HDR1012000170020418971500COLD STORAGE Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 18, 1997, 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. Frozen food stocks in refrigerated warehouses on March 31, 1997, were greater than year earlier levels for concentrated orange juice, pork, turkeys, and chicken. Cooler stocks of peanuts, apples, and natural cheese were higher than a year earlier. Total red meat supplies in freezers increased 8 percent from February, but were down slightly from March 1996. Frozen pork stocks were 6 percent above last month and were up 16 percent from last year. Stocks of pork bellies were up 24 percent from last month, and were 15 percent above last year's level. Total frozen poultry supplies increased 5 percent from both last month and last year. Total stocks of chicken increased 2 percent during the month and were 1 percent above 1996. Total pounds of turkey in freezers increased 11 percent from both last month and last year. Public cooler occupancy was at 46 percent of capacity, down 5 points from a year ago. Public freezer occupancy at 63 percent was up 1 point from last month and down 1 point from last year. Co St 1 (4-97) Table of Contents Page Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, March 1997 ........... 2 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 28, 1997 ........................................................ 6 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, March 31, 1997 ........................................................... 10 Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, March 1997 .................................. 14 Apples in cold Storage: By State and United States, March 1997 ............ 15 Survey and Estimating Procedures, Revision Policy and Reliability ......... 16 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, March 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :---------------------------------------------------- : Mar 31, : Feb 28, : Mar 31, :Mar :Feb : Mar 31, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 :1996:1997: 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage : 124,405 287,607 135,261 109 47 Controlled Atmosphere :1,866,527 2,586,901 2,293,612 123 89 Total :1,990,932 2,874,508 2,428,873 122 84 4,414 Pears : Bartlett : 4 1,751 287 16 Other Varieties : 122,093 116,738 82,155 67 70 Total : 122,097 118,489 82,442 68 70 290 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 293,529 311,388 369,305 126 119 Pecans : 39,621 39,800 40,181 101 101 Other Shelled : 122,067 95,788 97,681 80 102 Total : 455,217 446,976 507,167 111 113 242,862 In-Shell : Peanuts : 23,154 31,014 41,245 178 133 Pecans : 134,922 98,450 87,700 65 89 Other In-Shell : 63,991 7,193 30,705 48 427 Total : 222,067 136,657 159,650 72 117 38,298 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 48,704 24,264 24,939 51 103 23,267 (Government Owned) : 1,308 347 339 26 98 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 356,336 377,894 387,821 109 103 (Government Owned) : 116 31 77 66 248 Swiss : 11,234 13,397 12,821 114 96 Other Natural Cheese : 130,740 102,030 102,177 78 100 Total : 498,310 493,321 502,819 101 102 265,684 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 1,409 1,190 1,016 72 85 Yolks : 2,170 1,212 1,007 46 83 Whole & Mixed : 7,270 7,822 5,470 75 70 Unclassified : 1,529 1,244 999 65 80 Total : 12,378 11,468 8,492 69 74 7,967 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers (Whole) : 42,488 41,766 35,157 83 84 Hens : 12,214 5,878 6,954 57 118 Other Chicken : 645,212 649,822 667,153 103 103 Total : 699,914 697,466 709,264 101 102 Turkey : Whole Turkeys : 274,004 235,197 266,557 97 113 Other Turkey : 171,359 211,181 229,333 134 109 Total : 445,363 446,378 495,890 111 111 Ducks : 2,572 1,832 1,752 68 96 Total :1,147,849 1,145,676 1,206,906 105 105 1,091,663 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, March 1997 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :---------------------------------------------------- : Mar 31, : Feb 28, : Mar 31, :Mar :Feb : Mar 31, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 :1996:1997: 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 106,627 81,391 93,571 88 115 Apricots : 3,860 6,288 5,618 146 89 Blackberries, Total : 11,646 16,407 14,489 124 88 IQF : 6,240 10,505 8,899 143 85 Pails and Tubs : 2,065 2,495 2,555 124 102 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 1,694 2,235 2,071 122 93 Concentrate : 1,647 1,172 964 59 82 Blueberries : 47,192 47,892 39,372 83 82 Boysenberries : 2,262 3,097 3,111 138 100 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 92,923 100,144 91,628 99 91 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 678 702 610 90 87 Cherries, Sweet : 10,547 7,742 8,239 78 106 Grapes : 4,787 3,779 3,657 76 97 Peaches : 27,982 37,814 33,730 121 89 Raspberries, Black : 1,116 1,089 1,004 90 92 Raspberries, Red, Total : 28,695 29,224 25,415 89 87 IQF : 8,718 9,643 10,193 117 106 Pails and Tubs : 13,316 10,818 9,146 69 85 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 5,264 7,681 5,117 97 67 Concentrate : 1,397 1,082 959 69 89 Strawberries, Total : 166,946 158,019 134,148 80 85 Pkgs. 20 Oz. & Less : 76,294 60,903 80 Pkgs. Over 20 Oz. : 90,652 73,245 81 Other Frozen Fruit : 316,154 372,599 312,204 99 84 Total : 821,415 866,187 766,796 93 89 465,050 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 1/ :1,322,281 1,677,619 1,740,235 132 104 (Gallon Equivalent) : 133,618 169,525 175,852 Other Juice Concentrate : 555,837 451,857 530,378 95 117 Total :1,878,118 2,129,476 2,270,613 121 107 312,214 Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 7,908 6,538 6,478 82 99 Limas, Fordhook : 12,196 12,753 11,706 96 92 Limas, Baby : 30,535 39,520 31,989 105 81 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 116,391 114,179 101,193 87 89 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 32,267 33,824 28,532 88 84 Broccoli, Spears : 33,893 21,018 22,949 68 109 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 107,296 78,241 80,038 75 102 Brussels Sprouts : 12,468 16,899 14,077 113 83 Carrots, Diced : 61,755 71,290 68,215 110 96 Carrots, Other : 174,813 158,432 138,371 79 87 Cauliflower : 53,273 50,528 40,622 76 80 Corn, Cut : 224,071 266,989 219,286 98 82 Corn, Cob : 162,331 221,735 188,122 116 85 Mixed Vegetables : 51,152 53,488 49,439 97 92 Okra : 28,154 25,475 21,329 76 84 Onion Rings : 12,299 11,285 10,242 83 91 Onions, Other : 32,782 32,227 32,578 99 101 Blackeye Peas : 6,111 6,861 5,791 95 84 Green Peas : 163,820 144,706 115,506 71 80 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 8,917 5,714 5,478 61 96 Spinach : 64,395 34,646 51,533 80 149 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 38,781 45,406 40,797 105 90 Southern Greens : 25,581 30,252 19,054 74 63 Other Vegetables : 260,963 259,482 238,412 91 92 Total :1,722,152 1,741,488 1,541,737 90 89 1,001,490 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, March 1997 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 31, : Feb 28, : Mar 31, : Mar : Feb : Mar 31, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 :1997 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Potatoes : French Fries : 942,311 968,552 956,888 102 99 Other Frozen : 222,310 211,592 205,702 93 97 Total : 1,164,621 1,180,144 1,162,590 100 99 809,971 Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 314,861 239,825 270,832 86 113 Beef Cuts : 32,423 21,839 22,092 68 101 Total : 347,284 261,664 292,924 84 112 290,872 (Government Owned) : 6,824 7,757 8,644 127 111 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 9,249 9,010 7,181 78 80 Hams, Total : 35,733 55,705 60,662 170 109 57,316 Bone-in : 18,454 26,796 25,825 140 96 23,629 Boneless : 17,279 28,909 34,837 202 121 33,687 Bellies : 47,655 44,277 54,843 115 124 Loins, Total : 17,529 20,212 21,300 122 105 19,721 Bone-in : 8,907 10,728 11,584 130 108 Boneless : 8,622 9,484 9,716 113 102 Ribs : 63,359 70,438 68,581 108 97 Butts : 9,729 9,177 11,092 114 121 Trimmings : 40,404 46,697 52,278 129 112 Other : 79,182 92,958 93,264 118 100 Variety Meats : 33,326 24,051 23,431 70 97 Unclassified : 16,692 14,092 16,637 100 118 Total : 352,858 386,617 409,269 116 106 354,463 (Government Owned) : 1,064 2,375 2,041 192 86 Other : Veal : 6,603 6,624 6,340 96 96 Lamb & Mutton : 12,247 9,861 11,170 91 113 Total : 18,850 16,485 17,510 93 106 17,112 Canned : Canned Hams : 9,241 6,755 6,279 68 93 Other Canned Meat : 1,036 1,055 691 67 65 Total : 10,277 7,810 6,970 68 89 5,551 Total : 729,269 672,576 726,673 100 108 667,998 Miscellaneous : Cooler : 602,552 619,786 567,687 94 92 425,089 Freezer : 1,700,823 1,653,914 1,726,420 102 104 1,664,721 Total : 2,303,375 2,273,700 2,294,107 100 101 2,089,810 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 3,902,811 4,699,176 4,257,543 109 91 983,686 Stored in Freezers : 9,213,693 9,415,754 9,426,261 102 100 6,037,292 Total :13,116,504 14,114,930 13,683,804 104 97 7,020,978 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Adjusted to 42.0 degrees Brix equivalent (9.896 pounds per gallon). Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 28, 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 38,157 321,756 127,506 161 114,432 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 2 627 21 172,245 Pecans 1/ : 82 10,715 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 26,119 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 4,398 3,488 6,099 2,997 1,285 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 16,260 32,862 212,804 61,087 306 Other Natural Cheese : 208 5,744 82,193 3,070 4,991 : Broilers (Whole) : 124 416 243 1,768 16,901 Hens : 25 167 766 2,836 Other Chicken : 1,578 4,900 13,876 39,776 167,081 Total : 1,702 5,341 14,286 42,310 186,818 Whole Turkeys : 1,960 24,217 13,904 37,238 49,922 Other Turkey : 459 10,548 23,115 56,598 67,709 Total : 2,419 34,765 37,019 93,836 117,631 Ducks : 20 126 1,270 36 41 Total : 4,141 40,232 52,575 136,182 304,490 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 51 30,311 27,829 364 2,076 Blueberries : 16,746 5,697 14,467 533 1,107 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 75 5,054 81,106 112 174 Cherries, Sweet : 1,886 2,702 378 82 Peaches : 62 1,859 1,584 322 1,012 Raspberries, Red : 104 1,780 790 363 214 Strawberries, Total : 69 3,791 4,869 5,041 1,617 Other Frozen Fruit : 93,211 34,450 165,089 1,619 1,915 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 28, 1997 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 1,253 49,887 2,221,356 2,874,508 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 44,746 88,405 97 5,245 311,388 Pecans 1/ : 732 28,125 146 39,800 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 2,199 70,132 98,450 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 281 578 337 4,801 24,264 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 182 641 14,364 39,388 377,894 Other Natural Cheese : 2,527 79 1,049 2,169 102,030 : Broilers (Whole) : 1,531 9,084 630 11,069 41,766 Hens : 1,469 98 517 5,878 Other Chicken : 139,095 249,809 2,180 31,527 649,822 Total : 142,095 258,991 2,810 43,113 697,466 Whole Turkeys : 2,954 70,492 10,646 23,864 235,197 Other Turkey : 823 16,457 4,989 30,483 211,181 Total : 3,777 86,949 15,635 54,347 446,378 Ducks : 8 2 4 325 1,832 Total : 145,880 345,942 18,449 97,785 1,145,676 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 155 1,410 364 18,831 81,391 Blueberries : 149 755 343 8,095 47,892 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 36 317 6,914 6,356 100,144 Cherries, Sweet : 78 195 19 2,402 7,742 Peaches : 127 1,202 83 31,563 37,814 Raspberries, Red : 113 1,487 57 24,316 29,224 Strawberries, Total : 1,661 14,436 468 126,067 158,019 Other Frozen Fruit : 435 6,460 2,758 66,662 372,599 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 28, 1997 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 10 3,113 435 1,587,298 Other Juice Concentrate : 874 46,073 22,780 2,136 177,749 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 275 1,362 321 199 Limas, Fordhook : 309 545 359 1,211 Limas, Baby : 1,924 1,823 538 13,504 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 15,978 26,186 1,530 4,524 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 4,621 5,178 311 412 Broccoli, Spears : 2,833 303 1,190 1,036 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 3,320 4,454 3,896 4,039 Brussels Sprouts : 553 491 1,004 779 Carrots, Diced : 6,642 24,836 1,247 5,043 Carrots, Other : 2,705 11,713 2,129 9,980 Cauliflower : 2,322 2,402 1,830 1,013 Corn, Cut : 10,128 27,822 35,351 8,183 Corn, Cob : 3,713 10,005 19,202 3,467 Mixed Vegetables : 2,658 4,151 2,295 5,680 Okra : 497 185 797 7,129 Onion Rings : 1,625 4,554 1,569 772 Onions, Other : 864 2,463 613 2,096 Blackeye Peas : 365 349 45 4,931 Green Peas : 17,217 21,790 13,036 5,122 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 570 295 124 392 Spinach : 2,615 928 781 1,347 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 2,275 18,234 439 5,390 Southern Greens : 1,713 32 155 7,956 Other Vegetables : 28,276 23,162 15,180 22,034 : Potatoes : French Fries : 28,583 27,454 111,871 108,338 15,956 Other Frozen : 7,495 22,633 38,312 7,085 2,477 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 3,717 25,830 29,102 61,144 22,697 Beef Cuts : 2,161 459 2,479 4,249 744 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 397 2,712 26,968 23,978 8,934 Trimmings : 396 1,464 7,416 30,371 4,044 Other : 428 2,414 19,070 24,976 21,246 : Other : Veal : 544 2,348 1,507 911 321 Lamb & Mutton : 415 2,246 1,280 576 1,439 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 28, 1997 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 148 6,255 2,112 78,248 1,677,619 Other Juice Concentrate : 587 18,260 708 182,690 451,857 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 230 4 4,147 6,538 Limas, Fordhook : 94 14 10,221 12,753 Limas, Baby : 665 2,294 18,772 39,520 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,401 630 63,930 114,179 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 400 654 22,248 33,824 Broccoli, Spears : 8,692 111 6,853 21,018 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 23,434 926 38,172 78,241 Brussels Sprouts : 979 27 13,066 16,899 Carrots, Diced : 748 268 32,506 71,290 Carrots, Other : 7,279 1,499 123,127 158,432 Cauliflower : 11,043 692 31,226 50,528 Corn, Cut : 2,600 1,630 181,275 266,989 Corn, Cob : 1,798 759 182,791 221,735 Mixed Vegetables : 4,615 859 33,230 53,488 Okra : 16,073 3 791 25,475 Onion Rings : 290 9 2,466 11,285 Onions, Other : 2,533 2,202 21,456 32,227 Blackeye Peas : 904 6 261 6,861 Green Peas : 1,418 5,839 80,284 144,706 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 90 127 4,116 5,714 Spinach : 8,202 202 20,571 34,646 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 4,869 307 13,892 45,406 Southern Greens : 19,732 664 30,252 Other Vegetables : 33,792 4,686 132,352 259,482 : Potatoes : French Fries : 3,313 1,652 250,419 420,966 968,552 Other Frozen : 557 3,657 47,171 82,205 211,592 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 4,998 41,187 2,911 48,239 239,825 Beef Cuts : 1,368 2,565 3,795 4,019 21,839 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 3,433 1,949 11 2,056 70,438 Trimmings : 509 1,282 137 1,078 46,697 Other : 3,361 14,850 217 6,396 92,958 : Other : Veal : 270 723 6,624 Lamb & Mutton : 1 477 939 2,488 9,861 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 31, 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 23,723 229,614 69,762 24 80,969 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 3 866 23 215,806 Pecans 1/ : 75 11,155 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 13 22,997 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 4,788 3,623 6,191 2,891 1,170 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 17,214 35,421 218,234 62,082 230 Other Natural Cheese : 262 7,747 78,462 3,930 5,196 : Broilers (Whole) : 111 400 194 1,561 12,555 Hens : 26 69 775 4,264 Other Chicken : 1,748 6,090 15,731 44,189 167,712 Total : 1,859 6,516 15,994 46,525 184,531 Whole Turkeys : 3,879 28,037 14,915 39,645 50,168 Other Turkey : 489 16,430 25,282 61,854 67,548 Total : 4,368 44,467 40,197 101,499 117,716 Ducks : 32 91 1,206 36 41 Total : 6,259 51,074 57,397 148,060 302,288 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 34 32,692 29,889 367 9,603 Blueberries : 13,813 4,234 12,109 477 826 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 65 4,184 73,403 80 331 Cherries, Sweet : 1,596 4,045 337 52 Peaches : 56 1,545 1,701 199 1,246 Raspberries, Red : 148 1,785 745 338 238 Strawberries, Total : 76 3,310 4,389 4,550 1,545 Other Frozen Fruit : 73,841 28,321 138,403 1,374 2,023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, March 31, 1997 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 934 30,683 1,993,164 2,428,873 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 45,217 98,763 136 8,491 369,305 Pecans 1/ : 698 28,081 172 40,181 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,574 63,116 87,700 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 284 500 351 5,141 24,939 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 188 1,572 11,788 41,092 387,821 Other Natural Cheese : 2,815 291 1,344 2,130 102,177 : Broilers (Whole) : 1,363 8,082 671 10,220 35,157 Hens : 1,257 61 502 6,954 Other Chicken : 137,773 256,439 1,868 35,603 667,153 Total : 140,393 264,582 2,539 46,325 709,264 Whole Turkeys : 3,317 88,010 9,414 29,172 266,557 Other Turkey : 618 18,825 6,323 31,964 229,333 Total : 3,935 106,835 15,737 61,136 495,890 Ducks : 8 2 3 333 1,752 Total : 144,336 371,419 18,279 107,794 1,206,906 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 118 1,346 413 19,109 93,571 Blueberries : 134 614 321 6,844 39,372 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 26 1,462 6,163 5,914 91,628 Cherries, Sweet : 78 130 17 1,984 8,239 Peaches : 125 1,064 71 27,723 33,730 Raspberries, Red : 171 1,016 71 20,903 25,415 Strawberries, Total : 1,496 20,535 502 97,745 134,148 Other Frozen Fruit : 377 5,882 2,764 59,219 312,204 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, March 31, 1997 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 7 3,028 375 1,650,106 Other Juice Concentrate : 873 46,609 22,134 2,095 250,606 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 275 1,098 274 184 Limas, Fordhook : 157 517 324 1,011 Limas, Baby : 1,350 1,637 422 11,162 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 12,620 22,358 1,431 4,353 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 3,295 4,086 260 366 Broccoli, Spears : 4,406 342 2,231 899 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 3,392 4,715 3,905 3,579 Brussels Sprouts : 612 407 934 714 Carrots, Diced : 4,151 24,551 1,160 4,957 Carrots, Other : 2,854 9,623 1,719 8,766 Cauliflower : 2,125 2,171 1,514 966 Corn, Cut : 9,335 22,567 30,516 6,129 Corn, Cob : 4,192 8,280 17,044 2,181 Mixed Vegetables : 2,795 4,403 2,514 5,802 Okra : 413 176 680 5,515 Onion Rings : 1,119 4,235 1,578 710 Onions, Other : 1,059 2,664 561 1,907 Blackeye Peas : 344 308 51 4,176 Green Peas : 14,394 19,227 9,494 4,573 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 587 249 122 386 Spinach : 2,569 1,156 723 1,669 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 2,256 16,878 361 3,359 Southern Greens : 1,274 26 138 6,529 Other Vegetables : 20,908 21,326 15,411 20,544 : Potatoes : French Fries : 30,023 24,405 110,781 106,657 16,163 Other Frozen : 6,480 22,240 34,502 7,700 2,403 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 3,854 31,927 32,528 63,324 24,680 Beef Cuts : 2,152 661 2,323 4,012 804 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 380 2,528 26,097 22,401 8,745 Trimmings : 578 1,563 6,980 35,426 4,250 Other : 496 2,377 20,325 27,981 17,753 : Other : Veal : 510 1,902 1,563 851 321 Lamb & Mutton : 530 2,510 1,397 698 1,616 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, March 31, 1997 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 146 6,266 2,995 77,312 1,740,235 Other Juice Concentrate : 697 16,070 241 191,053 530,378 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 324 7 4,316 6,478 Limas, Fordhook : 83 11 9,603 11,706 Limas, Baby : 559 1,812 15,047 31,989 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,426 535 58,470 101,193 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 426 611 19,488 28,532 Broccoli, Spears : 8,601 106 6,364 22,949 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 25,697 935 37,815 80,038 Brussels Sprouts : 292 31 11,087 14,077 Carrots, Diced : 2,325 177 30,894 68,215 Carrots, Other : 6,818 1,074 107,517 138,371 Cauliflower : 5,355 556 27,935 40,622 Corn, Cut : 2,788 2,726 145,225 219,286 Corn, Cob : 1,400 376 154,649 188,122 Mixed Vegetables : 4,490 814 28,621 49,439 Okra : 13,706 3 836 21,329 Onion Rings : 228 4 2,368 10,242 Onions, Other : 2,183 2,157 22,047 32,578 Blackeye Peas : 679 2 231 5,791 Green Peas : 1,913 4,520 61,385 115,506 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 78 160 3,896 5,478 Spinach : 8,510 382 36,524 51,533 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 4,201 335 13,407 40,797 Southern Greens : 10,488 599 19,054 Other Vegetables : 26,664 4,701 128,858 238,412 : Potatoes : French Fries : 2,584 1,748 251,516 413,011 956,888 Other Frozen : 508 3,898 50,612 77,359 205,702 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 6,405 52,019 2,776 53,319 270,832 Beef Cuts : 1,492 2,825 3,920 3,903 22,092 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 3,529 2,608 9 2,284 68,581 Trimmings : 711 1,622 147 1,001 52,278 Other : 4,225 13,125 273 6,709 93,264 : Other : Veal : 398 795 6,340 Lamb & Mutton : 2 828 1,050 2,539 11,170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cooler : Freezer :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Usable : Usable : Usable : Usable Region : Space : Space Occupied : Space : Space Occupied :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 31 :Mar 31:Feb 28:Mar 31: Mar 31 :Mar 31:Feb 28:Mar 31 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 : Cu Ft ---- Percent --- Cu Ft ---- Percent --- : New England : 2,415 42 53 51 20,251 45 54 53 Middle Atlantic : 34,506 63 56 55 84,256 73 76 78 E. North Central : 40,506 52 51 50 167,688 60 56 60 W. North Central : 42,149 50 43 41 146,272 62 52 53 South Atlantic : 40,637 46 50 49 128,274 56 58 59 E. South Central : 9,518 42 44 44 34,835 61 65 65 W. South Central : 17,813 30 33 33 114,729 74 67 68 Mountain : 5,870 57 50 48 45,654 72 57 57 Pacific : 44,980 57 44 44 243,867 66 68 67 : US : 238,394 51 47 46 985,826 64 62 63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, March 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Warehouses :----------------------------------------------------------- State : Mar 31, : Feb 28, : Mar 31, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : CA : 33,724 62,868 40,948 MI : 121,968 122,010 67,200 N ENG : 32,148 38,157 23,723 NY : 133,649 200,382 144,858 OH : 1,760 4,200 2,015 OR : 8,591 22,291 15,514 PA : 102,228 121,296 84,756 VA : 46,175 66,755 53,708 WA : 1,474,704 2,136,197 1,936,704 WV : 19,757 18,022 7,802 : Other States : 16,228 82,330 51,645 : US : 1,990,932 2,874,508 2,428,873 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, U.S. Apple Association, 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. 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