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Published June 14, 2012, 09:45 AM

Potato Stocks Down 18 Percent in North Dakota

(AP) — Potato stocks in North Dakota are down 18 percent from a year ago The Agriculture Department says growers, dealers and processors held 1.4 million hundredweight of potatoes in storage on June 1. Current stocks represent about 7 percent of production.

By: Associated Press,

(AP) — Potato stocks in North Dakota are down 18 percent from a year ago

The Agriculture Department says growers, dealers and processors held 1.4 million hundredweight of potatoes in storage on June 1. Current stocks represent about 7 percent of production.

Nationally, potato stocks on June 1 stood at 43.9 million hundredweight, up 6 percent over the year.


Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.

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