HDR1012000170021121971500COLD STORAGE National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 21, 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 October 31, 1997, were greater than year earlier levels for concentrated orange juice, meat, turkey, potatoes, and fruit. Cooler stocks of pears and peanuts were higher than a year earlier. Total red meat supplies in freezers increased 2 percent from September and were up 14 percent from October 1996. Frozen pork stocks were 4 percent above last month and were up 8 percent from last year. Stocks of pork bellies were up 29 percent from last month, but were 11 percent below a year ago. Total frozen poultry supplies decreased 1 percent from last month, but were 6 percent above last year. Total stocks of chicken increased 4 percent during the month, but were 1 percent below 1996. Total pounds of turkey in freezers decreased 4 percent from last month, but were up 12 percent from last year's level. Public cooler occupancy was at 50 percent of capacity, up 5 points from a year ago. Public freezer occupancy at 70 percent was the same as last month and 3 points above the year earlier level. Table of Contents Page Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, October 1997 . . . 2 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, September 30, 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 31, 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, October 1997. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, October 1997 . . . 15 Survey and Estimating Procedures, Revision Policy and Reliability . . . 16 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, October 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Oct 31, : Sep 30, : Oct 31, : Oct : Sep : Oct 31, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 :1996 :1997 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage :2,145,191 1,070,519 2,142,105 100 200 Controlled Atmosphere:3,953,994 1,897,798 3,554,909 90 187 Total :6,099,185 2,968,317 5,697,014 93 192 60,813 Pears : Bartlett : 31,492 118,680 49,781 158 42 Other Varieties : 334,680 497,449 535,640 160 108 Total : 366,172 616,129 585,421 160 95 2,988 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 134,427 176,153 180,938 135 103 Pecans : 33,520 22,862 18,537 55 81 Other Shelled : 72,930 72,293 75,217 103 104 Total : 240,877 271,308 274,692 114 101 146,677 In-Shell : Peanuts : 9,834 12,079 10,421 106 86 Pecans : 15,886 4,600 8,421 53 183 Other In-Shell : 10,864 8,766 13,313 123 152 Total : 36,584 25,445 32,155 88 126 14,643 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 20,545 43,936 26,442 129 60 22,827 (Government Owned) : 277 499 392 142 79 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 379,471 421,531 399,285 105 95 (Government Owned) : 176 257 59 34 23 Swiss : 11,987 11,040 11,579 97 105 Other Natural Cheese : 103,169 98,606 77,912 76 79 Total : 494,627 531,177 488,776 99 92 259,801 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 1,268 1,032 897 71 87 Yolks : 1,503 1,047 1,214 81 116 Whole & Mixed : 7,891 8,237 8,024 102 97 Unclassified : 1,987 587 826 42 141 Total : 12,649 10,903 10,961 87 101 10,501 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers (Whole) : 30,479 24,994 24,973 82 100 Hens : 10,403 10,662 8,052 77 76 Other Chicken : 550,576 522,301 549,945 100 105 Total : 591,458 557,957 582,970 99 104 Turkey : Whole Turkeys : 455,696 530,883 488,865 107 92 Other Turkey : 202,599 240,572 248,658 123 103 Total : 658,295 771,455 737,523 112 96 Ducks : 2,160 2,848 2,462 114 86 Total :1,251,913 1,332,260 1,322,955 106 99 1,181,180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, October 1997 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Oct 31, : Sep 30, : Oct 31, : Oct : Sep : Oct 31, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 :1996 :1997 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 54,423 52,141 52,685 97 101 Apricots : 10,551 19,857 16,457 156 83 Blackberries, Total : 24,053 35,389 30,375 126 86 IQF : 14,438 18,361 15,591 108 85 Pails and Tubs : 2,999 5,568 4,671 156 84 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 5,453 10,035 8,516 156 85 Concentrate : 1,163 1,425 1,597 137 112 Blueberries : 71,317 115,129 112,343 158 98 Boysenberries : 4,880 7,037 6,160 126 88 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 146,260 168,169 155,047 106 92 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 4,552 1,816 2,310 51 127 Cherries, Sweet : 11,951 18,008 19,709 165 109 Grapes : 5,491 2,175 4,365 79 201 Peaches : 59,154 102,473 86,780 147 85 Raspberries, Black : 1,597 1,234 1,103 69 89 Raspberries, Red, Total: 44,150 66,399 58,586 133 88 IQF : 15,534 17,697 15,083 97 85 Pails and Tubs : 14,834 18,087 16,019 108 89 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 12,287 29,565 26,305 214 89 Concentrate : 1,495 1,050 1,179 79 112 Strawberries, Total : 268,579 295,796 282,835 105 96 Other Frozen Fruit : 650,416 167,190 619,864 95 371 Total :1,357,374 1,052,813 1,448,619 107 138 852,849 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 1/ : 732,652 1,293,312 1,127,488 154 87 (Gallon Equivalent) : 74,035 130,690 113,934 Other Juice Concentrate: 425,398 459,617 452,266 106 98 Total :1,158,050 1,752,929 1,579,754 136 90 275,033 Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 8,658 9,078 8,444 98 93 Limas, Fordhook : 18,387 22,948 19,585 107 85 Limas, Baby : 62,692 51,864 60,053 96 116 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 203,538 252,744 243,389 120 96 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 52,374 43,854 39,628 76 90 Broccoli, Spears : 22,778 18,453 17,940 79 97 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut: 105,255 96,491 88,211 84 91 Brussels Sprouts : 12,645 11,124 15,381 122 138 Carrots, Diced : 56,284 28,495 51,176 91 180 Carrots, Other : 180,988 145,140 194,464 107 134 Cauliflower : 48,167 33,520 37,386 78 112 Corn, Cut : 452,386 422,111 466,365 103 110 Corn, Cob : 375,758 298,662 329,818 88 110 Mixed Vegetables : 51,928 53,466 49,772 96 93 Okra : 39,310 59,303 62,313 159 105 Onion Rings : 8,854 9,176 10,285 116 112 Onions, Other : 27,889 26,908 29,246 105 109 Blackeye Peas : 14,172 8,185 10,919 77 133 Green Peas : 277,076 339,749 305,761 110 90 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 7,122 8,467 7,718 108 91 Spinach : 53,273 73,762 75,567 142 102 Squash, Summer/Zucchini: 69,436 75,904 78,626 113 104 Southern Greens : 9,776 13,600 15,629 160 115 Other Vegetables : 338,565 284,624 287,489 85 101 Total :2,497,311 2,387,628 2,505,165 100 105 1,701,316 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, October 1997 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 31, : Sep 30, : Oct 31, : Oct : Sep : Oct 31, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 :1997 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Potatoes : French Fries : 1,030,995 1,043,833 1,124,325 109 108 Other Frozen : 194,228 225,142 231,038 119 103 Total : 1,225,223 1,268,975 1,355,363 111 107 957,935 Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 266,251 319,614 318,343 120 100 Beef Cuts : 29,692 29,406 33,382 112 114 Total : 295,943 349,020 351,725 119 101 349,449 (Government Owned) : 5,386 4,562 4,206 78 92 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 7,094 11,930 13,786 194 116 Hams, Total : 80,412 101,278 88,724 110 88 80,768 Bone-in : 53,844 59,928 50,206 93 84 44,570 Boneless : 26,568 41,350 38,518 145 93 36,198 Bellies : 16,206 11,154 14,360 89 129 Loins, Total : 13,059 15,316 17,557 134 115 15,678 Bone-in : 6,776 6,482 7,664 113 118 Boneless : 6,283 8,834 9,893 157 112 Ribs : 40,654 31,240 39,505 97 126 Butts : 5,403 4,463 6,906 128 155 Trimmings : 30,632 41,099 44,663 146 109 Other : 79,440 72,757 80,349 101 110 Variety Meats : 41,570 45,590 42,754 103 94 Unclassified : 18,877 12,587 12,783 68 102 Total : 333,347 347,414 361,387 108 104 305,997 (Government Owned) : 922 649 1,273 138 196 Other : Veal : 6,774 5,876 6,529 96 111 Lamb & Mutton : 10,494 16,116 16,934 161 105 Total : 17,268 21,992 23,463 136 107 23,171 Canned : Canned Hams : 8,032 8,457 8,768 109 104 Other Canned Meat : 882 1,994 1,073 122 54 Total : 8,914 10,451 9,841 110 94 8,394 Total : 655,472 728,877 746,416 114 102 687,011 Miscellaneous : Cooler : 826,093 960,117 961,447 116 100 577,325 Freezer : 1,757,538 1,848,590 1,890,648 108 102 1,818,421 Total : 2,583,631 2,808,707 2,852,095 110 102 2,395,746 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 8,073,624 5,388,107 8,053,463 100 149 1,071,402 Stored in Freezers : 9,925,989 10,411,297 10,872,365 110 104 7,497,918 Total :17,999,613 15,799,404 18,925,828 105 120 8,569,320 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Adjusted to 42.0 degrees Brix equivalent (9.896 pounds per gallon). Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, September 30, 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 4 250,110 15,632 444 90,064 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 1 455 23 111,486 Pecans 1/ : 80 6,468 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 13 1,019 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 6,727 3,223 19,343 3,699 337 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 22,628 38,302 227,887 66,915 249 Other Natural Cheese : 97 14,630 67,621 4,916 5,105 : Broilers (Whole) : 81 576 812 1,233 8,147 Hens : 1 65 171 1,197 5,568 Other Chicken : 1,517 5,557 12,083 21,416 137,887 Total : 1,599 6,198 13,066 23,846 151,602 Whole Turkeys : 15,456 54,831 57,333 74,018 69,809 Other Turkey : 589 14,964 27,899 62,262 67,292 Total : 16,045 69,795 85,232 136,280 137,101 Ducks : 60 184 1,464 128 110 Total : 17,704 76,177 99,762 160,254 288,813 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 16 17,074 19,174 204 3,793 Blueberries : 20,863 11,355 55,124 788 5,611 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 107 6,777 144,201 189 70 Cherries, Sweet : 1,170 9,090 335 178 Peaches : 132 2,563 4,562 243 1,181 Raspberries, Red : 139 1,236 881 799 307 Strawberries, Total : 82 2,963 4,874 5,090 2,473 Other Frozen Fruit : 25,107 23,022 56,461 1,179 2,321 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, September 30, 1997 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 24 97 2,611,942 2,968,317 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 25,865 36,306 108 1,909 176,153 Pecans 1/ : 367 15,670 277 22,862 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,264 2,296 8 4,600 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 141 445 284 9,737 43,936 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 259 4,174 16,646 44,471 421,531 Other Natural Cheese : 2,552 129 976 2,580 98,606 : Broilers (Whole) : 739 6,912 215 6,279 24,994 Hens : 1,691 151 835 983 10,662 Other Chicken : 98,198 205,730 2,148 37,765 522,301 Total : 100,628 212,793 3,198 45,027 557,957 Whole Turkeys : 11,749 127,177 26,973 93,537 530,883 Other Turkey : 517 25,263 3,843 37,943 240,572 Total : 12,266 152,440 30,816 131,480 771,455 Ducks : 7 84 64 747 2,848 Total : 112,901 365,317 34,078 177,254 1,332,260 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 151 956 236 10,537 52,141 Blueberries : 247 691 680 19,770 115,129 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 24 308 7,137 9,356 168,169 Cherries, Sweet : 177 127 56 6,875 18,008 Peaches : 177 1,475 132 92,008 102,473 Raspberries, Red : 213 762 53 62,009 66,399 Strawberries, Total : 2,136 27,085 3,070 248,023 295,796 Other Frozen Fruit : 458 7,469 1,777 49,396 167,190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, September 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/ : 55 2,260 362 1,230,646 Other Juice Concentrate : 377 23,296 16,455 1,464 195,039 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 182 3,581 461 124 Limas, Fordhook : 312 965 299 2,287 Limas, Baby : 500 1,553 1,758 6,699 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 33,203 51,042 1,728 8,097 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 9,400 5,437 422 386 Broccoli, Spears : 1,756 259 477 2,169 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 4,391 5,295 4,059 5,592 Brussels Sprouts : 328 304 532 353 Carrots, Diced : 2,116 10,034 1,195 2,525 Carrots, Other : 3,492 7,419 1,404 7,581 Cauliflower : 974 2,013 636 778 Corn, Cut : 23,940 46,342 29,645 15,613 Corn, Cob : 19,214 12,376 34,422 4,811 Mixed Vegetables : 2,423 3,830 2,204 3,483 Okra : 770 238 407 34,393 Onion Rings : 679 4,708 1,357 724 Onions, Other : 1,401 2,259 721 4,058 Blackeye Peas : 143 410 40 6,858 Green Peas : 30,865 41,811 24,945 20,544 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 656 275 82 641 Spinach : 10,840 1,504 1,268 6,031 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 603 25,993 413 13,584 Southern Greens : 2,218 27 142 4,598 Other Vegetables : 27,227 33,547 14,007 25,739 : Potatoes : French Fries : 32,039 21,713 106,720 102,515 15,733 Other Frozen : 6,341 16,108 33,570 9,569 2,684 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 5,617 33,488 28,814 82,408 35,138 Beef Cuts : 4,201 430 2,189 6,171 743 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 209 1,303 12,317 10,298 2,677 Trimmings : 301 1,636 6,385 17,315 5,724 Other : 69 1,897 18,244 26,514 5,004 : Other : Veal : 506 1,081 2,858 605 129 Lamb & Mutton : 746 4,922 2,660 1,447 1,544 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, September 30, 1997 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 100 4,695 1,932 53,262 1,293,312 Other Juice Concentrate : 644 18,679 1,423 202,240 459,617 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 325 201 4,204 9,078 Limas, Fordhook : 125 18,960 22,948 Limas, Baby : 705 8,646 32,003 51,864 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,423 663 156,588 252,744 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 552 509 27,148 43,854 Broccoli, Spears : 6,722 128 6,942 18,453 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 24,929 1,529 50,696 96,491 Brussels Sprouts : 2,035 47 7,525 11,124 Carrots, Diced : 402 198 12,025 28,495 Carrots, Other : 10,149 400 114,695 145,140 Cauliflower : 4,222 886 24,011 33,520 Corn, Cut : 1,894 796 303,881 422,111 Corn, Cob : 2,105 940 224,794 298,662 Mixed Vegetables : 5,818 344 35,364 53,466 Okra : 22,916 1 578 59,303 Onion Rings : 93 1 1,614 9,176 Onions, Other : 1,039 1,898 15,532 26,908 Blackeye Peas : 505 229 8,185 Green Peas : 1,959 18,645 200,980 339,749 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 87 10 6,716 8,467 Spinach : 5,406 355 48,358 73,762 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 8,391 291 26,629 75,904 Southern Greens : 5,657 1 957 13,600 Other Vegetables : 35,896 4,999 143,209 284,624 : Potatoes : French Fries : 3,590 1,541 286,980 473,002 1,043,833 Other Frozen : 876 4,134 54,135 97,725 225,142 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 4,992 67,633 2,926 58,598 319,614 Beef Cuts : 1,102 5,457 3,807 5,306 29,406 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 1,517 2,034 4 881 31,240 Trimmings : 646 7,760 95 1,237 41,099 Other : 5,500 11,084 233 4,212 72,757 : Other : Veal : 106 591 5,876 Lamb & Mutton : 1 332 1,422 3,042 16,116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 31, 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 110,463 663,266 488,576 10,050 372,904 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 1 658 23 103,588 Pecans 1/ : 59 4,555 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 24 4,227 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 3,012 1,966 11,612 2,828 103 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 21,854 38,915 216,455 60,163 263 Other Natural Cheese : 145 11,277 53,290 3,696 3,934 : Broilers (Whole) : 69 664 1,054 1,154 9,510 Hens : 21 698 841 3,278 Other Chicken : 1,426 4,557 11,000 23,112 146,008 Total : 1,495 5,242 12,752 25,107 158,796 Whole Turkeys : 14,999 44,339 54,512 73,293 60,192 Other Turkey : 757 15,672 28,380 62,646 71,898 Total : 15,756 60,011 82,892 135,939 132,090 Ducks : 52 103 1,412 102 96 Total : 17,303 65,356 97,056 161,148 290,982 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 9 16,168 19,121 195 3,035 Blueberries : 19,462 10,329 60,285 682 4,395 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 102 4,113 133,493 158 94 Cherries, Sweet : 3,057 9,374 324 256 Peaches : 113 3,509 2,675 840 1,165 Raspberries, Red : 171 1,231 934 882 247 Strawberries, Total : 80 2,997 5,313 5,402 2,692 Other Frozen Fruit : 162,377 58,061 279,369 2,335 6,899 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 31, 1997 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 133 1,365 114,548 3,935,709 5,697,014 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 24,214 49,915 115 2,424 180,938 Pecans 1/ : 124 13,571 228 18,537 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 183 3,979 8 8,421 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 59 1,113 373 5,376 26,442 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 200 1,075 15,969 44,391 399,285 Other Natural Cheese : 1,973 67 771 2,759 77,912 : Broilers (Whole) : 696 6,699 158 4,969 24,973 Hens : 1,846 120 302 946 8,052 Other Chicken : 104,884 220,774 2,069 36,115 549,945 Total : 107,426 227,593 2,529 42,030 582,970 Whole Turkeys : 11,350 115,523 27,827 86,830 488,865 Other Turkey : 943 26,473 4,246 37,643 248,658 Total : 12,293 141,996 32,073 124,473 737,523 Ducks : 6 105 61 525 2,462 Total : 119,725 369,694 34,663 167,028 1,322,955 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 201 1,375 282 12,299 52,685 Blueberries : 266 733 646 15,545 112,343 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 35 583 8,639 7,830 155,047 Cherries, Sweet : 180 110 55 6,353 19,709 Peaches : 129 1,093 103 77,153 86,780 Raspberries, Red : 111 785 52 54,173 58,586 Strawberries, Total : 2,194 25,170 3,004 235,983 282,835 Other Frozen Fruit : 384 8,683 1,705 100,051 619,864 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 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/ : 61 1,885 444 1,074,654 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,179 26,791 15,261 1,415 189,226 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 369 3,266 426 262 Limas, Fordhook : 286 875 326 1,955 Limas, Baby : 1,572 1,941 2,197 12,747 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 35,765 52,182 1,642 6,939 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 8,775 5,601 373 447 Broccoli, Spears : 1,527 236 453 2,092 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 4,663 4,900 2,957 7,551 Brussels Sprouts : 338 368 523 369 Carrots, Diced : 3,264 15,671 1,145 2,514 Carrots, Other : 5,143 9,793 1,870 9,096 Cauliflower : 1,641 2,026 614 871 Corn, Cut : 33,322 48,171 32,740 14,857 Corn, Cob : 24,421 13,585 36,417 5,266 Mixed Vegetables : 2,399 3,914 2,027 3,292 Okra : 801 285 412 38,112 Onion Rings : 759 5,215 1,680 650 Onions, Other : 1,351 2,658 511 4,403 Blackeye Peas : 289 320 29 8,987 Green Peas : 26,699 35,342 23,708 19,919 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 448 337 124 573 Spinach : 15,291 1,570 1,262 6,425 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 1,854 28,507 380 13,407 Southern Greens : 2,233 23 140 5,076 Other Vegetables : 28,578 31,901 14,127 29,077 : Potatoes : French Fries : 36,401 23,589 117,041 100,347 18,139 Other Frozen : 6,769 16,298 34,851 10,217 3,043 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 7,070 32,276 29,127 86,412 34,224 Beef Cuts : 4,088 1,467 3,330 7,185 712 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 266 1,169 14,949 15,050 3,368 Trimmings : 276 889 7,653 19,078 6,945 Other : 283 1,936 20,385 26,875 4,917 : Other : Veal : 528 1,161 3,151 650 116 Lamb & Mutton : 704 4,416 2,682 1,415 1,537 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 31, 1997 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 97 3,849 1,618 44,880 1,127,488 Other Juice Concentrate : 610 27,919 1,188 188,677 452,266 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 276 185 3,660 8,444 Limas, Fordhook : 106 16,037 19,585 Limas, Baby : 788 8,658 32,150 60,053 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,481 562 144,818 243,389 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 366 516 23,550 39,628 Broccoli, Spears : 7,206 68 6,358 17,940 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 25,168 1,289 41,683 88,211 Brussels Sprouts : 2,199 52 11,532 15,381 Carrots, Diced : 474 301 27,807 51,176 Carrots, Other : 11,267 685 156,610 194,464 Cauliflower : 2,111 966 29,157 37,386 Corn, Cut : 2,808 1,539 332,928 466,365 Corn, Cob : 2,317 2,764 245,048 329,818 Mixed Vegetables : 4,102 270 33,768 49,772 Okra : 22,077 2 624 62,313 Onion Rings : 289 4 1,688 10,285 Onions, Other : 879 2,089 17,355 29,246 Blackeye Peas : 993 301 10,919 Green Peas : 1,788 18,222 180,083 305,761 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 73 6 6,157 7,718 Spinach : 6,185 212 44,622 75,567 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 7,362 327 26,789 78,626 Southern Greens : 7,420 737 15,629 Other Vegetables : 40,105 5,205 138,496 287,489 : Potatoes : French Fries : 3,501 2,420 302,426 520,461 1,124,325 Other Frozen : 625 3,344 56,125 99,766 231,038 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 2,223 66,864 3,643 56,504 318,343 Beef Cuts : 1,209 5,946 3,947 5,498 33,382 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 1,762 2,146 6 789 39,505 Trimmings : 661 7,338 50 1,773 44,663 Other : 6,739 15,131 296 3,787 80,349 : Other : Veal : 193 730 6,529 Lamb & Mutton : 1 2,327 1,361 2,491 16,934 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cooler : Freezer :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Usable : Usable : Usable : Usable Region : Space : Space Occupied : Space : Space Occupied :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 31 :Oct 31:Sep 30:Oct 31: Oct 31 :Oct 31:Sep 30:Oct 31 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 : Cu Ft ---- Percent --- Cu Ft ---- Percent --- : New England : 2,415 50 56 52 20,250 41 64 66 Middle Atlantic : 34,506 56 66 70 85,254 75 82 83 E. North Central : 40,542 54 58 60 171,353 64 63 65 W. North Central : 43,595 47 44 47 145,917 53 58 59 South Atlantic : 42,457 39 50 48 128,274 61 64 65 E. South Central : 9,518 35 50 52 34,835 66 68 68 W. South Central : 17,815 23 38 38 114,729 68 68 70 Mountain : 5,894 58 52 56 45,705 75 73 73 Pacific : 44,979 40 34 35 244,046 78 81 80 : US : 241,721 45 49 50 990,363 67 70 70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, October 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Warehouses :----------------------------------------------------------- State : Oct 31, : Oct 31, : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : CA : 229,522 261,568 MI : 334,000 444,738 N ENG : 102,960 110,463 NY : 331,422 372,708 OH : 19,670 24,050 OR : 99,403 54,539 PA : 263,592 288,540 VA : 185,245 190,945 WA : 4,155,763 3,619,602 WV : 87,853 78,602 : Other States : 289,755 251,259 : US : 6,099,185 5,697,014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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