HDR1012000170021219971500COLD STORAGE National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 19, 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 November 30, 1997, were greater than year earlier levels for concentrated orange juice, meat, potatoes, poultry, fruit, and vegetables. Cooler stocks of pears and peanuts were higher than a year earlier. Total red meat supplies in freezers increased slightly from October and were up 18 percent from November 1996. Frozen pork stocks were 6 percent below last month, but were up 5 percent from last year. Stocks of pork bellies were up 76 percent from last month, but were 18 percent below a year ago. Total frozen poultry supplies decreased 21 percent from last month, but were 13 percent above last year. Total stocks of chicken increased 4 percent during the month and were 7 percent above 1996. Total pounds of turkey in freezers decreased 41 percent from last month, but were up 24 percent from last year's level. Public cooler occupancy was at 50 percent of capacity, up 4 points from a year ago. Public freezer occupancy at 70 percent was down 1 point from last month, but 6 points above the year earlier level. Table of Contents Page Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, November 19972 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 31, 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, November 30, 199710 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, November 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, November 199715 Survey and Estimating Procedures, Revision Policy and Reliability16 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, November 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Nov 30, : Oct 31, : Nov 30, : Nov : Oct : Nov 30, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 :1996 :1997 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage :1,495,718 2,146,263 1,543,929 103 72 Controlled Atmosphere:3,911,336 3,554,778 3,627,522 93 102 Total :5,407,054 5,701,041 5,171,451 96 91 59,515 Pears : Bartlett : 5,996 49,781 9,593 160 19 Other Varieties : 275,338 535,627 443,811 161 83 Total : 281,334 585,408 453,404 161 77 1,466 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 182,299 181,767 223,252 122 123 Pecans : 30,019 16,502 15,101 50 92 Other Shelled : 85,970 75,080 88,596 103 118 Total : 298,288 273,349 326,949 110 120 150,719 In-Shell : Peanuts : 22,079 10,421 10,725 49 103 Pecans : 27,291 9,521 36,601 134 384 Other In-Shell : 9,903 13,383 10,251 104 77 Total : 59,273 33,325 57,577 97 173 17,988 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 17,628 26,581 15,171 86 57 12,372 (Government Owned) : 227 392 302 133 77 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 369,743 399,520 384,973 104 96 (Government Owned) : 113 61 150 133 246 Swiss : 13,344 11,630 12,167 91 105 Other Natural Cheese : 97,186 78,542 53,455 55 68 Total : 480,273 489,692 450,595 94 92 233,551 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 1,139 899 936 82 104 Yolks : 1,110 1,214 960 86 79 Whole & Mixed : 6,343 7,977 7,599 120 95 Unclassified : 1,759 825 703 40 85 Total : 10,351 10,915 10,198 99 93 9,914 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers (Whole) : 26,309 25,009 28,592 109 114 Hens : 7,741 8,052 5,906 76 73 Other Chicken : 540,310 554,243 578,008 107 104 Total : 574,360 587,304 612,506 107 104 Turkey : Whole Turkeys : 167,083 490,653 198,493 119 40 Other Turkey : 180,688 245,988 233,086 129 95 Total : 347,771 736,641 431,579 124 59 Ducks : 1,866 2,461 1,961 105 80 Total : 923,997 1,326,406 1,046,046 113 79 922,178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, November 1997 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Nov 30, : Oct 31, : Nov 30, : Nov : Oct : Nov 30, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 :1996 :1997 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 63,138 52,631 53,064 84 101 Apricots : 9,465 16,458 16,222 171 99 Blackberries, Total : 22,441 30,375 28,366 126 93 IQF : 13,508 15,591 14,855 110 95 Pails and Tubs : 3,061 4,671 3,771 123 81 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 4,763 8,516 8,226 173 97 Concentrate : 1,109 1,597 1,514 137 95 Blueberries : 66,381 102,497 96,419 145 94 Boysenberries : 4,303 6,169 6,060 141 98 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 137,226 154,891 148,267 108 96 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 3,952 2,286 1,834 46 80 Cherries, Sweet : 13,212 19,394 15,359 116 79 Grapes : 5,253 4,365 3,757 72 86 Peaches : 54,796 86,858 81,337 148 94 Raspberries, Black : 1,493 1,103 873 58 79 Raspberries, Red, Total: 40,850 57,723 53,632 131 93 IQF : 14,327 14,501 12,539 88 86 Pails and Tubs : 14,111 15,948 16,739 119 105 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 11,223 26,095 23,048 205 88 Concentrate : 1,189 1,179 1,306 110 111 Strawberries, Total : 240,965 282,728 251,863 105 89 Pkgs. 20 Oz. & Less : 94,940 108,049 114 Pkgs. Over 20 Oz. : 146,025 143,814 98 Other Frozen Fruit : 547,603 622,412 594,494 109 96 Total :1,211,078 1,439,890 1,351,547 112 94 803,474 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 1/ : 690,976 1,140,877 1,209,275 175 106 (Gallon Equivalent) : 69,824 115,287 122,198 Other Juice Concentrate: 412,932 465,891 419,945 102 90 Total :1,103,908 1,606,768 1,629,220 148 101 253,679 Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 8,431 8,442 7,932 94 94 Limas, Fordhook : 17,278 19,601 18,251 106 93 Limas, Baby : 55,442 59,988 70,273 127 117 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 181,385 243,742 217,993 120 89 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 45,996 39,755 37,808 82 95 Broccoli, Spears : 20,148 17,941 17,768 88 99 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut: 92,263 88,102 93,903 102 107 Brussels Sprouts : 16,233 15,381 17,486 108 114 Carrots, Diced : 95,333 51,223 84,098 88 164 Carrots, Other : 202,165 194,528 243,772 121 125 Cauliflower : 47,354 37,307 47,056 99 126 Corn, Cut : 386,691 468,974 433,238 112 92 Corn, Cob : 349,040 329,969 309,394 89 94 Mixed Vegetables : 56,384 49,672 49,407 88 99 Okra : 34,873 62,294 58,562 168 94 Onion Rings : 10,525 10,285 10,806 103 105 Onions, Other : 32,261 29,831 30,620 95 103 Blackeye Peas : 11,550 10,920 12,085 105 111 Green Peas : 243,530 306,008 236,267 97 77 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 8,230 7,717 6,823 83 88 Spinach : 49,277 75,554 75,516 153 100 Squash, Summer/Zucchini: 64,026 78,625 79,084 124 101 Southern Greens : 19,239 15,629 18,665 97 119 Other Vegetables : 340,387 287,770 304,286 89 106 Total :2,388,041 2,509,258 2,481,093 104 99 1,685,947 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, November 1997 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 30, : Oct 31, : Nov 30, : Nov : Oct : Nov 30, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 :1997 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Potatoes : French Fries : 962,240 1,123,806 1,098,752 114 98 Other Frozen : 184,054 231,014 219,196 119 95 Total : 1,146,294 1,354,820 1,317,948 115 97 933,252 Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 259,539 318,174 347,292 134 109 Beef Cuts : 28,484 33,382 31,207 110 93 Total : 288,023 351,556 378,499 131 108 376,230 (Government Owned) : 5,544 4,208 3,513 63 83 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 5,257 13,786 10,940 208 79 Hams, Total : 48,745 88,789 61,345 126 69 56,950 Bone-in : 32,918 50,207 32,273 98 64 29,972 Boneless : 15,827 38,582 29,072 184 75 26,978 Bellies : 30,943 14,408 25,405 82 176 Loins, Total : 16,863 17,608 23,068 137 131 20,673 Bone-in : 9,199 7,738 12,775 139 165 Boneless : 7,664 9,870 10,293 134 104 Ribs : 54,980 39,370 47,820 87 121 Butts : 4,977 6,906 7,829 157 113 Trimmings : 31,265 37,950 41,112 131 108 Other : 76,818 80,229 73,591 96 92 Variety Meats : 30,560 42,413 30,435 100 72 Unclassified : 15,979 12,776 11,944 75 93 Total : 316,387 354,235 333,489 105 94 291,567 (Government Owned) : 1,026 1,216 1,030 100 85 Other : Veal : 6,528 6,532 6,587 101 101 Lamb & Mutton : 9,788 16,894 16,542 169 98 Total : 16,316 23,426 23,129 142 99 22,859 Canned : Canned Hams : 5,524 8,768 4,879 88 56 Other Canned Meat : 882 1,073 765 87 71 Total : 6,406 9,841 5,644 88 57 4,699 Total : 627,132 739,058 740,761 118 100 695,355 Miscellaneous : Cooler : 735,542 959,989 814,007 111 85 533,762 Freezer : 1,689,778 1,886,523 1,857,480 110 98 1,799,626 Total : 2,425,320 2,846,512 2,671,487 110 94 2,333,388 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 7,269,521 8,053,590 7,282,779 100 90 1,004,490 Stored in Freezers : 9,110,450 10,889,433 10,440,668 115 96 7,108,308 Total :16,379,971 18,943,023 17,723,447 108 94 8,112,798 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Adjusted to 42.0 degrees Brix equivalent (9.896 pounds per gallon). 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 : 110,463 667,340 488,576 10,050 372,904 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 14 658 23 105,358 Pecans 1/ : 59 4,284 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 24 5,327 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 3,012 1,966 11,612 2,828 103 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 21,854 39,131 217,362 59,272 263 Other Natural Cheese : 145 11,269 53,618 3,980 3,934 : Broilers (Whole) : 69 664 1,054 1,154 9,510 Hens : 21 698 841 3,278 Other Chicken : 1,426 4,569 11,000 23,112 146,008 Total : 1,495 5,254 12,752 25,107 158,796 Whole Turkeys : 14,999 44,445 54,512 73,293 61,110 Other Turkey : 757 15,672 28,380 62,646 69,286 Total : 15,756 60,117 82,892 135,939 130,396 Ducks : 52 103 1,412 102 96 Total : 17,303 65,474 97,056 161,148 289,288 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 9 16,114 19,121 197 3,035 Blueberries : 18,549 10,329 51,375 684 4,395 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 102 4,025 133,493 158 94 Cherries, Sweet : 3,077 9,374 324 256 Peaches : 113 3,510 2,675 840 1,165 Raspberries, Red : 171 1,229 934 882 247 Strawberries, Total : 80 3,030 5,313 5,470 2,692 Other Frozen Fruit : 162,377 57,854 279,369 2,313 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 1,318 114,548 3,935,709 5,701,041 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 24,214 49,915 115 1,470 181,767 Pecans 1/ : 124 11,807 228 16,502 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 183 3,979 8 9,521 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 59 1,113 374 5,514 26,581 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 200 1,076 15,971 44,391 399,520 Other Natural Cheese : 1,973 67 798 2,758 78,542 : Broilers (Whole) : 696 6,699 194 4,969 25,009 Hens : 1,846 120 302 946 8,052 Other Chicken : 106,146 220,774 2,050 39,158 554,243 Total : 108,688 227,593 2,546 45,073 587,304 Whole Turkeys : 11,346 115,524 28,062 87,362 490,653 Other Turkey : 918 26,473 4,246 37,610 245,988 Total : 12,264 141,997 32,308 124,972 736,641 Ducks : 6 105 60 525 2,461 Total : 120,958 369,695 34,914 170,570 1,326,406 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 201 1,374 282 12,298 52,631 Blueberries : 266 733 662 15,504 102,497 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 35 583 8,572 7,829 154,891 Cherries, Sweet : 180 110 55 6,018 19,394 Peaches : 129 1,170 103 77,153 86,858 Raspberries, Red : 111 786 42 53,321 57,723 Strawberries, Total : 2,157 25,169 3,000 235,817 282,728 Other Frozen Fruit : 384 8,683 1,705 102,828 622,412 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1,088,213 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,179 27,069 15,261 1,415 202,489 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 369 3,266 425 262 Limas, Fordhook : 287 875 326 1,970 Limas, Baby : 1,572 1,941 2,199 12,747 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 36,125 52,182 1,642 6,939 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 8,896 5,601 372 447 Broccoli, Spears : 1,527 236 454 2,092 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 4,569 4,900 2,964 7,551 Brussels Sprouts : 338 368 523 369 Carrots, Diced : 3,517 15,671 1,146 2,309 Carrots, Other : 7,803 9,793 1,872 8,968 Cauliflower : 1,641 2,026 613 871 Corn, Cut : 34,662 48,171 32,735 14,857 Corn, Cob : 24,573 13,585 36,420 5,266 Mixed Vegetables : 2,399 3,914 2,033 3,275 Okra : 801 285 412 38,093 Onion Rings : 759 5,215 1,680 650 Onions, Other : 1,351 2,658 512 3,976 Blackeye Peas : 289 320 29 8,987 Green Peas : 26,974 35,342 23,702 19,962 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 448 337 123 573 Spinach : 15,290 1,570 1,257 6,422 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 1,854 28,507 380 13,406 Southern Greens : 2,233 23 140 5,076 Other Vegetables : 28,771 31,901 14,131 29,087 : Potatoes : French Fries : 36,401 23,643 117,041 100,229 18,139 Other Frozen : 6,769 16,298 34,851 11,163 3,043 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 7,070 32,271 29,127 86,412 34,224 Beef Cuts : 4,088 1,467 3,330 7,185 712 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 266 1,167 14,949 15,050 3,240 Trimmings : 276 889 7,653 19,078 6,283 Other : 283 1,934 20,385 26,875 4,809 : Other : Veal : 528 1,164 3,151 650 116 Lamb & Mutton : 704 4,378 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 3,628 1,667 44,882 1,140,877 Other Juice Concentrate : 610 27,919 1,243 188,706 465,891 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 276 185 3,659 8,442 Limas, Fordhook : 106 16,037 19,601 Limas, Baby : 788 8,591 32,150 59,988 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,481 562 144,811 243,742 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 366 516 23,557 39,755 Broccoli, Spears : 7,206 68 6,358 17,941 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 25,166 1,269 41,683 88,102 Brussels Sprouts : 2,199 52 11,532 15,381 Carrots, Diced : 465 301 27,814 51,223 Carrots, Other : 8,908 613 156,571 194,528 Cauliflower : 2,111 889 29,156 37,307 Corn, Cut : 2,807 1,499 334,243 468,974 Corn, Cob : 2,317 2,760 245,048 329,969 Mixed Vegetables : 4,102 278 33,671 49,672 Okra : 22,077 2 624 62,294 Onion Rings : 289 4 1,688 10,285 Onions, Other : 879 2,089 18,366 29,831 Blackeye Peas : 994 301 10,920 Green Peas : 1,787 18,169 180,072 306,008 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 73 6 6,157 7,717 Spinach : 6,184 212 44,619 75,554 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 7,362 327 26,789 78,625 Southern Greens : 7,420 737 15,629 Other Vegetables : 40,106 5,089 138,685 287,770 : Potatoes : French Fries : 3,501 2,420 302,524 519,908 1,123,806 Other Frozen : 608 3,345 55,174 99,763 231,014 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 2,516 66,864 3,291 56,399 318,174 Beef Cuts : 1,209 5,946 3,947 5,498 33,382 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 1,762 2,146 6 784 39,370 Trimmings : 654 1,294 50 1,773 37,950 Other : 6,736 15,131 288 3,788 80,229 : Other : Veal : 193 730 6,532 Lamb & Mutton : 1 2,327 1,361 2,489 16,894 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 30, 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 93,884 649,877 495,579 4,164 350,111 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 10 664 26 122,053 Pecans 1/ : 46 5,133 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 6 17,574 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 1,312 1,459 6,981 1,028 11 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 20,874 37,843 212,468 53,783 254 Other Natural Cheese : 70 6,271 36,612 3,575 2,467 : Broilers (Whole) : 65 692 996 1,185 9,313 Hens : 32 515 613 1,990 Other Chicken : 1,655 5,260 12,551 24,010 161,461 Total : 1,720 5,984 14,062 25,808 172,764 Whole Turkeys : 2,592 17,682 17,807 26,042 32,127 Other Turkey : 589 13,160 28,572 61,941 63,202 Total : 3,181 30,842 46,379 87,983 95,329 Ducks : 41 109 1,473 23 69 Total : 4,942 36,935 61,914 113,814 268,162 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 41 16,280 19,337 92 2,774 Blueberries : 17,456 7,246 49,149 621 4,182 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 94 3,623 129,201 148 207 Cherries, Sweet : 1,092 8,119 261 92 Peaches : 107 1,599 1,547 982 1,103 Raspberries, Red : 135 1,181 915 825 194 Strawberries, Total : 76 1,919 5,234 5,156 2,457 Other Frozen Fruit : 152,290 53,422 262,882 2,163 6,171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, November 30, 1997 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 59 1,091 89,326 3,487,360 5,171,451 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 30,165 68,379 148 1,807 223,252 Pecans 1/ : 136 9,664 122 15,101 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,084 17,936 1 36,601 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 32 1,064 221 3,063 15,171 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 197 610 15,422 43,522 384,973 Other Natural Cheese : 1,471 166 568 2,255 53,455 : Broilers (Whole) : 774 10,386 191 4,990 28,592 Hens : 1,741 66 375 574 5,906 Other Chicken : 100,301 233,392 3,013 36,365 578,008 Total : 102,816 243,844 3,579 41,929 612,506 Whole Turkeys : 3,530 49,492 17,488 31,733 198,493 Other Turkey : 707 25,177 6,214 33,524 233,086 Total : 4,237 74,669 23,702 65,257 431,579 Ducks : 4 35 55 152 1,961 Total : 107,057 318,548 27,336 107,338 1,046,046 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 177 1,227 292 12,844 53,064 Blueberries : 243 721 588 16,213 96,419 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 46 264 7,487 7,197 148,267 Cherries, Sweet : 164 130 45 5,456 15,359 Peaches : 102 844 84 74,969 81,337 Raspberries, Red : 231 190 35 49,926 53,632 Strawberries, Total : 2,176 20,132 2,526 212,187 251,863 Other Frozen Fruit : 310 8,831 1,289 107,136 594,494 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, November 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/ : 72 1,987 327 1,156,108 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,281 25,438 15,153 998 181,909 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 368 2,842 388 205 Limas, Fordhook : 433 777 273 2,055 Limas, Baby : 2,304 1,726 2,242 16,258 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 30,461 46,142 1,747 7,253 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 8,305 5,486 324 432 Broccoli, Spears : 1,371 262 364 1,386 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 5,372 5,573 2,265 9,459 Brussels Sprouts : 325 381 512 514 Carrots, Diced : 7,311 27,247 1,112 3,566 Carrots, Other : 13,751 12,169 1,827 12,126 Cauliflower : 1,994 2,364 801 1,004 Corn, Cut : 33,216 42,518 34,669 13,088 Corn, Cob : 22,828 12,753 34,599 4,435 Mixed Vegetables : 2,436 3,567 2,196 3,353 Okra : 829 278 795 36,079 Onion Rings : 958 5,500 1,544 765 Onions, Other : 1,169 2,558 420 3,882 Blackeye Peas : 243 1,341 34 8,811 Green Peas : 21,645 29,447 21,203 16,559 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 432 714 81 649 Spinach : 17,166 1,518 1,206 6,470 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 3,102 28,220 335 12,816 Southern Greens : 3,178 20 99 5,373 Other Vegetables : 28,575 33,084 13,454 28,891 : Potatoes : French Fries : 39,220 22,613 112,746 101,111 23,196 Other Frozen : 6,633 15,649 29,509 10,785 3,272 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 8,756 32,110 39,080 91,307 37,045 Beef Cuts : 4,045 1,005 2,783 7,005 870 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 322 1,350 16,501 20,330 4,340 Trimmings : 299 986 7,739 22,624 5,971 Other : 417 1,777 17,351 24,919 4,812 : Other : Veal : 528 1,330 2,866 671 116 Lamb & Mutton : 737 4,359 2,778 1,462 1,507 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, November 30, 1997 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 92 3,521 1,882 45,286 1,209,275 Other Juice Concentrate : 519 19,736 1,255 173,656 419,945 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 244 146 3,739 7,932 Limas, Fordhook : 104 14,609 18,251 Limas, Baby : 784 8,445 38,514 70,273 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,251 463 130,676 217,993 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 386 407 22,468 37,808 Broccoli, Spears : 7,264 132 6,989 17,768 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 24,629 1,367 45,238 93,903 Brussels Sprouts : 2,238 69 13,447 17,486 Carrots, Diced : 592 484 43,786 84,098 Carrots, Other : 9,087 1,681 193,131 243,772 Cauliflower : 5,098 1,052 34,743 47,056 Corn, Cut : 3,162 1,514 305,071 433,238 Corn, Cob : 2,181 2,594 230,004 309,394 Mixed Vegetables : 3,750 329 33,776 49,407 Okra : 20,001 580 58,562 Onion Rings : 192 4 1,843 10,806 Onions, Other : 871 2,178 19,542 30,620 Blackeye Peas : 1,367 289 12,085 Green Peas : 1,568 2,023 143,822 236,267 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 93 14 4,840 6,823 Spinach : 6,213 179 42,764 75,516 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 6,565 442 27,604 79,084 Southern Greens : 9,203 1 791 18,665 Other Vegetables : 43,137 5,279 151,866 304,286 : Potatoes : French Fries : 2,905 1,637 311,012 484,312 1,098,752 Other Frozen : 539 3,985 59,375 89,449 219,196 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 2,739 76,561 4,545 55,149 347,292 Beef Cuts : 1,216 4,974 3,877 5,432 31,207 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 1,987 2,132 23 835 47,820 Trimmings : 532 1,017 53 1,891 41,112 Other : 4,794 16,166 414 2,941 73,591 : Other : Veal : 192 884 6,587 Lamb & Mutton : 1 2,184 1,283 2,231 16,542 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cooler : Freezer :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Usable : Usable : Usable : Usable Region : Space : Space Occupied : Space : Space Occupied :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 30 :Nov 30:Oct 31:Nov 30: Nov 30 :Nov 30:Oct 31:Nov 30 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 : Cu Ft ---- Percent --- Cu Ft ---- Percent --- : New England : 2,415 45 51 54 20,250 37 66 68 Middle Atlantic : 34,505 56 71 71 85,253 71 87 87 E. North Central : 40,607 55 58 58 171,549 62 65 62 W. North Central : 43,711 46 50 49 146,113 50 60 60 South Atlantic : 42,457 42 45 45 135,074 60 64 62 E. South Central : 9,518 35 47 46 35,210 63 70 68 W. South Central : 17,815 23 35 32 114,729 64 73 70 Mountain : 5,894 53 51 47 45,705 66 71 73 Pacific : 44,980 46 41 39 244,046 76 81 81 : US : 241,902 46 51 50 997,929 64 71 70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, November 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Warehouses :----------------------------------------------------------- State : Nov 30, : Oct 31, : Nov 30, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : CA : 166,339 261,568 170,756 MI : 311,766 444,738 459,102 N ENG : 78,905 110,463 93,884 NY : 341,670 372,708 389,718 OH : 13,410 24,050 24,050 OR : 55,614 54,539 41,571 PA : 229,362 292,614 259,177 VA : 140,669 190,945 190,358 WA : 3,790,232 3,619,602 3,275,034 WV : 66,461 78,602 74,225 : Other States : 212,626 251,212 193,576 : US : 5,407,054 5,701,041 5,171,451 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. While these errors cannot be measured directly, they are minimized by carefully reviewing all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. The next "Cold Storage" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on January 21, 1998. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in its programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, and marital or familial status. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact the USDA's TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint, write the Secretary of Agriculture, USDA, Washington, D.C., 20250, or call 1-800-245-6340 (voice) or 202-720-1127 (TDD). USDA is an equal employment opportunity employer. ACCESS TO REPORTS!! For your convenience, there are several ways to obtain NASS reports, data products, and services: INTERNET ACCESS All NASS reports are available free of charge on the worldwide Internet. For access, connect to the Internet and go to the NASS Home Page at: http://www.usda.gov/nass/. Select "Today's Reports" or Publications and then Reports by Calendar or Publications and then Search, by Title or Subject. E-MAIL SUBSCRIPTION All NASS reports are available by subscription free of charge direct to your e-mail address. Send an e-mail message to: usda-reports@usda.mannlib.cornell.edu. In the body of the message type the word: list. AUTOFAX ACCESS NASSFax service is available for some reports from your fax machine. Please call 202-720-2000, using the handset attached to your fax. Respond to the voice prompts. Document 0411 is a list of available reports. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PRINTED REPORTS OR DATA PRODUCTS CALL OUR TOLL-FREE ORDER DESK: 800-999-6779 (U.S. and Canada) Other areas, please call 703-834-0125 FAX: 703-834-0110 (Visa, MasterCard, check, or money order acceptable for payment.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ASSISTANCE For assistance with general agricultural statistics or further information about NASS or its products or services, contact the Agricultural Statistics Hotline at 800-727-9540, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET, or e-mail: nass@nass.usda.gov.