HDR1012000170020620971500COLD STORAGE Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 20, 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 May 31, 1997, were greater than year earlier levels for concentrated orange juice, butter, potatoes, poultry, and pork. Cooler stocks of peanuts, apples, and natural cheese were higher than a year earlier. Total red meat supplies in freezers decreased 5 percent from April, but were up slightly from May 1996. Frozen pork stocks were 7 percent below last month, but were up 8 percent from last year. Stocks of pork bellies were up 2 percent from last month, but were 13 percent below a year ago. Total frozen poultry supplies increased 5 percent from last month and were 9 percent above last year's level. Total stocks of chicken decreased 1 percent during the month, but were 13 percent above 1996. Total pounds of turkey in freezers increased 13 percent from last month and were up 4 percent from last year. Public cooler occupancy was at 50 percent of capacity, down 2 points from a year ago. Public freezer occupancy at 62 percent was down 1 point from last month, but up 1 point from last year. Co St 1 (6-97) Table of Contents Page Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, May 1997 ......... 3 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, April 30, 1997 ....................................................... 6 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, May 31, 1997 ......................................................... 10 Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, May 1997 ................................ 14 Survey and Estimating Procedures, Revision Policy and Reliability...... 15 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, May 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :---------------------------------------------------- : May 31, : Apr 30, : May 31, :May :Apr : May 31, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 :1996:1997: 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage : 23,093 64,754 33,738 146 52 Controlled Atmosphere : 885,712 1,676,347 1,219,382 138 73 Total : 908,805 1,741,101 1,253,120 138 72 2,641 Pears : Bartlett : Other Varieties : 21,599 42,994 34,353 159 80 Total : 21,599 42,994 34,353 159 80 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 358,433 433,323 472,334 132 109 Pecans : 45,149 42,406 42,558 94 100 Other Shelled : 108,077 97,751 90,109 83 92 Total : 511,659 573,480 605,001 118 105 326,185 In-Shell : Peanuts : 19,698 47,845 50,342 256 105 Pecans : 102,124 66,911 52,382 51 78 Other In-Shell : 64,547 14,616 29,578 46 202 Total : 186,369 129,372 132,302 71 102 34,375 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 33,984 43,921 43,353 128 99 38,822 (Government Owned) : 995 1,509 1,987 200 132 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 389,645 430,120 451,381 116 105 (Government Owned) : 53 43 45 85 105 Swiss : 10,923 11,904 13,200 121 111 Other Natural Cheese : 141,248 115,178 127,296 90 111 Total : 541,816 557,202 591,877 109 106 329,212 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 1,405 1,094 1,049 75 96 Yolks : 2,154 1,016 949 44 93 Whole & Mixed : 6,490 5,516 5,564 86 101 Unclassified : 1,357 859 812 60 95 Total : 11,406 8,485 8,374 73 99 8,046 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers (Whole) : 35,599 35,883 32,843 92 92 Hens : 12,653 8,408 7,491 59 89 Other Chicken : 606,987 699,968 698,298 115 100 Total : 655,239 744,259 738,632 113 99 Turkey : Whole Turkeys : 368,714 296,572 351,973 95 119 Other Turkey : 218,724 246,702 260,021 119 105 Total : 587,438 543,274 611,994 104 113 Ducks : 2,334 2,582 3,226 138 125 Total :1,245,011 1,290,115 1,353,852 109 105 1,224,184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, May 1997 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :---------------------------------------------------- : May 31, : Apr 30, : May 31, :May :Apr : May 31, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 :1996:1997: 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 96,258 84,763 87,791 91 104 Apricots : 2,219 4,168 4,456 201 107 Blackberries, Total : 8,134 12,813 11,832 145 92 IQF : 4,344 8,014 7,233 167 90 Pails and Tubs : 1,557 2,250 2,417 155 107 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 1,034 1,805 1,605 155 89 Concentrate : 1,199 744 577 48 78 Blueberries : 29,363 32,624 25,574 87 78 Boysenberries : 1,472 2,718 2,529 172 93 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 68,846 78,561 70,519 102 90 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 1,520 591 628 41 106 Cherries, Sweet : 10,098 6,991 5,837 58 83 Grapes : 3,484 2,842 2,133 61 75 Peaches : 18,910 29,614 23,077 122 78 Raspberries, Black : 551 910 538 98 59 Raspberries, Red, Total : 19,420 22,441 19,661 101 88 IQF : 6,977 9,813 8,905 128 91 Pails and Tubs : 8,301 8,434 6,731 81 80 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 3,153 3,272 3,189 101 97 Concentrate : 989 922 836 85 91 Strawberries, Total : 276,501 160,558 246,111 89 153 Other Frozen Fruit : 220,603 259,983 225,823 102 87 Total : 757,379 699,577 726,509 96 104 491,356 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 1/ :1,596,917 1,993,925 2,164,356 136 109 (Gallon Equivalent) : 161,370 201,488 218,710 Other Juice Concentrate : 567,089 546,090 538,064 95 99 Total :2,164,006 2,540,015 2,702,420 125 106 351,751 Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 10,901 6,518 8,233 76 126 Limas, Fordhook : 9,138 11,050 9,943 109 90 Limas, Baby : 22,568 24,459 21,731 96 89 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 68,228 87,688 72,658 106 83 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 24,628 24,967 21,711 88 87 Broccoli, Spears : 32,106 27,006 20,740 65 77 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 106,248 95,424 91,401 86 96 Brussels Sprouts : 9,899 11,876 9,056 91 76 Carrots, Diced : 47,625 68,284 53,349 112 78 Carrots, Other : 140,542 133,345 114,658 82 86 Cauliflower : 42,889 40,806 29,550 69 72 Corn, Cut : 152,733 172,666 136,021 89 79 Corn, Cob : 106,661 161,205 129,192 121 80 Mixed Vegetables : 64,319 53,511 48,400 75 90 Okra : 20,989 16,499 12,992 62 79 Onion Rings : 10,941 7,635 8,080 74 106 Onions, Other : 29,200 29,693 29,557 101 100 Blackeye Peas : 3,535 4,740 3,469 98 73 Green Peas : 133,570 95,440 73,389 55 77 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 8,472 6,559 5,534 65 84 Spinach : 89,430 76,390 98,864 111 129 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 40,086 38,157 40,712 102 107 Southern Greens : 32,163 15,847 20,234 63 128 Other Vegetables : 254,531 252,130 265,584 104 105 Total :1,461,402 1,461,895 1,325,058 91 91 841,581 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, May 1997 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : May 31, : Apr 30, : May 31, : May : Apr : May 31, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 :1997 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Potatoes : French Fries : 866,937 979,237 965,687 111 99 Other Frozen : 209,507 216,599 238,623 114 110 Total : 1,076,444 1,195,836 1,204,310 112 101 845,632 Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 278,366 259,405 256,796 92 99 Beef Cuts : 29,006 26,043 23,870 82 92 Total : 307,372 285,448 280,666 91 98 278,231 (Government Owned) : 5,035 7,042 4,164 83 59 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 8,601 7,353 7,782 90 106 Hams, Total : 79,802 85,753 98,027 123 114 89,324 Bone-in : 49,530 43,204 51,713 104 120 44,928 Boneless : 30,272 42,549 46,314 153 109 44,396 Bellies : 63,522 54,015 55,274 87 102 Loins, Total : 11,557 25,712 22,833 198 89 21,030 Bone-in : 6,142 15,415 13,876 226 90 Boneless : 5,415 10,297 8,957 165 87 Ribs : 51,978 62,646 45,665 88 73 Butts : 6,456 11,563 8,001 124 69 Trimmings : 31,215 52,642 46,920 150 89 Other : 77,428 96,181 81,283 105 85 Variety Meats : 34,347 26,808 28,044 82 105 Unclassified : 16,419 17,575 16,305 99 93 Total : 381,325 440,248 410,134 108 93 352,225 (Government Owned) : 939 1,088 828 88 76 Other : Veal : 5,092 5,515 3,985 78 72 Lamb & Mutton : 12,187 13,027 15,221 125 117 Total : 17,279 18,542 19,206 111 104 18,768 Canned : Canned Hams : 9,274 6,835 7,031 76 103 Other Canned Meat : 965 1,420 1,348 140 95 Total : 10,239 8,255 8,379 82 102 6,016 Total : 716,215 752,493 718,385 100 95 655,240 Miscellaneous : Cooler : 531,313 612,108 595,710 112 97 429,511 Freezer : 1,697,585 1,814,231 1,828,953 108 101 1,762,107 Total : 2,228,898 2,426,339 2,424,663 109 100 2,191,618 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 2,713,110 3,666,666 3,222,396 119 88 1,129,194 Stored in Freezers : 9,151,883 9,796,159 9,901,181 108 101 6,211,449 Total :11,864,993 13,462,825 13,123,577 111 97 7,340,643 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Adjusted to 42.0 degrees Brix equivalent (9.896 pounds per gallon). Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, April 30, 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 12,132 132,888 33,900 41,817 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 3 506 41 268,387 Pecans 1/ : 115 11,704 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 18,135 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 10,360 4,195 8,930 6,311 1,555 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 20,063 37,948 234,586 75,255 247 Other Natural Cheese : 205 19,463 81,503 3,106 4,437 : Broilers (Whole) : 96 337 944 1,630 12,192 Hens : 33 79 1,003 4,170 Other Chicken : 2,063 6,772 16,251 45,734 181,149 Total : 2,159 7,142 17,274 48,367 197,511 Whole Turkeys : 6,956 29,600 19,228 36,479 58,596 Other Turkey : 779 13,131 27,825 70,091 73,614 Total : 7,735 42,731 47,053 106,570 132,210 Ducks : 38 100 1,931 36 59 Total : 9,932 49,973 66,258 154,973 329,780 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 23 33,356 28,423 326 3,361 Blueberries : 11,745 3,425 9,541 518 827 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 48 3,272 64,563 130 389 Cherries, Sweet : 1,286 3,544 290 58 Peaches : 48 1,459 1,294 176 1,196 Raspberries, Red : 139 1,450 744 329 256 Strawberries, Total : 60 2,687 3,971 3,715 1,606 Other Frozen Fruit : 60,138 22,649 113,590 1,375 1,623 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, April 30, 1997 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 546 13,617 1,506,201 1,741,101 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 46,644 107,861 117 9,764 433,323 Pecans 1/ : 780 29,361 446 42,406 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,360 47,416 66,911 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 194 521 361 11,494 43,921 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 203 2,325 16,794 42,699 430,120 Other Natural Cheese : 3,015 144 964 2,341 115,178 : Broilers (Whole) : 1,374 8,218 596 10,496 35,883 Hens : 1,235 33 181 1,674 8,408 Other Chicken : 144,396 263,268 2,309 38,026 699,968 Total : 147,005 271,519 3,086 50,196 744,259 Whole Turkeys : 4,249 98,127 11,242 32,095 296,572 Other Turkey : 631 21,384 6,609 32,638 246,702 Total : 4,880 119,511 17,851 64,733 543,274 Ducks : 7 3 408 2,582 Total : 151,892 391,030 20,940 115,337 1,290,115 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 138 1,397 407 17,332 84,763 Blueberries : 139 732 271 5,426 32,624 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 27 230 4,900 5,002 78,561 Cherries, Sweet : 70 120 18 1,605 6,991 Peaches : 77 1,023 76 24,265 29,614 Raspberries, Red : 116 308 63 19,036 22,441 Strawberries, Total : 1,280 35,292 564 111,383 160,558 Other Frozen Fruit : 407 5,717 2,872 51,612 259,983 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, April 30, 1997 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 52 3,666 485 1,896,871 Other Juice Concentrate : 520 23,710 22,234 1,720 271,394 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 207 650 336 161 Limas, Fordhook : 302 470 249 1,468 Limas, Baby : 1,076 1,376 593 8,586 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 11,323 17,936 1,430 3,774 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 2,433 3,496 257 283 Broccoli, Spears : 4,118 363 1,573 1,203 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 3,428 5,018 5,094 5,293 Brussels Sprouts : 479 389 889 718 Carrots, Diced : 3,951 20,486 1,091 5,246 Carrots, Other : 3,907 8,994 1,420 7,676 Cauliflower : 1,694 1,808 1,143 799 Corn, Cut : 8,611 18,679 23,796 5,117 Corn, Cob : 3,394 7,361 12,606 2,220 Mixed Vegetables : 2,821 5,272 3,079 4,773 Okra : 397 174 394 2,917 Onion Rings : 870 3,128 1,144 589 Onions, Other : 858 2,354 536 2,100 Blackeye Peas : 323 259 46 3,283 Green Peas : 12,408 16,958 6,972 3,152 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 513 392 99 389 Spinach : 5,949 1,355 1,084 5,637 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 2,010 15,026 445 2,839 Southern Greens : 736 23 174 4,774 Other Vegetables : 24,718 22,817 14,181 42,378 : Potatoes : French Fries : 30,226 24,489 115,847 94,489 15,450 Other Frozen : 6,062 18,624 34,416 5,822 2,664 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 3,583 29,959 27,978 60,148 26,660 Beef Cuts : 2,689 564 2,528 5,451 996 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 927 3,020 22,881 20,605 7,575 Trimmings : 801 1,445 9,779 30,307 4,841 Other : 461 1,644 20,159 28,285 20,395 : Other : Veal : 422 1,908 1,394 618 355 Lamb & Mutton : 543 2,902 1,730 906 1,914 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, April 30, 1997 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 150 6,037 2,997 83,667 1,993,925 Other Juice Concentrate : 740 19,224 742 205,806 546,090 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 321 260 4,583 6,518 Limas, Fordhook : 89 13 8,459 11,050 Limas, Baby : 525 1,668 10,635 24,459 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,402 739 51,084 87,688 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 332 524 17,642 24,967 Broccoli, Spears : 10,000 195 9,554 27,006 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 31,509 1,477 43,605 95,424 Brussels Sprouts : 823 32 8,546 11,876 Carrots, Diced : 767 171 36,572 68,284 Carrots, Other : 9,157 648 101,543 133,345 Cauliflower : 8,931 407 26,024 40,806 Corn, Cut : 2,324 3,630 110,509 172,666 Corn, Cob : 1,217 760 133,647 161,205 Mixed Vegetables : 6,060 1,075 30,431 53,511 Okra : 11,556 1 1,060 16,499 Onion Rings : 244 8 1,652 7,635 Onions, Other : 1,644 2,027 20,174 29,693 Blackeye Peas : 598 2 229 4,740 Green Peas : 1,661 3,093 51,196 95,440 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 74 183 4,909 6,559 Spinach : 8,178 761 53,426 76,390 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 4,589 315 12,933 38,157 Southern Greens : 9,462 678 15,847 Other Vegetables : 26,012 4,481 117,543 252,130 : Potatoes : French Fries : 2,946 1,650 241,971 452,169 979,237 Other Frozen : 873 4,018 49,798 94,322 216,599 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 8,080 49,753 2,338 50,906 259,405 Beef Cuts : 1,502 4,738 3,402 4,173 26,043 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 3,474 2,061 10 2,093 62,646 Trimmings : 682 3,862 83 842 52,642 Other : 4,883 14,131 187 6,036 96,181 : Other : Veal : 210 608 5,515 Lamb & Mutton : 1 1,073 1,294 2,664 13,027 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 31, 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 3,934 75,726 16,566 17,690 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 3 771 30 289,426 Pecans 1/ : 133 11,549 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 10 13,752 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 9,914 4,903 10,461 7,236 1,056 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 21,785 41,558 242,711 78,304 261 Other Natural Cheese : 205 21,432 87,729 4,431 5,666 : Broilers (Whole) : 774 395 881 1,470 10,193 Hens : 27 182 856 3,291 Other Chicken : 1,321 6,627 15,676 42,243 178,071 Total : 2,095 7,049 16,739 44,569 191,555 Whole Turkeys : 8,731 36,428 26,621 44,977 66,566 Other Turkey : 809 13,963 28,808 70,045 83,277 Total : 9,540 50,391 55,429 115,022 149,843 Ducks : 48 107 2,783 36 116 Total : 11,683 57,547 74,951 159,627 341,514 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 33 31,649 28,241 330 8,998 Blueberries : 9,091 2,861 6,946 434 676 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 39 2,789 57,579 115 353 Cherries, Sweet : 930 3,052 255 49 Peaches : 44 1,273 1,438 139 1,274 Raspberries, Red : 131 1,377 625 339 239 Strawberries, Total : 73 2,487 3,957 3,441 1,945 Other Frozen Fruit : 49,001 21,744 97,129 1,411 2,419 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, May 31, 1997 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 309 6,905 1,131,990 1,253,120 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 51,910 123,233 141 6,820 472,334 Pecans 1/ : 709 29,762 405 42,558 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,323 37,274 23 52,382 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 194 294 191 9,104 43,353 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 213 2,564 19,016 44,969 451,381 Other Natural Cheese : 3,365 126 1,310 3,032 127,296 : Broilers (Whole) : 968 7,534 508 10,120 32,843 Hens : 1,290 27 177 1,641 7,491 Other Chicken : 151,679 262,891 2,222 37,568 698,298 Total : 153,937 270,452 2,907 49,329 738,632 Whole Turkeys : 7,681 107,159 12,897 40,913 351,973 Other Turkey : 515 21,421 8,457 32,726 260,021 Total : 8,196 128,580 21,354 73,639 611,994 Ducks : 8 3 125 3,226 Total : 162,141 399,032 24,264 123,093 1,353,852 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 118 1,168 381 16,873 87,791 Blueberries : 124 743 233 4,466 25,574 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 18 284 4,540 4,802 70,519 Cherries, Sweet : 65 111 25 1,350 5,837 Peaches : 77 1,082 72 17,678 23,077 Raspberries, Red : 209 647 48 16,046 19,661 Strawberries, Total : 1,833 40,870 720 190,785 246,111 Other Frozen Fruit : 325 3,601 2,941 47,252 225,823 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, May 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/ : 249 3,677 459 2,065,426 Other Juice Concentrate : 449 19,628 21,072 1,890 264,170 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 210 860 324 160 Limas, Fordhook : 222 435 358 1,267 Limas, Baby : 895 1,099 703 7,447 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 8,143 14,113 1,372 3,850 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 1,837 3,043 264 271 Broccoli, Spears : 3,322 274 1,108 1,261 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 3,244 4,679 5,423 4,775 Brussels Sprouts : 582 319 809 612 Carrots, Diced : 3,671 16,466 1,664 4,411 Carrots, Other : 3,651 7,969 1,168 6,944 Cauliflower : 1,671 1,761 946 757 Corn, Cut : 8,192 15,068 16,395 3,700 Corn, Cob : 2,986 5,410 7,386 2,793 Mixed Vegetables : 2,284 4,764 3,049 4,391 Okra : 415 182 680 2,351 Onion Rings : 898 3,497 1,470 521 Onions, Other : 1,171 2,194 625 3,392 Blackeye Peas : 252 169 46 2,272 Green Peas : 9,990 12,917 4,512 2,529 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 488 464 95 415 Spinach : 8,018 1,380 1,174 7,805 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 1,924 13,771 440 3,609 Southern Greens : 465 32 165 9,534 Other Vegetables : 22,094 22,249 13,202 37,201 : Potatoes : French Fries : 29,766 26,449 114,428 90,631 16,184 Other Frozen : 6,688 18,504 38,478 6,756 2,742 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 1,678 28,207 30,925 61,213 28,940 Beef Cuts : 2,350 438 1,862 4,505 801 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 862 1,837 16,206 14,333 5,452 Trimmings : 733 1,243 9,328 25,310 4,673 Other : 316 1,396 16,840 23,516 17,093 : Other : Veal : 311 894 1,266 538 338 Lamb & Mutton : 562 3,509 2,004 1,132 2,003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, May 31, 1997 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 135 6,004 2,523 85,883 2,164,356 Other Juice Concentrate : 716 17,577 760 211,802 538,064 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 287 254 6,138 8,233 Limas, Fordhook : 58 18 7,585 9,943 Limas, Baby : 447 1,474 9,666 21,731 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 858 873 43,449 72,658 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 314 579 15,403 21,711 Broccoli, Spears : 5,433 178 9,164 20,740 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 24,501 2,163 46,616 91,401 Brussels Sprouts : 197 31 6,506 9,056 Carrots, Diced : 645 102 26,390 53,349 Carrots, Other : 11,223 592 83,111 114,658 Cauliflower : 2,337 399 21,679 29,550 Corn, Cut : 2,363 3,251 87,052 136,021 Corn, Cob : 1,049 585 108,983 129,192 Mixed Vegetables : 5,153 1,105 27,654 48,400 Okra : 8,517 1 846 12,992 Onion Rings : 301 5 1,388 8,080 Onions, Other : 1,288 2,028 18,859 29,557 Blackeye Peas : 590 3 137 3,469 Green Peas : 1,331 2,369 39,741 73,389 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 54 120 3,898 5,534 Spinach : 11,261 573 68,653 98,864 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 6,970 447 13,551 40,712 Southern Greens : 8,898 1,140 20,234 Other Vegetables : 36,437 4,593 129,808 265,584 : Potatoes : French Fries : 2,921 1,446 236,670 447,192 965,687 Other Frozen : 3,890 4,108 52,993 104,464 238,623 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 5,097 49,493 1,854 49,389 256,796 Beef Cuts : 1,475 5,667 2,876 3,896 23,870 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 2,660 2,378 7 1,930 45,665 Trimmings : 692 3,753 152 1,036 46,920 Other : 4,381 12,634 136 4,971 81,283 : Other : Veal : 182 456 3,985 Lamb & Mutton : 2 1,871 1,343 2,795 15,221 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cooler : Freezer :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Usable : Usable : Usable : Usable Region : Space : Space Occupied : Space : Space Occupied :-------------------------------------------------------------- : May 31 :May 31:Apr 30:May 31: May 31 :May 31:Apr 30:May 31 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 : Cu Ft ---- Percent --- Cu Ft ---- Percent --- : New England : 2,415 40 58 58 20,250 40 55 54 Middle Atlantic : 34,506 68 61 64 85,254 69 78 75 E. North Central : 40,506 54 52 52 167,688 55 58 58 W. North Central : 43,594 50 41 41 145,917 55 53 52 South Atlantic : 42,637 53 50 52 130,774 61 62 60 E. South Central : 9,518 42 50 52 34,835 60 72 72 W. South Central : 17,813 30 35 34 114,729 71 71 71 Mountain : 5,870 62 45 48 45,654 65 57 57 Pacific : 44,980 51 45 48 243,866 62 65 64 : US : 241,839 52 48 50 988,967 61 63 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, 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. 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