Co St 1 (11-98) Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 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 October 31, 1998, were greater than year earlier levels for concentrated orange juice, pork, butter, vegetables, chicken, and beef. Cooler stocks of pecans, peanuts, apples, and natural cheese were higher than a year earlier. Total red meat supplies in freezers increased 8 percent from September and were 8 percent above October 1997. Frozen pork stocks were 6 percent above last month and were up 17 percent from last year. Stocks of pork bellies were up 75 percent from last month and were 15 percent above a year ago. Total frozen poultry supplies decreased 2 percent from last month and declined 4 percent from last year. Total stocks of chicken increased 2 percent during the month and were also 2 percent above 1997. Total pounds of turkey in freezers declined 5 percent from last month and were 9 percent below last year. Public cooler occupancy was at 56 percent of capacity, up 5 points from a year ago. Public freezer occupancy at 70 percent was up 2 points from last month, but was 1 point below a year earlier. Table of Contents Page Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, October 1998 . . . . . 3 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, September 30, 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 31, 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, October 1998. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Survey and Estimating Procedures, Revision Policy and Reliability. . . . . .15 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, October 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Oct 31, : Sep 30, : Oct 31, : Oct : Sep : Oct 31, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 :1997 :1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage :2,146,263 1,302,112 2,093,673 98 161 Controlled Atmosphere:3,554,778 2,153,015 4,412,129 124 205 Total :5,701,041 3,455,127 6,505,802 114 188 113,725 Pears : Bartlett : 49,781 142,611 62,098 125 44 Other Varieties : 535,627 390,947 415,789 78 106 Total : 585,408 533,558 477,887 82 90 1,666 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 181,767 178,906 219,809 121 123 Pecans : 16,502 40,516 29,018 176 72 Other Shelled : 75,080 94,303 92,884 124 98 Total : 273,349 313,725 341,711 125 109 158,057 In-Shell : Peanuts : 10,421 11,433 37,983 364 332 Pecans : 9,521 51,046 29,185 307 57 Other In-Shell : 13,383 2,509 11,767 88 469 Total : 33,325 64,988 78,935 237 121 18,258 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 26,581 34,077 31,062 117 91 27,245 (Government Owned) : 392 169 8 2 5 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 414,798 417,496 392,912 95 94 (Government Owned) : 61 190 231 379 122 Swiss : 11,630 12,741 12,393 107 97 Other Natural Cheese : 78,542 122,762 114,747 146 93 Total : 504,970 552,999 520,052 103 94 306,310 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 899 753 856 95 114 Yolks : 1,214 961 799 66 83 Whole & Mixed : 7,977 5,620 6,604 83 118 Unclassified : 825 928 775 94 84 Total : 10,915 8,262 9,034 83 109 8,495 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers (Whole) : 25,009 13,844 13,684 55 99 Hens : 8,052 7,722 5,804 72 75 Other Chicken : 554,243 567,152 580,899 105 102 Total : 587,304 588,718 600,387 102 102 Turkey : Whole Turkeys : 490,653 466,255 450,174 92 97 Other Turkey : 245,988 236,363 218,877 89 93 Total : 736,641 702,618 669,051 91 95 Ducks : 2,461 4,615 5,092 207 110 Total :1,326,406 1,295,951 1,274,530 96 98 1,138,116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, October 1998 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Oct 31, : Sep 30, : Oct 31, : Oct : Sep : Oct 31, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 :1997 :1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 52,631 44,757 52,563 100 117 Apricots : 16,458 17,301 15,035 91 87 Blackberries, Total : 30,375 30,371 26,146 86 86 IQF : 15,591 15,626 14,707 94 94 Pails and Tubs : 4,671 3,973 3,622 78 91 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 8,516 9,035 6,330 74 70 Concentrate : 1,597 1,737 1,487 93 86 Blueberries : 102,497 94,206 89,067 87 95 Boysenberries : 6,169 6,065 5,219 85 86 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 154,891 157,632 143,368 93 91 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 2,286 5,697 4,843 212 85 Cherries, Sweet : 19,394 16,440 16,073 83 98 Grapes : 4,365 3,988 5,631 129 141 Peaches : 86,858 86,505 89,595 103 104 Raspberries, Black : 1,103 1,190 1,003 91 84 Raspberries, Red, Total: 57,723 52,493 50,519 88 96 IQF : 14,501 12,378 13,322 92 108 Pails and Tubs : 15,948 12,745 12,035 75 94 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 26,095 24,512 20,513 79 84 Concentrate : 1,179 2,858 4,649 394 163 Strawberries, Total : 282,728 298,617 261,389 92 88 Other Frozen Fruit : 622,412 235,151 521,573 84 222 Total :1,439,890 1,050,413 1,282,024 89 122 833,495 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 1/ :1,140,877 1,796,329 1,532,591 134 85 (Gallon Equivalent) : 115,287 181,521 154,870 Other Juice Concentrate: 465,891 433,833 402,184 86 93 Total :1,606,768 2,230,162 1,934,775 120 87 244,857 Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 8,442 8,630 7,662 91 89 Limas, Fordhook : 19,601 19,359 18,733 96 97 Limas, Baby : 59,988 57,091 70,372 117 123 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 243,742 233,150 219,349 90 94 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 39,755 51,208 48,548 122 95 Broccoli, Spears : 17,941 19,444 19,655 110 101 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut: 88,102 84,463 80,225 91 95 Brussels Sprouts : 15,381 3,702 7,194 47 194 Carrots, Diced : 51,223 27,558 59,122 115 215 Carrots, Other : 194,528 127,683 179,188 92 140 Cauliflower : 37,307 31,203 41,475 111 133 Corn, Cut : 468,974 484,879 508,539 108 105 Corn, Cob : 329,969 332,212 329,459 100 99 Mixed Vegetables : 49,672 47,287 49,394 99 104 Okra : 62,294 67,623 64,132 103 95 Onion Rings : 10,285 15,972 17,478 170 109 Onions, Other : 29,831 24,553 27,057 91 110 Blackeye Peas : 10,920 9,629 9,569 88 99 Green Peas : 306,008 387,100 338,907 111 88 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 7,717 7,775 9,076 118 117 Spinach : 75,554 63,463 69,818 92 110 Squash, Summer/Zucchini: 78,625 72,794 80,923 103 111 Southern Greens : 15,629 17,932 19,606 125 109 Other Vegetables : 287,770 297,577 298,439 104 100 Total :2,509,258 2,492,287 2,573,920 103 103 1,673,931 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, October 1998 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 31, : Sep 30, : Oct 31, : Oct : Sep : Oct 31, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 :1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Potatoes : French Fries : 1,124,383 1,010,390 1,077,957 96 107 Other Frozen : 230,320 256,462 264,660 115 103 Total : 1,354,703 1,266,852 1,342,617 99 106 972,488 Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 318,174 286,145 321,182 101 112 Beef Cuts : 33,382 36,989 37,584 113 102 Total : 351,556 323,134 358,766 102 111 355,552 (Government Owned) : 4,208 2,268 2,952 70 130 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 13,786 16,891 15,933 116 94 Hams, Total : 88,789 104,354 100,058 113 96 94,534 Bone-in : 50,207 68,350 57,468 114 84 56,788 Boneless : 38,582 36,004 42,590 110 118 37,746 Bellies : 14,408 9,452 16,568 115 175 Loins, Total : 17,608 15,633 14,742 84 94 12,743 Bone-in : 7,738 7,629 7,809 101 102 Boneless : 9,870 8,004 6,933 70 87 Ribs : 39,370 38,896 48,191 122 124 Butts : 6,906 8,001 12,309 178 154 Trimmings : 37,950 55,583 54,198 143 98 Other : 80,229 80,843 84,437 105 104 Variety Meats : 42,413 43,034 51,119 121 119 Unclassified : 12,776 16,031 15,277 120 95 Total : 354,235 388,718 412,832 117 106 370,169 (Government Owned) : 1,216 1,676 1,567 129 93 Other : Veal : 6,532 5,135 4,303 66 84 Lamb & Mutton : 16,894 12,253 12,392 73 101 Total : 23,426 17,388 16,695 71 96 16,613 Canned : Canned Hams : 8,768 8,753 7,248 83 83 Other Canned Meat : 1,073 706 712 66 101 Total : 9,841 9,459 7,960 81 84 4,973 Total : 739,058 738,699 796,253 108 108 747,307 Miscellaneous : Cooler : 960,019 850,329 965,701 101 114 556,944 Freezer : 1,886,523 1,988,184 2,045,212 108 103 1,975,927 Total : 2,846,542 2,838,513 3,010,913 106 106 2,532,871 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 8,068,898 5,780,185 8,898,048 110 154 1,159,933 Stored in Freezers :10,889,316 11,095,428 11,281,467 104 102 7,616,888 Total :18,958,214 16,875,613 20,179,515 106 120 8,776,821 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 9 177 13 129,640 Pecans 1/ : 82 12,140 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 8,983 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 22,693 39,161 217,846 65,759 602 Other Natural Cheese : 364 11,513 101,719 2,327 635 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 47 176 338 593 5,966 Hens : 427 595 482 1,832 Other Chicken : 1,430 3,885 11,126 21,822 170,831 Total : 1,477 4,488 12,059 22,897 178,629 Whole Turkeys : 12,325 48,541 44,321 54,161 69,615 Other Turkey : 1,207 12,147 22,713 65,145 68,381 Total : 13,532 60,688 67,034 119,306 137,996 Ducks : 39 363 3,815 129 63 Total : 15,048 65,539 82,908 142,332 316,688 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 29 15,560 18,630 67 166 Blueberries : 11,834 12,763 41,207 589 3,189 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 99 7,098 133,436 132 197 Cherries, Sweet : 369 10,872 169 69 Peaches : 112 2,830 3,645 190 484 Raspberries, Red : 481 1,714 828 319 151 Strawberries, Total : 59 4,700 5,872 4,507 1,359 Other Frozen Fruit : 54,163 20,849 103,969 571 1,041 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, September 30, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 19,076 29,551 152 288 178,906 Pecans 1/ : 455 27,437 402 40,516 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,484 40,579 51,046 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 210 283 17,218 53,724 417,496 Other Natural Cheese : 1,911 243 765 3,285 122,762 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 1,249 4,269 530 676 13,844 Hens : 3,216 200 91 879 7,722 Other Chicken : 100,528 227,980 1,938 27,612 567,152 Total : 104,993 232,449 2,559 29,167 588,718 Whole Turkeys : 15,500 96,836 31,458 93,498 466,255 Other Turkey : 673 27,437 4,640 34,020 236,363 Total : 16,173 124,273 36,098 127,518 702,618 Ducks : 7 113 1 85 4,615 Total : 121,173 356,835 38,658 156,770 1,295,951 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 91 800 141 9,273 44,757 Blueberries : 161 1,026 367 23,070 94,206 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 50 427 6,605 9,588 157,632 Cherries, Sweet : 19 194 100 4,648 16,440 Peaches : 108 855 51 78,230 86,505 Raspberries, Red : 113 372 14 48,501 52,493 Strawberries, Total : 3,940 13,372 675 264,133 298,617 Other Frozen Fruit : 342 11,509 1,341 41,366 235,151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, September 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/ : 25 2,999 334 1,720,873 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,184 33,033 18,401 1,565 173,020 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 248 4,600 59 330 Limas, Fordhook : 187 768 209 1,667 Limas, Baby : 2,219 1,721 741 13,144 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 44,239 58,155 2,254 10,931 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 11,535 10,606 439 803 Broccoli, Spears : 2,310 145 453 1,133 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 4,339 4,898 3,417 6,322 Brussels Sprouts : 209 122 237 243 Carrots, Diced : 1,949 6,261 1,082 3,628 Carrots, Other : 4,995 7,116 2,741 9,559 Cauliflower : 1,155 2,841 549 1,137 Corn, Cut : 38,576 55,690 33,214 18,836 Corn, Cob : 17,851 11,461 29,542 7,931 Mixed Vegetables : 1,979 4,387 1,672 4,051 Okra : 590 206 437 32,486 Onion Rings : 782 7,691 1,360 2,845 Onions, Other : 1,425 3,469 470 1,829 Blackeye Peas : 289 264 15 7,389 Green Peas : 39,171 42,483 21,723 19,345 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 390 259 53 523 Spinach : 3,031 1,148 1,734 6,022 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 1,015 21,690 397 17,340 Southern Greens : 2,128 21 12 7,888 Other Vegetables : 28,141 32,929 10,059 33,622 : Potatoes : French Fries : 41,621 24,342 75,622 78,018 18,402 Other Frozen : 4,725 15,958 35,434 8,053 4,098 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 4,882 29,475 30,198 57,281 21,805 Beef Cuts : 2,730 843 3,249 3,712 678 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 261 1,507 12,013 16,982 3,860 Trimmings : 474 3,595 12,752 25,880 8,643 Other : 3,579 3,442 18,159 25,740 7,951 : Other : Veal : 418 728 2,731 371 71 Lamb & Mutton : 607 3,125 1,896 1,736 1,719 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, September 30, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 86 6,782 2,539 62,691 1,796,329 Other Juice Concentrate : 2,419 16,979 447 186,785 433,833 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 237 2 3,154 8,630 Limas, Fordhook : 127 187 16,214 19,359 Limas, Baby : 949 6,564 31,753 57,091 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,840 211 115,520 233,150 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 354 66 27,405 51,208 Broccoli, Spears : 7,527 18 7,858 19,444 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 21,222 250 44,015 84,463 Brussels Sprouts : 524 2 2,365 3,702 Carrots, Diced : 1,220 208 13,210 27,558 Carrots, Other : 17,663 702 84,907 127,683 Cauliflower : 5,658 37 19,826 31,203 Corn, Cut : 4,804 429 333,330 484,879 Corn, Cob : 2,908 473 262,046 332,212 Mixed Vegetables : 5,076 119 30,003 47,287 Okra : 33,348 556 67,623 Onion Rings : 1,602 30 1,662 15,972 Onions, Other : 1,017 2,478 13,865 24,553 Blackeye Peas : 1,575 97 9,629 Green Peas : 3,123 16,192 245,063 387,100 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 148 28 6,374 7,775 Spinach : 11,779 436 39,313 63,463 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 10,550 211 21,591 72,794 Southern Greens : 7,100 6 777 17,932 Other Vegetables : 31,320 2,341 159,165 297,577 : Potatoes : French Fries : 1,561 30,211 282,851 457,762 1,010,390 Other Frozen : 106 5,088 71,089 111,911 256,462 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 7,085 65,891 7,794 61,734 286,145 Beef Cuts : 762 16,491 4,584 3,940 36,989 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 1,729 1,387 95 1,062 38,896 Trimmings : 663 1,931 308 1,337 55,583 Other : 4,082 11,366 258 6,266 80,843 : Other : Veal : 50 138 628 5,135 Lamb & Mutton : 1,055 826 1,289 12,253 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 71,470 679,232 492,700 6,063 395,580 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 51 237 16 155,282 Pecans 1/ : 65 7,757 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 6,217 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 22,456 39,592 199,735 59,990 561 Other Natural Cheese : 256 9,388 93,851 2,637 602 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 47 225 434 579 6,098 Hens : 421 31 470 1,264 Other Chicken : 1,352 4,295 10,983 23,442 179,739 Total : 1,399 4,941 11,448 24,491 187,101 Whole Turkeys : 13,732 46,458 40,074 60,744 61,139 Other Turkey : 1,171 11,958 21,066 58,017 56,986 Total : 14,903 58,416 61,140 118,761 118,125 Ducks : 47 225 4,409 113 64 Total : 16,349 63,582 76,997 143,365 305,290 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 13 16,540 19,967 115 914 Blueberries : 13,079 11,639 37,209 539 3,191 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 90 6,663 121,605 125 390 Cherries, Sweet : 662 10,165 241 104 Peaches : 116 2,722 3,448 571 529 Raspberries, Red : 453 2,061 783 1,721 220 Strawberries, Total : 68 4,489 5,899 4,074 1,426 Other Frozen Fruit : 121,393 41,962 252,574 774 1,921 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 31, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 827 168,092 4,691,838 6,505,802 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 31,250 32,651 133 189 219,809 Pecans 1/ : 164 20,783 249 29,018 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 431 22,537 29,185 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 305 352 16,240 53,681 392,912 Other Natural Cheese : 1,809 310 816 5,078 114,747 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 1,003 4,160 525 613 13,684 Hens : 2,891 569 83 75 5,804 Other Chicken : 95,565 240,179 1,935 23,409 580,899 Total : 99,459 244,908 2,543 24,097 600,387 Whole Turkeys : 16,084 88,765 28,160 95,018 450,174 Other Turkey : 485 27,483 4,464 37,247 218,877 Total : 16,569 116,248 32,624 132,265 669,051 Ducks : 7 130 1 96 5,092 Total : 116,035 361,286 35,168 156,458 1,274,530 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 145 1,025 127 13,717 52,563 Blueberries : 169 1,067 349 21,825 89,067 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 37 388 6,006 8,064 143,368 Cherries, Sweet : 20 141 525 4,215 16,073 Peaches : 152 1,028 69 80,960 89,595 Raspberries, Red : 108 379 46 44,748 50,519 Strawberries, Total : 3,674 7,373 780 233,606 261,389 Other Frozen Fruit : 2,692 12,051 1,319 86,887 521,573 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 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/ : 16 2,690 1,597 1,467,990 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,307 30,283 19,084 1,835 157,058 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 224 4,253 30 300 Limas, Fordhook : 214 745 211 1,883 Limas, Baby : 4,117 1,928 1,022 16,254 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 41,765 54,478 2,219 11,043 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 11,118 10,053 406 803 Broccoli, Spears : 2,240 168 620 1,036 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 4,074 4,668 3,712 6,214 Brussels Sprouts : 315 150 238 439 Carrots, Diced : 2,896 14,269 1,976 4,039 Carrots, Other : 8,965 9,826 2,725 11,379 Cauliflower : 1,365 3,043 635 992 Corn, Cut : 40,561 55,819 33,363 22,351 Corn, Cob : 18,746 11,605 29,641 7,859 Mixed Vegetables : 2,319 4,730 1,706 4,280 Okra : 585 201 960 29,419 Onion Rings : 734 8,369 1,090 2,920 Onions, Other : 1,766 3,393 497 1,865 Blackeye Peas : 539 316 9 6,710 Green Peas : 34,389 37,151 18,828 16,309 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 485 558 58 547 Spinach : 8,618 1,207 1,538 7,344 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 2,413 25,323 412 16,482 Southern Greens : 2,169 20 16 9,352 Other Vegetables : 28,302 33,530 10,381 37,866 : Potatoes : French Fries : 39,651 21,518 78,069 101,421 20,936 Other Frozen : 3,876 21,368 39,008 7,875 6,140 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 5,505 31,965 32,975 63,359 23,663 Beef Cuts : 2,297 1,611 3,642 4,794 687 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 347 1,686 16,505 19,995 4,579 Trimmings : 469 3,691 10,288 26,936 8,221 Other : 3,418 4,688 18,028 24,162 8,436 : Other : Veal : 249 795 2,169 390 79 Lamb & Mutton : 614 3,313 1,869 1,669 2,069 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 31, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 132 5,915 2,132 52,119 1,532,591 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,906 9,423 450 180,838 402,184 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 154 28 2,673 7,662 Limas, Fordhook : 120 181 15,379 18,733 Limas, Baby : 1,084 6,463 39,504 70,372 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,786 156 107,902 219,349 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 455 73 25,640 48,548 Broccoli, Spears : 7,694 46 7,851 19,655 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 18,064 196 43,297 80,225 Brussels Sprouts : 386 8 5,658 7,194 Carrots, Diced : 1,418 213 34,311 59,122 Carrots, Other : 21,083 541 124,669 179,188 Cauliflower : 4,411 50 30,979 41,475 Corn, Cut : 5,468 395 350,582 508,539 Corn, Cob : 2,858 542 258,208 329,459 Mixed Vegetables : 7,313 130 28,916 49,394 Okra : 32,173 794 64,132 Onion Rings : 2,877 30 1,458 17,478 Onions, Other : 1,250 2,733 15,553 27,057 Blackeye Peas : 1,824 171 9,569 Green Peas : 3,002 15,245 213,983 338,907 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 179 22 7,227 9,076 Spinach : 9,332 491 41,288 69,818 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 10,125 111 26,057 80,923 Southern Greens : 7,307 6 736 19,606 Other Vegetables : 28,618 2,806 156,936 298,439 : Potatoes : French Fries : 1,645 43,869 307,285 463,563 1,077,957 Other Frozen : 85 5,466 70,390 110,452 264,660 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 9,236 86,141 8,125 60,213 321,182 Beef Cuts : 804 15,984 4,273 3,492 37,584 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 1,943 1,844 52 1,240 48,191 Trimmings : 707 2,221 298 1,367 54,198 Other : 4,064 16,254 356 5,031 84,437 : Other : Veal : 50 54 517 4,303 Lamb & Mutton : 730 729 1,399 12,392 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 : Cu Ft ---- Percent --- Cu Ft ---- Percent --- : New England : 2,415 51 57 57 20,250 66 73 80 Middle Atlantic : 34,446 71 78 82 84,498 87 83 84 E. North Central : 48,885 58 54 58 174,977 65 68 66 W. North Central : 45,777 50 51 51 149,114 60 58 60 South Atlantic : 45,669 45 52 50 157,522 64 56 58 E. South Central : 9,948 47 46 50 49,986 70 59 57 W. South Central : 18,708 35 52 52 128,683 73 67 76 Mountain : 5,893 51 82 83 47,056 71 63 70 Pacific : 35,115 41 34 38 243,088 81 78 80 : US : 246,856 51 54 56 1,055,174 71 68 70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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