HDR1012000170020522961500COLD STORAGE Released May 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 1-800-727-9540 or E-mail: NASS@NASS.USDA.GOV. The index is located on page 17. Frozen food stocks in refrigerated warehouses on April 30, 1996, were greater than year earlier levels for chicken, and turkeys. Cooler stocks of pecans, fresh pears and natural cheese were higher than a year earlier. Total red meat supplies in freezers increased 3 percent from March, but were down 12 percent from April 1995. Frozen pork stocks were 8 percent above last month, but 10 percent below last year. Stocks of pork bellies were up 20 percent from last month, but were 27 percent below last year's level. Total frozen poultry supplies increased 5 percent from last month and were 21 percent above last year. Total stocks of chicken decreased 2 percent during the month, but were 32 percent above 1995. Total pounds of turkey in freezers were up 15 percent from last month and were up 10 percent from last year. Public cooler occupancy was at 51 percent of capacity, the same as a year ago. Public freezer occupancy at 64 percent was unchanged from both last month and last year. Co St 1 (5-96) Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, April 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :---------------------------------------------------- : Apr 30, : Mar 31, : Apr 30, :Apr :Mar : Apr 30, : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 :1995:1996: 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage : 69,760 124,405 70,003 100 56 Controlled Atmosphere :1,549,169 1,866,527 1,358,245 88 73 Total :1,618,929 1,990,932 1,428,248 88 72 14,094 Pears : Bartlett : 13 4 1 8 25 Other Varieties : 57,586 122,093 65,752 114 54 Total : 57,599 122,097 65,753 114 54 1 Grapes : 636 17,330 7,118 41 Other Fresh Fruit : 6,141 5,182 3,560 58 69 2,531 Dried & Evaporated Fruit : 10,297 12,126 13,784 134 114 10,656 Fresh Vegetables : Onions : 237 744 579 244 78 Other Fresh Vegetables : 103,782 72,141 49,087 47 68 Total : 104,019 72,885 49,666 48 68 31,849 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, April 1996 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :---------------------------------------------------- : Apr 30, : Mar 31, : Apr 30, :Apr :Mar : Apr 30, : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 :1995:1996: 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 510,818 293,529 335,711 66 114 Pecans : 29,306 41,849 46,031 157 110 Other Shelled : 124,886 119,125 115,179 92 97 Total : 665,010 454,503 496,921 75 109 247,364 In-Shell : Peanuts : 58,531 23,154 25,276 43 109 Pecans : 81,772 125,166 107,327 131 86 Other In-Shell : 12,343 63,991 30,395 246 47 Total : 152,646 212,311 162,998 107 77 48,903 Dairy Products : Cream : 1,580 1,359 1,413 89 104 1,297 Butter, Total : 79,087 48,704 39,123 49 80 29,727 (Government Owned) : 45,734 1,308 1,312 3 100 Evap & Cond-Milk : 951 939 1,429 150 152 1,414 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 335,095 348,881 371,087 111 106 (Government Owned) : 363 116 87 24 75 Swiss : 8,347 11,234 10,521 126 94 Other Natural Cheese : 122,634 130,740 139,583 114 107 Total : 466,076 490,855 521,191 112 106 279,988 Eggs : Shell (Thou. Cases) 1/ : 20 15 5 25 33 Frozen Eggs : Whites : 830 1,409 1,238 149 88 Yolks : 2,383 2,170 1,950 82 90 Whole & Mixed : 12,789 7,270 7,276 57 100 Unclassified : 1,331 1,529 1,303 98 85 Total : 17,333 12,378 11,767 68 95 11,003 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers (Whole) : 28,269 42,488 35,582 126 84 Hens : 6,114 12,214 14,156 232 116 Other Chicken : 485,922 645,212 639,247 132 99 Total : 520,305 699,914 688,985 132 98 Turkey : Whole Turkeys : 304,942 274,004 324,862 107 119 Other Turkey : 161,209 171,359 187,781 116 110 Total : 466,151 445,363 512,643 110 115 Ducks : 6,175 2,572 1,693 27 66 Total : 992,631 1,147,849 1,203,321 121 105 1,091,970 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, April 1996 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :---------------------------------------------------- : Apr 30, : Mar 31, : Apr 30, :Apr :Mar : Apr 30, : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 :1995:1996: 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 111,596 106,719 90,558 81 85 Apricots : 7,101 3,860 2,795 39 72 Blackberries, Total : 8,794 11,646 9,854 112 85 IQF* : 4,308 6,240 5,140 119 82 Pails and Tubs* : 1,787 2,065 1,443 81 70 Barrels, 400 lbs net* : 682 1,694 1,878 275 111 Concentrate* : 2,017 1,647 1,393 69 85 Blueberries : 46,925 47,192 38,167 81 81 Boysenberries : 2,201 2,262 1,708 78 76 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 88,683 92,923 77,916 88 84 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 1,229 678 846 69 125 Cherries, Sweet : 8,541 10,547 10,075 118 96 Grapes : 3,739 4,787 3,906 104 82 Peaches : 33,785 27,982 24,765 73 89 Raspberries, Black : 806 1,116 626 78 56 Raspberries, Red, Total : 19,679 28,695 25,294 129 88 IQF* : 5,506 8,718 7,425 135 85 Pails and Tubs* : 5,580 13,316 12,250 220 92 Barrels, 400 lbs net* : 3,795 5,264 4,523 119 86 Concentrate* : 4,798 1,397 1,096 23 78 Strawberries, Total : 182,648 166,946 193,554 106 116 Other Frozen Fruit : 345,734 316,154 258,412 75 82 Total : 861,461 821,507 738,476 86 90 489,436 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ :1,864,582 1,322,281 1,453,281 78 110 (Gallon Equivalent) : 188,418 133,618 146,855 Other Juice Concentrate : 682,264 556,741 577,345 85 104 Total :2,546,846 1,879,022 2,030,626 80 108 372,153 Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 5,556 7,908 7,672 138 97 Limas, Fordhook : 9,365 12,196 10,264 110 84 Limas, Baby : 30,266 30,535 24,455 81 80 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 87,391 116,391 91,628 105 79 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 27,104 32,267 28,011 103 87 Broccoli, Spears : 25,089 33,893 30,033 120 89 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 89,452 107,296 104,053 116 97 Brussels Sprouts : 21,939 12,468 10,880 50 87 Carrots, Diced : 61,858 61,755 54,674 88 89 Carrots, Other : 151,900 174,813 169,156 111 97 Cauliflower : 61,812 53,273 51,309 83 96 Corn, Cut : 157,309 224,220 175,915 112 78 Corn, Cob : 174,062 164,710 147,881 85 90 Mixed Vegetables : 62,186 51,152 52,047 84 102 Okra : 48,919 28,154 23,731 49 84 Onion Rings : 14,762 12,299 10,970 74 89 Onions, Other : 30,071 32,782 27,321 91 83 Blackeye Peas : 10,181 6,111 5,486 54 90 Green Peas : 127,733 164,406 146,592 115 89 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 8,526 8,917 7,952 93 89 Spinach : 94,225 64,395 86,813 92 135 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 40,504 38,781 35,239 87 91 Southern Greens : 45,906 25,581 23,756 52 93 Other Vegetables : 200,403 247,963 232,924 116 94 Total :1,586,519 1,712,266 1,558,762 98 91 1,010,194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, April 1996 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 30, : Mar 31, : Apr 30, : Apr : Mar : Apr 30, : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 :1996 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Potatoes : French Fries : 888,839 944,097 888,464 100 94 Other Frozen : 249,162 222,310 212,673 85 96 Total : 1,138,001 1,166,407 1,101,137 97 94 771,317 Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 369,984 314,861 307,423 83 98 Beef Cuts : 22,192 32,423 32,644 147 101 Total : 392,176 347,284 340,067 87 98 334,634 (Government Owned) : 13,630 6,824 5,912 43 87 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 11,567 9,249 9,342 81 101 Hams, Total : 57,839 35,733 59,916 104 168 56,428 Bone-in : 41,882 18,454 31,086 74 168 28,286 Boneless : 15,957 17,279 28,830 181 167 28,142 Bellies : 78,539 47,655 57,116 73 120 Loins, Total : 19,477 17,529 16,258 83 93 13,852 Bone-in : 10,953 8,907 7,445 68 84 Boneless : 8,524 8,622 8,813 103 102 Ribs : 55,245 63,359 61,910 112 98 Butts : 10,725 9,729 8,880 83 91 Trimmings : 49,535 40,404 35,700 72 88 Other : 100,629 79,182 80,919 80 102 Variety Meats : 24,557 33,326 33,656 137 101 Unclassified : 14,198 16,692 17,651 124 106 Total : 422,311 352,858 381,348 90 108 323,554 (Government Owned) : 2,499 1,064 764 31 72 Other : Veal : 8,593 6,603 6,155 72 93 Lamb & Mutton : 14,934 12,247 13,908 93 114 Total : 23,527 18,850 20,063 85 106 19,743 Canned : Canned Hams : 12,867 9,241 6,619 51 72 Other Canned Meat : 1,858 1,036 1,074 58 104 Total : 14,725 10,277 7,693 52 75 5,942 Total : 852,739 729,269 749,171 88 103 683,873 Miscellaneous : Cooler : 510,727 493,395 493,134 97 100 355,735 Freezer : 1,799,264 1,712,755 1,777,223 99 104 1,701,253 Total : 2,309,991 2,206,150 2,270,357 98 103 2,056,988 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 3,610,318 3,884,900 3,253,148 90 84 1,001,230 Stored in Freezers : 9,859,156 9,219,880 9,201,913 93 100 6,154,984 Total :13,469,474 13,104,780 12,455,061 92 95 7,156,214 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 46.8 pounds per case. 2/ Adjusted to 42.0 degrees Brix equivalent (9.896 pounds per gallon). * Corrections to last month's report: March 31, 1995 data - blackberries: IQF = 5,403, pails & stubs = 1,938, barrels = 996, and concentrate = 2,625. Red raspberries: IQF = 5,581, pails & tubs = 7,008 barrels = 4,865, and concentrate = 4,821. Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, March 31, 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 32,148 237,324 125,369 2 76,529 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 51 205 26 161,826 Pecans 1/ : 72 12,792 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 16 25,729 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 4,591 3,671 6,021 5,893 1,370 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 13,701 37,889 200,653 55,814 230 Other Natural Cheese : 94 17,786 99,896 2,599 4,005 : Broilers (Whole) : 53 1,713 1,157 332 18,200 Hens : 1 41 656 1,437 5,729 Other Chicken : 2,110 6,758 26,626 39,920 151,500 Total : 2,164 8,512 28,439 41,689 175,429 Whole Turkeys : 1,741 29,287 15,941 62,826 44,939 Other Turkey : 524 11,274 25,371 38,890 54,578 Total : 2,265 40,561 41,312 101,716 99,517 Ducks : 68 49 1,285 29 827 Total : 4,497 49,122 71,036 143,434 275,773 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 63 34,898 32,594 368 19,604 Blueberries : 13,364 4,884 18,696 895 654 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 34 2,999 75,906 84 175 Cherries, Sweet : 3,037 3,874 427 125 Peaches : 6 2,146 2,611 71 2,274 Raspberries, Red : 222 2,327 1,032 187 756 Strawberries, Total : 241 4,791 5,150 5,329 1,571 Other Frozen Fruit : 78,261 33,469 130,888 2,351 2,744 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, March 31, 1996 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 175 2,367 1,517,018 1,990,932 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 48,455 82,777 118 71 293,529 Pecans 1/ : 699 27,599 687 41,849 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,821 97,528 72 125,166 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 541 22,164 1,796 2,657 48,704 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 171 773 16,214 23,436 348,881 Other Natural Cheese : 3,791 144 1,769 656 130,740 : Broilers (Whole) : 885 16,171 301 3,676 42,488 Hens : 1,639 846 87 1,778 12,214 Other Chicken : 124,581 259,112 2,504 32,101 645,212 Total : 127,105 276,129 2,892 37,555 699,914 Whole Turkeys : 4,133 78,677 8,122 28,338 274,004 Other Turkey : 556 15,333 4,966 19,867 171,359 Total : 4,689 94,010 13,088 48,205 445,363 Ducks : 4 9 2 299 2,572 Total : 131,798 370,148 15,982 86,059 1,147,849 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 290 1,232 281 17,389 106,719 Blueberries : 99 756 520 7,324 47,192 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 17 423 9,459 3,826 92,923 Cherries, Sweet : 104 134 28 2,818 10,547 Peaches : 120 993 125 19,636 27,982 Raspberries, Red : 248 502 61 23,360 28,695 Strawberries, Total : 1,474 30,750 635 117,005 166,946 Other Frozen Fruit : 448 6,184 2,092 59,717 316,154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, March 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/ : 107 4,973 575 1,223,558 Other Juice Concentrate : 881 27,775 21,553 3,004 233,754 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 343 2,092 188 303 Limas, Fordhook : 378 585 178 1,361 Limas, Baby : 1,373 1,912 695 13,468 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 10,491 34,238 1,432 3,209 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 4,210 1,767 183 492 Broccoli, Spears : 4,838 294 1,544 1,941 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 9,668 7,085 3,558 4,252 Brussels Sprouts : 604 546 644 610 Carrots, Diced : 2,381 12,852 1,724 6,202 Carrots, Other : 3,311 9,921 1,174 6,288 Cauliflower : 1,737 2,350 978 1,130 Corn, Cut : 9,649 36,490 12,696 8,968 Corn, Cob : 3,112 10,774 13,133 3,384 Mixed Vegetables : 3,436 4,911 2,068 4,018 Okra : 443 187 582 3,422 Onion Rings : 2,032 4,541 1,944 691 Onions, Other : 1,195 2,915 435 1,701 Blackeye Peas : 204 188 39 3,260 Green Peas : 13,033 26,807 7,135 5,927 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 882 537 214 597 Spinach : 6,431 1,259 1,009 3,045 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 2,157 11,819 453 3,861 Southern Greens : 623 34 150 5,228 Other Vegetables : 25,209 24,853 14,460 25,183 : Potatoes : French Fries : 28,128 19,521 107,749 71,563 21,618 Other Frozen : 8,146 17,823 37,515 12,437 4,615 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 3,914 24,283 36,311 78,842 24,573 Beef Cuts : 2,524 794 3,032 8,641 561 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 473 2,687 28,606 19,429 5,217 Trimmings : 257 1,197 5,910 24,409 2,278 Other : 426 1,750 12,645 32,725 11,715 : Other : Veal : 375 2,309 1,414 620 396 Lamb & Mutton : 407 2,687 1,556 1,751 1,358 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, March 31, 1996 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 370 3,903 3,244 85,551 1,322,281 Other Juice Concentrate : 632 23,999 1,493 243,650 556,741 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 258 14 4,710 7,908 Limas, Fordhook : 163 19 9,512 12,196 Limas, Baby : 540 933 11,614 30,535 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,124 516 65,381 116,391 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 308 237 25,070 32,267 Broccoli, Spears : 14,802 49 10,425 33,893 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 19,162 1,781 61,790 107,296 Brussels Sprouts : 930 22 9,112 12,468 Carrots, Diced : 3,104 42 35,450 61,755 Carrots, Other : 13,737 1,521 138,861 174,813 Cauliflower : 15,047 356 31,675 53,273 Corn, Cut : 2,481 2,157 151,779 224,220 Corn, Cob : 1,690 267 132,350 164,710 Mixed Vegetables : 4,996 561 31,162 51,152 Okra : 22,797 67 656 28,154 Onion Rings : 515 117 2,459 12,299 Onions, Other : 710 2,156 23,670 32,782 Blackeye Peas : 2,081 6 333 6,111 Green Peas : 1,912 6,620 102,972 164,406 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 198 97 6,392 8,917 Spinach : 19,383 395 32,873 64,395 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 6,634 930 12,927 38,781 Southern Greens : 18,587 22 937 25,581 Other Vegetables : 28,214 5,638 124,406 247,963 : Potatoes : French Fries : 3,205 2,164 295,254 394,895 944,097 Other Frozen : 984 3,568 67,211 70,011 222,310 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 10,616 78,353 7,929 50,040 314,861 Beef Cuts : 1,351 3,357 7,267 4,896 32,423 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 3,279 1,923 61 1,684 63,359 Trimmings : 680 4,395 244 1,034 40,404 Other : 4,846 8,962 288 5,825 79,182 : Other : Veal : 21 46 26 1,396 6,603 Lamb & Mutton : 305 1,180 3,003 12,247 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ East North Central combined with South Atlantic. Mountain and West North Central combined with West South Central. 2/ Middle Atlantic combined with South Altantic. 3/ New England combined with Middle Atlantic. East South Central combined with South Atlantic. Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, April 30, 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 19,206 159,153 66,581 4 36,290 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 50 226 28 199,824 Pecans 1/ : 101 13,406 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 13 20,863 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 5,500 4,336 6,356 6,374 1,445 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 14,436 35,316 215,392 62,288 240 Other Natural Cheese : 118 18,382 106,715 2,493 5,239 : Broilers (Whole) : 25 912 1,033 340 14,096 Hens : 1 35 638 1,679 5,860 Other Chicken : 2,141 7,200 22,319 38,994 151,468 Total : 2,167 8,147 23,990 41,013 171,424 Whole Turkeys : 2,475 34,949 21,006 68,853 53,128 Other Turkey : 512 12,732 26,171 46,025 58,205 Total : 2,987 47,681 47,177 114,878 111,333 Ducks : 30 96 1,063 29 110 Total : 5,184 55,924 72,230 155,920 282,867 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 81 33,335 31,507 344 6,889 Blueberries : 9,370 4,217 15,563 822 778 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 82 2,626 66,592 170 179 Cherries, Sweet : 1 2,947 3,709 288 96 Peaches : 6 2,094 2,180 107 1,964 Raspberries, Red : 181 2,226 929 159 871 Strawberries, Total : 188 4,830 5,226 4,324 1,486 Other Frozen Fruit : 61,791 28,059 107,123 2,075 2,353 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, April 30, 1996 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 476 1,146,538 1,428,248 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 44,647 90,721 103 112 335,711 Pecans 1/ : 714 31,023 787 46,031 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,614 84,778 59 107,327 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 508 8,932 1,629 4,043 39,123 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 181 974 16,699 25,561 371,087 Other Natural Cheese : 4,006 83 1,884 663 139,583 : Broilers (Whole) : 1,056 13,949 119 4,052 35,582 Hens : 1,849 859 58 3,177 14,156 Other Chicken : 123,092 256,649 3,059 34,325 639,247 Total : 125,997 271,457 3,236 41,554 688,985 Whole Turkeys : 4,514 95,682 9,629 34,626 324,862 Other Turkey : 600 17,472 4,859 21,205 187,781 Total : 5,114 113,154 14,488 55,831 512,643 Ducks : 4 8 2 351 1,693 Total : 131,115 384,619 17,726 97,736 1,203,321 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 282 1,247 273 16,600 90,558 Blueberries : 189 530 484 6,214 38,167 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 18 227 4,896 3,126 77,916 Cherries, Sweet : 95 118 26 2,795 10,075 Peaches : 142 868 93 17,311 24,765 Raspberries, Red : 251 477 45 20,155 25,294 Strawberries, Total : 1,516 34,260 399 141,325 193,554 Other Frozen Fruit : 419 5,544 2,124 48,924 258,412 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, April 30, 1996 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 127 4,226 254 1,339,524 Other Juice Concentrate : 751 26,532 20,971 3,178 250,467 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 350 1,805 201 238 Limas, Fordhook : 253 492 130 1,043 Limas, Baby : 1,095 1,600 577 11,136 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 8,261 29,124 1,245 2,649 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 3,876 1,444 437 457 Broccoli, Spears : 5,869 315 981 1,778 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 9,546 6,908 2,987 3,850 Brussels Sprouts : 509 456 576 472 Carrots, Diced : 1,949 12,007 1,711 5,870 Carrots, Other : 3,081 9,869 1,238 6,052 Cauliflower : 1,368 2,166 780 3,535 Corn, Cut : 8,749 30,224 10,048 5,168 Corn, Cob : 1,578 8,980 11,908 3,036 Mixed Vegetables : 3,239 4,946 2,494 4,377 Okra : 349 189 524 3,053 Onion Rings : 2,192 3,875 1,622 1,006 Onions, Other : 1,123 3,077 653 1,229 Blackeye Peas : 941 165 35 2,559 Green Peas : 11,004 24,590 5,929 5,592 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 825 611 156 579 Spinach : 6,830 1,606 814 3,614 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 1,883 10,727 470 3,542 Southern Greens : 509 40 127 2,368 Other Vegetables : 24,358 23,943 13,226 23,486 : Potatoes : French Fries : 29,717 20,383 97,054 62,890 16,952 Other Frozen : 9,868 14,951 33,221 8,590 4,280 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 4,081 24,540 36,317 79,571 23,730 Beef Cuts : 2,997 635 4,112 8,210 568 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 442 2,526 25,171 18,988 6,491 Trimmings : 558 1,296 5,667 22,741 2,772 Other : 432 1,401 13,560 32,551 14,423 : Other : Veal : 330 2,197 1,277 540 368 Lamb & Mutton : 386 3,218 1,673 2,134 1,571 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, April 30, 1996 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 400 4,029 3,779 100,942 1,453,281 Other Juice Concentrate : 556 22,359 1,369 251,162 577,345 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 223 27 4,828 7,672 Limas, Fordhook : 123 9 8,214 10,264 Limas, Baby : 503 728 8,816 24,455 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,259 520 48,570 91,628 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 173 608 21,016 28,011 Broccoli, Spears : 12,571 64 8,455 30,033 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 20,872 1,431 58,459 104,053 Brussels Sprouts : 754 24 8,089 10,880 Carrots, Diced : 2,972 67 30,098 54,674 Carrots, Other : 14,889 1,314 132,713 169,156 Cauliflower : 14,022 326 29,112 51,309 Corn, Cut : 1,974 1,738 118,014 175,915 Corn, Cob : 1,518 348 120,513 147,881 Mixed Vegetables : 5,189 544 31,258 52,047 Okra : 18,962 62 592 23,731 Onion Rings : 531 87 1,657 10,970 Onions, Other : 1,000 1,557 18,682 27,321 Blackeye Peas : 1,478 5 303 5,486 Green Peas : 1,581 5,119 92,777 146,592 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 274 89 5,418 7,952 Spinach : 24,037 367 49,545 86,813 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 6,938 756 10,923 35,239 Southern Greens : 19,861 8 843 23,756 Other Vegetables : 26,920 5,092 115,899 232,924 : Potatoes : French Fries : 5,028 1,970 268,575 385,895 888,464 Other Frozen : 1,900 3,327 61,009 75,527 212,673 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 9,604 75,144 6,094 48,342 307,423 Beef Cuts : 1,443 2,630 7,028 5,021 32,644 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 4,775 1,666 70 1,781 61,910 Trimmings : 637 936 238 855 35,700 Other : 3,670 8,909 231 5,742 80,919 : Other : Veal : 20 42 21 1,360 6,155 Lamb & Mutton : 368 1,909 2,649 13,908 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cooler : Freezer :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Usable : Usable : Usable : Usable Region : Space : Space Occupied : Space : Space Occupied :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 30 :Apr 30:Mar 31:Apr 30: Apr 30 :Apr 30:Mar 31:Apr 30 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 : Cu Ft ---- Percent --- Cu Ft ---- Percent --- : New England : 2,729 36 42 40 21,240 43 45 45 Middle Atlantic : 34,884 45 63 65 85,624 66 73 72 E. North Central : 40,506 56 52 54 167,688 66 60 57 W. North Central : 41,464 52 50 49 139,697 62 62 62 South Atlantic : 40,587 66 46 48 117,181 63 56 58 E. South Central : 9,518 60 42 44 34,835 66 61 64 W. South Central : 17,612 44 30 29 114,730 73 74 76 Mountain : 5,903 57 57 59 40,209 67 72 71 Pacific : 46,152 39 57 56 249,430 60 66 63 : US : 239,355 51 51 51 970,634 64 64 64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, April 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Warehouses :----------------------------------------------------------- State : Apr 30, : Mar 31, : Apr 30, : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : CA : 27,646 33,724 22,915 MI : 50,946 121,968 65,184 N ENG : 17,987 32,148 19,206 NY : 79,416 133,649 80,529 OH : 460 1,760 761 OR : 2,935 8,591 3,357 PA : 53,718 102,228 70,224 VA : 16,304 46,175 23,785 WA : 1,355,760 1,474,704 1,120,266 WV : 5,361 19,757 6,398 : Other States : 8,396 16,228 15,623 : US : 1,618,929 1,990,932 1,428,248 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 1996 .......... 15 Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, April 1996 ................................ 14 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, April 30, 1996 ......................................................... 10 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, March 31, 1996 ......................................................... 6 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, April 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 June 21, 1996. 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