HDR1012000170020920961500COLD STORAGE Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 20, 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. Frozen food stocks in refrigerated warehouses on August 31, 1996, were greater than year earlier levels for chicken and turkeys. Cooler stocks of pecans and natural cheese were higher than a year earlier. Total red meat supplies in freezers increased 2 percent from July, but were down 10 percent from August 1995. Frozen pork stocks were 1 percent below last month and 10 percent below last year. Stocks of pork bellies were down 34 percent from last month, but were 8 percent above last year. Total frozen poultry supplies declined 1 percent from last month, but were 14 percent above last year. Total stocks of chicken decreased 4 percent during the month, but were 20 percent above 1995. Total pounds of turkey in freezers were up 2 percent from last month and were up 10 percent from last year. Public cooler occupancy was at 47 percent of capacity, down 3 points from a year ago. Public freezer occupancy at 62 percent was up 1 point from last month, but was down 4 points from last year. Co St 1 (9-96) Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, August 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :---------------------------------------------------- : Aug 31, : Jul 31, : Aug 31, :Aug :Jul : Aug 31, : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 :1995:1996: 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage : 23,956 11,462 19,255 80 168 Controlled Atmosphere : 44,474 171,703 32,948 74 19 Total : 68,430 183,165 52,203 76 29 4,496 Pears : Bartlett : 172,456 14,639 109,874 64 751 Other Varieties : 3,989 1,624 4,151 104 256 Total : 176,445 16,263 114,025 65 701 29,255 Grapes : 38,427 16,400 33,785 88 206 Other Fresh Fruit : 21,533 36,663 28,786 134 79 13,704 Dried & Evaporated Fruit : 11,360 14,924 16,320 144 109 10,811 Fresh Vegetables : Onions : 485 1,276 1,682 347 132 Other Fresh Vegetables : 5,533 13,807 12,142 219 88 Total : 6,018 15,083 13,824 230 92 12,757 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, August 1996 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :---------------------------------------------------- : Aug 31, : Jul 31, : Aug 31, :Aug :Jul : Aug 31, : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 :1995:1996: 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 441,577 259,088 144,986 33 56 Pecans : 30,107 52,897 48,140 160 91 Other Shelled : 103,027 87,918 72,458 70 82 Total : 574,711 399,903 265,584 46 66 124,191 In-Shell : Peanuts : 30,103 10,830 5,804 19 54 Pecans : 22,735 64,861 44,491 196 69 Other In-Shell : 13,157 12,200 11,594 88 95 Total : 65,995 87,891 61,889 94 70 21,277 Dairy Products : Cream : 1,371 1,579 1,397 102 88 934 Butter, Total : 50,249 31,654 27,311 54 86 25,758 (Government Owned) : 15,943 793 845 5 107 Evap & Cond-Milk : 2,118 1,013 692 33 68 684 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 339,340 386,890 373,418 110 97 (Government Owned) : 202 166 230 114 139 Swiss : 7,250 12,916 12,938 178 100 Other Natural Cheese : 111,518 126,209 110,299 99 87 Total : 458,108 526,015 496,655 108 94 274,047 Eggs : Shell (Thou. Cases) 1/ : 19 24 15 79 63 Frozen Eggs : Whites : 1,210 1,298 1,544 128 119 Yolks : 5,609 1,874 1,684 30 90 Whole & Mixed : 10,273 8,871 9,853 96 111 Unclassified : 926 1,438 1,536 166 107 Total : 18,018 13,481 14,617 81 108 14,095 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers (Whole) : 35,314 36,916 32,770 93 89 Hens : 9,822 14,611 15,768 161 108 Other Chicken : 454,026 571,980 552,350 122 97 Total : 499,162 623,507 600,888 120 96 Turkey : Whole Turkeys : 469,107 476,412 489,906 104 103 Other Turkey : 186,187 229,455 230,150 124 100 Total : 655,294 705,867 720,056 110 102 Ducks : 6,243 1,713 1,988 32 116 Total :1,160,699 1,331,087 1,322,932 114 99 1,196,482 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, August 1996 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :---------------------------------------------------- : Aug 31, : Jul 31, : Aug 31, :Aug :Jul : Aug 31, : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 :1995:1996: 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 74,904 70,749 60,174 80 85 Apricots : 12,594 14,009 12,867 102 92 Blackberries, Total : 23,674 26,135 31,178 132 119 IQF : 12,568 15,768 19,580 156 124 Pails and Tubs : 4,401 4,100 3,956 90 96 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 5,230 5,237 6,676 128 127 Concentrate : 1,475 1,030 966 65 94 Blueberries : 95,570 33,950 80,709 84 238 Boysenberries : 3,668 6,301 6,000 164 95 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 178,397 103,759 148,769 83 143 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 1,650 2,586 3,687 223 143 Cherries, Sweet : 16,857 14,267 15,744 93 110 Grapes : 2,601 3,402 3,335 128 98 Peaches : 52,636 24,756 53,215 101 215 Raspberries, Black : 2,184 1,789 1,840 84 103 Raspberries, Red, Total : 63,694 59,953 56,737 89 95 IQF : 16,085 19,639 18,669 116 95 Pails and Tubs : 25,382 16,271 17,721 70 109 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 19,927 22,579 19,413 97 86 Concentrate : 2,300 1,464 934 41 64 Strawberries, Total : 381,323 327,159 311,691 82 95 Other Frozen Fruit : 149,296 176,459 133,515 89 76 Total :1,059,048 865,274 919,461 87 106 678,740 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ :1,233,683 1,427,500 1,223,400 99 86 (Gallon Equivalent) : 124,665 144,250 123,626 Other Juice Concentrate : 507,576 519,899 499,358 98 96 Total :1,741,259 1,947,399 1,722,758 99 88 349,368 Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 13,630 13,977 12,180 89 87 Limas, Fordhook : 11,754 8,321 14,564 124 175 Limas, Baby : 18,938 16,355 20,133 106 123 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 213,996 101,143 197,195 92 195 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 55,046 34,706 49,348 90 142 Broccoli, Spears : 24,782 31,390 34,035 137 108 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 94,653 115,240 120,169 127 104 Brussels Sprouts : 14,231 8,661 8,581 60 99 Carrots, Diced : 34,510 39,441 31,550 91 80 Carrots, Other : 135,361 115,976 134,339 99 116 Cauliflower : 40,753 33,119 36,046 88 109 Corn, Cut : 257,615 112,371 221,390 86 197 Corn, Cob : 178,821 75,864 140,156 78 185 Mixed Vegetables : 55,686 66,564 64,470 116 97 Okra : 61,744 34,914 39,393 64 113 Onion Rings : 9,391 8,527 9,203 98 108 Onions, Other : 32,081 27,536 28,488 89 103 Blackeye Peas : 8,768 4,374 7,379 84 169 Green Peas : 394,943 279,556 303,407 77 109 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 7,996 7,626 8,816 110 116 Spinach : 90,192 75,092 66,270 73 88 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 65,754 53,735 63,933 97 119 Southern Greens : 27,422 15,677 13,443 49 86 Other Vegetables : 280,638 245,631 315,658 112 129 Total :2,128,705 1,525,796 1,940,146 91 127 1,269,029 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, August 1996 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 31, : Jul 31, : Aug 31, : Aug : Jul : Aug 31, : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 :1996 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Potatoes : French Fries : 764,090 706,761 756,430 99 107 Other Frozen : 228,469 200,341 195,362 86 98 Total : 992,559 907,102 951,792 96 105 638,439 Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 319,855 263,018 275,851 86 105 Beef Cuts : 24,996 28,118 29,028 116 103 Total : 344,851 291,136 304,879 88 105 297,590 (Government Owned) : 12,759 6,250 6,461 51 103 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 8,290 6,536 6,071 73 93 Hams, Total : 125,885 78,914 83,623 66 106 77,588 Bone-in : 93,466 50,767 53,326 57 105 48,037 Boneless : 32,419 28,147 30,297 93 108 29,551 Bellies : 17,435 28,533 18,896 108 66 Loins, Total : 13,650 12,284 12,760 93 104 11,636 Bone-in : 6,360 6,304 6,469 102 103 Boneless : 7,290 5,980 6,291 86 105 Ribs : 20,842 35,322 28,856 138 82 Butts : 5,151 3,979 3,918 76 98 Trimmings : 34,005 27,748 33,864 100 122 Other : 85,544 81,191 84,078 98 104 Variety Meats : 30,473 33,028 32,417 106 98 Unclassified : 12,723 15,125 15,695 123 104 Total : 353,998 322,660 320,178 90 99 272,627 (Government Owned) : 910 1,162 1,026 113 88 Other : Veal : 7,941 5,587 6,907 87 124 Lamb & Mutton : 10,240 13,164 14,635 143 111 Total : 18,181 18,751 21,542 118 115 21,232 Canned : Canned Hams : 14,761 9,649 8,224 56 85 Other Canned Meat : 1,580 524 2,046 129 390 Total : 16,341 10,173 10,270 63 101 9,031 Total : 733,371 642,720 656,869 90 102 600,480 Miscellaneous : Cooler : 417,283 475,285 456,678 109 96 362,022 Freezer : 1,859,479 1,683,415 1,756,532 94 104 1,685,233 Total : 2,276,762 2,158,700 2,213,210 97 103 2,047,255 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 1,859,004 1,785,463 1,552,824 84 87 866,590 Stored in Freezers : 9,727,046 8,937,755 9,302,148 96 104 6,448,593 Total :11,586,050 10,723,218 10,854,972 94 101 7,315,183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 31, 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 197 184 25 149,815 Pecans 1/ : 111 13,243 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 153 6,510 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 4,595 3,534 7,228 7,535 574 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 15,005 37,044 223,078 65,801 288 Other Natural Cheese : 67 17,641 92,228 2,808 6,786 : Broilers (Whole) : 25 1,038 733 572 15,069 Hens : 1 504 757 1,803 4,368 Other Chicken : 1,921 4,825 19,509 35,605 130,587 Total : 1,947 6,367 20,999 37,980 150,024 Whole Turkeys : 12,631 49,509 44,951 83,350 77,932 Other Turkey : 626 14,628 30,647 62,298 68,127 Total : 13,257 64,137 75,598 145,648 146,059 Ducks : 28 110 1,176 42 12 Total : 15,232 70,614 97,773 183,670 296,095 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 66 29,004 24,434 278 3,386 Blueberries : 3,923 8,877 8,454 652 3,758 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 62 7,502 78,289 107 163 Cherries, Sweet : 2,400 6,475 526 189 Peaches : 5 1,669 1,339 79 1,006 Raspberries, Red : 188 2,306 841 123 217 Strawberries, Total : 98 3,621 5,166 4,058 2,079 Other Frozen Fruit : 30,708 28,276 62,616 2,439 2,564 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, July 31, 1996 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 39,723 68,923 146 75 259,088 Pecans 1/ : 662 38,149 732 52,897 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,332 56,835 31 64,861 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 520 1,297 450 5,921 31,654 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 188 527 17,538 27,421 386,890 Other Natural Cheese : 3,895 206 1,230 1,348 126,209 : Broilers (Whole) : 954 13,193 332 5,000 36,916 Hens : 2,517 913 476 3,272 14,611 Other Chicken : 110,230 228,100 2,607 38,596 571,980 Total : 113,701 242,206 3,415 46,868 623,507 Whole Turkeys : 10,531 114,963 19,044 63,501 476,412 Other Turkey : 1,896 15,941 10,077 25,215 229,455 Total : 12,427 130,904 29,121 88,716 705,867 Ducks : 18 17 310 1,713 Total : 126,146 373,127 32,536 135,894 1,331,087 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 193 1,335 327 11,726 70,749 Blueberries : 150 357 384 7,395 33,950 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 2 242 10,883 6,509 103,759 Cherries, Sweet : 71 142 25 4,439 14,267 Peaches : 89 670 75 19,824 24,756 Raspberries, Red : 98 105 71 56,004 59,953 Strawberries, Total : 2,318 36,587 729 272,503 327,159 Other Frozen Fruit : 307 5,255 2,773 41,521 176,459 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, July 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/ : 81 3,792 214 1,329,202 Other Juice Concentrate : 488 22,116 18,642 3,023 210,030 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 275 6,014 317 334 Limas, Fordhook : 249 368 160 495 Limas, Baby : 499 1,208 632 4,175 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 9,694 25,497 1,224 4,216 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 3,551 1,143 349 375 Broccoli, Spears : 7,920 261 679 1,306 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 8,638 5,530 4,415 2,709 Brussels Sprouts : 421 394 581 408 Carrots, Diced : 2,284 6,977 1,344 3,701 Carrots, Other : 2,461 6,565 1,672 4,585 Cauliflower : 1,075 1,466 832 766 Corn, Cut : 8,246 13,969 4,862 4,489 Corn, Cob : 1,588 6,942 4,865 2,168 Mixed Vegetables : 3,453 5,632 2,461 3,867 Okra : 573 244 644 9,894 Onion Rings : 1,646 3,060 1,494 434 Onions, Other : 1,231 2,472 438 3,120 Blackeye Peas : 222 201 31 2,835 Green Peas : 25,515 33,228 21,872 12,185 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 817 619 187 474 Spinach : 7,634 1,350 1,011 4,629 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 1,782 10,992 584 6,776 Southern Greens : 1,416 18 527 5,585 Other Vegetables : 24,893 24,766 10,755 23,644 : Potatoes : French Fries : 26,870 19,640 71,303 44,040 14,404 Other Frozen : 9,875 17,211 32,417 8,031 4,412 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 5,054 20,878 26,787 66,721 24,098 Beef Cuts : 2,575 361 1,667 6,654 705 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 287 2,037 14,376 10,180 3,906 Trimmings : 290 1,215 4,249 15,841 2,011 Other : 122 1,521 14,821 29,378 15,683 : Other : Veal : 229 1,781 1,478 363 316 Lamb & Mutton : 220 3,156 1,480 1,827 1,371 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, July 31, 1996 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 255 4,815 2,527 86,614 1,427,500 Other Juice Concentrate : 478 20,888 1,244 242,990 519,899 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 355 10 6,672 13,977 Limas, Fordhook : 178 9 6,862 8,321 Limas, Baby : 369 147 9,325 16,355 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,733 638 58,141 101,143 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 260 550 28,478 34,706 Broccoli, Spears : 14,569 83 6,572 31,390 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 36,378 1,424 56,146 115,240 Brussels Sprouts : 963 34 5,860 8,661 Carrots, Diced : 3,566 59 21,510 39,441 Carrots, Other : 12,108 1,257 87,328 115,976 Cauliflower : 9,568 333 19,079 33,119 Corn, Cut : 1,430 1,239 78,136 112,371 Corn, Cob : 1,379 332 58,590 75,864 Mixed Vegetables : 5,919 845 44,387 66,564 Okra : 22,885 41 633 34,914 Onion Rings : 433 68 1,392 8,527 Onions, Other : 1,856 2,540 15,879 27,536 Blackeye Peas : 885 4 196 4,374 Green Peas : 2,501 14,159 170,096 279,556 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 209 168 5,152 7,626 Spinach : 14,226 380 45,862 75,092 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 10,796 857 21,948 53,735 Southern Greens : 7,233 5 893 15,677 Other Vegetables : 28,185 4,153 129,235 245,631 : Potatoes : French Fries : 3,583 2,134 210,956 313,831 706,761 Other Frozen : 1,394 4,079 53,033 69,889 200,341 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 4,542 61,124 4,576 49,238 263,018 Beef Cuts : 973 2,301 7,594 5,288 28,118 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 2,015 1,124 30 1,367 35,322 Trimmings : 549 2,099 118 1,376 27,748 Other : 4,869 9,721 198 4,878 81,191 : Other : Veal : 38 78 1 1,303 5,587 Lamb & Mutton : 462 1,765 2,883 13,164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 31, 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 44 252 17 93,411 Pecans 1/ : 125 11,677 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 106 4,804 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 4,124 3,326 6,087 6,102 392 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 14,259 39,784 215,662 60,730 321 Other Natural Cheese : 57 15,364 81,091 1,964 5,784 : Broilers (Whole) : 27 874 722 436 14,089 Hens : 1 1,409 666 1,766 4,584 Other Chicken : 1,676 5,191 21,527 31,270 129,145 Total : 1,704 7,474 22,915 33,472 147,818 Whole Turkeys : 13,871 56,870 53,547 80,136 70,366 Other Turkey : 458 16,679 28,776 58,778 69,514 Total : 14,329 73,549 82,323 138,914 139,880 Ducks : 47 249 1,031 41 13 Total : 16,080 81,272 106,269 172,427 287,711 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 48 24,782 20,840 247 2,655 Blueberries : 25,615 11,102 23,795 849 3,084 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 74 8,518 118,013 109 192 Cherries, Sweet : 1 2,056 7,814 373 151 Peaches : 8 2,280 2,480 136 1,045 Raspberries, Red : 193 2,008 902 284 289 Strawberries, Total : 113 5,179 5,061 5,300 2,202 Other Frozen Fruit : 20,181 17,335 45,155 2,356 2,532 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, August 31, 1996 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 18,806 32,247 119 90 144,986 Pecans 1/ : 523 35,217 598 48,140 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,332 38,228 21 44,491 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 473 950 604 5,253 27,311 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 179 344 16,840 25,299 373,418 Other Natural Cheese : 3,425 156 1,116 1,342 110,299 : Broilers (Whole) : 716 11,216 310 4,380 32,770 Hens : 2,808 778 476 3,280 15,768 Other Chicken : 106,081 216,717 2,259 38,484 552,350 Total : 109,605 228,711 3,045 46,144 600,888 Whole Turkeys : 14,424 107,310 24,947 68,435 489,906 Other Turkey : 1,273 17,958 10,232 26,482 230,150 Total : 15,697 125,268 35,179 94,917 720,056 Ducks : 34 39 1 533 1,988 Total : 125,336 354,018 38,225 141,594 1,322,932 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 174 1,095 303 10,030 60,174 Blueberries : 275 726 484 14,779 80,709 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 12 193 14,150 7,508 148,769 Cherries, Sweet : 76 148 22 5,103 15,744 Peaches : 193 986 131 45,956 53,215 Raspberries, Red : 241 390 40 52,390 56,737 Strawberries, Total : 2,469 32,639 620 258,108 311,691 Other Frozen Fruit : 224 4,935 2,542 38,255 133,515 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, August 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/ : 104 2,826 231 1,137,494 Other Juice Concentrate : 379 22,556 17,703 2,838 199,557 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 265 5,077 309 222 Limas, Fordhook : 337 636 176 617 Limas, Baby : 602 958 680 4,449 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 19,628 52,282 1,457 7,630 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 7,679 2,238 392 646 Broccoli, Spears : 6,900 283 633 1,156 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 7,036 5,343 3,789 2,475 Brussels Sprouts : 472 372 585 384 Carrots, Diced : 2,224 6,449 1,195 2,557 Carrots, Other : 2,470 6,946 1,417 4,860 Cauliflower : 988 1,619 912 792 Corn, Cut : 10,040 20,747 12,382 6,314 Corn, Cob : 4,033 10,937 8,836 3,407 Mixed Vegetables : 3,232 4,482 2,078 3,316 Okra : 517 267 556 10,760 Onion Rings : 1,538 3,107 1,909 589 Onions, Other : 1,155 2,753 481 2,814 Blackeye Peas : 238 331 26 5,443 Green Peas : 31,839 32,358 24,080 11,762 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 636 529 191 479 Spinach : 5,411 1,149 872 4,004 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 1,315 17,802 669 7,330 Southern Greens : 886 27 213 4,051 Other Vegetables : 27,583 28,283 13,127 27,639 : Potatoes : French Fries : 27,035 16,541 76,082 51,457 13,613 Other Frozen : 11,256 14,764 32,251 8,874 3,069 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 5,376 22,309 27,915 65,532 27,908 Beef Cuts : 2,537 740 1,757 6,220 676 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 169 1,920 12,387 8,081 2,984 Trimmings : 301 1,162 4,464 16,077 2,699 Other : 83 1,528 16,972 29,606 17,116 : Other : Veal : 250 2,508 1,475 621 266 Lamb & Mutton : 246 4,971 1,440 1,298 1,528 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, August 31, 1996 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 252 4,600 1,981 75,912 1,223,400 Other Juice Concentrate : 492 21,609 1,288 232,936 499,358 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 308 11 5,988 12,180 Limas, Fordhook : 85 6 12,707 14,564 Limas, Baby : 370 67 13,007 20,133 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 2,339 515 113,344 197,195 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 305 530 37,558 49,348 Broccoli, Spears : 13,644 70 11,349 34,035 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 34,245 1,827 65,454 120,169 Brussels Sprouts : 667 7 6,094 8,581 Carrots, Diced : 2,228 93 16,804 31,550 Carrots, Other : 12,336 735 105,575 134,339 Cauliflower : 8,372 584 22,779 36,046 Corn, Cut : 1,924 1,271 168,712 221,390 Corn, Cob : 1,754 543 110,646 140,156 Mixed Vegetables : 5,017 741 45,604 64,470 Okra : 26,606 28 659 39,393 Onion Rings : 405 55 1,600 9,203 Onions, Other : 1,941 2,580 16,764 28,488 Blackeye Peas : 1,041 3 297 7,379 Green Peas : 2,629 14,938 185,801 303,407 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 175 149 6,657 8,816 Spinach : 12,159 413 42,262 66,270 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 10,281 682 25,854 63,933 Southern Greens : 7,180 1,086 13,443 Other Vegetables : 37,987 4,946 176,093 315,658 : Potatoes : French Fries : 3,410 2,077 210,325 355,890 756,430 Other Frozen : 1,208 4,735 47,203 72,002 195,362 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 5,487 62,200 4,375 54,749 275,851 Beef Cuts : 1,021 3,060 6,965 6,052 29,028 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 1,559 791 19 946 28,856 Trimmings : 472 7,267 119 1,303 33,864 Other : 4,644 9,301 264 4,564 84,078 : Other : Veal : 32 92 2 1,661 6,907 Lamb & Mutton : 728 1,596 2,828 14,635 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cooler : Freezer :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Usable : Usable : Usable : Usable Region : Space : Space Occupied : Space : Space Occupied :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 31 :Aug 31:Jul 31:Aug 31: Aug 31 :Aug 31:Jul 31:Aug 31 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 : Cu Ft ---- Percent --- Cu Ft ---- Percent --- : New England : 2,415 43 45 47 20,250 43 35 36 Middle Atlantic : 34,506 46 56 56 84,256 68 69 70 E. North Central : 40,505 52 50 50 167,688 66 55 57 W. North Central : 41,963 51 52 52 140,797 60 54 53 South Atlantic : 40,588 63 47 44 121,712 59 57 57 E. South Central : 9,518 55 45 42 34,836 77 63 65 W. South Central : 17,614 35 29 28 114,729 70 72 72 Mountain : 5,903 56 68 67 40,210 64 59 57 Pacific : 46,065 45 45 44 246,582 73 66 68 : US : 239,077 50 48 47 971,060 66 61 62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, August 1996 ............................. 14 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, August 31, 1996 ...................................................... 10 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, July 31, 1996 ........................................................ 6 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, August 1996 ...... 2 Survey and Estimating Procedures, Revision Policy and Reliability ..... 15 The next "Cold Storage" report will be released at 3:00 p.m. ET on October 22, 1996. 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