Co St 1 (7-98) Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 20, 1998, 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 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. Frozen food stocks in refrigerated warehouses on June 30, 1998, were greater than year earlier levels for concentrated orange juice, eggs, vegetables, fruit, potatoes, and red meat. Cooler stocks of pecans were higher than a year earlier. Total red meat supplies in freezers decreased 5 percent from May, but were up 4 percent from June 1997. Frozen pork stocks were 10 percent below last month, but were up 6 percent from last year. Stocks of pork bellies were down 13 percent from last month and were 1 percent below a year ago. Total frozen poultry supplies decreased 3 percent from last month and were down 10 percent from last year's level. Total stocks of chicken decreased 13 percent during the month and were 18 percent below 1997. Total pounds of turkey in freezers increased 7 percent from last month, but were 2 percent below last year. Public cooler occupancy was at 54 percent of capacity, up 3 points from a year ago. Public freezer occupancy at 64 percent was up 1 point from both last month and the year earlier level. Table of Contents Page Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, June 1998. . 3 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, May 31, 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, June 30, 1998. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, June 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Survey and Estimating Procedures, Revision Policy and Reliability.15 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, June 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Jun 30, : May 31, : Jun 30, : Jun : May : Jun 30, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 :1997 :1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage : 16,223 47,046 17,382 107 37 Controlled Atmosphere: 719,986 1,065,855 619,738 86 58 Total : 736,209 1,112,901 637,120 87 57 1,299 Pears : Bartlett : 6,000 4 Other Varieties : 4,005 32,443 4,131 103 13 Total : 10,005 32,447 4,131 41 13 261 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 491,768 471,660 489,731 100 104 Pecans : 41,924 44,893 46,533 111 104 Other Shelled : 81,596 124,551 122,548 150 98 Total : 615,288 641,104 658,812 107 103 354,993 In-Shell : Peanuts : 49,378 20,433 22,402 45 110 Pecans : 39,723 136,478 117,949 297 86 Other In-Shell : 4,860 3,515 4,239 87 121 Total : 93,961 160,426 144,590 154 90 55,590 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 93,663 72,668 59,172 63 81 52,290 (Government Owned) : 644 308 301 47 98 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 464,397 442,729 459,243 99 104 (Government Owned) : 185 155 184 99 119 Swiss : 12,096 11,321 11,429 94 101 Other Natural Cheese : 128,352 97,526 105,375 82 108 Total : 604,845 551,576 576,047 95 104 323,194 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 1,126 1,006 867 77 86 Yolks : 885 1,162 998 113 86 Whole & Mixed : 5,826 8,394 6,236 107 74 Unclassified : 502 2,305 2,111 421 92 Total : 8,339 12,867 10,212 122 79 9,745 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers (Whole) : 31,062 18,361 18,538 60 101 Hens : 8,316 8,874 9,327 112 105 Other Chicken : 672,280 636,345 552,203 82 87 Total : 711,658 663,580 580,068 82 87 Turkey : Whole Turkeys : 402,541 348,239 383,619 95 110 Other Turkey : 265,309 264,632 270,841 102 102 Total : 667,850 612,871 654,460 98 107 Ducks : 4,305 5,430 4,559 106 84 Total :1,383,813 1,281,881 1,239,087 90 97 1,122,669 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, June 1998 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Jun 30, : May 31, : Jun 30, : Jun : May : Jun 30, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 :1997 :1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 80,088 80,302 75,854 95 94 Apricots : 17,237 7,362 9,552 55 130 Blackberries, Total : 10,350 12,243 10,121 98 83 IQF : 5,941 6,976 5,388 91 77 Pails and Tubs : 2,449 1,119 900 37 80 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 1,433 3,180 2,802 196 88 Concentrate : 527 968 1,031 196 107 Blueberries : 21,968 51,593 47,887 218 93 Boysenberries : 3,750 3,472 4,210 112 121 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 60,953 82,553 71,731 118 87 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 833 4,053 3,078 370 76 Cherries, Sweet : 6,851 9,632 9,660 141 100 Grapes : 1,820 1,237 1,059 58 86 Peaches : 19,062 31,422 21,198 111 67 Raspberries, Black : 1,786 206 505 28 245 Raspberries, Red, Total: 28,325 25,135 28,756 102 114 IQF : 12,569 6,938 8,647 69 125 Pails and Tubs : 8,421 7,139 7,485 89 105 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 6,657 9,443 10,939 164 116 Concentrate : 678 1,615 1,685 249 104 Strawberries, Total : 336,086 169,994 345,157 103 203 Other Frozen Fruit : 186,212 285,098 228,829 123 80 Total : 775,321 764,302 857,597 111 112 634,778 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 1/ :1,977,673 2,612,837 2,445,729 124 94 (Gallon Equivalent) : 199,846 264,030 247,143 Other Juice Concentrate: 510,801 449,916 443,499 87 99 Total :2,488,474 3,062,753 2,889,228 116 94 310,877 Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 12,276 10,201 11,835 96 116 Limas, Fordhook : 9,486 10,886 9,578 101 88 Limas, Baby : 18,564 32,177 27,870 150 87 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 65,454 83,897 70,844 108 84 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 19,454 20,012 19,129 98 96 Broccoli, Spears : 20,283 23,974 22,641 112 94 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut: 88,132 91,704 84,974 96 93 Brussels Sprouts : 7,975 8,664 7,451 93 86 Carrots, Diced : 49,245 49,173 42,720 87 87 Carrots, Other : 112,925 136,029 123,476 109 91 Cauliflower : 32,785 43,829 37,344 114 85 Corn, Cut : 100,766 163,207 130,866 130 80 Corn, Cob : 102,961 128,936 95,723 93 74 Mixed Vegetables : 50,803 55,943 48,322 95 86 Okra : 18,711 29,954 58,248 311 194 Onion Rings : 8,499 11,667 11,426 134 98 Onions, Other : 29,314 22,787 22,127 75 97 Blackeye Peas : 2,952 7,175 6,529 221 91 Green Peas : 137,612 96,482 212,696 155 220 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 6,840 7,102 7,059 103 99 Spinach : 104,073 100,620 97,936 94 97 Squash, Summer/Zucchini: 48,184 58,688 67,669 140 115 Southern Greens : 16,681 28,878 28,979 174 100 Other Vegetables : 253,158 233,337 240,603 95 103 Total :1,317,133 1,455,322 1,486,045 113 102 896,208 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, June 1998 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 30, : May 31, : Jun 30, : Jun : May : Jun 30, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 :1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Potatoes : French Fries : 1,021,910 1,012,022 1,043,781 102 103 Other Frozen : 249,462 270,786 276,461 111 102 Total : 1,271,372 1,282,808 1,320,242 104 103 941,859 Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 281,549 275,279 280,275 100 102 Beef Cuts : 24,018 34,930 33,413 139 96 Total : 305,567 310,209 313,688 103 101 311,913 (Government Owned) : 2,193 1,931 1,622 74 84 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 7,937 13,064 8,507 107 65 Hams, Total : 106,755 91,814 91,083 85 99 85,691 Bone-in : 60,505 52,288 56,038 93 107 54,642 Boneless : 46,250 39,526 35,045 76 89 31,049 Bellies : 52,274 59,462 51,770 99 87 Loins, Total : 19,868 18,604 22,503 113 121 20,292 Bone-in : 8,963 10,602 14,502 162 137 Boneless : 10,905 8,002 8,001 73 100 Ribs : 30,844 47,902 39,692 129 83 Butts : 6,624 11,447 10,197 154 89 Trimmings : 45,061 98,907 71,861 159 73 Other : 89,853 72,314 70,821 79 98 Variety Meats : 31,502 47,517 47,138 150 99 Unclassified : 15,484 16,408 17,186 111 105 Total : 406,202 477,439 430,758 106 90 374,645 (Government Owned) : 870 1,015 516 59 51 Other : Veal : 4,478 4,905 4,899 109 100 Lamb & Mutton : 16,594 16,655 16,115 97 97 Total : 21,072 21,560 21,014 100 97 20,928 Canned : Canned Hams : 8,665 4,474 6,085 70 136 Other Canned Meat : 1,367 680 457 33 67 Total : 10,032 5,154 6,542 65 127 4,175 Total : 742,873 814,362 772,002 104 95 711,661 Miscellaneous : Cooler : 616,801 672,170 714,607 116 106 505,855 Freezer : 1,824,223 1,873,072 1,869,761 102 100 1,805,644 Total : 2,441,024 2,545,242 2,584,368 106 102 2,311,499 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 2,688,745 3,175,778 2,741,849 102 86 1,245,367 Stored in Freezers : 9,893,575 10,614,881 10,496,804 106 99 6,481,556 Total :12,582,320 13,790,659 13,238,653 105 96 7,726,923 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Adjusted to 42.0 degrees Brix equivalent (9.896 pounds per gallon). Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, May 31, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 11,083 145,406 42,155 51,960 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 55 714 40 317,635 Pecans 1/ : 100 15,637 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 33,908 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 22,916 45,059 239,762 68,929 860 Other Natural Cheese : 227 12,997 75,108 1,561 577 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 53 479 435 733 9,007 Hens : 1 432 1,075 810 3,416 Other Chicken : 1,346 3,642 13,735 31,524 199,413 Total : 1,400 4,553 15,245 33,067 211,836 Whole Turkeys : 6,705 31,196 25,803 46,486 62,778 Other Turkey : 300 12,347 22,990 82,974 62,909 Total : 7,005 43,543 48,793 129,460 125,687 Ducks : 12 157 4,598 2 81 Total : 8,417 48,253 68,636 162,529 337,604 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 29 25,532 32,276 112 3,111 Blueberries : 9,216 4,091 26,028 486 2,837 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 51 2,223 72,267 97 293 Cherries, Sweet : 371 6,033 333 73 Peaches : 45 1,545 1,716 289 612 Raspberries, Red : 508 1,071 1,003 447 123 Strawberries, Total : 84 2,202 3,228 2,005 1,266 Other Frozen Fruit : 62,247 32,578 129,067 997 1,821 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, May 31, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 214 3,570 858,513 1,112,901 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 43,729 108,725 155 607 471,660 Pecans 1/ : 845 28,115 196 44,893 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,545 101,025 136,478 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 213 123 12,750 52,117 442,729 Other Natural Cheese : 1,827 382 782 4,065 97,526 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 1,427 5,651 236 340 18,361 Hens : 1,966 136 78 960 8,874 Other Chicken : 99,767 256,839 4,203 25,876 636,345 Total : 103,160 262,626 4,517 27,176 663,580 Whole Turkeys : 4,931 105,872 13,819 50,649 348,239 Other Turkey : 1,408 31,386 12,136 38,182 264,632 Total : 6,339 137,258 25,955 88,831 612,871 Ducks : 5 9 1 565 5,430 Total : 109,504 399,893 30,473 116,572 1,281,881 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 220 1,594 167 17,261 80,302 Blueberries : 91 615 576 7,653 51,593 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 26 398 3,490 3,708 82,553 Cherries, Sweet : 4 157 33 2,628 9,632 Peaches : 34 555 62 26,564 31,422 Raspberries, Red : 124 762 179 20,918 25,135 Strawberries, Total : 1,837 19,854 327 139,191 169,994 Other Frozen Fruit : 339 10,176 1,726 46,147 285,098 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, May 31, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 72 4,304 758 2,498,953 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,038 21,188 16,088 1,970 220,491 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 225 5,096 72 276 Limas, Fordhook : 300 508 273 1,290 Limas, Baby : 1,438 908 476 7,815 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 7,807 14,375 936 4,320 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 2,536 2,247 172 153 Broccoli, Spears : 1,272 294 445 767 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 4,278 5,520 3,133 12,006 Brussels Sprouts : 373 299 610 439 Carrots, Diced : 2,944 9,621 1,145 6,671 Carrots, Other : 6,332 6,840 2,696 10,559 Cauliflower : 1,328 3,064 1,477 1,492 Corn, Cut : 11,994 20,129 16,930 6,301 Corn, Cob : 2,637 5,866 11,486 3,714 Mixed Vegetables : 2,372 4,866 2,025 4,245 Okra : 771 182 612 14,643 Onion Rings : 859 6,026 1,459 695 Onions, Other : 1,548 3,579 778 1,963 Blackeye Peas : 210 207 28 5,157 Green Peas : 8,660 12,410 4,507 9,104 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 556 431 67 494 Spinach : 13,311 1,522 1,558 8,604 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 2,825 18,324 476 11,319 Southern Greens : 288 32 17 16,195 Other Vegetables : 20,751 23,945 8,364 33,775 : Potatoes : French Fries : 36,760 22,755 81,070 91,510 18,406 Other Frozen : 8,507 19,327 43,649 7,470 3,384 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 3,645 22,639 28,600 64,452 28,664 Beef Cuts : 3,915 1,130 2,649 4,934 755 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 353 2,607 13,645 20,605 5,064 Trimmings : 1,057 6,316 17,188 38,937 11,865 Other : 1,070 3,039 18,031 26,036 6,322 : Other : Veal : 365 651 2,154 765 117 Lamb & Mutton : 781 4,074 2,524 1,114 2,959 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, May 31, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 154 10,806 4,767 93,023 2,612,837 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,246 17,912 591 169,392 449,916 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 205 5 4,322 10,201 Limas, Fordhook : 164 8,351 10,886 Limas, Baby : 529 1,537 19,474 32,177 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,193 178 55,088 83,897 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 465 137 14,302 20,012 Broccoli, Spears : 11,639 83 9,474 23,974 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 17,654 353 48,760 91,704 Brussels Sprouts : 626 35 6,282 8,664 Carrots, Diced : 1,081 428 27,283 49,173 Carrots, Other : 17,219 1,721 90,662 136,029 Cauliflower : 14,325 422 21,721 43,829 Corn, Cut : 3,037 795 104,021 163,207 Corn, Cob : 1,414 903 102,916 128,936 Mixed Vegetables : 13,765 180 28,490 55,943 Okra : 13,190 2 554 29,954 Onion Rings : 586 9 2,033 11,667 Onions, Other : 953 1,596 12,370 22,787 Blackeye Peas : 1,366 207 7,175 Green Peas : 2,184 4,279 55,338 96,482 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 187 61 5,306 7,102 Spinach : 16,187 392 59,046 100,620 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 9,355 286 16,103 58,688 Southern Greens : 11,058 575 713 28,878 Other Vegetables : 29,037 3,982 113,483 233,337 : Potatoes : French Fries : 1,602 6,968 273,538 479,413 1,012,022 Other Frozen : 234 5,582 72,818 109,815 270,786 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 7,274 63,449 7,170 49,386 275,279 Beef Cuts : 797 12,588 3,865 4,297 34,930 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 2,346 2,199 69 1,014 47,902 Trimmings : 946 20,934 231 1,433 98,907 Other : 3,242 10,431 310 3,833 72,314 : Other : Veal : 305 548 4,905 Lamb & Mutton : 1,431 1,368 2,404 16,655 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 30, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 832 89,501 8,870 6,541 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 14 630 43 336,398 Pecans 1/ : 100 17,368 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 27,733 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 22,805 44,148 246,327 69,274 746 Other Natural Cheese : 303 13,317 82,016 1,816 795 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 53 278 471 741 9,079 Hens : 1 451 1,129 858 2,668 Other Chicken : 1,425 3,645 12,915 27,165 167,001 Total : 1,479 4,374 14,515 28,764 178,748 Whole Turkeys : 7,082 36,010 28,966 50,593 60,630 Other Turkey : 348 11,920 22,561 82,533 68,993 Total : 7,430 47,930 51,527 133,126 129,623 Ducks : 21 280 3,437 5 67 Total : 8,930 52,584 69,479 161,895 308,438 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 42 23,668 30,700 113 2,314 Blueberries : 8,351 6,882 20,822 371 3,782 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 46 1,901 63,362 92 231 Cherries, Sweet : 319 5,995 306 74 Peaches : 31 1,498 1,321 153 522 Raspberries, Red : 505 1,276 830 334 128 Strawberries, Total : 119 2,997 5,927 2,302 2,070 Other Frozen Fruit : 44,344 23,198 104,020 1,027 1,003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, June 30, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 2,667 528,709 637,120 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 41,724 110,113 165 644 489,731 Pecans 1/ : 805 28,047 213 46,533 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,519 88,697 117,949 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 222 219 18,659 56,843 459,243 Other Natural Cheese : 2,000 426 877 3,825 105,375 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 1,443 5,684 264 525 18,538 Hens : 2,712 196 76 1,236 9,327 Other Chicken : 86,505 227,041 3,423 23,083 552,203 Total : 90,660 232,921 3,763 24,844 580,068 Whole Turkeys : 5,499 115,101 18,697 61,041 383,619 Other Turkey : 1,404 31,881 12,813 38,388 270,841 Total : 6,903 146,982 31,510 99,429 654,460 Ducks : 4 23 1 721 4,559 Total : 97,567 379,926 35,274 124,994 1,239,087 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 152 1,417 182 17,266 75,854 Blueberries : 109 866 140 6,564 47,887 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 70 372 2,733 2,924 71,731 Cherries, Sweet : 26 76 20 2,844 9,660 Peaches : 112 564 26 16,971 21,198 Raspberries, Red : 37 873 176 24,597 28,756 Strawberries, Total : 3,982 37,962 181 289,617 345,157 Other Frozen Fruit : 238 16,901 1,747 36,351 228,829 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, June 30, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 66 3,898 488 2,340,099 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,079 25,969 15,798 1,701 218,278 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 180 6,195 114 333 Limas, Fordhook : 482 468 328 1,444 Limas, Baby : 1,163 717 596 5,926 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 4,954 11,730 1,038 3,950 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 2,367 2,110 233 150 Broccoli, Spears : 1,344 305 217 1,386 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 4,271 5,327 2,515 9,927 Brussels Sprouts : 293 226 453 471 Carrots, Diced : 2,562 8,078 1,119 6,214 Carrots, Other : 6,319 6,506 2,243 10,417 Cauliflower : 1,256 2,451 1,144 1,374 Corn, Cut : 13,416 14,977 11,822 8,759 Corn, Cob : 2,379 4,793 7,719 3,268 Mixed Vegetables : 2,283 3,681 1,768 4,386 Okra : 603 305 522 25,545 Onion Rings : 837 5,864 1,428 750 Onions, Other : 1,495 3,619 627 1,969 Blackeye Peas : 149 194 22 4,869 Green Peas : 24,686 22,766 7,520 15,338 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 538 460 67 515 Spinach : 15,004 1,566 1,827 9,037 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 8,019 19,395 392 12,188 Southern Greens : 2,033 30 14 15,522 Other Vegetables : 21,728 23,779 7,612 33,095 : Potatoes : French Fries : 42,355 22,878 91,564 93,802 18,519 Other Frozen : 8,640 15,838 47,896 6,531 4,175 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 4,057 24,051 28,096 71,248 29,133 Beef Cuts : 3,846 752 2,298 5,023 790 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 285 1,750 11,933 16,362 4,461 Trimmings : 902 6,075 15,358 34,379 10,472 Other : 765 2,735 17,439 27,109 5,462 : Other : Veal : 365 718 2,160 691 86 Lamb & Mutton : 806 3,601 2,215 1,713 3,006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, June 30, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 146 9,997 3,867 87,168 2,445,729 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,422 17,636 312 161,304 443,499 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 267 42 4,704 11,835 Limas, Fordhook : 174 6,682 9,578 Limas, Baby : 506 698 18,264 27,870 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,136 244 47,792 70,844 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 330 67 13,872 19,129 Broccoli, Spears : 11,171 104 8,114 22,641 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 19,450 407 43,077 84,974 Brussels Sprouts : 749 5,259 7,451 Carrots, Diced : 964 412 23,371 42,720 Carrots, Other : 16,221 1,086 80,684 123,476 Cauliflower : 11,378 353 19,388 37,344 Corn, Cut : 2,443 649 78,800 130,866 Corn, Cob : 1,124 965 75,475 95,723 Mixed Vegetables : 6,654 182 29,368 48,322 Okra : 30,742 531 58,248 Onion Rings : 645 10 1,892 11,426 Onions, Other : 1,159 1,567 11,691 22,127 Blackeye Peas : 1,102 193 6,529 Green Peas : 2,188 8,798 131,400 212,696 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 148 21 5,310 7,059 Spinach : 12,001 454 58,047 97,936 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 10,920 222 16,533 67,669 Southern Greens : 9,921 429 1,030 28,979 Other Vegetables : 26,824 3,475 124,090 240,603 : Potatoes : French Fries : 1,779 5,232 289,019 478,633 1,043,781 Other Frozen : 207 5,206 71,653 116,315 276,461 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 4,720 61,480 7,803 49,687 280,275 Beef Cuts : 836 12,606 3,140 4,122 33,413 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 2,209 1,776 53 863 39,692 Trimmings : 835 2,445 109 1,286 71,861 Other : 3,114 10,440 254 3,503 70,821 : Other : Veal : 25 299 555 4,899 Lamb & Mutton : 1,426 1,229 2,119 16,115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cooler : Freezer :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Usable : Usable : Usable : Usable Region : Space : Space Occupied : Space : Space Occupied :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 30 :Jun 30:May 31:Jun 30: Jun 30 :Jun 30:May 31:Jun 30 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 : Cu Ft ---- Percent --- Cu Ft ---- Percent --- : New England : 2,415 57 55 55 20,251 57 71 74 Middle Atlantic : 34,447 63 72 74 84,499 77 81 81 E. North Central : 45,875 55 54 54 175,307 55 60 61 W. North Central : 45,163 43 52 54 146,723 53 58 59 South Atlantic : 46,093 59 59 49 161,233 61 57 57 E. South Central : 9,178 59 53 53 49,986 73 56 54 W. South Central : 18,708 47 53 50 128,683 71 70 68 Mountain : 5,894 55 80 83 45,705 62 67 69 Pacific : 35,114 40 43 41 243,438 67 62 63 : US : 242,887 51 56 54 1,055,825 63 63 64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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