The 13 major potato states held 106 million cwt of potatoes in storage April 1, 2011, down 18 percent from a year ago.
Potatoes in storage accounted for 30 percent of the 2010 fall storage states' production, four percentage points below April 1, 2010.
Klamath Basin stocks totaled 1.20 million cwt on April 1, 2011, down 8 percent from a year ago. Klamath Basin stocks include potatoes stored in California and Klamath County, Ore.