HDR1012000170020326961500COLD STORAGE Released March 22, 1996, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Cold Storage" call John Lange at (202) 720-0585, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. For assistance with general agricultural statistics, information about NASS, its products or services, contact the NASS Information Hotline at 1- or E-mail: NASS@NASS.USDA.GOV. The index is located on page 17. Frozen food stocks in refrigerated warehouses on February 29, 1996, were greater than year earlier levels for chicken, turkeys, and vegetables. Cooler stocks of pecans and fresh pears were higher than a year earlier. Total red meat supplies in freezers decreased slightly from January and were down 7 percent from February 1995. Frozen pork stocks showed almost no change from last month, but were 3 percent below last year. Stocks of pork bellies were down 1 percent from last month and were 28 percent below last year's level. Total frozen poultry supplies increased 7 percent from last month and were 30 percent above last year. Total stocks of chicken decreased 2 percent during the month, but were 40 percent above 1995. Total pounds of turkey in freezers were up 25 percent from last month and were up 18 percent from last year. Public cooler occupancy was at 50 percent of capacity, the same as a year ago. Public freezer occupancy at 66 percent was unchanged from both last month and last year. Co St 1 (3-96) Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, February 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :---------------------------------------------------- : Feb 28, : Jan 31, : Feb 29, :Feb :Jan : Feb 29, : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 :1995:1996: 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage : 252,845 400,068 256,801 102 64 Controlled Atmosphere :2,734,625 2,909,565 2,391,983 87 82 Total :2,987,470 3,309,633 2,648,784 89 80 26,629 Pears : Bartlett : 356 529 28 8 5 Other Varieties : 149,456 292,556 208,094 139 71 Total : 149,812 293,085 208,122 139 71 271 Grapes : 2,230 17,508 12,556 563 72 Other Fresh Fruit : 12,029 9,561 3,549 30 37 1,782 Dried & Evaporated Fruit : 10,660 10,071 9,437 89 94 6,406 Fresh Vegetables : Onions : 562 1,115 1,986 353 178 Other Fresh Vegetables : 109,017 107,415 90,975 83 85 Total : 109,579 108,530 92,961 85 86 56,052 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, February 1996 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :---------------------------------------------------- : Feb 28, : Jan 31, : Feb 29, :Feb :Jan : Feb 29, : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 :1995:1996: 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 434,030 280,136 286,525 66 102 Pecans : 24,574 30,782 36,891 150 120 Other Shelled : 97,719 111,559 112,804 115 101 Total : 556,323 422,477 436,220 78 103 218,229 In-Shell : Peanuts : 40,159 14,494 16,379 41 113 Pecans : 115,794 153,555 148,643 128 97 Other In-Shell : 19,814 7,491 5,217 26 70 Total : 175,767 175,540 170,239 97 97 53,920 Dairy Products : Cream : 1,831 1,221 1,349 74 110 1,179 Butter, Total : 88,230 25,476 33,591 38 132 29,463 (Government Owned) : 62,515 3,406 3,504 6 103 Evap & Cond-Milk : 1,440 788 3,562 247 452 3,551 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 321,647 323,144 329,318 102 102 (Government Owned) : 421 78 105 25 135 Swiss : 8,520 8,496 8,481 100 100 Other Natural Cheese : 118,485 109,634 110,840 94 101 Total : 448,652 441,274 448,639 100 102 250,010 Eggs : Shell (Thou. Cases) 1/ : 40 13 64 160 492 Frozen Eggs : Whites : 928 1,400 1,416 153 101 Yolks : 2,685 2,330 2,378 89 102 Whole & Mixed : 12,741 10,300 10,903 86 106 Unclassified : 1,924 1,570 1,670 87 106 Total : 18,278 15,600 16,367 90 105 15,364 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers (Whole) : 26,109 45,898 39,170 150 85 Hens : 7,062 10,399 11,099 157 107 Other Chicken : 432,068 612,181 602,175 139 98 Total : 465,239 668,478 652,444 140 98 Turkey : Whole Turkeys : 206,490 182,015 244,304 118 134 Other Turkey : 153,045 157,163 179,063 117 114 Total : 359,535 339,178 423,367 118 125 Ducks : 4,891 3,154 3,182 65 101 Total : 829,665 1,010,810 1,078,993 130 107 972,187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, February 1996 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :---------------------------------------------------- : Feb 28, : Jan 31, : Feb 29, :Feb :Jan : Feb 29, : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 :1995:1996: 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 107,080 103,879 112,919 105 109 Apricots : 10,494 5,318 4,721 45 89 Blackberries, Total : 14,563 14,849 13,382 92 90 IQF : 8,112 8,448 7,327 90 87 Pails and Tubs : 1,922 2,372 2,127 111 90 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 1,559 2,119 2,105 135 99 Concentrate : 2,970 1,910 1,823 61 95 Blueberries : 61,018 60,590 55,767 91 92 Boysenberries : 2,432 2,236 2,568 106 115 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 108,647 116,522 106,292 98 91 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 2,168 1,174 1,170 54 100 Cherries, Sweet : 10,670 12,868 11,917 112 93 Grapes : 4,216 5,566 5,055 120 91 Peaches : 56,053 44,191 39,276 70 89 Raspberries, Black : 925 1,538 1,419 153 92 Raspberries, Red, Total : 28,485 36,982 34,894 122 94 IQF : 7,793 10,269 9,898 127 96 Pails and Tubs : 9,728 16,413 15,649 161 95 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 5,892 7,969 7,575 129 95 Concentrate : 5,072 2,331 1,772 35 76 Strawberries, Total : 199,695 216,386 190,132 95 88 Other Frozen Fruit : 439,606 435,438 398,821 91 92 Total :1,046,052 1,057,537 978,333 94 93 614,831 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ :1,685,057 1,295,401 1,349,136 80 104 (Gallon Equivalent) : 170,277 130,901 136,331 Other Juice Concentrate : 606,890 504,603 514,518 85 102 Total :2,291,947 1,800,004 1,863,654 81 104 330,134 Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 6,550 9,920 8,900 136 90 Limas, Fordhook : 10,056 15,722 14,004 139 89 Limas, Baby : 36,843 37,561 35,405 96 94 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 128,486 152,596 136,090 106 89 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 33,032 40,218 36,437 110 91 Broccoli, Spears : 23,265 31,889 38,402 165 120 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 87,307 100,577 127,100 146 126 Brussels Sprouts : 25,199 17,356 14,836 59 85 Carrots, Diced : 75,199 77,790 69,668 93 90 Carrots, Other : 172,308 205,559 193,947 113 94 Cauliflower : 72,004 62,052 58,506 81 94 Corn, Cut : 237,177 328,732 280,032 118 85 Corn, Cob : 244,192 255,474 212,842 87 83 Mixed Vegetables : 57,729 55,134 54,368 94 99 Okra : 55,012 37,358 43,509 79 116 Onion Rings : 15,294 11,565 14,033 92 121 Onions, Other : 35,402 35,819 32,534 92 91 Blackeye Peas : 11,218 7,964 7,110 63 89 Green Peas : 192,588 245,525 208,350 108 85 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 8,619 8,873 8,762 102 99 Spinach : 58,821 62,915 63,846 109 101 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 50,292 54,558 45,492 90 83 Southern Greens : 41,894 21,586 23,846 57 110 Other Vegetables : 237,038 264,500 267,950 113 101 Total :1,915,525 2,141,243 1,995,969 104 93 1,319,367 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, February 1996 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 28, : Jan 31, : Feb 29, : Feb : Jan : Feb 29, : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 :1996 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Potatoes : French Fries : 928,599 931,840 953,672 103 102 Other Frozen : 251,336 215,384 217,099 86 101 Total : 1,179,935 1,147,224 1,170,771 99 102 813,674 Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 383,041 333,919 328,564 86 98 Beef Cuts : 24,699 33,971 33,304 135 98 Total : 407,740 367,890 361,868 89 98 354,889 (Government Owned) : 15,420 10,475 9,837 64 94 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 12,301 6,702 8,854 72 132 Hams, Total : 52,354 59,460 54,301 104 91 50,016 Bone-in : 37,354 30,314 28,667 77 95 25,343 Boneless : 15,000 29,146 25,634 171 88 24,673 Bellies : 64,228 46,498 46,069 72 99 Loins, Total : 18,545 20,438 18,915 102 93 16,017 Bone-in : 9,756 8,587 9,282 95 108 Boneless : 8,789 11,851 9,633 110 81 Ribs : 58,736 63,575 61,299 104 96 Butts : 10,432 10,374 9,848 94 95 Trimmings : 39,866 49,447 53,693 135 109 Other : 105,499 89,307 86,100 82 96 Variety Meats : 22,260 26,666 32,722 147 123 Unclassified : 10,832 9,754 12,120 112 124 Total : 395,053 382,221 383,921 97 100 320,613 (Government Owned) : 2,153 2,750 1,607 75 58 Other : Veal : 9,031 7,172 6,588 73 92 Lamb & Mutton : 10,825 9,794 13,040 120 133 Total : 19,856 16,966 19,628 99 116 19,120 Canned : Canned Hams : 9,931 10,965 12,000 121 109 Other Canned Meat : 1,244 1,448 1,530 123 106 Total : 11,175 12,413 13,530 121 109 11,542 Total : 833,824 779,490 778,947 93 100 706,164 Miscellaneous : Cooler : 493,682 479,902 516,791 105 108 372,161 Freezer : 1,720,743 1,713,781 1,772,031 103 103 1,710,699 Total : 2,214,425 2,193,683 2,288,822 103 104 2,082,860 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 4,962,516 5,282,650 4,568,800 92 86 1,006,349 Stored in Freezers : 9,913,024 9,678,752 9,675,126 98 100 6,500,341 Total :14,875,540 14,961,402 14,243,926 96 95 7,506,690 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 46.8 pounds per case. 2/ Adjusted to 42.0 degrees Brix equivalent (9.896 pounds per gallon). Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, January 31, 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 67,428 429,591 289,847 1,325 147,113 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 66 120 25 161,778 Pecans 1/ : 11,908 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 35,889 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 3,403 4,051 4,862 3,997 1,362 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 12,206 35,788 176,196 56,598 203 Other Natural Cheese : 92 10,637 86,409 2,020 4,460 : Broilers (Whole) : 47 1,298 2,393 213 20,676 Hens : 1 102 345 1,398 4,857 Other Chicken : 1,527 6,221 17,803 33,538 150,929 Total : 1,575 7,621 20,541 35,149 176,462 Whole Turkeys : 1,328 17,079 12,769 40,351 37,212 Other Turkey : 496 9,914 23,378 38,015 49,194 Total : 1,824 26,993 36,147 78,366 86,406 Ducks : 48 366 1,514 12 1,039 Total : 3,447 34,980 58,202 113,527 263,907 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 48 32,531 33,320 343 18,192 Blueberries : 15,358 5,939 25,883 858 1,107 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 109 4,380 94,729 68 199 Cherries, Sweet : 1 3,574 4,805 435 140 Peaches : 9 3,147 2,798 164 1,974 Raspberries, Red : 241 2,769 1,040 243 683 Strawberries, Total : 295 5,334 6,867 7,219 1,819 Other Frozen Fruit : 118,722 14,647 197,481 2,505 8,132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, January 31, 1996 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 1,096 18,943 2,354,290 3,309,633 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 44,664 73,275 112 96 280,136 Pecans 1/ : 537 17,630 707 30,782 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 2,197 115,382 87 153,555 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 717 2,030 959 4,095 25,476 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 168 281 18,520 23,184 323,144 Other Natural Cheese : 3,800 109 1,149 958 109,634 : Broilers (Whole) : 1,418 14,400 193 5,260 45,898 Hens : 1,377 902 60 1,357 10,399 Other Chicken : 99,243 265,306 3,324 34,290 612,181 Total : 102,038 280,608 3,577 40,907 668,478 Whole Turkeys : 2,885 43,433 8,993 17,965 182,015 Other Turkey : 433 11,585 5,123 19,025 157,163 Total : 3,318 55,018 14,116 36,990 339,178 Ducks : 4 4 6 161 3,154 Total : 105,360 335,630 17,699 78,058 1,010,810 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 265 679 318 18,183 103,879 Blueberries : 250 719 588 9,888 60,590 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 11 386 11,754 4,886 116,522 Cherries, Sweet : 140 162 47 3,564 12,868 Peaches : 191 1,224 118 34,566 44,191 Raspberries, Red : 329 649 81 30,947 36,982 Strawberries, Total : 1,785 25,952 623 166,492 216,386 Other Frozen Fruit : 544 5,649 1,550 86,208 435,438 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, January 31, 1996 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 214 4,602 214 1,201,855 Other Juice Concentrate : 377 24,766 23,757 2,982 188,702 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 460 2,936 260 343 Limas, Fordhook : 424 685 130 1,657 Limas, Baby : 2,237 2,661 792 15,658 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 18,271 49,451 1,852 5,207 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 6,987 2,760 173 627 Broccoli, Spears : 3,929 409 785 1,916 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 6,169 6,608 2,929 3,463 Brussels Sprouts : 678 686 681 809 Carrots, Diced : 4,658 15,605 1,060 7,870 Carrots, Other : 5,395 12,592 1,374 9,157 Cauliflower : 1,837 2,644 965 1,353 Corn, Cut : 17,728 48,617 19,173 13,520 Corn, Cob : 13,441 16,394 20,516 4,554 Mixed Vegetables : 3,569 5,474 2,086 3,525 Okra : 402 212 672 6,209 Onion Rings : 2,192 4,044 1,343 1,362 Onions, Other : 1,134 3,055 559 2,465 Blackeye Peas : 228 225 34 5,716 Green Peas : 17,347 33,401 11,942 8,209 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 967 615 221 566 Spinach : 10,832 1,337 1,230 2,450 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 2,713 14,797 797 5,816 Southern Greens : 1,203 27 107 9,029 Other Vegetables : 28,870 27,091 13,994 25,153 : Potatoes : French Fries : 28,716 18,337 90,243 67,740 27,068 Other Frozen : 9,092 12,611 38,209 9,448 3,872 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 9,182 29,701 37,243 85,199 23,984 Beef Cuts : 1,434 986 3,741 8,406 586 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 302 2,515 24,846 23,947 5,664 Trimmings : 322 2,251 5,383 31,502 3,698 Other : 375 2,340 14,970 34,846 13,706 : Other : Veal : 410 2,812 1,640 655 481 Lamb & Mutton : 314 281 1,394 1,777 1,333 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, January 31, 1996 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 364 3,610 3,650 80,892 1,295,401 Other Juice Concentrate : 740 20,830 1,789 240,660 504,603 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 208 23 5,690 9,920 Limas, Fordhook : 169 25 12,632 15,722 Limas, Baby : 753 1,524 13,936 37,561 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,408 423 75,984 152,596 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 330 421 28,920 40,218 Broccoli, Spears : 13,825 358 10,667 31,889 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 18,796 1,899 60,713 100,577 Brussels Sprouts : 954 707 12,841 17,356 Carrots, Diced : 3,576 49 44,972 77,790 Carrots, Other : 10,037 1,568 165,436 205,559 Cauliflower : 14,106 270 40,877 62,052 Corn, Cut : 2,452 2,726 224,516 328,732 Corn, Cob : 2,515 325 197,729 255,474 Mixed Vegetables : 4,575 560 35,345 55,134 Okra : 29,000 87 776 37,358 Onion Rings : 45 125 2,454 11,565 Onions, Other : 1,020 2,067 25,519 35,819 Blackeye Peas : 1,434 4 323 7,964 Green Peas : 2,300 10,584 161,742 245,525 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 198 100 6,206 8,873 Spinach : 16,022 508 30,536 62,915 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 8,855 950 20,630 54,558 Southern Greens : 10,826 8 386 21,586 Other Vegetables : 32,285 7,265 129,842 264,500 : Potatoes : French Fries : 4,338 2,342 322,654 370,402 931,840 Other Frozen : 3,345 3,626 67,739 67,442 215,384 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 6,828 78,074 13,996 49,712 333,919 Beef Cuts : 1,176 3,976 7,351 6,315 33,971 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 2,848 1,804 17 1,632 63,575 Trimmings : 712 4,509 166 904 49,447 Other : 6,099 9,623 524 6,824 89,307 : Other : Veal : 21 23 3 1,127 7,172 Lamb & Mutton : 309 1,286 3,100 9,794 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ East North Central combined with South Atlantic. Mountain and West North Central combined with West South Central. 2/ Middle Atlantic combined with South Atlantic. 3/ New England combined with Middle Atlantic. East South Central combined with South Atlantic. Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 29, 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 48,122 333,250 196,159 17 112,436 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 114 203 25 172,085 Pecans 1/ : 21 13,188 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 34,700 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 4,091 5,038 6,808 4,675 1,431 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 12,968 37,255 179,852 57,893 175 Other Natural Cheese : 99 14,183 85,167 2,058 3,781 : Broilers (Whole) : 48 932 1,112 209 15,823 Hens : 1 120 412 1,246 5,065 Other Chicken : 1,827 5,708 23,476 37,774 155,756 Total : 1,876 6,760 25,000 39,229 176,644 Whole Turkeys : 1,709 24,209 14,986 56,397 49,139 Other Turkey : 518 11,117 26,065 39,574 53,302 Total : 2,227 35,326 41,051 95,971 102,441 Ducks : 83 109 1,600 22 1,036 Total : 4,186 42,195 67,651 135,222 280,121 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 53 33,578 38,806 363 20,941 Blueberries : 15,132 5,754 22,329 1,114 1,032 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 106 3,188 87,087 64 181 Cherries, Sweet : 1 3,274 4,344 396 164 Peaches : 8 2,488 3,018 164 1,968 Raspberries, Red : 182 2,469 1,222 212 730 Strawberries, Total : 226 5,044 6,358 6,478 1,665 Other Frozen Fruit : 102,234 38,755 164,846 2,490 3,706 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 29, 1996 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 939 7,542 1,950,319 2,648,784 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 38,954 74,908 100 136 286,525 Pecans 1/ : 679 22,409 594 36,891 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,964 111,895 84 148,643 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 705 5,432 1,353 4,058 33,591 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 171 67 18,193 22,744 329,318 Other Natural Cheese : 3,701 76 1,051 724 110,840 : Broilers (Whole) : 1,480 15,207 323 4,036 39,170 Hens : 1,603 895 94 1,663 11,099 Other Chicken : 96,459 243,788 2,920 34,467 602,175 Total : 99,542 259,890 3,337 40,166 652,444 Whole Turkeys : 3,419 61,905 9,905 22,635 244,304 Other Turkey : 655 20,609 6,197 21,026 179,063 Total : 4,074 82,514 16,102 43,661 423,367 Ducks : 4 7 2 319 3,182 Total : 103,620 342,411 19,441 84,146 1,078,993 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 297 847 360 17,674 112,919 Blueberries : 224 621 564 8,997 55,767 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 9 303 10,807 4,547 106,292 Cherries, Sweet : 131 99 40 3,468 11,917 Peaches : 112 1,076 132 30,310 39,276 Raspberries, Red : 325 625 68 29,061 34,894 Strawberries, Total : 1,768 25,939 635 142,019 190,132 Other Frozen Fruit : 494 7,906 1,855 76,535 398,821 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 29, 1996 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 107 4,729 290 1,253,670 Other Juice Concentrate : 729 24,971 22,998 2,931 189,360 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 430 2,527 146 325 Limas, Fordhook : 409 603 176 1,587 Limas, Baby : 1,633 2,225 691 15,033 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 15,109 40,861 1,612 3,825 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 5,342 2,586 188 602 Broccoli, Spears : 4,993 365 1,462 2,031 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 8,367 7,527 3,601 4,566 Brussels Sprouts : 727 561 650 719 Carrots, Diced : 4,041 13,553 1,190 6,835 Carrots, Other : 4,908 11,597 1,394 6,938 Cauliflower : 1,819 2,522 856 1,151 Corn, Cut : 14,097 43,771 15,731 10,686 Corn, Cob : 8,023 13,454 17,557 4,159 Mixed Vegetables : 3,824 5,174 2,149 4,381 Okra : 429 250 586 14,476 Onion Rings : 2,246 4,677 1,993 1,590 Onions, Other : 1,139 2,914 499 1,759 Blackeye Peas : 218 195 39 4,736 Green Peas : 15,050 29,671 9,461 6,924 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 913 584 234 606 Spinach : 8,530 1,360 1,044 2,719 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 2,461 13,411 692 3,351 Southern Greens : 930 35 96 6,976 Other Vegetables : 26,727 26,031 15,596 25,998 : Potatoes : French Fries : 30,440 20,332 105,060 75,871 23,982 Other Frozen : 8,246 16,985 40,173 9,700 3,976 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 7,796 32,918 37,563 86,043 27,037 Beef Cuts : 1,587 509 3,315 8,776 565 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 386 1,807 25,040 21,996 5,836 Trimmings : 311 1,727 8,490 29,185 3,837 Other : 300 2,667 12,554 35,238 15,659 : Other : Veal : 375 2,388 1,461 646 472 Lamb & Mutton : 362 3,001 1,880 1,923 1,402 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 29, 1996 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 284 3,792 3,178 83,086 1,349,136 Other Juice Concentrate : 682 21,469 1,596 249,782 514,518 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 212 26 5,234 8,900 Limas, Fordhook : 151 13 11,065 14,004 Limas, Baby : 468 1,015 14,340 35,405 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,231 438 73,014 136,090 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 288 278 27,153 36,437 Broccoli, Spears : 17,274 219 12,058 38,402 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 27,776 2,177 73,086 127,100 Brussels Sprouts : 971 343 10,865 14,836 Carrots, Diced : 3,110 40 40,899 69,668 Carrots, Other : 10,800 1,474 156,836 193,947 Cauliflower : 15,564 274 36,320 58,506 Corn, Cut : 1,330 2,706 191,711 280,032 Corn, Cob : 2,056 285 167,308 212,842 Mixed Vegetables : 4,196 453 34,191 54,368 Okra : 26,660 87 1,021 43,509 Onion Rings : 501 117 2,909 14,033 Onions, Other : 909 1,868 23,446 32,534 Blackeye Peas : 1,585 8 329 7,110 Green Peas : 2,126 7,897 137,221 208,350 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 130 76 6,219 8,762 Spinach : 21,393 410 28,390 63,846 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 8,078 811 16,688 45,492 Southern Greens : 15,340 18 451 23,846 Other Vegetables : 28,020 6,641 138,937 267,950 : Potatoes : French Fries : 3,745 2,352 309,908 381,982 953,672 Other Frozen : 1,984 3,718 68,855 63,462 217,099 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 6,079 71,878 11,503 47,747 328,564 Beef Cuts : 1,328 3,620 7,728 5,876 33,304 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 2,831 1,690 16 1,697 61,299 Trimmings : 733 8,543 127 740 53,693 Other : 4,913 8,031 271 6,467 86,100 : Other : Veal : 32 57 34 1,123 6,588 Lamb & Mutton : 25 342 1,095 3,010 13,040 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ East North Central combined with South Atlantic. Mountain and West North Central Combined with West South Central. 2/ Middle Atlantic combined with South Atlantic. 3/ New England combined with Middle Atlantic. East South Central combined with South Atlantic. Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, February 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cooler : Freezer :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Usable : Usable : Usable : Usable Region : Space : Space Occupied : Space : Space Occupied :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 29 :Feb 28:Jan 31:Feb 29: Feb 29 :Feb 28:Jan 31:Feb 29 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 : Cu Ft ---- Percent --- Cu Ft ---- Percent --- : New England : 2,729 33 49 46 21,240 47 52 50 Middle Atlantic : 34,884 47 57 57 85,624 66 67 68 E. North Central : 39,881 58 55 55 167,681 71 65 63 W. North Central : 39,395 53 49 49 141,900 62 60 62 South Atlantic : 39,508 65 45 44 116,840 66 61 59 E. South Central : 8,318 56 41 39 29,077 64 66 65 W. South Central : 17,572 39 28 29 114,770 68 68 70 Mountain : 5,903 61 49 49 40,209 72 78 76 Pacific : 45,918 32 56 58 249,415 66 70 69 : US : 234,108 50 50 50 966,756 66 66 66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, February 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Warehouses :----------------------------------------------------------- State : Feb 28, : Jan 31, : Feb 29, : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : CA : 64,864 65,393 46,626 MI : 184,825 275,730 187,740 N ENG : 45,842 67,428 48,122 NY : 200,756 244,260 182,443 OH : 3,652 8,110 5,160 OR : 15,873 17,075 12,853 PA : 121,842 184,842 146,454 VA : 43,483 73,525 58,533 WA : 2,252,166 2,271,822 1,890,840 WV : 23,468 44,671 36,485 : Other States : 30,699 56,777 33,528 : US : 2,987,470 3,309,633 2,648,784 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Survey Procedures: Questionnaires are mailed about the 24th of each month to all operators on the list of approximately 1,400 public and private cold storage warehouses. In addition, apple data are obtained from special surveys and other sources (State Departments of Agriculture, American Apple Institute, etc.). All survey data represent stocks as of the end of the month. Data are collected from warehouses artificially cooled to a temperature of 50 degrees Fahrenheit or lower, and whose food products are normally stored for 30 days or more. All food items in these facilities are reported regardless of the number of days stored at the time of the report. Also included are specialized storage facilities meeting the 30 day requirement, such as fruit houses, dairy manufacturing plants, frozen fruit, fruit juice, and vegetable processors, and poultry and meat packing plants. Excluded are stocks in space maintained by wholesalers, jobbers, distributors, chain stores, locker plants containing individual lockers, meat packer branch houses, and frozen food processors whose entire inventories are turned over more than once a month. Estimating Procedures: Data for reporting firms are added to estimates for non- reporting firms to obtain regional and National totals. Estimates for non-reporting firms are obtained by multiplying the previous month's figure by a percent change from the previous month. The percent change is calculated for each item from totals of the current and previous month summed from firms that reported both months. Revision Policy: Data are revised the following month based on late reports or corrected data. Final figures are published in the annual summary in February of the following year. Reliability: Reports are received from 900 firms each month which represent about 70 percent of the total capacity. Firms that are not on the list or firms who have never reported are not represented in the data. Monthly data can vary due to different firms reporting month to month. Survey data are also subject to non-sampling errors such as omissions and mistakes in reporting and in processing the data. While these errors cannot be measured directly, they are minimized by carefully reviewing all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Index Page Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, February 1996 .... 15 Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, February 1996 .......................... 14 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 29, 1996 ................................................... 10 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, January 31, 1996 .................................................... 6 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, February 1996 ... 2 Survey and Estimating Procedures, Revision Policy and Reliability .... 16 The next "Cold Storage" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on April 22, 1996. 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