.52% 2,892 3,426 3,478 4,273 3,975 3,293 4,765 4,831 3,755 6,353 4,177 4,059 3,903 5,959 3,556 3,597 4,962 4,668 5,078 4,784 3,266 3,271 3,660 3,747 3,139 43,380 46,237 47,391 46,522 27,015 2,592 2,578 2,659 2,814 2,715 2,718 2,866 2,695 2,616 2,862 2,453 2,616 2,257 2,434 2,505 32,929 31,087 31,225 18,389 8,376 8,767 8,469 8,277 8,015 -3.2% 9,534 9,247 8,742 8,169 8,815 7.9% 9,290 9,414 9,317 9,398 9,453 0.6% 9,188 9,413 9,158 8,984 9,379 4.4% 9,611 9,006 8,952 9,161 9,364 2.2% 7,917 8,075 7,951 8,071 8,180 1.3% 9,245 9,838 9,551 9,242 9,169 -0.8% 8,916 8,443 8,831 8,478 9,404 9,577 9,495 9,330 9,117 9,255 9,391 9,115 7,938 7,833 8,030 7,974 8,474 8,006 7,955 8,438 107,010 106,874 105,842 104,636 62,374 Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. -- 1,000 cwt -Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Annual annualized MONTHLY SHIPMENTS: 2/ YEAR-TO-DATE SHIPMENTS Tablestock 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 Change Idaho 3/ 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 Chipper 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 Seed 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 TOTAL 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 Change 10,777 11,913 12,145 12,397 12,757 2.9% 22,956 25,203 25,435 24,162 25,361 5.0% 35,520 38,094 38,352 37,284 38,345 2.8% 48,065 51,375 52,637 52,066 52,780 1.4% 61,592 65,126 65,716 65,424 65,962 0.8% 72,718 77,032 77,231 77,455 77,862 0.5% 87,623 93,222 92,579 95,346 94,463 -0.9% 106,185 113,638 113,878 113,814 126,043 130,228 130,336 130,056 141,245 143,324 143,371 144,199 153,851 156,239 156,189 155,438 165,596 167,905 167,890 167,016 35 17 3 9 50 163 140 79 33 139 286 229 237 149 216 539 461 578 854 534 1,102 874 1,100 1,382 1,045 1,858 1,535 1,746 2,172 1,617 4,626 4,461 4,064 6,547 5,074 10,979 11,669 11,702 12,782 15,080 14,505 14,606 15,792 15,206 14,790 14,653 15,858 15,206 14,794 14,657 15,858 15,206 14,794 14,657 15,858 2,366 3,129 3,673 4,111 4,692 4,883 7,049 8,145 7,683 8,392 8,034 10,437 11,587 11,291 11,846 11,138 14,073 16,373 16,384 16,584 14,491 18,405 19,978 20,053 19,892 16,944 21,575 22,896 23,223 23,040 19,836 25,001 26,374 27,497 27,015 23,129 29,766 31,205 31,252 29,482 33,943 35,264 35,155 35,441 37,499 38,861 40,117 40,109 42,577 43,644 43,383 43,380 46,237 47,391 46,522 2,608 2,197 2,335 2,345 5,373 4,761 5,005 5,138 8,201 7,559 7,754 7,987 10,915 10,183 10,329 10,489 13,668 12,696 13,057 13,192 16,352 15,289 15,522 15,736 19,538 18,212 18,111 18,389 22,130 20,790 20,769 24,944 23,505 23,487 27,810 26,200 26,104 30,672 28,654 28,720 32,929 31,087 31,225 8,376 8,767 8,469 8,277 8,015 -3.2% 17,910 18,014 17,211 16,446 16,830 2.3% 27,200 27,428 26,528 25,844 26,282 1.7% 36,388 36,841 35,686 34,828 35,661 2.4% 45,999 45,847 44,638 43,988 45,025 2.4% 53,916 53,922 52,589 52,060 53,205 2.2% 63,161 63,760 62,141 61,302 62,374 1.7% 72,077 72,203 70,971 69,780 81,481 81,780 80,466 79,110 90,598 91,035 89,858 88,224 98,536 98,868 97,887 96,198 107,010 106,874 105,842 104,636 1/ Crop year for potatoes is September -- August of following year. 2/ Shipments include exports but exclude imports; transported by truck, rail, and piggyback from surveyed States. New season crop is from current year; old season crop is from preceding year. 3/ Excludes chipper and seed potatoes. Source: USDA, www.AMS.USDA.gov (Market News Portal). Vegetables and Melons Outlook/ VGS-326/April 17, 2008 Economic Research Service, USDA Table P-X1--Potatoes: Area, yield, and farm production, by season and major States, 2006 to date Seasons States Winter: California Florida 6/ Total: Spring: 1/ Arizona California Florida North Carolina Texas Total: Summer: California Colorado Illinois Kansas Missouri Texas Virginia Other States 2/ Total: Fall: West: California Colorado Idaho Montana Oregon Washington Other States 3/ Total: Central: Michigan Minnesota Nebraska North Dakota Wisconsin Other States 4/ Total: East: Maine New York Pennsylvania Other States 5/ Total: Fall total: Year: United States AREA HARVESTED 2006 2007 2008 %chg -- 1,000 acres -12.0 5.5 17.5 3.9 15.3 22.6 15.5 10.2 67.5 6.3 3.6 6.3 5.7 7.6 9.7 5.6 9.1 53.9 11.5 11.5 4.0 15.5 27.2 14.5 9.2 70.4 7.0 2.8 6.1 4.9 6.6 8.9 5.4 8.7 50.4 11.0 11.0 3.5 13.3 27.9 14.0 8.5 67.2 -4.3 -4.3 -12.5 -14.2 2.6 -3.4 -7.6 -4.5 11.1 -22.2 -3.2 -14.0 -13.2 -8.2 -3.6 -4.4 -6.5 YIELD 2006 2007 2008 -- cwt per acre -260 250 257 300 395 285 210 280 293 335 360 395 320 315 440 270 250 337 215 215 280 395 287 186 320 294 360 360 400 365 300 420 210 264 335 240 240 300 415 290 200 290 297 %chg PRODUCTION 2006 2007 2008 --- 1,000 cwt --3,120 1,375 4,495 1,170 6,044 6,441 3,255 2,856 19,766 2,111 1,296 2,489 1,824 2,394 4,268 1,512 2,272 18,166 2,473 2,473 1,120 6,123 7,807 2,700 2,944 20,964 2,520 1,008 2,440 1,789 1,980 3,738 1,134 2,298 16,907 2,640 2,640 1,050 5,520 8,091 2,800 2,465 19,926 %chg 11.6 11.6 7.1 5.1 1.0 7.5 -9.4 1.0 7.5 0.0 1.3 14.1 -4.8 -4.5 -22.2 5.8 -0.6 6.8 6.8 -6.3 -9.8 3.6 3.7 -16.3 -5.0 19.4 -22.2 -2.0 -1.9 -17.3 -12.4 -25.0 1.1 -6.9 8.6 59.7 334.0 10.5 35.0 155.0 11.6 614.4 43.0 48.0 19.4 98.0 66.0 3.1 277.5 58.0 19.0 10.5 3.6 91.1 983.0 8.2 59.1 349.0 11.2 36.5 165.0 12.7 641.7 42.0 47.0 19.4 91.0 64.0 3.0 266.4 57.0 18.3 10.0 3.3 88.6 996.7 -4.7 -1.0 4.5 6.7 4.3 6.5 9.5 4.4 -2.3 -2.1 0.0 -7.1 -3.0 -3.2 -4.0 -1.7 -3.7 -4.8 -8.3 -2.7 1.4 450 380 386 335 530 580 434 443 330 425 450 260 445 325 357 310 300 260 243 299 406 515 355 377 330 554 620 381 449 350 440 415 260 440 325 361 290 285 220 296 281 410 14.4 -6.6 -2.3 -1.5 4.5 6.9 -12.1 1.2 6.1 3.5 -7.8 0.0 -1.1 0.0 1.1 -6.5 -5.0 -15.4 21.9 -6.1 1.0 3,870 22,686 128,915 3,518 18,533 89,900 5,037 272,459 14,190 20,400 8,730 25,480 29,370 1,008 99,178 17,980 5,700 2,730 874 27,284 398,921 4,223 20,981 131,650 3,696 20,238 102,300 4,845 287,933 14,700 20,680 8,051 23,660 28,160 975 96,226 16,530 5,216 2,200 977 24,923 409,082 9.1 -7.5 2.1 5.1 9.2 13.8 -3.8 5.7 3.6 1.4 -7.8 -7.1 -4.1 -3.3 -3.0 -8.1 -8.5 -19.4 11.8 -8.7 2.5 1,121.9 1,129.0 0.6 393 398 1.3 441,348 449,156 1.8 p = preliminary. 1/ Includes Alabama. 2/ Alabama, Delaware, Maryland and New Jersey. 3/ Nevada and New Mexico. 4/ Ohio. 5/ Massachusetts and Rhode Island. 6/ In 2007 winter potatoes combined with spring potatoes Sources: USDA, NASS, Potatoes Summary; Crop Production. Vegetables and Melons Outlook/ VGS-326/April 17, 2008 Economic Research Service, USDA Table P-X2--Potatoes: Farm production, price, and value, by season and major States, 2005 to date Seasons States Winter: California Florida 6/ Total: Spring: 1/ Arizona California Florida North Carolina Texas Total: Summer: California Colorado Illinois Kansas Missouri Texas Virginia Other States 2/ Total: Fall: West: California Colorado Idaho Montana Oregon Washington Other States 3/ Total: Central: Michigan Minnesota Nebraska North Dakota Wisconsin Other States 4/ Total: East: Maine New York Pennsylvania Other States 5/ Total: Fall total: Year: United States PRODUCTION SOLD 2005 2006 2007 --- 1,000 cwt --3,325 1,378 4,703 1,167 5,505 6,462 2,714 1,985 17,833 2,150 1,700 2,012 1,728 2,120 3,986 991 2,310 16,997 2,995 1,367 4,362 1,156 5,500 6,377 3,135 2,770 18,938 2,048 1,187 2,411 1,751 2,368 4,208 1,457 2,165 17,595 %chg PRICE 2005 2006 -- $ per cwt -19.10 27.20 21.47 11.50 13.00 11.70 7.70 9.95 11.29 14.40 8.45 6.10 7.70 5.75 13.10 10.50 8.38 9.71 18.00 40.00 24.89 13.40 12.00 14.20 10.00 10.80 12.32 15.30 7.85 6.50 10.60 6.15 14.70 14.70 10.76 11.05 2007 %chg VALUE OF SALES 2005 2006 2007 -- million $ -63.5 37.5 101.0 13.4 71.6 75.7 20.9 19.8 201.4 31.0 14.4 12.3 13.3 12.2 52.2 10.4 19.4 165.1 53.9 54.7 108.6 15.5 66.0 90.6 31.4 29.9 233.3 31.3 9.3 15.7 18.6 14.6 61.9 21.4 23.3 194.4 %chg -9.9 -0.8 -7.3 -0.9 -0.1 -1.3 15.5 39.5 6.2 -4.7 -30.2 19.8 1.3 11.7 5.6 47.0 -6.3 3.5 18.60 18.60 9.55 10.20 20.90 8.30 10.20 13.95 11.80 7.55 5.60 6.70 6.40 12.40 11.60 11.51 9.40 3.3 47.1 -25.3 -28.7 -15.0 47.2 -17.0 -5.6 13.2 -22.9 -3.8 -13.8 -36.8 4.1 -15.6 -21.1 7.0 -14.9 -15.1 45.9 7.5 15.4 -7.8 19.6 50.0 51.5 15.9 1.2 -35.1 27.7 39.5 19.5 18.5 105.8 20.3 17.8 2,975 20,060 109,258 3,079 20,376 89,240 3,653 248,641 12,000 15,890 7,180 18,450 26,200 852 80,572 14,030 4,635 2,490 715 21,870 351,083 3,390 19,490 119,527 3,208 17,253 84,160 4,467 251,495 12,210 18,450 7,755 22,950 27,200 986 89,551 16,270 5,120 2,565 862 24,817 365,863 13.9 -2.8 9.4 4.2 -15.3 -5.7 22.3 1.1 1.8 16.1 8.0 24.4 3.8 15.7 11.1 16.0 10.5 3.0 20.6 13.5 4.2 7.35 8.65 5.70 9.15 5.85 5.60 6.07 5.98 7.90 6.45 8.45 6.80 7.85 8.65 7.40 8.25 12.20 11.40 8.76 9.46 6.53 6.75 7.95 5.90 9.00 6.45 6.25 6.30 6.27 8.35 6.15 7.40 6.55 7.80 8.90 7.19 7.80 12.00 10.40 10.25 9.02 6.68 7.45 8.30 5.80 10.40 7.25 6.00 6.38 7.37 8.40 6.40 7.30 6.60 7.45 9.15 7.55 7.50 12.10 9.30 8.80 9.43 6.61 10.4 4.4 -1.7 15.6 12.4 -4.0 1.2 17.5 0.6 4.1 -1.4 0.8 -4.5 2.8 5.0 -3.8 0.8 -10.6 -14.1 4.5 -1.0 21.9 173.5 622.8 28.2 119.2 499.7 22.2 1,487.4 94.8 102.5 60.7 125.5 205.7 7.4 596.5 115.7 56.5 28.4 6.3 206.9 2,290.9 22.9 154.9 705.2 28.9 111.3 526.0 28.1 1,577.3 102.0 113.5 57.4 150.3 212.2 8.8 644.1 126.9 61.4 26.7 8.8 223.9 2,444.0 4.6 -10.7 13.2 2.5 -6.6 5.3 26.9 6.0 7.5 10.7 -5.4 19.8 3.2 19.1 8.0 9.6 8.7 -6.0 41.1 8.2 6.7 390,616 406,758 4.1 7.06 7.33 7.12 -2.9 2,758.3 2,981.5 8.1 p = preliminary. Average prices for seasons and regions are based on value of sales. 1/ Includes Alabama. 2/ Alabama, Delaware, Maryland and New Jersey. 3/ Nevada and New Mexico. 4/ Ohio. 5/ Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. 6/ In 2007 winter potatoes combined with spring potatoes. Sources: USDA, NASS: Potatoes Summary; Crop Production; Crop Values; Agricultural Prices. Vegetables and Melons Outlook/ VGS-326/April 17, 2008 Economic Research Service, USDA Table P-5: Potatoes: Processing use, fall stocks and use, shrinkage and loss, monthly 2003 to date Crop year Dec. 1/ 1-Jan 1-Feb 1-Mar 1-Apr 1-May -- million cwt -138.1 136.0 132.5 145.6 144.3 126.1 128.9 115.7 121.0 130.1 -- percent -31.3 31.9 30.9 28.9 31.8 154.8 153.8 149.4 163.0 1-Jun Season Potatoes used for processing 2/ 2003 72.4 87.8 2004 70.7 85.9 2005 65.6 81.1 2006 74.1 91.2 2007 72.0 87.7 Fall potato stocks 3/ 2003 267.9 2004 271.1 2005 253.8 2006 259.3 2007 270.1 Stocks / fall production 4/ 2003 66.4 2004 67.2 2005 67.8 2006 67.0 2007 66.0 Fall crop stocks West--2006 West--2007 Colorado Idaho Oregon Washington Central--2006 Central--2007 Michigan Minnesota North Dakota Wisconsin East--2006 East--2007 Maine New York 172.2 187.2 15.2 94.0 18.0 60.0 58.8 56.5 9.5 13.5 14.5 19.0 17.4 15.5 12.7 2.8 233.6 236.7 220.5 226.1 237.5 57.9 58.6 58.9 55.1 58.1 151.6 167.3 13.2 84.0 16.1 54.0 49.8 47.4 7.4 11.5 12.5 16.0 15.0 13.2 11.3 1.9 102.2 101.0 96.0 107.7 103.6 200.2 203.5 189.1 192.6 206.2 49.7 50.4 50.5 47.3 50.4 131.3 147.1 11.2 74.0 13.9 48.0 40.1 39.6 6.2 9.9 10.0 13.5 12.7 10.8 9.6 1.2 121.0 119.4 114.6 126.9 123.4 166.3 168.0 155.5 159.7 171.8 41.2 41.6 41.5 38.9 42.0 174.4 173.0 167.3 181.9 206.8 211.0 198.3 213.9 85.0 88.6 75.9 79.1 46.0 51.7 41.6 44.5 Fall Production 403.2 403.6 374.3 389.3 409.1 Used ytd 108.4 178.5 13.5 80.7 11.5 72.8 39.6 64.9 11.8 14.3 17.7 21.2 8.7 15.2 10.3 4.9 Fall Production 260.0 275.2 21.0 131.7 20.2 102.3 89.4 87.2 14.7 20.7 23.7 28.2 23.7 21.7 16.5 5.2 21.1 21.9 20.3 19.0 11.4 12.8 11.1 10.4 -- million cwt -109.0 84.1 124.1 96.7 9.5 7.5 63.0 51.0 11.6 8.7 40.0 29.5 32.2 31.6 4.6 8.5 8.0 10.5 10.8 8.7 8.0 0.7 23.2 22.3 2.9 6.4 6.0 7.0 8.2 6.5 6.2 0.3 57.6 34.5 13.6 5.8 5.3 3.0 - - - = not available. * = not reported to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ through Dec. 1 of preceding year. 2/ Total quantity received and used for processing regardless of the State in which the potatoes were produced. Amount excludes quantities used for potato chips in ME and WI. 3/ Volume of fall production of 15 major States held in storage on the first day of the month by growers, dealers, and processors. The marketing of fall potatoes starts in July and endsamounts. in July of the next year. 4/ Calculated from fall production; includes undisclosedyear for 15 fall storage States. 5/ Cumulative to the beginning of each month. Season total is the cumulative shrinkage and loss at the end of that crop Source: USDA, NASS, Potatoes Stocks; Potatoes Summary. Vegetables and Melons Outlook/ VGS-326/April 17, 2008 Economic Research Service, USDA Table P-6: Potatoes: Frozen stocks in cold storage, by crop year, monthly 2004 to date Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. -- million pounds -Frozen fries stocks 1/ 2004 906.6 930.5 919.5 874.2 894.7 864.4 858.2 877.3 2005 920.8 904.0 855.8 926.5 940.4 948.0 905.1 893.6 2006 855.0 918.6 929.9 922.0 861.8 877.4 775.1 767.5 2007 826.1 850.0 884.9 870.7 837.3 862.3 785.8 800.3 2008 878.1 902.6 2007/2008 106.3 106.2 Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Average Annualized 915.9 932.2 808.2 868.8 1,000.4 962.5 859.8 914.2 959.4 905.3 844.2 863.4 838.4 848.6 758.3 820.5 903.3 911.9 848.2 848.7 Other frozen potatoes 2004 260.7 2005 248.0 2006 221.2 2007 215.2 2008 210.6 Total in cold storage 2004 1,167.3 2005 1,168.8 2006 1,076.2 2007 1,041.3 2008 1,089.1 2006/2007 104.6 276.8 248.9 228.5 213.6 219.0 272.9 237.9 229.1 229.2 284.5 247.8 253.5 237.9 291.3 237.6 243.4 225.1 264.3 242.5 230.7 199.7 258.8 249.8 221.3 202.4 249.7 227.7 199.6 200.2 262.7 248.2 201.4 211.2 274.5 237.5 208.2 220.9 260.0 217.2 207.9 213.8 236.4 202.5 196.6 191.9 266.0 237.1 220.0 213.4 1,207.4 1,152.8 1,147.1 1,063.6 1,121.6 105.5 1,192.5 1,093.7 1,159.0 1,114.1 1,158.7 1,174.3 1,175.5 1,108.6 1,185.9 1,178.1 1,105.2 1,062.5 1,128.7 1,190.5 1,108.1 1,062.0 1,117.1 1,154.9 996.4 988.2 1,127.0 1,121.3 967.1 1,000.6 1,178.6 1,180.4 1,009.6 1,080.0 1,274.9 1,200.0 1,068.1 1,135.1 1,219.3 1,122.5 1,052.1 1,077.2 1,074.8 1,051.1 954.8 1,012.4 1,169.3 1,149.0 1,068.2 1,062.1 Pacific 2/ 2005 2006 2007 2008 Mountain 3/ 2005 2006 2007 2008 Central 2005 2006 2007 2008 East 4/ 2005 2006 2007 2008 533.7 492.4 466.3 460.5 256.1 230.8 244.7 251.2 268.2 265.3 245.2 278.0 110.8 87.7 85.1 99.3 533.6 562.0 484.1 455.2 268.0 232.7 247.3 271.9 251.4 262.5 245.7 291.1 99.8 89.8 86.6 103.4 853.1 883.1 787.7 843.1 529.3 569.6 506.5 565.1 573.7 496.1 573.1 545.7 465.4 550.7 507.2 442.1 553.7 461.9 422.9 556.3 475.3 442.6 596.1 473.2 476.0 613.8 502.6 490.3 561.9 501.4 438.2 501.7 441.1 415.1 555.7 508.8 462.1 218.7 236.6 265.1 233.4 233.1 262.0 237.8 222.7 239.0 249.3 238.3 260.5 240.5 222.2 237.9 230.7 197.9 228.4 237.1 216.6 247.4 249.0 240.8 275.8 228.2 225.7 265.1 218.4 211.3 244.9 238.9 225.7 251.5 246.8 261.7 258.7 270.8 278.9 257.5 264.2 245.6 276.1 285.5 270.0 279.5 260.1 223.1 245.7 237.6 213.4 249.1 254.5 236.3 264.1 241.9 238.9 274.4 245.1 236.4 278.9 245.0 218.7 251.5 255.9 245.9 260.5 98.9 91.0 84.4 105.0 90.9 86.7 103.0 90.8 90.2 104.9 92.6 96.0 100.6 89.2 83.9 96.7 77.5 80.5 92.6 83.5 92.4 95.4 84.3 94.6 87.2 88.7 95.0 86.0 83.7 89.5 98.4 87.5 88.7 In public warehouses: 2005 877.2 2006 --2007 767.7 2008 826.7 Fall crop marketings 6/ 7 2004 2005 7 2006 8 829.6 887.4 822.2 883.5 824.4 824.4 891.5 832.6 808.4 917.2 813.4 813.4 874.1 733.9 749.5 840.1 724.8 769.0 892.2 736.1 826.0 920.1 778.4 871.4 853.0 776.3 840.2 805.6 704.4 789.1 869.8 790.4 805.8 -- Percent -7 8 8 9 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 5 6 4 4 4 9 7 7 11 12 12 13 14 14 9 8 8 7 8 7 100.0 100.0 100.0 1/ All are end-of-month inventories in all US regions. One pound of french fries is processed from an average 2 pounds of raw potatoes. 2/ WA, OR, CA. 3/ AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY. 4/ New England, Middle Atlantic, and South Atlantic States. 5/ Each month includes marketed shares of all potatoes, regardless of crop season. The marketing year is 21 months long-from November of the preceding year thru July of the succeeding year. 6/ Farm sales of 12 major States. Source: USDA, NASS, Cold Storage; Potato Stocks. Vegetables and Melons Outlook/ VGS-326/April 17, 2008 Economic Research Service, USDA Table P-7--Potatoes: U.S. crop utilization, by product, crop years 1997 to date Potato products Sales, all seasons Table stock Processing Frozen french fries Other frozen Chips Dehydrated Canned Starch, flour, other Other sales Seed Feed Non-sales Seed, feed, home Loss and shrinkage Total production 1/ Total used for seed 2/ Winter Spring Summer Fall Total seed use % of production Price paid for field seed 3/ Dollars per cwt 1997 429,433 131,670 268,352 131,628 33,397 48,130 48,389 5,497 1,311 29,411 25,808 3,603 37,658 5,475 32,183 467,091 427 1,939 1,385 26,224 29,975 6.4% $7.60 1998 434,454 125,099 281,399 142,933 25,162 51,504 55,521 4,694 1,585 27,956 24,845 3,111 41,213 5,764 35,449 475,667 499 1,793 1,257 25,657 29,206 6.1% $9.10 1999 436,998 133,947 274,574 140,196 23,592 52,941 50,830 5,705 1,310 28,477 25,336 3,141 41,095 5,545 35,550 478,093 473 1,615 1,161 26,331 29,580 6.2% $8.50 96 594 768 39,637 9.2% 41,095 8.6% 47.7 88.5 58.5 15.9 12.4 136.2 30.7 62.8 32.1 12.1 12.1 6.5 2000 2001 -- 1,000 cwt -464,572 139,590 287,372 146,869 26,723 52,405 54,332 5,077 1,966 37,610 23,345 14,265 48,972 5,287 43,685 513,544 488 1,608 1,172 23,869 27,137 5.3% $10.45 272 607 865 47,228 10.1% 48,972 9.5% 401,060 122,552 250,475 126,711 23,598 54,080 40,759 4,312 1,015 28,033 24,537 3,496 36,613 5,386 31,227 437,673 460 1,909 1,213 25,043 28,625 6.5% $8.50 148 947 699 34,819 8.8% 36,613 8.4% 2002 421,644 131,889 262,706 124,875 28,951 51,640 51,357 4,833 1,050 27,049 24,005 3,044 36,527 5,622 30,905 458,171 447 1,924 1,282 24,496 28,149 6.1% $10.90 61 1,085 596 34,785 8.4% 36,527 8.0% 2003 416,977 133,143 257,226 126,515 23,870 52,790 48,418 4,254 1,379 26,608 24,603 2,005 40,837 5,543 35,294 457,814 537 1,603 1,160 23,387 26,687 5.8% $10.80 63 1,191 750 38,833 9.5% 40,837 8.9% 46.8 91.4 57.2 17.3 15.5 138.2 31.9 61.7 30.3 12.7 12.7 6.4 2004 413,837 130,418 258,562 131,592 23,003 50,068 48,541 3,827 1,531 24,857 22,915 1,942 42,204 4,796 37,408 456,041 618 1,507 1,050 21,593 24,768 5.4% $9.69 63 1,060 609 40,472 9.9% 42,204 9.3% 45.8 88.9 57.3 16.6 13.8 134.7 31.5 62.5 31.8 12.1 12.1 6.0 2005 390,616 120,372 245,991 123,298 24,747 50,998 42,312 2,120 1,582 24,253 22,254 1,999 33,310 4,791 28,519 423,926 565 1,530 1,149 22,415 25,628 6.0% $9.30 189 891 570 31,660 8.3% 33,310 7.9% 42.4 83.1 53.6 16.0 12.6 125.5 30.8 63.0 31.6 13.1 13.1 6.2 2006 406,758 101,383 280,044 129,469 24,859 67,034 54,590 2,200 1,097 25,331 23,671 1,660 34,590 4,738 29,852 441,348 403 1,593 1,104 23,337 26,437 6.0% $11.88 133 828 571 33,058 8.3% 34,590 7.8% 42.0 81.7 52.7 16.2 11.9 123.7 24.9 68.8 31.8 16.5 13.4 6.2 131 942 593 35,663 8.7% 37,329 8.3% 43.6 82.4 52.9 15.9 12.7 126.0 29.1 64.8 31.7 14.0 12.0 6.1 -1.9% 13.8% 3.9% 7.9% 7.9% 2007f 410,641 119,398 266,005 130,311 24,617 57,578 49,310 2,762 1,427 25,238 23,339 1,899 37,329 4,857 32,472 449,156 538 1,570 1,120 23,687 26,914 6.0% Change 1.0% 17.8% -5.0% 0.7% -1.0% -14.1% -9.7% 25.6% 30.1% -0.4% -1.4% 14.4% 7.9% 2.5% 8.8% 1.8% 33.4% -1.5% 1.4% 1.5% 1.8% Seed, feed, shrink, and loss where grown Winter 78 79 Spring 801 530 Summer 678 789 Fall crop not sold 36,101 39,815 % of fall production 8.5% 9.2% Total non-sales % of production Per capita use 4/ Fresh Processed Frozen Chips Dehydrated Total use Share of total sales Table stock Processing potatoes Frozen French fries Chips Dehydrated Seed and feed 37,658 8.1% 47.3 90.5 57.8 15.5 15.5 137.8 30.7 62.5 30.7 11.2 11.2 6.8 41,213 8.7% 46.9 90.8 58.1 14.7 16.5 137.7 28.8 64.8 32.9 11.9 11.9 6.4 -- pounds per person -47.1 46.6 44.3 90.8 92.2 87.8 57.5 58.2 55.2 15.9 17.6 16.5 15.7 14.8 14.7 138.0 138.6 132.1 30.0 61.9 31.6 11.3 11.3 8.1 -- percent -30.6 62.5 31.6 13.5 13.5 7.0 31.3 62.3 29.6 12.2 12.2 6.4 3.8% 0.9% 0.4% -1.9% 6.7% 1.9% 16.7% -5.9% -0.3% -14.9% -10.5% -1.3% USDA purchases (by fiscal year) Frozen Canned Fresh, incl. bulk Dehydrated Total purchases --------------------64,310 7,894 2,880 4,830 79,914 -- 1,000 pounds -66,568 8,042 1,880 5,490 81,979 84,629 34,700 82,680 56,152 258,161 71.398.8 3,966 0 2,310 77,675 65,419 7,821 2,280 18,480 94,001 96,664 6,940 63,840 2,790 170,234 53,262 7,638 65,680 33,780 160,360 76,349 6,903 100,200 1,230 184,762 21,424 7,307 112,979 7,650 142,179 -71.9% 5.9% 12.8% 522.0% -23.0% f=ERS projection. - - - = not available. Projections (italics) are based on the share of total production sold in the preceding 3 years. 1/ Equals the sum of total sales and non-sales. 2/ Included in production sold and in non-sales seed use on farm where grown. 3/ Average price paid during the crop year. Source: Agricultural Prices Summary, NASS. 4/ Based on fresh farm weight, including net imports. 5/ Expenditures equal the value of production sold in Table P-2 plus import value minus export value in Table P-10. Sources: USDA, NASS, Potatoes Summary; Final Estimates; www.AMS.USDA.gov (Potato Product Purchases). Vegetables and Melons Outlook/VGS-326/April 17, 2008 Economic Research Service, USDA Table P-8--Potatoes: Value of U.S. supply and use, fresh-market and processed, 1997 to date Uses Value of sales 1/ Fresh-market Processing Seed and feed U.S. total sales Import value 2/ Fresh Processed Seed Total U.S. imports 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Change -- million dollars -868.2 1,367.6 180.8 2,416.6 67.3 313.1 29.8 410.2 929.6 1,370.1 219.4 2,519.1 59.9 366.6 29.4 455.9 989.5 1,736.7 248.8 2,975.0 82.4 724.2 2.9 809.5 8.9% 52.9% 1.3% 32.1% 735.6 1,350.6 272.9 2,359.2 47.2 450.4 30.0 527.6 782.8 1,801.1 302.9 2,886.8 84.6 681.9 4.5 771.1 11.5% 50.5% 1.7% 32.7% 698.2 1,119.2 298.4 2,115.7 1,322.3 1,264.9 215.7 2,803.0 51.9 475.0 15.5 542.4 1,374.2 1,739.9 231.2 3,345.3 83.0 615.5 6.5 705.0 6.3% 48.7% 3.0% 25.2% 1,291.2 1,124.4 224.8 2,640.3 1,264.8 1,355.6 191.6 2,812.0 79.1 489.1 25.0 593.1 1,343.9 1,844.7 216.6 3,405.1 117.5 606.4 5.5 729.4 9.3% 44.7% 2.9% 25.9% 1,226.3 1,238.3 211.1 2,675.8 974.6 1,311.9 171.2 2,457.6 67.1 611.4 22.9 701.3 1,041.7 1,923.2 194.0 3,159.0 82.7 564.5 6.0 653.2 8.5% 43.0% 3.5% 26.6% 959.0 1,358.7 188.0 2,505.8 881.6 1,308.3 154.1 2,344.1 58.2 716.3 16.4 791.0 939.8 2,024.7 170.6 3,135.1 65.9 671.9 7.0 744.8 7.5% 51.4% 4.6% 31.8% 873.9 1,352.8 163.6 2,390.2 1,247.1 1,325.9 185.3 2,758.3 76.4 695.8 14.8 787.1 1,323.5 2,021.7 200.2 3,545.3 102.4 727.8 7.8 837.5 8.2% 54.9% 4.2% 30.4% 1,221.7 1,293.8 192.3 2,707.8 1,041.2 1,652.3 288.0 2,981.4 93.7 739.8 22.6 856.0 1,134.9 2,392.0 310.5 3,837.4 128.6 808.2 5.6 942.3 12.3% 48.9% 1.9% 31.6% 1,006.3 1,583.9 304.9 2,895.1 -17.6% 22.4% 58.5% 6.9% 127.5 911.8 5.9 1,045.3 106.1 781.6 20.7 908.5 -16.5% 24.6% 55.4% 8.1% 13.3% 5.7% -8.2% 6.1% -14.3% 18.3% 55.1% 8.2% -0.8% 12.8% 5.8% 10.9% Supply value (= sales + imports) 3/ Fresh-market 935.5 Processing 1,680.7 Seed and feed 210.5 U.S. total supply 2,826.7 Export value 2/ Fresh Processed Seed Total U.S. exports Exports / sales 4/ Fresh Processed Seed Total U.S. exports 84.8 668.4 4.6 757.8 9.8% 48.9% 2.5% 31.4% Domestic use value (= supply - exports) Fresh 850.7 907.1 Processed 1,012.3 1,012.5 Seed and feed 205.9 246.0 Total domestic use 2,069.0 2,165.5 p = preliminary or projected; - - - = not available. 1/ Production sold times average price. Seed and feed sales are computed as a residual. 2/ Trade data are in calendar year to correspond with crop harvest months. 3/ The value of frozen potato stocks is not accounted for. 4/ All imports are assumed to be used domestically. All exports are assumed to be domestically produced. 5/ Excludes seed and feed use. Equivalent to wholesale value; it can be approximated by multiplying average potato price by farm weight use per capita. Sources: USDA, NASS, Potatoes Summary (www.NASS.USDA.gov); www.FAS.USDA.gov/ustrade. Vegetables and Melons Outlook/ VGS-326/April 17, 2008 Economic Research Service, USDA Table P-9--Potatoes: U.S. export value and volume by product, monthly 2004 to date Use Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Yr.to date 3/ Crop Year 1/ annualized 63.9 84.0 90.2 72.3 85.2 92.4 77.0 87.9 93.7 70.5 84.2 87.9 381.8 422.7 481.0 536.2 26.0 47.7 44.8 53.6 187.9 209.0 251.6 292.7 16.6 21.1 16.6 28.2 99.6 85.2 91.7 91.2 24.9 30.6 39.5 36.0 806.7 910.6 1,014.1 -- million $ -TOTAL EXPORT VALUE 2/ 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 59.5 66.2 74.5 86.7 4.7 8.4 7.0 8.1 28.1 33.2 40.6 47.6 2.2 2.5 2.5 4.5 16.7 12.6 13.6 15.8 3.6 4.6 6.2 4.3 60.6 72.4 82.7 93.6 3.8 8.1 6.8 8.8 29.7 36.7 41.9 46.3 2.5 3.2 2.3 5.1 16.4 15.5 19.9 19.0 3.2 4.6 5.5 7.9 64.9 69.9 80.8 90.9 3.9 7.6 7.9 9.2 33.7 32.5 41.7 52.1 2.5 3.3 2.6 4.5 15.8 16.3 16.1 14.0 3.6 4.9 6.2 5.8 67.6 78.7 86.8 91.2 4.6 9.0 7.7 9.8 32.1 38.7 45.0 49.6 3.4 4.9 3.3 5.6 17.3 13.6 15.0 14.2 5.3 6.1 7.8 5.8 65.3 71.7 78.8 84.5 63.8 63.8 77.3 89.3 4.6 7.5 7.5 9.4 32.0 32.7 41.3 49.1 3.4 3.0 2.7 4.9 16.2 12.2 14.6 14.6 4.2 4.9 6.4 5.9 70.7 73.9 88.3 70.5 72.7 80.7 Fresh or chilled 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 173.86 4.3 7.1 7.9 8.3 32.3 35.2 41.1 48.0 2.5 4.2 3.2 3.6 17.1 14.9 12.4 13.6 5.1 5.4 7.3 6.4 6.1 9.4 8.5 6.9 10.2 8.8 9.4 15.2 14.9 11.6 18.9 16.2 15.8 19.2 17.2 10.6 11.5 10.6 86.4 132.3 121.1 Frozen fries 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 35.9 36.8 48.2 34.4 36.8 43.4 26.7 37.9 42.1 34.7 37.4 45.7 36.8 41.3 44.6 34.7 39.2 46.6 390.9 438.4 522.2 Other frozen 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 3.0 2.7 3.4 3.1 2.7 2.8 4.0 2.9 3.4 3.2 4.7 3.7 2.6 3.2 4.2 3.1 3.1 5.3 35.5 40.6 39.3 Chips 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 17.8 16.9 13.0 17.4 13.4 12.8 14.0 14.5 14.5 13.5 13.2 13.7 11.6 13.3 13.4 13.6 16.7 14.3 187.5 173.3 173.3 Flakes and granules 3.0 3.7 9.8 3.3 4.1 7.4 4.0 7.3 9.0 4.2 5.5 6.7 4.9 4.6 7.7 4.6 7.2 5.3 48.8 63.1 85.4 TOTAL EXPORT VOLUME 2/ 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 162.2 174.8 180.9 210.0 37.7 44.7 33.0 46.5 81.1 91.3 114.3 125.6 5.0 6.3 5.1 8.9 12.9 10.8 9.9 12.0 17.7 10.6 11.3 7.6 154.1 187.0 192.6 215.7 0.117 28.8 42.1 35.0 46.3 85.7 104.6 117.8 121.9 5.7 7.3 4.6 10.0 14.1 13.0 14.3 14.4 7.7 10.3 10.3 12.0 168.5 170.5 191.5 220.3 366.9 29.9 37.9 35.4 45.4 97.8 87.3 117.8 135.8 4.9 6.8 5.1 8.6 12.9 13.5 11.7 10.6 9.0 10.9 11.9 10.4 165.5 203.4 205.0 218.1 409.8 28.8 42.4 33.2 46.1 90.8 108.6 125.4 129.3 5.8 9.0 7.0 10.9 15.1 11.5 11.3 10.3 13.7 13.1 14.9 9.7 163.2 175.4 186.8 200.2 0.071 27.9 31.6 33.3 39.0 92.3 98.3 112.5 125.1 0.1 4.9 7.4 6.4 6.9 16.2 12.4 8.9 9.5 13.3 12.2 14.1 11.3 155.0 154.8 180.0 209.6 0.164 29.1 32.7 30.8 42.8 89.7 89.0 113.9 127.6 0.1 5.8 6.6 5.4 9.5 14.5 10.0 10.5 10.7 10.2 11.1 11.6 10.4 -- million pounds -174.4 177.8 209.9 0.118 36.3 42.1 35.9 186.3 192.3 197.3 173.1 220.5 217.4 204.8 236.0 235.0 239.8 258.0 263.9 194.7 204.7 227.5 968.5 1,065.8 1,136.9 1,273.9 182.3 231.5 200.6 266.0 537.4 579.2 701.6 765.1 32.0 43.3 33.6 54.9 85.8 71.1 66.6 67.6 71.6 68.3 74.2 61.4 2,141.6 2,355.1 2,487.8 Fresh or chilled 40.1 45.9 39.5 50.5 69.3 58.4 71.7 89.1 73.3 104.5 102.7 103.0 59.0 50.8 62.8 544.3 631.3 573.5 Frozen fries 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 98.3 100.9 131.9 95.0 102.6 118.6 71.5 108.9 114.3 95.7 108.0 123.3 101.2 120.4 118.9 98.1 112.0 126.1 1,097.1 1,232.0 1,434.7 Other frozen 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 6.6 5.6 6.5 6.6 5.4 5.4 7.3 6.0 6.6 6.2 9.1 8.5 6.1 6.6 8.5 7.0 6.4 10.4 71.9 82.3 79.4 Chips 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 15.6 13.0 8.9 14.9 10.7 9.5 11.7 10.5 11.0 11.5 9.1 9.8 9.9 9.3 9.6 11.4 12.0 10.4 160.7 135.7 125.7 Flakes and granules 7.2 7.6 16.4 8.3 8.7 13.0 9.9 14.5 14.2 10.0 11.3 11.7 9.2 9.6 13.4 10.7 12.7 9.0 126.9 132.7 151.9 1/ Potato crop year is September--August. Annualized estimates may not sum to total. 2/ Includes a small amount of seed potatoes; total volume is sum of product weights. 3/ Year to date totals are based on crop year (Sept-Aug). Source: USDA, FAS, www.FAS.USDA.gov/ustrade (FATUS). Vegetables and Melons Outlook/ VGS-326/April 17, 2008 Economic Research Service, USDA Table P-10--Potatoes: U.S. import value and volume by product, monthly 2004 to date Use Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr -- million $ -TOTAL IMPORT VALUE 3/ 59.0 66.1 2004/05 2005/06 56.3 66.6 2006/07 69.8 73.1 2007/08 63.1 80.9 Fresh or chilled 4.0 5.5 2004/05 2005/06 5.0 8.0 2006/07 6.1 8.0 2007/08 5.3 7.5 Frozen fries 41.0 43.5 2004/05 2005/06 35.8 40.5 2006/07 46.2 45.6 2007/08 42.7 54.0 Other frozen 2.6 3.0 2004/05 2005/06 3.5 3.9 2006/07 3.8 5.1 2007/08 4.0 4.7 Chips 5.6 7.5 2004/05 2005/06 7.0 8.1 2006/07 7.4 6.4 2007/08 5.2 5.3 Potato starch 4.7 5.1 2004/05 2005/06 4.1 4.3 2006/07 5.2 6.4 2007/08 4.2 7.5 TOTAL IMPORT VOLUME 4/ 203.6 234.1 2004/05 2005/06 181.8 219.9 2006/07 212.8 232.2 2007/08 183.7 236.1 Fresh or chilled 33.2 48.2 2004/05 2005/06 29.3 51.8 2006/07 36.2 50.5 2007/08 37.6 48.9 Frozen fries 2004/05 135.2 143.3 2005/06 115.2 130.6 2006/07 137.9 139.0 2007/08 117.2 146.0 Other frozen 2004/05 8.7 10.1 2005/06 10.5 12.2 2006/07 10.3 13.9 2007/08 9.6 11.5 Chips 4.3 5.6 2004/05 2005/06 4.9 5.4 2006/07 4.7 4.4 2007/08 3.1 3.0 Potato starch 20.3 22.8 2004/05 2005/06 19.9 16.0 2006/07 21.8 21.7 2007/08 13.6 22.8 67.5 65.5 74.3 76.5 6.5 10.2 10.1 9.3 42.2 35.6 45.7 48.0 3.3 3.9 4.5 4.6 8.6 9.0 5.3 5.9 5.3 5.0 6.5 6.8 60.4 70.0 67.1 74.7 6.1 10.3 8.9 12.7 38.1 39.8 40.9 44.0 3.0 4.2 3.8 3.8 6.8 8.0 6.9 3.4 4.5 5.3 4.9 7.3 62.9 71.4 79.1 79.3 6.2 9.5 11.1 12.2 38.6 41.3 46.7 46.8 3.3 4.4 4.4 5.0 8.2 9.1 8.8 2.5 4.0 4.4 5.7 7.4 60.1 61.5 71.5 77.2 6.1 9.0 9.3 11.2 36.0 35.8 40.5 47.0 3.3 3.5 3.8 4.4 8.4 5.4 8.7 2.4 4.2 3.7 5.4 6.1 72.4 77.5 82.2 70.9 74.8 85.3 72.0 75.8 83.5 66.1 67.7 69.3 60.2 72.2 75.0 64.1 70.8 67.3 375.9 391.2 434.9 451.8 34.4 52.1 53.4 58.2 239.4 228.8 265.5 282.4 18.5 23.4 25.3 26.5 45.0 46.6 43.5 24.7 27.9 26.7 34.2 39.3 May Jun Jul Aug Yr.to date 2/ Crop Year 1/ annualized 781.7 830.0 897.5 7.1 11.4 10.6 6.2 9.5 12.0 6.1 7.6 13.5 4.7 5.1 7.2 3.3 4.1 4.1 3.2 4.4 3.5 65.0 94.2 104.4 42.0 41.7 45.2 40.2 39.8 46.4 43.7 43.4 48.2 41.6 42.8 45.8 38.7 48.2 52.2 40.0 46.1 46.8 485.7 490.8 550.1 3.5 4.2 3.6 3.8 4.9 4.2 3.4 4.5 4.1 3.5 4.7 4.1 3.4 4.2 4.3 3.5 4.1 3.6 39.6 50.0 49.2 8.8 6.5 8.7 8.5 6.7 8.7 9.1 11.1 8.8 10.1 7.6 5.7 8.6 10.0 6.4 9.8 10.4 5.8 99.9 98.9 87.6 5.8 6.2 6.8 5.1 5.2 4.7 5.5 3.7 5.0 4.3 5.5 4.6 4.4 4.5 5.8 6.2 4.5 5.3 59.2 56.4 66.4 -- million pounds -241.2 226.5 254.4 232.2 58.3 69.9 70.2 65.1 137.4 115.6 134.4 128.2 10.5 11.7 12.1 11.7 6.2 6.0 3.5 3.4 23.5 18.7 27.8 19.3 225.1 242.7 226.1 263.0 58.9 69.4 65.3 104.0 122.7 127.9 120.9 118.2 9.2 12.1 10.1 8.8 5.4 5.3 3.5 2.0 20.1 19.9 17.7 21.7 238.1 248.4 284.5 269.6 65.0 65.6 94.3 101.0 0.07 124.5 129.8 137.2 122.8 246.27 9.9 12.6 11.3 12.2 6.0 6.2 5.6 1.5 18.8 17.0 20.8 18.9 221.2 225.9 261.0 262.0 61.2 62.0 80.6 94.1 0.17 113.6 122.7 120.3 123.5 10.0 10.2 10.1 10.1 5.9 3.6 5.4 1.4 17.2 14.4 19.2 16.5 287.2 300.9 318.3 295.0 300.4 357.9 270.1 254.6 340.7 221.1 208.4 235.9 190.6 209.1 210.0 205.9 202.9 185.5 1,363.3 1,345.2 1,470.9 1,446.7 324.8 348.1 397.1 450.8 776.6 741.8 789.7 755.8 58.4 69.3 67.8 63.9 33.4 31.4 27.1 14.4 122.6 106.0 129.0 112.9 2,833.2 2,821.5 3,119.2 73.6 72.3 100.6 0.12 132.0 130.6 134.4 61.5 61.4 116.0 58.7 47.2 145.6 42.8 32.1 75.1 26.4 21.7 29.9 21.7 26.7 25.8 609.4 609.5 890.0 127.9 125.0 136.3 139.3 134.4 140.6 133.2 130.1 129.8 123.9 144.6 144.8 131.2 137.3 128.1 1,564.2 1,543.8 1,603.7 10.6 11.9 9.5 10.8 13.6 10.8 10.0 12.4 10.1 10.3 12.6 10.1 9.9 11.6 10.6 10.7 11.0 8.5 120.9 142.3 127.4 6.2 4.6 5.2 6.1 4.5 5.5 6.5 7.5 5.3 7.0 5.2 3.3 5.8 6.3 3.7 6.6 6.5 3.4 71.6 66.0 53.6 24.9 23.3 21.4 23.4 23.0 14.9 27.1 16.3 16.1 21.4 24.6 13.5 21.7 22.7 17.2 33.1 19.0 15.9 274.2 234.9 227.9 1/ Potato crop year is from September -- August. Annualized estimates may not sum to total. 2/ Year to date values are based on crop year (Sept-Aug). 3/ Includes dried, flour and meal, flakes and granules. 4/ Total volume is sum of product weights. Source: USDA, FAS, www.FAS.USDA.gov/ustrade (FATUS). Vegetables and Melons Outlook/ VGS-326/April 17, 2008 Economic Research Service, USDA Table P-11--Potatoes: Value of U.S. exports and imports, by product, 1999 to date Products EXPORT VALUE Seed potatoes Fresh or chilled Processed, total Frozen fries Other frozen Chips Dried, flour and meal Flakes and granules Preserved Potato starch TOTAL U.S. EXPORTS Japan Canada Mexico Frozen fries / exports IMPORT VALUE Seed potatoes Fresh or chilled Processed, total Frozen fries Other frozen Chips 1/ Dried, flour and meal Flakes and granules Preserved Potato starch TOTAL U.S. IMPORTS Imports from Canada Frozen french fries Imports from rest of world Frozen fries / imports NET EXPORTS Seed potatoes Fresh or chilled Processed, total Frozen fries Other frozen Chips Dried, flour, and meal Flakes and granules Cannned & preserved Potato starch ALL POTATOES with Canada with rest of world Total U.S. trade Frozen fries / total trade 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Change - - million dollars - 2.9 82.4 724.2 338.0 20.7 257.4 12.6 69.3 19.9 3.3 809.5 259.1 144.5 68.8 41.8% 29.4 59.9 366.6 268.5 24.3 12.8 0.4 6.3 0.1 54.2 455.9 398.3 268.4 12.6% 58.9% -26.5 22.5 357.6 69.5 -3.6 244.6 12.1 64.1 18.9 -47.9 353.6 -253.8 607.4 1,265.4 47.9% 4.5 84.6 681.9 349.5 27.1 225.7 9.5 42.9 19.4 5.0 771.1 258.1 145.2 63.7 45.3% 30.0 47.2 450.4 328.1 30.6 32.5 0.2 11.8 0.1 47.1 527.6 476.7 327.6 9.7% 62.2% -25.5 37.4 231.5 21.5 -3.5 193.1 9.2 33.1 17.5 -39.4 243.4 -331.5 574.9 1,298.7 52.2% 6.5 83.0 615.5 348.7 20.1 174.7 9.0 39.3 15.6 5.0 705.0 221.3 157.2 61.3 49.5% 15.5 51.9 475.0 354.5 29.3 40.0 0.8 12.7 0.1 37.6 542.4 498.1 353.7 8.2% 65.4% -9.0 31.2 140.5 -5.8 -9.2 134.8 8.0 29.1 13.2 -29.5 162.7 -340.9 503.6 1,247.4 56.4% 5.5 117.5 606.4 341.9 21.9 165.8 7.8 32.3 27.5 5.7 729.4 199.0 217.5 68.6 46.9% 25.0 79.1 489.1 362.8 28.5 34.9 1.1 20.5 0.1 41.2 593.1 545.9 361.4 8.0% 61.2% -19.5 38.5 117.3 -20.9 -6.6 131.0 6.6 17.7 21.7 -32.2 136.2 -328.4 464.7 1,322.5 53.3% 6.0 82.7 564.5 312.6 23.7 144.2 6.9 38.3 28.9 7.4 653.2 178.3 171.6 85.9 47.9% 22.9 67.1 611.4 437.8 34.6 72.1 1.0 21.1 0.2 44.7 701.3 617.1 435.5 12.0% 62.4% -16.9 15.6 -46.9 -125.2 -10.9 72.1 5.8 20.8 25.3 -34.8 -48.1 -445.6 397.5 1,354.5 55.4% 7.0 65.9 671.9 363.3 32.3 183.4 7.4 44.0 31.0 7.1 744.8 203.5 169.2 107.5 48.8% 16.4 58.2 716.3 517.1 32.9 96.3 2.1 13.6 0.2 54.2 791.0 670.7 515.0 15.2% 65.4% -9.4 7.7 -44.4 -153.8 -0.6 87.1 5.1 35.7 25.7 -43.6 -46.1 -501.5 455.4 1,535.8 57.3% 7.8 102.4 731.0 408.4 38.7 179.3 7.7 53.4 35.5 6.1 841.2 226.9 181.0 149.9 48.5% 14.8 76.4 695.8 472.7 43.2 103.5 2.2 16.0 0.2 58.1 787.1 647.5 471.3 17.7% 60.1% -7.0 25.9 35.2 -64.3 -4.5 75.9 5.3 45.8 27.1 -50.0 54.1 -466.6 520.7 1,628.3 54.1% 5.6 128.6 814.0 466.5 37.4 179.8 10.0 68.6 44.4 7.4 948.2 251.8 225.2 178.0 49.2% 22.6 93.7 739.7 517.4 51.7 92.8 1.5 14.9 0.6 60.8 855.9 725.9 515.9 15.2% 60.5% -17.0 34.9 74.4 -50.9 -14.3 87.0 8.5 53.7 43.8 -53.4 92.3 251.8 225.2 1,804.1 54.5% 5.9 127.5 918.2 548.6 48.4 171.8 18.0 82.6 39.6 9.2 1,051.6 270.1 242.0 154.8 52.2% 20.2 93.4 726.5 516.0 45.4 81.4 2.1 19.0 0.7 61.9 840.1 781.0 559.3 7.0% 61.4% -14.3 34.1 191.7 32.6 3.0 90.4 15.9 63.7 38.9 -52.7 211.5 270.1 242.0 1,891.8 56.3% 5.8% -0.8% 12.8% 17.6% 29.5% -4.5% 80.2% 20.5% -10.8% 24.0% 10.9% 7.3% 7.5% -13.0% 6.0% -10.4% -0.3% -1.8% -0.3% -12.1% -12.3% 40.3% 27.4% 21.7% 1.8% -1.8% 7.6% 8.4% -53.7% 1.6% -15.8% -2.2% 157.8% -164.0% -120.7% 3.9% 87.2% 18.6% -11.2% -1.3% 129.2% 7.3% 7.5% 4.9% 3.2% p = preliminary. 1/ More than twice as much are now imported from Mexico than Canada. 2/ Supply equals value of production sold minus net exports. Dehydrated potato products include flour, meal, flakes, granules, pellets, starch, and crisps (baked). Source: USDA, FAS, www.FAS .USDA.gov/ustrade (FATUS). Vegetables and Melons Outlook/ VGS-326/April 17, 2008 Economic Research Service, USDA Table P-12--Potatoes: Volume of U.S. exports and imports, by product, 1999 to date Uses EXPORT VOLUME Seed potatoes Fresh or chilled Processed Frozen fries Other frozen Chips Dried, flour, meal Flakes, granules Preserved Starch TOTAL EXPORTS 2/ Frozen fries / exports IMPORT VOLUME Seed potatoes Fresh or chilled Processed Frozen fries Other frozen Chips Dried, flour, meal Flakes, granules Preserved Starch 1/ TOTAL IMPORTS 2/ Imports from Canada Frozen fries / imports Net export volume 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 -- million pounds -49.8 647.1 1,418.9 1,051.6 49.3 163.7 16.5 65.3 38.7 33.8 2,115.8 49.7% 48.6 541.8 1,306.4 935.9 54.8 125.5 14.3 100.1 39.2 36.7 1,896.8 49.3% 50.7 433.7 1,491.5 1,049.4 69.5 154.6 16.3 130.5 37.1 34.1 1,976.0 53.1% 2005 2006 2007 Change 19.7 579.4 1,657.9 1,022.2 52.8 237.4 28.6 264.6 27.6 24.8 2,257.0 45.3% 32.4 644.2 1,531.8 1,072.5 74.9 201.6 20.9 98.5 28.6 34.9 2,208.4 48.6% 56.8 579.4 1,456.2 1,082.9 50.0 155.1 22.2 89.9 23.2 32.9 2,092.4 51.8% 53.2 586.2 1,587.6 1,133.5 79.8 154.4 16.3 123.7 54.0 25.9 2,227.0 50.9% 30.0 600.7 1,760.7 1,313.4 74.8 134.2 18.2 136.2 55.7 28.3 2,391.5 54.9% 24.2 621.2 1,936.4 1,471.9 94.7 126.0 26.7 143.2 42.1 31.8 2,581.8 57.0% -19.2% 3.4% 10.0% 12.1% 26.7% -6.1% 46.6% 5.1% -24.4% 12.3% 8.0% 3.8% 312.9 610.6 1,123.9 909.0 73.6 10.6 1.2 12.7 0.2 116.6 2,047.4 1,932.6 42.2% 103.3 302.8 502.7 1,343.2 1,060.1 93.1 38.0 0.7 23.8 0.1 127.3 2,148.6 2,028.1 47.2% -37.1 183.2 487.9 1,493.4 1,211.8 85.6 41.3 2.0 27.7 0.2 124.9 2,164.5 2,048.3 54.3% -139.0 -- million pounds -261.6 237.4 179.7 621.5 635.0 575.4 1,685.8 1,348.5 101.2 36.9 2.1 36.2 0.2 160.6 2,568.9 2,420.6 51.3% -511.9 1,928.1 1,533.9 117.8 61.5 2.1 34.0 0.3 178.5 2,800.4 2,624.4 53.5% -972.2 2,134.5 1,739.7 108.9 76.2 5.6 39.8 0.3 164.2 2,889.6 2,698.2 58.9% -978.5 156.6 631.3 1,957.5 1,515.0 128.9 71.7 8.6 26.0 0.2 207.1 2,745.4 2,511.5 54.1% -573.2 206.2 611.2 2,058.7 1,576.6 142.3 61.8 3.1 24.8 0.8 249.3 2,876.1 2,610.2 54.8% -484.6 182.3 923.5 2,003.1 1,581.1 122.5 48.9 3.7 29.4 1.1 216.4 3,108.9 2,885.5 50.9% -527.1 -11.6% 51.1% -2.7% 0.3% -13.9% -20.9% 18.8% 18.5% 43.0% -13.2% 8.1% 10.5% -7.2% 8.8% p = preliminary; - - - = not available. 1/ Only a small amount of potato starch is for food use. Most is for industrial use such as manufacture of paper, textiles, and adhesives. Most is for industrial use such as manufacture of paper, textiles, and adhesives. 2/ Total volumes are sums of product weights. Trade data are in calendar year to correspond with crop harvest months. 3/ The index of relative unit values measures the percentage gain from trade when above 100, regardless of the trade balance. Source: USDA, FAS, www.FAS.USDA.gov/ustrade (FATUS). Vegetables and Melons Outlook/ VGS-326/April 17, 2008 Economic Research Service, USDA Table P-13--Potatoes: U.S. export value by product and major market, monthly 2004-2007 Markets Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Yr.to date 2/ Crop Year 1/ annualized 14.6 21.4 19.9 20.8 20.8 23.6 19.3 22.4 23.2 18.6 18.3 20.9 106.3 117.7 127.4 141.5 72.7 75.7 93.9 108.7 60.4 91.7 95.1 74.5 219.1 243.0 260.4 Total potato exports JAPAN 2004/05 15.2 2005/06 16.9 2006/07 18.7 2007/08 23.3 CANADA 2004/05 12.7 2005/06 12.2 2006/07 13.9 2007/08 16.2 MEXICO 2004/05 8.2 2005/06 12.2 2006/07 15.0 2007/08 12.3 Fresh and seed CANADA 2004/05 2.6 2005/06 3.8 2006/07 3.3 2007/08 3.4 MEXICO 2004/05 0.9 2005/06 1.9 2006/07 1.7 2007/08 2.2 Frozen French fries JAPAN 2004/05 11.2 2005/06 13.5 2006/07 15.6 2007/08 17.8 MEXICO 2004/05 3.5 2005/06 4.7 2006/07 5.5 2007/08 4.8 CANADA 2004/05 3.1 2005/06 4.3 2006/07 4.6 2007/08 5.9 CHINA 2004/05 2.8 2005/06 1.6 2006/07 2.7 2007/08 3.6 Potato chips MEXICO 2004/05 1.7 2005/06 2.4 2006/07 4.8 2007/08 3.1 CANADA 2004/05 4.9 2005/06 2.1 2006/07 3.2 2007/08 3.6 JAPAN 2004/05 2.7 2005/06 1.8 2006/07 1.3 2007/08 2.5 -- million $ -16.9 20.1 23.2 23.8 12.3 10.9 16.3 17.4 8.2 15.4 16.2 15.1 19.5 17.6 21.8 24.5 12.0 12.9 15.9 18.7 9.1 17.3 15.2 11.2 17.7 22.4 22.1 23.8 12.9 13.8 17.2 20.4 11.8 18.1 17.9 11.5 19.7 21.6 19.9 22.1 10.8 12.5 14.9 17.1 11.6 16.5 17.3 12.3 17.4 19.1 21.7 24.1 12.1 13.3 15.6 19.0 11.4 12.2 13.5 12.1 19.5 20.2 25.5 20.0 22.2 19.9 15.4 15.7 17.3 17.1 18.4 18.4 18.3 24.7 26.4 19.1 27.8 27.5 22.5 29.4 28.4 15.8 20.0 21.0 180.9 211.6 232.8 11.6 13.8 13.0 9.0 11.0 12.4 9.6 13.7 13.4 11.5 15.2 10.2 10.5 13.9 11.9 11.7 17.6 13.0 124.3 176.8 168.9 2.2 3.0 2.9 3.2 1.0 1.6 2.0 2.7 2.9 3.3 4.1 4.3 1.1 2.0 1.7 2.0 3.4 4.7 4.7 5.3 0.8 1.6 1.8 2.4 2.8 4.3 4.2 4.3 1.1 1.7 2.2 2.2 3.0 4.4 4.3 4.9 0.9 1.3 1.5 2.6 4.1 6.7 5.7 6.0 9.3 7.2 8.9 13.6 12.7 9.2 16.0 12.8 12.1 16.9 13.7 6.4 6.7 6.3 16.8 23.4 23.5 25.5 5.7 10.1 10.8 14.1 63.4 92.7 81.8 1.0 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.5 0.9 1.5 1.8 1.3 2.2 2.0 1.3 1.8 2.1 1.6 2.5 2.2 13.0 21.1 21.8 12.6 16.1 15.6 16.6 3.8 5.7 5.8 6.6 2.8 3.8 6.8 6.0 2.5 1.4 1.8 2.4 15.0 13.1 15.6 19.7 4.5 5.1 6.2 5.6 2.8 4.5 5.3 6.6 2.1 0.6 1.8 2.4 13.3 16.9 17.2 16.8 5.1 6.1 6.9 5.9 2.8 4.6 5.4 7.1 2.3 1.2 2.7 3.2 13.3 15.7 15.2 16.0 4.6 5.1 6.4 6.0 2.9 4.1 5.2 6.2 3.0 1.5 2.1 2.4 13.5 13.0 16.4 18.0 5.7 5.4 5.8 5.8 3.6 4.6 5.1 5.6 2.1 1.3 1.8 3.6 15.2 14.8 19.7 15.4 16.2 15.4 9.6 14.8 13.8 15.3 14.1 16.2 15.4 17.7 15.5 13.9 12.9 15.6 78.9 88.3 95.5 104.9 27.0 32.0 36.6 34.7 18.0 26.0 32.4 37.4 14.8 7.5 13.0 17.5 163.7 178.8 191.7 6.2 6.3 6.2 4.0 4.7 5.7 4.5 5.9 5.9 5.1 5.8 4.4 4.9 6.2 6.5 5.4 6.7 7.1 57.2 67.5 72.3 4.8 4.5 5.6 4.2 4.1 5.0 3.6 4.6 5.8 4.2 4.9 6.1 4.8 4.6 5.5 4.4 5.0 6.6 44.0 53.6 67.0 1.7 1.8 3.2 1.6 1.9 2.9 1.2 2.3 2.9 1.9 2.0 3.8 2.0 2.0 2.9 1.9 3.4 2.2 25.0 20.7 30.8 1.6 4.4 4.6 3.1 4.5 1.8 4.0 4.8 2.9 2.1 5.1 3.4 1.5 6.0 3.9 1.5 4.0 2.3 3.8 4.4 2.2 1.8 3.3 1.6 3.3 5.5 4.2 1.9 4.2 1.7 4.2 4.3 2.9 1.9 2.2 2.6 4.0 5.7 4.1 2.3 2.7 1.6 2.8 3.7 3.8 2.1 1.6 2.6 2.9 3.3 4.3 2.1 3.2 1.8 3.6 5.1 2.1 3.3 2.1 2.5 2.7 4.1 3.0 1.9 2.9 2.9 1.6 4.3 3.1 2.3 3.9 1.9 2.3 3.1 1.1 2.3 4.1 1.8 14.9 27.2 25.8 14.1 23.7 11.3 21.7 25.9 16.6 13.1 15.5 15.1 28.0 49.5 39.6 3.7 2.3 3.2 4.3 2.2 3.5 2.9 2.8 4.0 2.4 3.4 4.1 1.7 3.7 4.5 2.3 4.5 4.1 41.0 30.3 45.1 2.5 3.3 1.8 2.3 3.5 1.7 2.5 3.2 2.2 2.9 2.2 3.0 2.2 1.8 2.5 2.2 3.1 1.9 31.2 30.1 28.6 1/ Potato crop year is from September -- August. 2/ Year to date values are based on crop year (Sept-Aug). Source: USDA, FAS, www.FAS.USDA.gov/ustrade (FATUS). Vegetables and Melons Outlook/VGS-326/April 17, 2008 Economic Research Service, USDA