HDR1012000170020820971500Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 20, 1997, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Stati202) 720-0585, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Frozen food stocks in refrigerated warehouses on July 31, 1997, were greater than year earlier levels for butter, potatoes, concentrated orange juice, meat, fruit, and chicken. Cooler stocks of pears, peanuts, apples, and natural cheese were higher than a year earlier. Total red meat supplies in freezers decreased 2 percent from June, but were up 12 percent from July 1996. Frozen pork stocks were 4 percent below last month, but were up 18 percent from last year. Stocks of pork bellies were down 36 percent from last month, but were 18 percent above a year ago. Total frozen poultry supplies showed a slight decrease from last month, but were 3 percent above last year's level. Total stocks of chicken decreased 7 percent during the month, but were 6 percent above 1996. Total pounds of turkey in freezers increased 7 percent from last month, but were down 1 percent from last year. Public cooler occupancy was at 49 percent of capacity, up 1 point from a year ago. Public freezer occupancy at 65 percent was up 2 points from last month and up 4 points from the year earlier level. Table of Contents Page Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, July 1997 . . . . . 2 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, June 30, 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, July 31, 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, July 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Survey and Estimating Procedures, Revision Policy and Reliability. . . . 15 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, July 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Jul 31, : Jun 30, : Jul 31, : Jul : Jun : Jul 31, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 :1996 :1997 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage : 11,462 16,223 15,219 133 94 Controlled Atmosphere: 171,703 719,986 280,610 163 39 Total : 183,165 736,209 295,829 162 40 2,692 Pears : Bartlett : 14,639 6,000 63,037 431 Other Varieties : 1,624 4,005 1,785 110 45 Total : 16,263 10,005 64,822 399 648 43,905 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 259,088 491,768 416,176 161 85 Pecans : 52,988 41,924 39,961 75 95 Other Shelled : 87,918 81,596 67,531 77 83 Total : 399,994 615,288 523,668 131 85 295,054 In-Shell : Peanuts : 10,830 49,378 36,155 334 73 Pecans : 64,861 39,723 21,834 34 55 Other In-Shell : 12,200 4,860 4,344 36 89 Total : 87,891 93,961 62,333 71 66 15,869 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 31,654 59,545 62,368 197 105 57,839 (Government Owned) : 793 644 660 83 102 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 397,743 463,398 464,438 117 100 (Government Owned) : 166 185 45 27 24 Swiss : 12,460 12,096 11,516 92 95 Other Natural Cheese : 126,397 128,352 125,782 100 98 Total : 536,600 603,846 601,736 112 100 342,336 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 1,298 1,140 1,011 78 89 Yolks : 1,874 875 1,288 69 147 Whole & Mixed : 8,871 6,065 6,393 72 105 Unclassified : 1,438 502 594 41 118 Total : 13,481 8,582 9,286 69 108 8,623 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers (Whole) : 36,916 31,062 26,662 72 86 Hens : 14,611 8,316 10,250 70 123 Other Chicken : 571,980 672,280 623,361 109 93 Total : 623,507 711,658 660,273 106 93 Turkey : Whole Turkeys : 489,279 402,334 437,826 89 109 Other Turkey : 228,894 265,387 276,497 121 104 Total : 718,173 667,721 714,323 99 107 Ducks : 1,713 4,305 2,795 163 65 Total :1,343,393 1,383,684 1,377,391 103 100 1,234,684 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, July 1997 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Jul 31, : Jun 30, : Jul 31, : Jul : Jun : Jul 31, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 :1996 :1997 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 70,749 80,088 74,828 106 93 Apricots : 14,009 17,237 22,221 159 129 Blackberries, Total : 22,466 10,350 35,052 156 339 IQF : 12,099 5,941 16,814 139 283 Pails and Tubs : 4,100 2,449 5,870 143 240 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 5,237 1,433 11,283 215 787 Concentrate : 1,030 527 1,085 105 206 Blueberries : 33,950 21,968 41,571 122 189 Boysenberries : 6,301 3,750 8,682 138 232 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 103,759 60,953 105,300 101 173 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 2,586 833 1,116 43 134 Cherries, Sweet : 14,267 6,851 15,564 109 227 Grapes : 3,402 1,820 1,831 54 101 Peaches : 24,756 19,098 38,328 155 201 Raspberries, Black : 1,789 1,786 2,202 123 123 Raspberries, Red, Total: 59,953 28,325 80,882 135 286 IQF : 19,639 12,569 19,013 97 151 Pails and Tubs : 16,271 8,421 21,799 134 259 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 22,579 6,657 38,959 173 585 Concentrate : 1,464 678 1,111 76 164 Strawberries, Total : 327,159 336,455 360,323 110 107 Other Frozen Fruit : 176,459 186,211 150,877 86 81 Total : 861,605 775,725 938,777 109 121 699,981 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 1/ :1,423,596 1,977,676 1,757,011 123 89 (Gallon Equivalent) : 143,856 199,846 177,548 Other Juice Concentrate: 519,800 510,908 511,292 98 100 Total :1,943,396 2,488,584 2,268,303 117 91 343,885 Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 13,977 12,276 11,035 79 90 Limas, Fordhook : 8,321 9,486 8,445 101 89 Limas, Baby : 16,355 18,529 14,792 90 80 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 101,143 65,454 127,713 126 195 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 34,706 19,454 30,414 88 156 Broccoli, Spears : 31,390 20,269 21,230 68 105 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut: 115,240 88,142 97,550 85 111 Brussels Sprouts : 8,661 7,975 8,118 94 102 Carrots, Diced : 39,441 49,245 41,230 105 84 Carrots, Other : 115,976 112,908 110,065 95 97 Cauliflower : 33,119 32,785 29,933 90 91 Corn, Cut : 112,371 100,766 84,673 75 84 Corn, Cob : 75,864 102,974 76,002 100 74 Mixed Vegetables : 66,564 50,755 50,824 76 100 Okra : 34,914 18,711 32,736 94 175 Onion Rings : 8,527 8,499 12,226 143 144 Onions, Other : 27,536 29,318 30,233 110 103 Blackeye Peas : 4,374 2,952 4,002 91 136 Green Peas : 279,556 137,615 303,454 109 221 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 7,626 6,840 7,828 103 114 Spinach : 75,092 104,073 95,749 128 92 Squash, Summer/Zucchini: 53,735 48,184 65,354 122 136 Southern Greens : 15,677 16,681 19,118 122 115 Other Vegetables : 245,631 253,158 244,346 99 97 Total :1,525,796 1,317,049 1,527,070 100 116 917,704 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, July 1997 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 31, : Jun 30, : Jul 31, : Jul : Jun : Jul 31, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 :1997 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Potatoes : French Fries : 706,761 1,021,745 987,277 140 97 Other Frozen : 200,341 249,571 229,303 114 92 Total : 907,102 1,271,316 1,216,580 134 96 835,057 Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 263,018 281,485 273,047 104 97 Beef Cuts : 28,118 24,015 28,216 100 117 Total : 291,136 305,500 301,263 103 99 298,991 (Government Owned) : 6,250 2,170 2,570 41 118 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 6,536 7,937 9,166 140 115 Hams, Total : 78,914 99,714 106,149 135 106 97,096 Bone-in : 50,767 53,471 58,705 116 110 51,542 Boneless : 28,147 46,243 47,444 169 103 45,554 Bellies : 28,533 52,274 33,642 118 64 Loins, Total : 12,284 19,868 17,362 141 87 15,925 Bone-in : 6,304 8,963 9,567 152 107 Boneless : 5,980 10,905 7,795 130 71 Ribs : 35,322 30,858 29,932 85 97 Butts : 3,979 6,624 4,845 122 73 Trimmings : 27,747 45,061 46,324 167 103 Other : 81,192 88,859 78,298 96 88 Variety Meats : 33,028 31,607 44,238 134 140 Unclassified : 15,125 15,484 12,387 82 80 Total : 322,660 398,286 382,343 118 96 318,224 (Government Owned) : 1,162 870 536 46 62 Other : Veal : 5,587 4,478 5,049 90 113 Lamb & Mutton : 13,164 16,594 18,803 143 113 Total : 18,751 21,072 23,852 127 113 23,441 Canned : Canned Hams : 9,649 8,665 9,696 100 112 Other Canned Meat : 524 1,367 1,572 300 115 Total : 10,173 10,032 11,268 111 112 8,831 Total : 642,720 734,890 718,726 112 98 649,487 Miscellaneous : Cooler : 563,332 615,660 656,696 117 107 484,655 Freezer : 1,684,994 1,828,600 1,826,772 108 100 1,758,860 Total : 2,248,326 2,444,260 2,483,468 110 102 2,243,515 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 1,798,997 2,686,605 2,217,828 123 83 1,194,487 Stored in Freezers : 8,942,389 9,856,339 9,932,529 111 101 6,496,144 Total :10,741,386 12,542,944 12,150,357 113 97 7,690,631 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Adjusted to 42.0 degrees Brix equivalent (9.896 pounds per gallon). Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, June 30, 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 3 519 32 305,277 Pecans 1/ : 131 12,299 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 8 10,156 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 9,389 5,390 12,948 10,225 796 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 23,221 42,202 246,378 80,523 263 Other Natural Cheese : 337 20,616 88,745 5,406 5,955 : Broilers (Whole) : 230 567 794 1,408 9,069 Hens : 36 76 960 4,487 Other Chicken : 1,700 7,215 15,509 42,398 160,971 Total : 1,930 7,818 16,379 44,766 174,527 Whole Turkeys : 11,375 39,010 33,818 53,079 69,312 Other Turkey : 822 14,811 28,313 74,039 82,744 Total : 12,197 53,821 62,131 127,118 152,056 Ducks : 76 35 3,583 31 137 Total : 14,203 61,674 82,093 171,915 326,720 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 32 28,252 25,359 295 8,393 Blueberries : 6,218 2,233 4,753 364 3,353 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 36 1,920 49,977 101 203 Cherries, Sweet : 1,014 2,898 173 60 Peaches : 38 1,895 1,346 103 942 Raspberries, Red : 191 1,368 728 306 212 Strawberries, Total : 117 3,377 3,999 2,692 2,189 Other Frozen Fruit : 36,093 19,933 80,695 1,255 2,174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, June 30, 1997 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 59,012 121,898 131 4,896 491,768 Pecans 1/ : 600 28,545 349 41,924 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,320 28,216 23 39,723 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 182 237 283 20,095 59,545 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 222 5,622 20,447 44,520 463,398 Other Natural Cheese : 3,398 206 979 2,710 128,352 : Broilers (Whole) : 1,912 7,726 1,352 8,004 31,062 Hens : 1,357 48 54 1,298 8,316 Other Chicken : 141,046 265,514 1,611 36,316 672,280 Total : 144,315 273,288 3,017 45,618 711,658 Whole Turkeys : 8,442 119,044 18,376 49,878 402,334 Other Turkey : 601 24,167 8,666 31,224 265,387 Total : 9,043 143,211 27,042 81,102 667,721 Ducks : 9 2 432 4,305 Total : 153,367 416,499 30,061 127,152 1,383,684 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 173 1,136 351 16,097 80,088 Blueberries : 86 940 199 3,822 21,968 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 37 278 3,892 4,509 60,953 Cherries, Sweet : 112 105 25 2,464 6,851 Peaches : 71 678 109 13,916 19,098 Raspberries, Red : 67 487 24 24,942 28,325 Strawberries, Total : 2,023 51,334 1,218 269,506 336,455 Other Frozen Fruit : 380 4,881 2,880 37,920 186,211 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, June 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/ : 207 3,422 448 1,880,726 Other Juice Concentrate : 428 19,632 20,748 1,227 232,947 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 186 4,531 272 1,370 Limas, Fordhook : 320 405 381 1,152 Limas, Baby : 634 807 651 6,836 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 5,689 11,112 1,500 3,969 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 1,248 2,702 475 180 Broccoli, Spears : 2,731 339 433 1,361 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 3,186 4,571 5,328 4,998 Brussels Sprouts : 368 301 755 553 Carrots, Diced : 2,788 14,561 1,562 4,650 Carrots, Other : 3,363 6,540 1,186 8,074 Cauliflower : 1,213 1,607 794 886 Corn, Cut : 7,779 12,178 11,883 3,783 Corn, Cob : 1,723 4,892 4,863 2,641 Mixed Vegetables : 2,455 4,175 2,800 2,913 Okra : 375 244 488 6,555 Onion Rings : 892 3,890 1,359 611 Onions, Other : 1,063 2,605 609 4,564 Blackeye Peas : 247 269 32 1,693 Green Peas : 21,071 15,319 5,125 10,669 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 598 410 95 528 Spinach : 15,079 1,511 1,385 8,228 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 1,925 14,370 468 6,267 Southern Greens : 549 27 138 7,798 Other Vegetables : 19,802 22,955 10,910 40,857 : Potatoes : French Fries : 31,420 24,192 114,792 111,716 15,991 Other Frozen : 7,532 18,798 38,893 8,092 3,068 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 2,644 30,571 33,060 68,313 31,911 Beef Cuts : 2,724 448 1,618 4,924 852 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 230 1,578 11,395 9,790 3,441 Trimmings : 559 1,298 7,689 25,849 4,455 Other : 560 1,477 19,171 24,582 19,105 : Other : Veal : 354 1,036 1,782 500 253 Lamb & Mutton : 625 3,906 2,390 1,132 1,808 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, June 30, 1997 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 138 5,798 2,586 84,351 1,977,676 Other Juice Concentrate : 576 21,117 919 213,314 510,908 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 266 242 5,409 12,276 Limas, Fordhook : 65 14 7,149 9,486 Limas, Baby : 250 91 9,260 18,529 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 767 1,048 41,369 65,454 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 301 717 13,831 19,454 Broccoli, Spears : 6,074 182 9,149 20,269 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 24,551 2,072 43,436 88,142 Brussels Sprouts : 150 15 5,833 7,975 Carrots, Diced : 636 202 24,846 49,245 Carrots, Other : 8,929 633 84,183 112,908 Cauliflower : 7,709 324 20,252 32,785 Corn, Cut : 2,033 748 62,362 100,766 Corn, Cob : 1,002 472 87,381 102,974 Mixed Vegetables : 4,600 1,030 32,782 50,755 Okra : 10,372 677 18,711 Onion Rings : 240 6 1,501 8,499 Onions, Other : 1,429 2,119 16,929 29,318 Blackeye Peas : 542 2 167 2,952 Green Peas : 1,715 6,757 76,959 137,615 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 73 98 5,038 6,840 Spinach : 9,609 1,011 67,250 104,073 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 7,966 432 16,756 48,184 Southern Greens : 6,841 1,328 16,681 Other Vegetables : 43,838 4,353 110,443 253,158 : Potatoes : French Fries : 3,776 1,354 277,856 440,648 1,021,745 Other Frozen : 3,516 4,163 56,960 108,549 249,571 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 5,219 58,126 1,898 49,743 281,485 Beef Cuts : 1,518 5,821 2,998 3,112 24,015 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 1,496 1,355 4 1,569 30,858 Trimmings : 598 3,420 82 1,111 45,061 Other : 5,179 13,241 173 5,371 88,859 : Other : Veal : 129 424 4,478 Lamb & Mutton : 1 2,075 1,552 3,105 16,594 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 31, 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 3 672 34 257,246 Pecans 1/ : 96 12,405 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 18 3,938 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 9,777 9,777 12,593 10,099 795 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 23,907 41,904 248,827 81,433 229 Other Natural Cheese : 181 20,457 86,692 5,241 5,711 : Broilers (Whole) : 93 643 842 1,210 7,188 Hens : 1 39 102 1,188 5,808 Other Chicken : 1,847 6,940 12,612 34,465 155,172 Total : 1,941 7,622 13,556 36,863 168,168 Whole Turkeys : 13,418 45,475 42,267 56,655 67,106 Other Turkey : 771 16,851 29,247 73,918 82,470 Total : 14,189 62,326 71,514 130,573 149,576 Ducks : 61 171 1,897 33 156 Total : 16,191 70,119 86,967 167,469 317,900 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 24 24,953 23,607 280 9,480 Blueberries : 7,231 7,005 6,425 452 6,204 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 52 4,366 83,645 136 65 Cherries, Sweet : 1,141 8,373 281 192 Peaches : 73 1,725 1,532 85 1,372 Raspberries, Red : 209 1,285 1,234 445 207 Strawberries, Total : 115 3,057 4,423 2,875 2,441 Other Frozen Fruit : 25,729 15,934 65,866 1,097 1,836 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, July 31, 1997 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 50,928 103,051 102 4,140 416,176 Pecans 1/ : 539 26,474 447 39,961 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,326 16,542 10 21,834 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 182 756 357 18,032 62,368 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 224 1,852 20,998 45,064 464,438 Other Natural Cheese : 3,321 184 1,042 2,953 125,782 : Broilers (Whole) : 758 7,007 1,371 7,550 26,662 Hens : 1,615 85 614 798 10,250 Other Chicken : 130,624 244,864 2,120 34,717 623,361 Total : 132,997 251,956 4,105 43,065 660,273 Whole Turkeys : 8,998 121,279 22,112 60,516 437,826 Other Turkey : 616 24,855 9,494 38,275 276,497 Total : 9,614 146,134 31,606 98,791 714,323 Ducks : 7 33 41 396 2,795 Total : 142,618 398,123 35,752 142,252 1,377,391 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 163 878 383 15,060 74,828 Blueberries : 180 1,261 306 12,507 41,571 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 54 460 6,865 9,657 105,300 Cherries, Sweet : 177 106 84 5,210 15,564 Peaches : 114 749 134 32,544 38,328 Raspberries, Red : 76 849 70 76,507 80,882 Strawberries, Total : 2,195 36,724 3,735 304,758 360,323 Other Frozen Fruit : 332 6,140 3,091 30,852 150,877 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, July 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/ : 134 3,217 369 1,668,698 Other Juice Concentrate : 390 22,456 19,933 1,112 235,445 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 223 4,583 422 153 Limas, Fordhook : 237 359 335 975 Limas, Baby : 353 714 602 3,903 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 9,012 22,473 1,601 5,908 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 3,179 3,918 493 296 Broccoli, Spears : 2,428 276 940 1,333 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 4,047 4,831 5,363 5,248 Brussels Sprouts : 390 296 664 409 Carrots, Diced : 2,775 12,221 1,732 3,194 Carrots, Other : 4,252 5,637 1,258 6,940 Cauliflower : 930 1,451 716 896 Corn, Cut : 6,375 11,042 7,728 3,675 Corn, Cob : 1,189 4,143 3,085 1,658 Mixed Vegetables : 2,169 4,102 2,681 3,159 Okra : 596 280 355 12,495 Onion Rings : 3,442 4,717 1,577 575 Onions, Other : 1,012 2,437 643 4,512 Blackeye Peas : 192 346 38 2,141 Green Peas : 32,334 35,924 23,635 21,230 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 542 415 78 524 Spinach : 14,019 1,802 1,487 7,493 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 1,795 17,535 468 9,100 Southern Greens : 3,183 27 136 6,885 Other Vegetables : 21,224 23,185 10,523 23,915 : Potatoes : French Fries : 29,858 23,734 112,520 107,858 15,245 Other Frozen : 7,434 19,157 35,040 7,917 3,049 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 4,134 25,965 30,703 63,571 33,525 Beef Cuts : 3,541 764 1,932 5,543 848 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 202 1,373 10,645 9,700 3,297 Trimmings : 377 1,384 7,694 22,955 4,040 Other : 162 1,271 15,277 24,444 16,381 : Other : Veal : 376 1,188 2,227 459 243 Lamb & Mutton : 692 4,683 2,641 1,154 1,984 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, July 31, 1997 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 136 5,372 2,641 76,444 1,757,011 Other Juice Concentrate : 620 19,942 959 210,435 511,292 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 833 237 4,584 11,035 Limas, Fordhook : 45 7 6,487 8,445 Limas, Baby : 522 401 8,297 14,792 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,081 934 86,704 127,713 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 322 630 21,576 30,414 Broccoli, Spears : 7,231 178 8,844 21,230 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 26,273 1,847 49,941 97,550 Brussels Sprouts : 1,552 14 4,793 8,118 Carrots, Diced : 407 194 20,707 41,230 Carrots, Other : 10,535 565 80,878 110,065 Cauliflower : 5,836 276 19,828 29,933 Corn, Cut : 1,765 1,736 52,352 84,673 Corn, Cob : 789 353 64,785 76,002 Mixed Vegetables : 6,341 943 31,429 50,824 Okra : 18,340 2 668 32,736 Onion Rings : 351 5 1,559 12,226 Onions, Other : 1,137 2,229 18,263 30,233 Blackeye Peas : 1,018 2 265 4,002 Green Peas : 2,133 17,295 170,903 303,454 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 71 79 6,119 7,828 Spinach : 8,668 875 61,405 95,749 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 9,632 388 26,436 65,354 Southern Greens : 7,620 1 1,266 19,118 Other Vegetables : 44,661 4,225 116,613 244,346 : Potatoes : French Fries : 3,638 1,577 278,467 414,380 987,277 Other Frozen : 1,882 3,934 49,214 101,676 229,303 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 1,781 60,133 2,440 50,795 273,047 Beef Cuts : 1,324 5,637 3,658 4,969 28,216 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 1,491 1,644 4 1,576 29,932 Trimmings : 590 8,462 166 656 46,324 Other : 4,699 11,090 178 4,796 78,298 : Other : Veal : 52 504 5,049 Lamb & Mutton : 1 2,605 1,694 3,349 18,803 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cooler : Freezer :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Usable : Usable : Usable : Usable Region : Space : Space Occupied : Space : Space Occupied :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 31 :Jul 31:Jun 30:Jul 31: Jul 31 :Jul 31:Jun 30:Jul 31 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 : Cu Ft ---- Percent --- Cu Ft ---- Percent --- : New England : 2,415 45 57 56 20,250 35 57 59 Middle Atlantic : 34,505 56 63 62 85,254 69 77 78 E. North Central : 40,542 50 55 53 168,354 55 55 57 W. North Central : 43,595 52 43 42 145,918 54 53 55 South Atlantic : 42,357 47 57 55 128,274 57 61 61 E. South Central : 9,518 45 59 57 34,835 63 73 73 W. South Central : 17,815 29 45 42 114,729 72 71 73 Mountain : 5,891 68 55 53 45,713 59 62 65 Pacific : 44,980 45 40 38 243,866 66 67 70 : US : 241,618 48 51 49 987,193 61 63 65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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