Co St 1 (3-99) Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 19, 1999, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Cold Storage" call Linda Simpson at (202) 720-8784, office hours 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. Frozen food stocks in refrigerated warehouses on February 28, 1999, were greater than year earlier levels for butter, pork, chicken, vegetables, concentrated orange juice, potatoes, and fruit. Cooler stocks of peanuts and apples were higher than a year earlier. Total red meat supplies in freezers were up 3 percent from January 1999 and were 5 percent above February 1998. Frozen pork stocks were 5 percent above last month and were up 17 percent from last year. Stocks of pork bellies increased 13 percent from last month and were 67 percent above a year ago. Total frozen poultry supplies were up 2 percent from last month, but were down 6 percent from last year's level. Total stocks of chicken were up 1 percent from last month and were 9 percent above February 1998. Total pounds of turkey in freezers increased 3 percent from last month, but were 27 percent below last year. Public cooler occupancy was at 50 percent of capacity, down 3 points from a year ago. Public freezer occupancy at 63 percent was down 2 points from both last month and last year. Table of Contents Page Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, February 1999 . . . . 3 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, January 31, 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 28, 1999 .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, February 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, February 1999 . . . . . 15 Survey and Estimating Procedures, Revision Policy and Reliability. . . . . . 16 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, February 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Feb 28, : Jan 31, : Feb 28, : Feb : Jan : Feb 28, : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 :1998 :1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage : 403,315 563,368 334,450 83 59 Controlled Atmosphere:2,437,311 3,605,641 3,072,762 126 85 Total :2,840,626 4,169,009 3,407,212 120 82 13,512 Pears : Bartlett : 2,834 758 4,232 149 558 Other Varieties : 209,550 236,504 173,172 83 73 Total : 212,384 237,262 177,404 84 75 3,607 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 349,930 425,934 471,567 135 111 Pecans : 31,973 22,842 27,896 87 122 Other Shelled : 114,440 131,094 161,156 141 123 Total : 496,343 579,870 660,619 133 114 328,685 In-Shell : Peanuts : 23,244 16,420 17,130 74 104 Pecans : 196,378 122,833 109,324 56 89 Other In-Shell : 6,974 7,412 9,839 141 133 Total : 226,596 146,665 136,293 60 93 50,739 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 44,199 60,849 93,301 211 153 87,631 (Government Owned) : 127 247 908 715 368 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 410,717 390,814 402,073 98 103 (Government Owned) : 180 30 36 20 120 Swiss : 15,441 11,096 12,176 79 110 Other Natural Cheese : 95,350 97,795 97,224 102 99 Total : 521,508 499,705 511,473 98 102 292,719 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 1,005 1,174 1,037 103 88 Yolks : 1,097 658 730 67 111 Whole & Mixed : 8,814 8,469 8,151 92 96 Unclassified : 1,358 746 905 67 121 Total : 12,274 11,047 10,823 88 98 10,164 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers (Whole) : 21,962 22,947 23,420 107 102 Hens : 5,150 7,564 8,808 171 116 Other Chicken : 638,221 686,431 691,430 108 101 Total : 665,333 716,942 723,658 109 101 Turkey : Whole Turkeys : 263,275 147,362 177,162 67 120 Other Turkey : 249,393 216,558 198,883 80 92 Total : 512,668 363,920 376,045 73 103 Ducks : 2,556 4,177 4,548 178 109 Total :1,180,557 1,085,039 1,104,251 94 102 1,002,678 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, February 1999 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Feb 28, : Jan 31, : Feb 28, : Feb : Jan : Feb 28, : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 :1998 :1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 79,249 73,115 88,050 111 120 Apricots : 10,398 10,015 8,291 80 83 Blackberries, Total : 21,283 19,386 15,180 71 78 IQF : 11,316 10,927 9,667 85 88 Pails and Tubs : 2,727 2,779 2,168 80 78 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 5,985 4,212 2,165 36 51 Concentrate : 1,255 1,468 1,180 94 80 Blueberries : 74,665 60,054 52,832 71 88 Boysenberries : 4,545 3,608 3,850 85 107 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 106,880 109,891 101,338 95 92 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 3,988 3,523 3,398 85 96 Cherries, Sweet : 13,597 15,043 13,502 99 90 Grapes : 2,479 5,183 4,453 180 86 Peaches : 52,494 61,280 49,674 95 81 Raspberries, Black : 755 554 386 51 70 Raspberries, Red, Total: 38,265 34,695 29,762 78 86 IQF : 10,149 9,184 8,379 83 91 Pails and Tubs : 12,050 9,557 8,629 72 90 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 14,600 12,266 9,655 66 79 Concentrate : 1,466 3,688 3,099 211 84 Strawberries, Total : 156,233 179,824 152,139 97 85 Other Frozen Fruit : 438,219 526,853 489,811 112 93 Total :1,003,050 1,103,024 1,012,666 101 92 599,816 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 1/ :2,029,724 2,020,282 2,159,079 106 107 (Gallon Equivalent) : 205,105 204,151 218,177 Other Juice Concentrate: 451,884 420,199 418,561 93 100 Total :2,481,608 2,440,481 2,577,640 104 106 272,807 Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 5,359 5,209 3,973 74 76 Limas, Fordhook : 13,916 8,984 8,116 58 90 Limas, Baby : 42,980 57,017 51,439 120 90 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 140,751 154,756 132,952 94 86 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 31,890 35,655 39,767 125 112 Broccoli, Spears : 27,949 33,575 38,523 138 115 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut: 92,864 85,542 105,870 114 124 Brussels Sprouts : 14,975 20,464 19,414 130 95 Carrots, Diced : 60,074 67,738 69,255 115 102 Carrots, Other : 183,418 162,288 161,683 88 100 Cauliflower : 61,256 51,913 49,633 81 96 Corn, Cut : 278,790 358,368 308,954 111 86 Corn, Cob : 214,298 242,186 214,555 100 89 Mixed Vegetables : 48,530 51,120 51,225 106 100 Okra : 42,422 38,920 32,351 76 83 Onion Rings : 10,463 14,571 16,475 157 113 Onions, Other : 27,710 24,665 27,310 99 111 Blackeye Peas : 9,281 6,840 6,534 70 96 Green Peas : 163,000 247,108 219,029 134 89 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 7,087 8,284 8,934 126 108 Spinach : 64,007 77,270 81,474 127 105 Squash, Summer/Zucchini: 65,599 63,783 58,635 89 92 Southern Greens : 27,659 31,578 37,786 137 120 Other Vegetables : 241,211 289,243 255,726 106 88 Total :1,875,489 2,137,077 1,999,613 107 94 1,246,180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, February 1999 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 28, : Jan 31, : Feb 28, : Feb : Jan : Feb 28, : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 :1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Potatoes : French Fries : 1,018,665 961,590 1,004,946 99 105 Other Frozen : 217,058 259,592 267,785 123 103 Total : 1,235,723 1,221,182 1,272,731 103 104 905,018 Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 291,292 266,968 266,527 91 100 Beef Cuts : 43,656 34,341 34,787 80 101 Total : 334,948 301,309 301,314 90 100 297,919 (Government Owned) : 3,594 3,884 4,436 123 114 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 14,444 11,733 12,325 85 105 Hams, Total : 76,452 78,657 90,244 118 115 85,285 Bone-in : 41,013 39,679 52,537 128 132 51,340 Boneless : 35,439 38,978 37,707 106 97 33,945 Bellies : 55,368 82,025 92,496 167 113 Loins, Total : 23,911 29,739 28,390 119 95 25,247 Bone-in : 12,962 21,241 18,302 141 86 Boneless : 10,949 8,498 10,088 92 119 Ribs : 63,459 80,635 79,497 125 99 Butts : 10,544 13,060 14,186 135 109 Trimmings : 84,753 66,612 71,359 84 107 Other : 86,105 80,963 88,386 103 109 Variety Meats : 36,471 58,749 50,233 138 86 Unclassified : 12,945 15,419 16,144 125 105 Total : 464,452 517,592 543,260 117 105 467,381 (Government Owned) : 509 1,755 4,582 900 261 Other : Veal : 6,541 4,522 4,197 64 93 Lamb & Mutton : 15,284 10,452 12,134 79 116 Total : 21,825 14,974 16,331 75 109 16,162 Canned : Canned Hams : 3,727 5,846 4,874 131 83 Other Canned Meat : 875 815 974 111 120 Total : 4,602 6,661 5,848 127 88 3,932 Total : 825,827 840,536 866,753 105 103 785,394 Miscellaneous : Cooler : 763,066 842,669 858,090 112 102 525,953 Freezer : 1,902,587 2,048,368 1,984,618 104 97 1,913,699 Total : 2,665,653 2,891,037 2,842,708 107 98 2,439,652 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 5,065,125 6,481,841 5,756,939 114 89 1,219,147 Stored in Freezers :10,556,712 10,940,942 10,916,548 103 100 6,819,455 Total :15,621,837 17,422,783 16,673,487 107 96 8,038,602 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Adjusted to 42.0 degrees Brix equivalent (9.896 pounds per gallon). Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, January 31, 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 24,552 420,511 255,413 135 196,929 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 39 120 27 240,956 Pecans 1/ : 86 7,935 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 41 15,227 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 22,274 42,723 206,716 55,499 807 Other Natural Cheese : 297 6,723 79,123 3,605 597 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 78 288 368 826 8,381 Hens : 41 520 74 717 1,189 Other Chicken : 1,737 5,455 12,502 36,671 200,177 Total : 1,856 6,263 12,944 38,214 209,747 Whole Turkeys : 1,085 9,500 6,868 25,781 34,656 Other Turkey : 517 10,716 20,081 60,335 55,917 Total : 1,602 20,216 26,949 86,116 90,573 Ducks : 34 424 3,546 23 42 Total : 3,492 26,903 43,439 124,353 300,362 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 32 24,186 30,439 114 1,609 Blueberries : 8,158 8,384 25,666 317 2,458 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 83 5,151 90,510 100 377 Cherries, Sweet : 991 8,909 96 63 Peaches : 74 2,928 2,942 529 408 Raspberries, Red : 405 1,987 594 1,527 121 Strawberries, Total : 80 3,311 4,638 3,044 1,178 Other Frozen Fruit : 142,490 38,484 239,255 432 1,640 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, January 31, 1999 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 553 80,333 3,190,583 4,169,009 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 48,552 135,790 183 267 425,934 Pecans 1/ : 1,036 13,691 94 22,842 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 2,254 105,304 7 122,833 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 196 498 11,463 50,638 390,814 Other Natural Cheese : 286 223 611 6,330 97,795 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 2,521 6,977 275 3,233 22,947 Hens : 2,813 729 65 1,416 7,564 Other Chicken : 126,691 270,583 3,647 28,968 686,431 Total : 132,025 278,289 3,987 33,617 716,942 Whole Turkeys : 1,075 32,004 13,038 23,355 147,362 Other Turkey : 489 35,485 5,741 27,277 216,558 Total : 1,564 67,489 18,779 50,632 363,920 Ducks : 2 19 1 86 4,177 Total : 133,591 345,797 22,767 84,335 1,085,039 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 124 1,720 189 14,702 73,115 Blueberries : 134 829 520 13,588 60,054 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 75 420 7,415 5,760 109,891 Cherries, Sweet : 6 360 889 3,729 15,043 Peaches : 99 1,400 87 52,813 61,280 Raspberries, Red : 132 319 26 29,584 34,695 Strawberries, Total : 2,592 9,805 641 154,535 179,824 Other Frozen Fruit : 401 12,413 1,803 89,935 526,853 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, January 31, 1999 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 34 3,210 551 1,941,463 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,356 23,039 22,001 1,891 161,803 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 154 2,389 30 224 Limas, Fordhook : 278 467 155 1,259 Limas, Baby : 3,321 1,602 679 18,476 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 32,613 35,185 1,419 7,585 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 7,870 7,286 295 661 Broccoli, Spears : 1,993 142 1,975 2,118 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 4,069 4,958 4,735 7,382 Brussels Sprouts : 367 346 416 723 Carrots, Diced : 4,077 15,968 968 4,440 Carrots, Other : 10,037 10,521 3,391 10,968 Cauliflower : 1,954 2,747 1,166 1,522 Corn, Cut : 28,463 38,699 24,785 15,125 Corn, Cob : 13,732 8,512 20,996 6,660 Mixed Vegetables : 2,168 3,941 1,502 5,097 Okra : 774 163 1,372 19,150 Onion Rings : 866 8,410 1,289 789 Onions, Other : 1,984 2,883 399 1,684 Blackeye Peas : 259 313 13 5,063 Green Peas : 21,593 24,436 12,049 13,524 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 421 411 64 632 Spinach : 9,760 1,329 1,197 5,889 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 2,430 19,183 369 14,698 Southern Greens : 2,975 23 17 19,240 Other Vegetables : 26,011 27,965 8,996 33,108 : Potatoes : French Fries : 31,787 20,398 52,967 104,992 19,321 Other Frozen : 5,426 22,409 38,813 7,737 6,271 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 7,188 29,587 31,232 60,511 23,090 Beef Cuts : 1,791 1,796 3,690 4,329 785 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 589 2,242 34,402 30,044 7,015 Trimmings : 477 1,758 15,326 32,345 11,044 Other : 3,858 5,358 17,444 22,546 5,293 : Other : Veal : 240 865 2,090 488 67 Lamb & Mutton : 485 3,227 1,118 928 1,114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, January 31, 1999 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 98 3,313 3,779 67,834 2,020,282 Other Juice Concentrate : 914 11,946 300 196,949 420,199 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 269 2,143 5,209 Limas, Fordhook : 80 217 6,528 8,984 Limas, Baby : 670 4,667 27,602 57,017 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,127 91 76,736 154,756 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 278 48 19,217 35,655 Broccoli, Spears : 13,212 110 14,025 33,575 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 19,039 856 44,503 85,542 Brussels Sprouts : 341 4 18,267 20,464 Carrots, Diced : 816 165 41,304 67,738 Carrots, Other : 7,658 250 119,463 162,288 Cauliflower : 11,007 26 33,491 51,913 Corn, Cut : 3,956 148 247,192 358,368 Corn, Cob : 2,331 1,648 188,307 242,186 Mixed Vegetables : 8,508 118 29,786 51,120 Okra : 16,974 487 38,920 Onion Rings : 1,164 219 1,834 14,571 Onions, Other : 903 2,203 14,609 24,665 Blackeye Peas : 1,045 147 6,840 Green Peas : 1,943 11,567 161,996 247,108 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 164 18 6,574 8,284 Spinach : 13,837 1,255 44,003 77,270 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 6,081 330 20,692 63,783 Southern Greens : 8,771 552 31,578 Other Vegetables : 38,635 3,798 150,730 289,243 : Potatoes : French Fries : 1,397 24,803 289,137 416,788 961,590 Other Frozen : 121 6,047 61,026 111,742 259,592 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 3,243 54,023 6,878 51,216 266,968 Beef Cuts : 795 9,303 3,823 8,029 34,341 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 2,288 2,153 69 1,833 80,635 Trimmings : 834 3,116 218 1,494 66,612 Other : 3,754 18,583 354 3,773 80,963 : Other : Veal : 20 337 415 4,522 Lamb & Mutton : 748 848 1,984 10,452 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 28, 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 15,809 317,814 186,329 128 148,370 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 41 165 29 262,330 Pecans 1/ : 95 10,957 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 37 11,274 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 23,638 44,934 210,736 57,978 791 Other Natural Cheese : 368 6,724 79,425 2,688 567 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 77 398 426 859 9,172 Hens : 41 565 126 824 1,406 Other Chicken : 1,864 5,528 14,312 36,985 203,660 Total : 1,982 6,491 14,864 38,668 214,238 Whole Turkeys : 2,547 16,141 11,522 27,972 36,260 Other Turkey : 366 9,577 21,328 56,921 49,357 Total : 2,913 25,718 32,850 84,893 85,617 Ducks : 29 326 3,949 21 50 Total : 4,924 32,535 51,663 123,582 299,905 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 29 31,324 35,771 92 1,700 Blueberries : 7,938 7,481 22,263 269 2,120 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 76 4,631 83,031 104 401 Cherries, Sweet : 919 8,167 67 60 Peaches : 61 2,726 2,466 466 444 Raspberries, Red : 423 1,983 506 1,351 97 Strawberries, Total : 106 2,872 4,211 2,395 1,012 Other Frozen Fruit : 132,678 37,020 222,492 198 959 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 28, 1999 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 514 47,124 2,691,124 3,407,212 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 54,270 154,277 157 298 471,567 Pecans 1/ : 1,036 15,675 133 27,896 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,908 96,105 109,324 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 200 259 11,502 52,035 402,073 Other Natural Cheese : 327 216 698 6,211 97,224 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 1,996 7,897 153 2,442 23,420 Hens : 3,094 765 72 1,915 8,808 Other Chicken : 128,783 263,420 3,582 33,296 691,430 Total : 133,873 272,082 3,807 37,653 723,658 Whole Turkeys : 1,532 38,048 10,187 32,953 177,162 Other Turkey : 390 34,948 5,672 20,324 198,883 Total : 1,922 72,996 15,859 53,277 376,045 Ducks : 3 92 1 77 4,548 Total : 135,798 345,170 19,667 91,007 1,104,251 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 138 1,841 230 16,925 88,050 Blueberries : 108 847 478 11,328 52,832 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 70 629 6,872 5,524 101,338 Cherries, Sweet : 6 113 841 3,329 13,502 Peaches : 80 1,132 46 42,253 49,674 Raspberries, Red : 132 316 25 24,929 29,762 Strawberries, Total : 2,346 13,348 617 125,232 152,139 Other Frozen Fruit : 390 10,799 2,015 83,260 489,811 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 28, 1999 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 20 3,298 437 2,074,818 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,417 20,062 19,454 1,712 169,417 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 132 1,936 101 179 Limas, Fordhook : 364 400 153 1,088 Limas, Baby : 2,774 1,358 663 16,753 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 27,869 31,476 1,391 6,129 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 10,549 7,971 200 699 Broccoli, Spears : 3,282 155 2,150 2,509 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 6,623 7,236 4,579 9,087 Brussels Sprouts : 522 330 400 681 Carrots, Diced : 3,253 14,840 915 4,312 Carrots, Other : 10,667 9,414 2,809 10,655 Cauliflower : 1,852 2,780 1,355 1,552 Corn, Cut : 23,417 33,899 19,697 14,660 Corn, Cob : 11,294 7,660 17,944 7,181 Mixed Vegetables : 2,214 3,897 1,466 5,148 Okra : 632 164 1,290 16,642 Onion Rings : 832 9,418 1,980 865 Onions, Other : 2,262 3,201 326 1,644 Blackeye Peas : 269 308 12 5,021 Green Peas : 18,980 21,335 10,669 11,385 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 514 450 54 638 Spinach : 9,095 1,226 990 8,189 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 2,431 17,350 328 13,058 Southern Greens : 4,160 26 13 21,258 Other Vegetables : 21,634 24,177 10,808 34,458 : Potatoes : French Fries : 29,936 24,568 64,229 107,793 22,132 Other Frozen : 6,367 17,000 36,557 6,943 7,885 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 5,250 32,806 30,258 59,283 20,507 Beef Cuts : 1,779 1,581 3,714 5,026 739 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 601 1,865 34,139 28,369 7,378 Trimmings : 479 1,916 15,098 33,214 13,999 Other : 3,678 5,079 21,459 24,872 4,861 : Other : Veal : 253 640 1,955 496 58 Lamb & Mutton : 522 4,164 1,628 749 1,394 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 28, 1999 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 106 4,087 3,459 72,854 2,159,079 Other Juice Concentrate : 850 14,500 255 190,894 418,561 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 287 1,338 3,973 Limas, Fordhook : 60 167 5,884 8,116 Limas, Baby : 555 3,608 25,728 51,439 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 929 89 65,069 132,952 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 247 53 20,048 39,767 Broccoli, Spears : 14,764 125 15,538 38,523 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 27,415 1,151 49,779 105,870 Brussels Sprouts : 526 4 16,951 19,414 Carrots, Diced : 1,050 165 44,720 69,255 Carrots, Other : 8,553 254 119,331 161,683 Cauliflower : 11,483 19 30,592 49,633 Corn, Cut : 3,465 237 213,579 308,954 Corn, Cob : 1,965 549 167,962 214,555 Mixed Vegetables : 9,878 89 28,533 51,225 Okra : 13,140 483 32,351 Onion Rings : 1,159 240 1,981 16,475 Onions, Other : 915 2,259 16,703 27,310 Blackeye Peas : 762 162 6,534 Green Peas : 2,319 10,233 144,108 219,029 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 152 33 7,093 8,934 Spinach : 15,881 1,565 44,528 81,474 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 5,818 279 19,371 58,635 Southern Greens : 11,871 458 37,786 Other Vegetables : 39,094 4,236 121,319 255,726 : Potatoes : French Fries : 1,438 27,736 298,511 428,603 1,004,946 Other Frozen : 105 5,373 61,015 126,540 267,785 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 2,242 58,673 7,334 50,174 266,527 Beef Cuts : 450 9,477 3,651 8,370 34,787 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 2,386 2,242 80 2,437 79,497 Trimmings : 879 3,098 558 2,118 71,359 Other : 3,899 19,997 398 4,143 88,386 : Other : Veal : 17 289 32 457 4,197 Lamb & Mutton : 803 850 2,024 12,134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cooler : Freezer :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Usable : Usable : Usable : Usable Region : Space : Space Occupied : Space : Space Occupied :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 28 :Feb 28:Jan 31:Feb 28: Feb 28 :Feb 28:Jan 31:Feb 28 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 : Cu Ft ---- Percent --- Cu Ft ---- Percent --- : New England : 2,345 50 51 61 20,250 67 72 66 Middle Atlantic : 34,456 67 73 75 90,651 82 79 81 E. North Central : 48,884 57 48 50 174,978 61 57 55 W. North Central : 45,777 52 45 42 149,114 60 60 59 South Atlantic : 46,094 47 44 42 159,946 59 54 53 E. South Central : 8,624 54 48 55 55,572 60 51 51 W. South Central : 19,784 45 49 50 134,147 71 75 76 Mountain : 5,894 65 81 82 47,055 62 69 68 Pacific : 35,081 43 41 39 242,744 67 71 66 : US : 246,939 53 50 50 1,074,457 65 65 63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, February 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Warehouses :----------------------------------------------------------- State : Feb 28, : Jan 31, : Feb 28, : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : CA : 56,929 95,783 71,398 MI : 201,020 241,038 177,725 N ENG : 50,309 24,552 15,809 NY : 254,352 258,720 195,426 OH : 7,461 9,160 6,040 OR : 15,980 30,583 21,923 PA : 163,220 161,742 122,388 VA : 126,826 127,417 97,705 WA : 1,849,058 3,064,218 2,597,803 WV : 43,530 43,997 34,033 : Other States : 71,941 111,799 66,962 : US : 2,840,626 4,169,009 3,407,212 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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