Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 22, 1999, 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 December 31, 1998, were greater than year earlier levels for pork, butter, concentrated orange juice, chicken and vegetables. Cooler stocks of peanuts, apples, pecans, and natural cheese were higher than a year earlier. Total red meat supplies in freezers were up 4 percent from November and were 14 percent above December 1997. Frozen pork stocks were 14 percent above last month and were up 46 percent from last year. Stocks of pork bellies increased 74 percent from last month and were 62 percent above a year ago. Total frozen poultry supplies increased 5 percent from last month, but were down slightly from last year's level. Total stocks of chicken increased 8 percent during the month and were 17 percent above 1997. Total pounds of turkey in freezers declined 2 percent from last month and were 26 percent below last year. Public cooler occupancy was at 54 percent of capacity, up 3 points from a year ago. Public freezer occupancy at 69 percent was down 1 point from last month, but was 1 point above a year earlier. Co St 1 (1-99) Table of Contents Page Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, December 1998 . . . 3 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, November 30, 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, December 31, 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, December 1998. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, December 1998. . . .15 Survey and Estimating Procedures, Revision Policy and Reliability . . . .16 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, December 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Dec 31, : Nov 30, : Dec 31, : Dec : Nov : Dec 31, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 :1997 :1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage :1,009,179 1,656,346 1,039,900 103 63 Controlled Atmosphere:3,413,445 4,256,836 3,968,983 116 93 Total :4,422,624 5,913,182 5,008,883 113 85 30,864 Pears : Bartlett : 1,331 24,493 6,773 509 28 Other Varieties : 335,971 359,557 306,730 91 85 Total : 337,302 384,050 313,503 93 82 980 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 262,756 299,823 362,927 138 121 Pecans : 17,765 21,990 20,924 118 95 Other Shelled : 97,314 100,494 98,402 101 98 Total : 377,835 422,307 482,253 128 114 212,869 In-Shell : Peanuts : 14,379 13,018 18,565 129 143 Pecans : 80,789 45,081 90,636 112 201 Other In-Shell : 7,308 9,888 7,418 102 75 Total : 102,476 67,987 116,619 114 172 39,853 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 20,788 28,698 27,425 132 96 23,682 (Government Owned) : 306 8 4 1 50 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 410,418 388,529 410,667 100 106 (Government Owned) : 103 26 74 72 285 Swiss : 13,843 11,911 11,838 86 99 Other Natural Cheese : 56,151 94,029 97,475 174 104 Total : 480,412 494,469 519,980 108 105 303,691 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 1,197 895 1,248 104 139 Yolks : 1,173 898 1,029 88 115 Whole & Mixed : 6,615 6,944 8,099 122 117 Unclassified : 764 560 655 86 117 Total : 9,749 9,297 11,031 113 119 10,452 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers (Whole) : 24,227 15,418 18,853 78 122 Hens : 7,407 5,545 6,266 85 113 Other Chicken : 582,618 642,347 693,377 119 108 Total : 614,252 663,310 718,496 117 108 Turkey : Whole Turkeys : 176,014 122,685 108,511 62 88 Other Turkey : 239,039 192,178 200,203 84 104 Total : 415,053 314,863 308,714 74 98 Ducks : 1,864 4,491 3,757 202 84 Total :1,031,169 982,664 1,030,967 100 105 931,831 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, December 1998 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Dec 31, : Nov 30, : Dec 31, : Dec : Nov : Dec 31, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 :1997 :1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 63,067 59,488 66,381 105 112 Apricots : 12,567 12,806 11,548 92 90 Blackberries, Total : 26,214 24,537 22,072 84 90 IQF : 13,934 13,446 12,395 89 92 Pails and Tubs : 3,560 3,413 2,607 73 76 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 7,340 5,905 5,555 76 94 Concentrate : 1,380 1,773 1,515 110 85 Blueberries : 87,345 77,258 67,128 77 87 Boysenberries : 5,897 4,760 4,528 77 95 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 136,297 133,237 122,244 90 92 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 3,407 3,303 3,115 91 94 Cherries, Sweet : 15,270 15,167 15,781 103 104 Grapes : 3,492 5,985 5,444 156 91 Peaches : 72,317 89,213 72,832 101 82 Raspberries, Black : 660 871 836 127 96 Raspberries, Red, Total: 49,810 46,179 40,168 81 87 IQF : 11,146 12,429 10,952 98 88 Pails and Tubs : 14,931 12,228 11,031 74 90 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 21,788 16,937 13,918 64 82 Concentrate : 1,945 4,585 4,267 219 93 Strawberries, Total : 220,540 235,817 202,206 92 86 Other Frozen Fruit : 536,232 644,760 574,472 107 89 Total :1,233,115 1,353,381 1,208,755 98 89 715,947 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 1/ :1,503,354 1,540,232 1,764,444 117 115 (Gallon Equivalent) : 151,915 155,642 178,299 Other Juice Concentrate: 424,263 416,639 404,985 95 97 Total :1,927,617 1,956,871 2,169,429 113 111 257,857 Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 6,908 6,319 6,162 89 98 Limas, Fordhook : 17,231 16,727 12,209 71 73 Limas, Baby : 54,990 76,597 64,213 117 84 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 197,009 202,622 172,275 87 85 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 33,652 45,728 40,931 122 90 Broccoli, Spears : 20,519 22,791 24,838 121 109 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut: 91,792 84,491 88,201 96 104 Brussels Sprouts : 19,926 12,935 18,740 94 145 Carrots, Diced : 80,804 82,693 73,711 91 89 Carrots, Other : 220,066 196,460 182,816 83 93 Cauliflower : 58,512 43,110 47,726 82 111 Corn, Cut : 403,578 453,197 404,073 100 89 Corn, Cob : 274,261 296,191 269,582 98 91 Mixed Vegetables : 45,744 46,228 53,770 118 116 Okra : 52,230 55,738 46,690 89 84 Onion Rings : 11,031 17,544 15,735 143 90 Onions, Other : 31,187 25,965 24,608 79 95 Blackeye Peas : 9,344 9,106 8,038 86 88 Green Peas : 219,533 310,090 277,888 127 90 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 5,760 8,440 10,741 186 127 Spinach : 67,092 68,013 69,378 103 102 Squash, Summer/Zucchini: 75,397 75,914 70,274 93 93 Southern Greens : 20,771 28,254 32,765 158 116 Other Vegetables : 285,670 304,447 300,298 105 99 Total :2,303,007 2,489,600 2,315,662 101 93 1,493,564 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, December 1998 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 31, : Nov 30, : Dec 31, : Dec : Nov : Dec 31, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 :1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Potatoes : French Fries : 973,954 1,031,435 898,127 92 87 Other Frozen : 189,593 259,495 247,342 130 95 Total : 1,163,547 1,290,930 1,145,469 98 89 832,193 Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 318,342 291,004 268,982 84 92 Beef Cuts : 31,818 37,329 29,049 91 78 Total : 350,160 328,333 298,031 85 91 294,862 (Government Owned) : 3,222 3,750 3,931 122 105 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 7,453 11,109 11,967 161 108 Hams, Total : 46,320 76,723 63,517 137 83 59,844 Bone-in : 25,008 44,313 30,604 122 69 29,813 Boneless : 21,312 32,410 32,913 154 102 30,031 Bellies : 44,763 41,711 72,529 162 174 Loins, Total : 22,224 22,044 27,622 124 125 24,673 Bone-in : 10,643 14,125 18,792 177 133 Boneless : 11,581 7,919 8,830 76 112 Ribs : 55,610 60,621 75,904 136 125 Butts : 9,920 18,501 15,868 160 86 Trimmings : 51,609 60,806 73,436 142 121 Other : 70,671 80,246 89,055 126 111 Variety Meats : 24,508 56,333 58,940 240 105 Unclassified : 13,312 15,343 15,642 118 102 Total : 346,390 443,437 504,480 146 114 429,900 (Government Owned) : 1,461 1,632 1,859 127 114 Other : Veal : 8,018 5,046 5,407 67 107 Lamb & Mutton : 13,741 11,870 11,745 85 99 Total : 21,759 16,916 17,152 79 101 17,111 Canned : Canned Hams : 3,468 4,671 3,378 97 72 Other Canned Meat : 574 916 575 100 63 Total : 4,042 5,587 3,953 98 71 2,862 Total : 722,351 794,273 823,616 114 104 744,735 Miscellaneous : Cooler : 642,696 931,659 815,100 127 87 478,008 Freezer : 1,803,543 1,999,711 2,017,430 112 101 1,947,165 Total : 2,446,239 2,931,370 2,832,530 116 97 2,425,173 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 6,372,046 8,219,241 7,260,291 114 88 1,069,127 Stored in Freezers :10,206,185 10,899,838 10,745,831 105 99 6,954,564 Total :16,578,231 19,119,079 18,006,122 109 94 8,023,691 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Adjusted to 42.0 degrees Brix equivalent (9.896 pounds per gallon). Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, November 30, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 44,954 594,029 437,328 1,726 334,309 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 17 108 18 178,746 Pecans 1/ : 53 6,701 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 10,092 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 21,656 40,450 202,290 55,061 527 Other Natural Cheese : 270 6,874 75,923 1,930 725 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 55 252 457 697 6,578 Hens : 402 7 378 1,207 Other Chicken : 1,588 4,715 11,843 28,675 192,644 Total : 1,643 5,369 12,307 29,750 200,429 Whole Turkeys : 2,370 8,857 8,867 15,518 24,279 Other Turkey : 695 11,496 19,249 53,602 51,635 Total : 3,065 20,353 28,116 69,120 75,914 Ducks : 36 275 3,944 31 55 Total : 4,744 25,997 44,367 98,901 276,398 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 19 18,761 23,273 99 1,552 Blueberries : 11,789 10,443 32,693 402 2,993 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 101 6,305 112,595 116 354 Cherries, Sweet : 782 9,696 133 232 Peaches : 107 2,559 3,637 542 668 Raspberries, Red : 408 2,312 806 1,830 161 Strawberries, Total : 66 4,054 5,486 3,496 1,213 Other Frozen Fruit : 173,754 46,755 290,667 579 1,498 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, November 30, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 7,760 132,399 4,360,677 5,913,182 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 31,988 88,636 193 117 299,823 Pecans 1/ : 166 14,891 179 21,990 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,136 33,853 45,081 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 194 385 14,774 53,192 388,529 Other Natural Cheese : 1,443 236 671 5,957 94,029 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 1,209 4,753 183 1,234 15,418 Hens : 2,908 527 61 55 5,545 Other Chicken : 114,092 258,324 2,700 27,766 642,347 Total : 118,209 263,604 2,944 29,055 663,310 Whole Turkeys : 2,295 22,052 15,294 23,153 122,685 Other Turkey : 328 26,368 4,504 24,301 192,178 Total : 2,623 48,420 19,798 47,454 314,863 Ducks : 4 48 1 97 4,491 Total : 120,836 312,072 22,743 76,606 982,664 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 185 1,463 162 13,974 59,488 Blueberries : 150 771 305 17,712 77,258 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 68 371 5,669 7,658 133,237 Cherries, Sweet : 8 260 116 3,940 15,167 Peaches : 117 1,355 70 80,158 89,213 Raspberries, Red : 155 804 114 39,589 46,179 Strawberries, Total : 3,480 8,622 774 208,626 235,817 Other Frozen Fruit : 2,667 11,429 1,507 115,904 644,760 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, November 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/ : 13 2,689 1,399 1,474,294 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,344 23,105 21,489 2,063 154,866 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 191 3,176 30 264 Limas, Fordhook : 322 655 179 1,704 Limas, Baby : 3,865 1,923 875 25,250 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 38,859 46,662 1,626 9,766 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 10,806 8,658 417 754 Broccoli, Spears : 2,468 160 650 1,223 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 4,016 4,643 3,680 6,736 Brussels Sprouts : 397 274 270 431 Carrots, Diced : 6,046 17,888 1,279 6,239 Carrots, Other : 11,128 12,692 3,121 12,241 Cauliflower : 1,903 2,756 804 977 Corn, Cut : 39,316 47,559 31,441 19,078 Corn, Cob : 16,010 10,481 27,285 6,981 Mixed Vegetables : 2,265 3,671 1,541 4,476 Okra : 519 185 1,414 26,523 Onion Rings : 993 9,571 1,490 1,936 Onions, Other : 1,524 2,946 453 1,820 Blackeye Peas : 419 300 15 6,156 Green Peas : 29,382 32,008 16,275 16,649 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 478 485 41 550 Spinach : 10,482 1,119 1,407 5,471 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 2,185 23,289 398 16,501 Southern Greens : 3,901 20 23 13,440 Other Vegetables : 28,205 30,710 10,978 36,355 : Potatoes : French Fries : 38,457 21,191 69,504 104,101 22,958 Other Frozen : 3,162 22,118 39,032 7,810 6,187 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 6,188 29,199 31,654 61,211 21,245 Beef Cuts : 2,140 1,326 3,395 4,250 602 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 440 1,127 21,967 25,643 5,570 Trimmings : 503 1,587 14,719 29,473 9,300 Other : 3,619 5,863 17,564 23,005 6,329 : Other : Veal : 308 956 2,560 296 113 Lamb & Mutton : 560 3,418 1,653 1,679 1,447 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, November 30, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 73 3,511 3,711 54,542 1,540,232 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,638 11,595 700 199,839 416,639 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 273 5 2,380 6,319 Limas, Fordhook : 78 655 13,134 16,727 Limas, Baby : 1,027 6,357 37,300 76,597 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,493 129 104,087 202,622 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 323 63 24,707 45,728 Broccoli, Spears : 7,563 175 10,552 22,791 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 19,185 329 45,902 84,491 Brussels Sprouts : 409 25 11,129 12,935 Carrots, Diced : 1,270 196 49,775 82,693 Carrots, Other : 17,421 273 139,584 196,460 Cauliflower : 4,319 92 32,259 43,110 Corn, Cut : 4,773 448 310,582 453,197 Corn, Cob : 2,133 2,406 230,895 296,191 Mixed Vegetables : 6,722 162 27,391 46,228 Okra : 26,421 6 670 55,738 Onion Rings : 1,572 74 1,908 17,544 Onions, Other : 1,138 2,256 15,828 25,965 Blackeye Peas : 2,023 193 9,106 Green Peas : 2,158 15,328 198,290 310,090 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 139 23 6,724 8,440 Spinach : 8,659 567 40,308 68,013 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 9,146 177 24,218 75,914 Southern Greens : 10,284 7 579 28,254 Other Vegetables : 30,831 3,437 163,931 304,447 : Potatoes : French Fries : 1,559 35,890 294,819 442,956 1,031,435 Other Frozen : 126 5,106 70,219 105,735 259,495 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 7,740 72,825 6,999 53,943 291,004 Beef Cuts : 764 16,604 3,824 4,424 37,329 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 2,138 2,243 6 1,487 60,621 Trimmings : 736 2,579 246 1,663 60,806 Other : 3,794 15,128 260 4,684 80,246 : Other : Veal : 33 218 562 5,046 Lamb & Mutton : 664 580 1,869 11,870 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 31, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 33,640 466,589 369,462 655 259,043 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 3 115 23 210,065 Pecans 1/ : 83 7,189 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 32 14,110 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 22,882 43,037 213,171 55,459 778 Other Natural Cheese : 268 6,684 78,587 3,430 681 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 63 326 329 771 7,431 Hens : 40 455 453 655 763 Other Chicken : 1,764 4,618 11,324 31,719 205,056 Total : 1,867 5,399 12,106 33,145 213,250 Whole Turkeys : 1,222 6,963 5,980 15,853 23,421 Other Turkey : 590 11,478 20,450 56,271 51,257 Total : 1,812 18,441 26,430 72,124 74,678 Ducks : 24 164 3,388 23 37 Total : 3,703 24,004 41,924 105,292 287,965 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 32 20,968 26,897 112 1,088 Blueberries : 8,758 9,496 28,510 372 2,634 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 92 5,375 100,308 109 420 Cherries, Sweet : 927 9,335 133 58 Peaches : 88 2,721 3,391 617 432 Raspberries, Red : 388 2,221 723 1,818 116 Strawberries, Total : 87 1,614 5,121 3,113 1,029 Other Frozen Fruit : 157,768 41,956 265,446 550 1,069 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, December 31, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 2,912 106,277 3,770,305 5,008,883 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 38,097 114,179 214 231 362,927 Pecans 1/ : 752 12,785 115 20,924 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 2,439 74,055 90,636 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 204 295 14,449 60,392 410,667 Other Natural Cheese : 301 198 713 6,613 97,475 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 1,419 5,684 163 2,667 18,853 Hens : 2,831 206 64 799 6,266 Other Chicken : 129,434 277,313 2,856 29,293 693,377 Total : 133,684 283,203 3,083 32,759 718,496 Whole Turkeys : 1,014 20,107 14,555 19,396 108,511 Other Turkey : 363 29,696 4,297 25,801 200,203 Total : 1,377 49,803 18,852 45,197 308,714 Ducks : 2 39 1 79 3,757 Total : 135,063 333,045 21,936 78,035 1,030,967 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 147 1,831 163 15,143 66,381 Blueberries : 127 762 461 16,008 67,128 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 79 377 8,272 7,212 122,244 Cherries, Sweet : 8 321 1,096 3,903 15,781 Peaches : 131 1,285 55 64,112 72,832 Raspberries, Red : 197 415 54 34,236 40,168 Strawberries, Total : 3,047 8,346 956 178,893 202,206 Other Frozen Fruit : 433 10,527 1,655 95,068 574,472 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, December 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/ : 17 2,938 1,225 1,689,299 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,168 23,216 21,743 1,730 148,825 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 159 2,895 24 207 Limas, Fordhook : 296 605 212 1,578 Limas, Baby : 3,480 1,543 789 21,177 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 35,626 39,994 1,489 7,939 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 9,902 7,757 328 750 Broccoli, Spears : 1,897 157 872 1,669 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 4,109 5,298 4,684 6,905 Brussels Sprouts : 339 302 388 574 Carrots, Diced : 4,472 17,394 1,095 4,903 Carrots, Other : 10,295 11,295 3,758 11,262 Cauliflower : 1,945 2,734 1,004 1,168 Corn, Cut : 35,555 42,659 28,395 17,310 Corn, Cob : 14,061 9,421 23,537 6,212 Mixed Vegetables : 2,278 4,482 1,668 4,722 Okra : 547 145 1,382 24,947 Onion Rings : 907 9,285 1,308 974 Onions, Other : 1,711 2,726 440 2,000 Blackeye Peas : 310 265 7 5,921 Green Peas : 26,131 27,718 13,918 15,303 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 545 503 53 589 Spinach : 10,811 1,248 1,476 5,332 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 2,495 21,477 329 15,933 Southern Greens : 3,559 28 9 16,791 Other Vegetables : 26,422 29,208 10,296 29,785 : Potatoes : French Fries : 34,518 20,053 56,342 98,929 20,415 Other Frozen : 2,281 23,813 33,451 7,756 4,728 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 7,192 26,520 31,431 60,120 22,347 Beef Cuts : 1,929 1,175 3,286 3,988 645 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 522 1,725 29,376 31,772 6,133 Trimmings : 573 4,319 14,982 34,001 13,587 Other : 3,953 5,390 19,513 26,452 6,369 : Other : Veal : 305 892 2,441 508 90 Lamb & Mutton : 537 3,582 1,544 1,383 1,389 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, December 31, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 88 2,812 3,652 64,413 1,764,444 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,030 12,898 386 193,989 404,985 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 283 2,594 6,162 Limas, Fordhook : 102 602 8,814 12,209 Limas, Baby : 678 6,116 30,430 64,213 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,558 86 85,583 172,275 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 333 58 21,803 40,931 Broccoli, Spears : 8,508 101 11,634 24,838 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 19,086 300 47,819 88,201 Brussels Sprouts : 414 4 16,719 18,740 Carrots, Diced : 990 192 44,665 73,711 Carrots, Other : 13,046 256 132,904 182,816 Cauliflower : 5,162 88 35,625 47,726 Corn, Cut : 4,265 229 275,660 404,073 Corn, Cob : 2,169 1,924 212,258 269,582 Mixed Vegetables : 8,904 123 31,593 53,770 Okra : 19,064 605 46,690 Onion Rings : 1,206 229 1,826 15,735 Onions, Other : 1,260 2,176 14,295 24,608 Blackeye Peas : 1,403 132 8,038 Green Peas : 2,153 13,400 179,265 277,888 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 199 13 8,839 10,741 Spinach : 8,831 729 40,951 69,378 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 7,558 289 22,193 70,274 Southern Greens : 11,788 590 32,765 Other Vegetables : 44,883 4,512 155,192 300,298 : Potatoes : French Fries : 1,407 26,686 261,623 378,154 898,127 Other Frozen : 120 5,270 64,586 105,337 247,342 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 5,140 60,075 6,484 49,673 268,982 Beef Cuts : 700 7,767 6,854 2,705 29,049 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 2,452 1,748 18 2,158 75,904 Trimmings : 862 2,966 386 1,760 73,436 Other : 4,027 19,407 262 3,682 89,055 : Other : Veal : 25 653 493 5,407 Lamb & Mutton : 669 750 1,891 11,745 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cooler : Freezer :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Usable : Usable : Usable : Usable Region : Space : Space Occupied : Space : Space Occupied :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 31 :Dec 31:Nov 30:Dec 31: Dec 31 :Dec 31:Nov 30:Dec 31 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 : Cu Ft ---- Percent --- Cu Ft ---- Percent --- : New England : 2,415 52 60 62 20,250 68 78 79 Middle Atlantic : 34,447 73 80 80 90,499 82 83 82 E. North Central : 48,885 57 55 55 174,977 60 71 68 W. North Central : 45,778 50 48 47 149,114 60 60 60 South Atlantic : 45,669 47 49 49 157,521 64 55 55 E. South Central : 8,623 53 43 46 55,573 65 60 63 W. South Central : 18,708 34 42 43 128,683 68 68 71 Mountain : 5,893 50 90 90 47,055 69 69 69 Pacific : 35,114 42 43 45 243,087 75 80 78 : US : 245,532 51 54 54 1,066,759 68 70 69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, December 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Warehouses :----------------------------------------------------------- State : Dec 31, : Nov 30, : Dec 31, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : CA : 127,191 170,210 133,270 MI : 365,106 405,993 347,729 N ENG : 77,967 44,954 33,640 NY : 354,018 320,040 281,232 OH : 11,890 16,860 12,420 OR : 33,900 58,150 39,210 PA : 226,801 218,106 185,094 VA : 185,410 218,868 164,657 WA : 2,835,084 4,132,318 3,597,825 WV : 65,547 66,493 53,965 : Other States : 139,710 261,190 159,841 : US : 4,422,624 5,913,182 5,008,883 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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