HDR1012000170021022961500COLD STORAGE Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 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 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. For assistance with general agricultural statistics, information about NASS, its products or services, contact the Agricultural Statistics Hotline at 1-800-727-9540 or E-mail: NASS@NASS.USDA.GOV. Frozen food stocks in refrigerated warehouses on September 30, 1996, were greater than year earlier levels for chicken, turkeys, broccoli, carrots, and pork. Cooler stocks of pecans and natural cheese were higher than a year earlier. Total red meat supplies in freezers increased 4 percent from August, but were down 5 percent from September 1995. Frozen pork stocks were 6 percent above last month and 2 percent above last year. Stocks of pork bellies were down 33 percent from last month, but were two times as large as last year's low level. Total frozen poultry supplies declined 1 percent from last month, but were 11 percent above last year. Total stocks of chicken decreased 2 percent during the month, but were 20 percent above 1995. Total pounds of turkey in freezers declined 1 percent from last month, but were up 5 percent from last year. Public cooler occupancy was at 47 percent of capacity, down 3 points from a year ago. Public freezer occupancy at 67 percent was up 3 points from last month, but was down 3 points from last year. Co St 1 (10-96) Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, September 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :---------------------------------------------------- : Sep 30, : Aug 31, : Sep 30, :Sep :Aug : Sep 30, : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 :1995:1996: 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage : 925,544 19,067 971,570 105 Controlled Atmosphere :2,299,488 32,946 1,897,961 83 Total :3,225,032 52,013 2,869,531 89 15,386 Pears : Bartlett : 133,743 109,874 73,914 55 67 Other Varieties : 458,563 4,151 257,173 56 Total : 592,306 114,025 331,087 56 290 3,146 Grapes : 305,797 47,965 208,977 68 436 Other Fresh Fruit : 14,985 28,928 21,195 141 73 13,863 Dried & Evaporated Fruit : 13,383 16,313 12,119 91 74 10,283 Fresh Vegetables : Onions : 2,227 1,682 2,425 109 144 Other Fresh Vegetables : 25,778 12,142 8,782 34 72 Total : 28,005 13,824 11,207 40 81 10,585 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, September 1996 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :---------------------------------------------------- : Sep 30, : Aug 31, : Sep 30, :Sep :Aug : Sep 30, : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 :1995:1996: 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 341,376 144,254 102,774 30 71 Pecans : 25,992 48,163 47,316 182 98 Other Shelled : 103,069 72,458 56,817 55 78 Total : 470,437 264,875 206,907 44 78 88,059 In-Shell : Peanuts : 17,168 5,340 2,329 14 44 Pecans : 16,155 44,491 23,750 147 53 Other In-Shell : 7,039 11,587 9,761 139 84 Total : 40,362 61,418 35,840 89 58 14,147 Dairy Products : Cream : 1,542 1,356 1,168 76 86 643 Butter, Total : 32,820 27,264 21,245 65 78 19,564 (Government Owned) : 8,075 843 522 6 62 Evap & Cond-Milk : 2,052 692 782 38 113 776 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 320,088 368,704 361,502 113 98 (Government Owned) : 250 225 190 76 84 Swiss : 7,215 12,631 12,990 180 103 Other Natural Cheese : 101,243 108,958 100,264 99 92 Total : 428,546 490,293 474,756 111 97 257,419 Eggs : Shell (Thou. Cases) 1/ : 24 15 20 83 133 Frozen Eggs : Whites : 860 1,543 1,140 133 74 Yolks : 5,092 1,684 1,564 31 93 Whole & Mixed : 9,458 10,278 10,378 110 101 Unclassified : 791 1,538 1,370 173 89 Total : 16,201 15,043 14,452 89 96 14,126 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers (Whole) : 39,198 33,695 34,097 87 101 Hens : 8,789 15,766 15,227 173 97 Other Chicken : 452,137 566,619 553,074 122 98 Total : 500,124 616,080 602,398 120 98 Turkey : Whole Turkeys : 507,335 492,666 508,199 100 103 Other Turkey : 178,700 230,520 211,271 118 92 Total : 686,035 723,186 719,470 105 99 Ducks : 5,810 1,987 1,601 28 81 Total :1,191,969 1,341,253 1,323,469 111 99 1,193,205 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, September 1996 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :---------------------------------------------------- : Sep 30, : Aug 31, : Sep 30, :Sep :Aug : Sep 30, : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 :1995:1996: 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 64,309 59,817 51,059 79 85 Apricots : 13,093 12,867 11,245 86 87 Blackberries, Total : 23,418 26,147 32,129 137 123 IQF : 11,783 14,733 15,228 129 103 Pails and Tubs : 4,270 3,765 4,119 96 109 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 5,333 6,682 11,869 223 178 Concentrate : 2,032 967 913 45 94 Blueberries : 98,555 81,006 82,004 83 101 Boysenberries : 3,209 6,281 4,938 154 79 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 162,583 155,678 150,590 93 97 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 1,850 3,727 3,109 168 83 Cherries, Sweet : 15,715 15,209 12,317 78 81 Grapes : 2,684 3,335 4,164 155 125 Peaches : 63,691 52,915 60,525 95 114 Raspberries, Black : 1,847 1,837 1,701 92 93 Raspberries, Red, Total : 57,781 54,617 49,425 86 90 IQF : 15,908 17,049 15,605 98 92 Pails and Tubs : 23,626 17,103 16,761 71 98 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 16,172 19,532 15,668 97 80 Concentrate : 2,075 933 1,391 67 149 Strawberries, Total : 350,060 311,106 291,870 83 94 Other Frozen Fruit : 178,448 134,615 150,931 85 112 Total :1,037,243 919,157 906,007 87 99 641,461 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ :1,038,269 1,238,578 999,921 96 81 (Gallon Equivalent) : 104,918 125,159 101,043 Other Juice Concentrate : 521,055 494,388 457,101 88 92 Total :1,559,324 1,732,966 1,457,022 93 84 314,309 Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 12,331 11,067 9,588 78 87 Limas, Fordhook : 24,023 14,510 19,396 81 134 Limas, Baby : 40,684 21,924 50,364 124 230 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 238,933 202,969 242,858 102 120 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 58,101 47,901 47,745 82 100 Broccoli, Spears : 22,922 33,204 28,719 125 86 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 91,569 113,665 109,393 119 96 Brussels Sprouts : 12,523 8,368 7,960 64 95 Carrots, Diced : 27,333 30,334 26,038 95 86 Carrots, Other : 137,671 130,136 146,692 107 113 Cauliflower : 36,418 33,960 35,075 96 103 Corn, Cut : 416,553 190,210 396,996 95 209 Corn, Cob : 305,954 141,805 345,370 113 244 Mixed Vegetables : 59,208 50,855 55,458 94 109 Okra : 67,578 39,705 41,944 62 106 Onion Rings : 10,288 9,171 8,836 86 96 Onions, Other : 33,594 27,659 27,198 81 98 Blackeye Peas : 11,304 9,184 11,461 101 125 Green Peas : 363,326 324,942 315,815 87 97 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 6,595 8,571 9,956 151 116 Spinach : 76,811 66,409 56,235 73 85 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 59,917 60,544 65,737 110 109 Southern Greens : 19,699 13,420 12,666 64 94 Other Vegetables : 297,567 310,844 330,593 111 106 Total :2,430,902 1,901,357 2,402,093 99 126 1,647,651 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, September 1996 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 30, : Aug 31, : Sep 30, : Sep : Aug : Sep 30, : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 :1996 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Potatoes : French Fries : 913,940 760,996 945,637 103 124 Other Frozen : 231,323 196,778 202,373 87 103 Total : 1,145,263 957,774 1,148,010 100 120 778,076 Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 322,776 275,969 285,111 88 103 Beef Cuts : 24,928 29,162 29,328 118 101 Total : 347,704 305,131 314,439 90 103 307,325 (Government Owned) : 12,793 6,524 6,560 51 101 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 5,032 6,120 5,561 111 91 Hams, Total : 114,693 83,437 92,428 81 111 86,179 Bone-in : 87,253 53,163 62,436 72 117 57,131 Boneless : 27,440 30,274 29,992 109 99 29,048 Bellies : 6,255 18,996 12,680 203 67 Loins, Total : 10,390 12,771 13,371 129 105 11,551 Bone-in : 4,924 6,460 5,369 109 83 Boneless : 5,466 6,311 8,002 146 127 Ribs : 27,103 29,014 34,055 126 117 Butts : 5,984 3,918 5,603 94 143 Trimmings : 29,377 33,976 33,897 115 100 Other : 82,599 83,743 86,970 105 104 Variety Meats : 37,681 32,383 37,556 100 116 Unclassified : 13,515 15,657 16,176 120 103 Total : 332,629 320,015 338,297 102 106 288,140 (Government Owned) : 1,308 1,024 586 45 57 Other : Veal : 7,082 6,938 6,442 91 93 Lamb & Mutton : 7,412 14,705 11,154 150 76 Total : 14,494 21,643 17,596 121 81 17,218 Canned : Canned Hams : 14,536 7,206 7,406 51 103 Other Canned Meat : 1,911 580 777 41 134 Total : 16,447 7,786 8,183 50 105 6,977 Total : 711,274 654,575 678,515 95 104 619,660 Miscellaneous : Cooler : 426,136 458,610 503,901 118 110 393,491 Freezer : 1,903,294 1,745,494 1,767,499 93 101 1,696,106 Total : 2,329,430 2,204,104 2,271,400 98 103 2,089,597 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 5,566,165 1,558,813 4,686,620 84 301 952,124 Stored in Freezers :10,011,843 9,287,097 9,710,129 97 105 6,917,181 Total :15,578,008 10,845,910 14,396,749 92 133 7,869,305 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 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 92,425 Pecans 1/ : 125 11,698 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 106 4,804 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 4,123 3,326 6,088 6,102 268 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 14,267 39,784 215,746 57,461 321 Other Natural Cheese : 57 15,364 80,108 2,130 5,784 : Broilers (Whole) : 24 876 722 436 15,012 Hens : 1 1,407 666 1,766 4,584 Other Chicken : 1,791 5,174 21,618 31,328 143,915 Total : 1,816 7,457 23,006 33,530 163,511 Whole Turkeys : 14,079 57,520 53,547 80,136 71,320 Other Turkey : 596 16,170 28,773 58,775 69,472 Total : 14,675 73,690 82,320 138,911 140,792 Ducks : 47 248 1,031 41 13 Total : 16,538 81,395 106,357 172,482 304,316 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 44 24,782 20,769 247 2,655 Blueberries : 25,539 11,102 24,486 849 3,026 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 35 8,518 124,960 109 174 Cherries, Sweet : 1 2,056 7,469 373 151 Peaches : 38 2,280 2,242 136 1,045 Raspberries, Red : 183 2,008 1,002 284 289 Strawberries, Total : 176 5,179 5,055 5,300 2,199 Other Frozen Fruit : 20,188 17,335 45,286 2,423 2,527 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : 19,060 32,247 119 90 144,254 Pecans 1/ : 523 35,219 598 48,163 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,332 38,228 21 44,491 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 473 950 614 5,320 27,264 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 179 344 14,194 26,408 368,704 Other Natural Cheese : 3,442 156 575 1,342 108,958 : Broilers (Whole) : 716 11,216 313 4,380 33,695 Hens : 2,808 778 476 3,280 15,766 Other Chicken : 105,331 216,717 2,212 38,533 566,619 Total : 108,855 228,711 3,001 46,193 616,080 Whole Turkeys : 13,507 107,310 25,306 69,941 492,666 Other Turkey : 2,224 17,958 10,195 26,357 230,520 Total : 15,731 125,268 35,501 96,298 723,186 Ducks : 34 39 1 533 1,987 Total : 124,620 354,018 38,503 143,024 1,341,253 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 168 1,095 338 9,719 59,817 Blueberries : 179 726 437 14,662 81,006 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 16 193 14,096 7,577 155,678 Cherries, Sweet : 85 148 21 4,905 15,209 Peaches : 132 986 139 45,917 52,915 Raspberries, Red : 251 390 74 50,136 54,617 Strawberries, Total : 2,476 32,639 620 257,462 311,106 Other Frozen Fruit : 258 4,935 2,542 39,121 134,615 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2,827 231 1,152,631 Other Juice Concentrate : 379 22,566 17,790 2,799 194,540 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 265 5,221 309 217 Limas, Fordhook : 337 636 176 527 Limas, Baby : 602 958 680 4,423 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 19,628 52,282 1,457 7,342 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 7,679 2,238 392 604 Broccoli, Spears : 6,901 283 633 1,130 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 7,036 5,343 3,789 2,567 Brussels Sprouts : 472 372 585 326 Carrots, Diced : 2,224 6,449 1,195 2,569 Carrots, Other : 2,478 6,946 1,417 4,704 Cauliflower : 988 1,619 912 730 Corn, Cut : 10,040 20,747 12,382 5,865 Corn, Cob : 4,052 10,937 8,836 3,149 Mixed Vegetables : 3,232 4,482 2,080 3,330 Okra : 517 267 556 11,136 Onion Rings : 1,539 3,107 1,909 556 Onions, Other : 1,157 2,753 481 2,815 Blackeye Peas : 238 331 26 7,239 Green Peas : 31,881 32,359 24,080 11,752 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 636 529 191 506 Spinach : 5,407 1,149 872 3,913 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 1,315 17,802 669 7,263 Southern Greens : 886 27 213 4,026 Other Vegetables : 30,266 28,244 13,116 27,103 : Potatoes : French Fries : 27,038 16,543 76,082 51,395 13,613 Other Frozen : 11,256 14,764 32,252 8,873 3,069 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 4,996 22,309 28,058 65,536 27,908 Beef Cuts : 2,679 740 1,749 6,220 676 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 182 1,920 12,387 8,227 2,984 Trimmings : 290 1,161 4,464 16,117 2,699 Other : 83 1,528 16,911 29,357 17,116 : Other : Veal : 282 2,508 1,475 621 266 Lamb & Mutton : 325 4,971 1,440 1,289 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 : 264 4,600 2,009 75,912 1,238,578 Other Juice Concentrate : 492 21,609 1,277 232,936 494,388 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 308 11 4,736 11,067 Limas, Fordhook : 85 6 12,743 14,510 Limas, Baby : 370 67 14,824 21,924 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 2,339 515 119,406 202,969 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 305 530 36,153 47,901 Broccoli, Spears : 13,644 70 10,543 33,204 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 34,245 1,827 58,858 113,665 Brussels Sprouts : 667 7 5,939 8,368 Carrots, Diced : 2,228 93 15,576 30,334 Carrots, Other : 12,336 735 101,520 130,136 Cauliflower : 8,372 584 20,755 33,960 Corn, Cut : 1,924 1,268 137,984 190,210 Corn, Cob : 1,754 543 112,534 141,805 Mixed Vegetables : 5,017 741 31,973 50,855 Okra : 26,606 28 595 39,705 Onion Rings : 405 55 1,600 9,171 Onions, Other : 1,941 2,580 15,932 27,659 Blackeye Peas : 1,041 3 306 9,184 Green Peas : 2,629 14,944 207,297 324,942 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 175 149 6,385 8,571 Spinach : 12,159 413 42,496 66,409 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 10,281 682 22,532 60,544 Southern Greens : 7,180 1,088 13,420 Other Vegetables : 37,987 4,882 169,246 310,844 : Potatoes : French Fries : 3,290 2,077 217,062 353,896 760,996 Other Frozen : 1,174 4,735 48,076 72,579 196,778 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 5,486 62,200 4,861 54,615 275,969 Beef Cuts : 1,021 3,060 6,965 6,052 29,162 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 1,555 791 22 946 29,014 Trimmings : 472 7,267 203 1,303 33,976 Other : 4,644 9,301 265 4,538 83,743 : Other : Veal : 32 92 1 1,661 6,938 Lamb & Mutton : 728 1,596 2,828 14,705 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 30, 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 26 196 11 63,654 Pecans 1/ : 105 10,368 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 57 1,273 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 3,120 2,250 4,252 5,329 380 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 14,043 38,714 210,042 59,921 286 Other Natural Cheese : 90 12,953 75,076 1,877 5,160 : Broilers (Whole) : 142 812 672 470 17,817 Hens : 1 1,327 679 1,634 4,895 Other Chicken : 1,856 6,197 16,174 30,141 148,624 Total : 1,999 8,336 17,525 32,245 171,336 Whole Turkeys : 13,806 57,380 60,011 80,533 70,179 Other Turkey : 735 15,331 25,551 49,203 64,396 Total : 14,541 72,711 85,562 129,736 134,575 Ducks : 29 89 896 41 12 Total : 16,569 81,136 103,983 162,022 305,923 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 32 19,958 17,365 219 2,394 Blueberries : 26,711 10,005 25,249 898 2,955 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 41 8,412 120,690 127 124 Cherries, Sweet : 1,796 5,901 308 121 Peaches : 36 2,270 2,519 131 1,116 Raspberries, Red : 174 1,990 962 396 245 Strawberries, Total : 120 6,404 4,913 6,156 1,997 Other Frozen Fruit : 26,545 18,495 49,025 2,095 2,755 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, September 30, 1996 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 17,432 21,234 111 110 102,774 Pecans 1/ : 324 36,016 503 47,316 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 806 21,603 11 23,750 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 413 561 473 4,467 21,245 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 175 231 12,072 26,018 361,502 Other Natural Cheese : 3,157 122 431 1,398 100,264 : Broilers (Whole) : 663 10,370 378 2,773 34,097 Hens : 2,927 507 476 2,781 15,227 Other Chicken : 103,197 206,924 4,710 35,251 553,074 Total : 106,787 217,801 5,564 40,805 602,398 Whole Turkeys : 17,309 106,561 27,700 74,720 508,199 Other Turkey : 2,274 16,277 10,765 26,739 211,271 Total : 19,583 122,838 38,465 101,459 719,470 Ducks : 35 14 1 484 1,601 Total : 126,405 340,653 44,030 142,748 1,323,469 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 155 1,110 334 9,492 51,059 Blueberries : 184 808 417 14,777 82,004 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 15 586 13,379 7,216 150,590 Cherries, Sweet : 74 219 18 3,880 12,317 Peaches : 119 1,299 110 52,925 60,525 Raspberries, Red : 77 779 95 44,707 49,425 Strawberries, Total : 2,832 30,120 568 238,760 291,870 Other Frozen Fruit : 331 4,909 2,377 44,399 150,931 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, September 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/ : 51 2,555 223 927,065 Other Juice Concentrate : 452 16,847 17,640 3,550 177,192 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 256 4,250 509 107 Limas, Fordhook : 376 825 199 1,335 Limas, Baby : 1,219 2,693 677 13,637 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 32,081 64,933 1,509 7,322 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 10,064 2,154 359 575 Broccoli, Spears : 5,284 235 1,144 1,083 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 4,732 5,156 3,088 2,566 Brussels Sprouts : 435 380 565 365 Carrots, Diced : 1,784 6,590 892 2,126 Carrots, Other : 2,530 8,206 1,191 7,118 Cauliflower : 1,043 1,828 767 739 Corn, Cut : 19,101 46,118 41,150 10,554 Corn, Cob : 15,493 17,792 28,615 6,023 Mixed Vegetables : 3,115 4,257 1,970 9,910 Okra : 743 256 518 11,905 Onion Rings : 1,783 3,246 1,274 576 Onions, Other : 1,085 2,569 461 2,915 Blackeye Peas : 365 409 26 9,057 Green Peas : 31,704 36,767 22,191 10,593 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 778 456 184 525 Spinach : 4,211 924 826 3,481 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 936 19,685 443 11,347 Southern Greens : 771 44 265 3,976 Other Vegetables : 32,070 30,000 14,817 23,800 : Potatoes : French Fries : 26,998 19,382 102,594 64,792 16,702 Other Frozen : 10,706 14,684 31,989 8,973 3,659 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 4,916 23,047 28,755 64,117 31,413 Beef Cuts : 2,316 494 2,060 6,401 613 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 194 2,748 12,653 10,955 4,123 Trimmings : 305 1,108 4,668 14,339 3,407 Other : 73 1,298 18,439 29,403 18,612 : Other : Veal : 334 2,425 1,448 428 240 Lamb & Mutton : 295 2,617 1,314 1,219 1,439 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, September 30, 1996 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 217 4,367 1,688 63,755 999,921 Other Juice Concentrate : 472 20,249 1,122 219,577 457,101 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 276 7 4,183 9,588 Limas, Fordhook : 130 4 16,527 19,396 Limas, Baby : 631 4,587 26,920 50,364 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 2,127 524 134,362 242,858 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 364 467 33,762 47,745 Broccoli, Spears : 11,541 41 9,391 28,719 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 35,211 1,469 57,171 109,393 Brussels Sprouts : 596 6 5,613 7,960 Carrots, Diced : 1,980 69 12,597 26,038 Carrots, Other : 11,617 637 115,393 146,692 Cauliflower : 8,141 854 21,703 35,075 Corn, Cut : 2,813 1,610 275,650 396,996 Corn, Cob : 2,841 1,073 273,533 345,370 Mixed Vegetables : 5,336 735 30,135 55,458 Okra : 27,772 30 720 41,944 Onion Rings : 387 57 1,513 8,836 Onions, Other : 1,598 2,583 15,987 27,198 Blackeye Peas : 1,306 2 296 11,461 Green Peas : 2,065 14,153 198,342 315,815 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 160 97 7,756 9,956 Spinach : 7,649 221 38,923 56,235 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 8,834 727 23,765 65,737 Southern Greens : 6,543 1,067 12,666 Other Vegetables : 43,920 5,301 180,685 330,593 : Potatoes : French Fries : 3,607 2,284 280,216 429,062 945,637 Other Frozen : 984 4,330 49,246 77,802 202,373 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 9,939 59,120 4,668 59,136 285,111 Beef Cuts : 1,090 2,455 6,312 7,587 29,328 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 1,601 669 7 1,105 34,055 Trimmings : 434 8,214 116 1,306 33,897 Other : 4,694 9,676 235 4,540 86,970 : Other : Veal : 21 182 1,364 6,442 Lamb & Mutton : 547 1,464 2,259 11,154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cooler : Freezer :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Usable : Usable : Usable : Usable Region : Space : Space Occupied : Space : Space Occupied :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 30 :Sep 30:Aug 31:Sep 30: Sep 30 :Sep 30:Aug 31:Sep 30 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 : Cu Ft ---- Percent --- Cu Ft ---- Percent --- : New England : 2,415 45 50 45 20,251 46 39 39 Middle Atlantic : 34,505 53 59 55 84,255 73 74 75 E. North Central : 40,505 51 54 51 167,688 69 60 63 W. North Central : 41,964 50 51 50 140,797 64 52 54 South Atlantic : 40,587 55 43 42 126,463 63 61 64 E. South Central : 9,518 49 42 40 34,835 79 62 63 W. South Central : 17,614 33 29 27 114,729 69 71 71 Mountain : 5,904 51 72 65 40,209 72 56 61 Pacific : 46,617 49 48 44 246,582 76 72 76 : US : 239,629 50 49 47 975,809 70 64 67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ...................................................... 6 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, September 30, 1996 ................................................... 10 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 November 22, 1996. 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