Co St 1 (11-99) Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 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. HIGHLIGHTS Frozen food stocks in refrigerated warehouses on October 31, 1999 were greater than year earlier levels for butter, chicken, pork, and fruit. Total frozen pork stocks, at 425 million pounds, broke the previous record October high of 412 million pounds set in 1998. Likewise, October 1999 stocks of chicken, at 829 million pounds, also broke the previous record October high of 619 million pounds set in 1998. Cooler stocks of peanuts were also higher than a year earlier. Total red meat supplies in freezers were up 2 percent from September 1999, but were 4 percent below October 1998. Frozen pork stocks were 1 percent below last month, but were up 3 percent from last year. Stocks of pork bellies increased 17 percent from last month and were 37 percent above the October 1998 stocks. Total frozen poultry supplies were down 11 percent from last month, but were 3 percent above last year's level. Total stocks of chicken were down 7 percent from last month, but were 34 percent above October 1998. Total pounds of turkey in freezers decreased 17 percent from last month and were 25 percent below last year. Public cooler occupancy was at 48 percent of capacity, down 7 points from last year. Public freezer occupancy at 66 percent was 4 percentage points below last year. Table of Contents Page Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, October 1999 3 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, September 30, 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 31, 1999. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, October 1999. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Survey and Estimating Procedures, Revision Policy and Reliability.15 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, October 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Oct 31, : Sep 30, : Oct 31, : Oct : Sep : Oct 31, : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 :1998 :1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage :2,317,691 946,647 2,206,464 95 233 Controlled Atmosphere:4,478,605 1,888,114 3,968,193 89 210 Total :6,796,296 2,834,761 6,174,657 91 218 5,379 Pears : Bartlett : 62,098 191,042 112,708 182 59 Other Varieties : 450,664 360,591 399,310 89 111 Total : 512,762 551,633 512,018 100 93 8,634 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 241,427 417,594 434,996 180 104 Pecans : 29,092 18,783 12,323 42 66 Other Shelled : 92,743 89,457 115,210 124 129 Total : 363,262 525,834 562,529 155 107 338,455 In-Shell : Peanuts : 12,095 17,699 21,218 175 120 Pecans : 29,185 3,933 9,588 33 244 Other In-Shell : 11,762 5,938 9,638 82 162 Total : 53,042 27,570 40,444 76 147 21,060 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 31,164 71,473 59,864 192 84 50,599 (Government Owned) : 8 214 368 172 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 394,692 474,846 456,976 116 96 (Government Owned) : 216 9 53 25 589 Swiss : 12,362 10,595 10,831 88 102 Other Natural Cheese : 115,658 167,220 154,933 134 93 Total : 522,712 652,661 622,740 119 95 373,416 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 857 577 481 56 83 Yolks : 741 697 692 93 99 Whole & Mixed : 6,683 7,202 7,490 112 104 Unclassified : 750 1,006 1,158 154 115 Total : 9,031 9,482 9,821 109 104 9,388 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers (Whole) : 12,692 30,749 40,260 317 131 Hens : 5,848 9,880 9,353 160 95 Other Chicken : 600,342 853,986 779,127 130 91 Total : 618,882 894,615 828,740 134 93 Turkey : Whole Turkeys : 439,273 400,438 316,048 72 79 Other Turkey : 219,459 195,920 176,778 81 90 Total : 658,732 596,358 492,826 75 83 Ducks : 5,092 5,990 5,360 105 89 Total :1,282,706 1,496,963 1,326,926 103 89 1,243,668 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, October 1999 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Oct 31, : Sep 30, : Oct 31, : Oct : Sep : Oct 31, : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 :1998 :1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 51,646 55,378 71,090 138 128 Apricots : 15,037 12,119 11,069 74 91 Blackberries, Total : 26,137 30,622 28,504 109 93 IQF : 14,698 20,392 18,614 127 91 Pails and Tubs : 3,622 2,245 2,052 57 91 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 6,330 6,511 6,119 97 94 Concentrate : 1,487 1,474 1,719 116 117 Blueberries : 88,827 95,381 81,768 92 86 Boysenberries : 5,219 6,355 5,819 111 92 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 143,413 149,070 136,134 95 91 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 4,837 2,440 2,329 48 95 Cherries, Sweet : 16,042 14,774 13,989 87 95 Grapes : 5,630 4,565 5,469 97 120 Peaches : 89,623 83,245 83,621 93 100 Raspberries, Black : 1,020 1,908 1,817 178 95 Raspberries, Red, Total: 50,640 73,351 65,499 129 89 IQF : 13,409 18,907 17,865 133 94 Pails and Tubs : 12,057 17,454 15,979 133 92 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 20,525 35,343 28,749 140 81 Concentrate : 4,649 1,647 2,906 63 176 Strawberries, Total : 261,237 332,995 319,357 122 96 Other Frozen Fruit : 520,250 273,741 486,846 94 178 Total :1,279,558 1,135,944 1,313,311 103 116 962,736 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 1/ :1,470,699 1,443,391 1,181,903 80 82 (Gallon Equivalent) : 148,616 145,856 119,432 Other Juice Concentrate: 408,225 353,108 344,675 84 98 Total :1,878,924 1,796,499 1,526,578 81 85 198,296 Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 7,668 16,049 15,070 197 94 Limas, Fordhook : 19,290 14,746 14,980 78 102 Limas, Baby : 77,469 57,236 72,872 94 127 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 228,099 216,690 196,200 86 91 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 48,408 44,215 41,403 86 94 Broccoli, Spears : 19,959 46,735 37,254 187 80 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut: 80,138 134,059 130,193 162 97 Brussels Sprouts : 7,150 9,075 13,424 188 148 Carrots, Diced : 64,772 37,333 55,015 85 147 Carrots, Other : 179,064 144,463 209,253 117 145 Cauliflower : 39,952 33,861 47,988 120 142 Corn, Cut : 502,563 389,471 433,818 86 111 Corn, Cob : 326,682 255,214 300,626 92 118 Mixed Vegetables : 49,682 50,863 53,882 108 106 Okra : 64,033 61,690 54,885 86 89 Onion Rings : 17,477 14,207 18,580 106 131 Onions, Other : 27,070 31,338 34,902 129 111 Blackeye Peas : 9,511 7,479 6,813 72 91 Green Peas : 341,715 376,230 345,231 101 92 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 9,001 9,620 10,022 111 104 Spinach : 69,712 99,790 84,607 121 85 Squash, Summer/Zucchini: 80,634 63,957 63,234 78 99 Southern Greens : 19,606 16,888 20,469 104 121 Other Vegetables : 297,805 309,624 322,007 108 104 Total :2,587,460 2,440,833 2,582,728 100 106 1,721,631 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, October 1999 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 31, : Sep 30, : Oct 31, : Oct : Sep : Oct 31, : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 :1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Potatoes : French Fries : 1,076,256 1,002,245 1,076,591 100 107 Other Frozen : 264,713 233,301 234,602 89 101 Total : 1,340,969 1,235,546 1,311,193 98 106 945,423 Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 2/ : 320,959 255,512 271,805 85 106 Beef Cuts 3/ : 37,272 38,857 46,398 124 119 Total : 358,231 294,369 318,203 89 108 308,899 (Government Owned) : 2,944 4,202 4,855 165 116 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 15,645 7,925 9,869 63 125 Hams, Total : 99,099 135,462 115,679 117 85 105,428 Bone-in : 57,506 85,996 72,326 126 84 66,776 Boneless 4/ : 41,593 49,466 43,353 104 88 38,652 Bellies : 16,440 19,273 22,488 137 117 Loins, Total : 14,734 16,120 15,861 108 98 12,808 Bone-in : 7,800 8,360 8,240 106 99 Boneless 5/ : 6,934 7,760 7,621 110 98 Ribs 6/ : 48,243 37,135 46,587 97 125 Butts : 12,253 7,067 10,790 88 153 Trimmings 7/ : 54,599 46,387 51,471 94 111 Other 8/ : 84,575 89,839 88,064 104 98 Variety Meats 9/ : 51,134 56,919 50,024 98 88 Unclassified 10/ : 15,163 14,458 13,978 92 97 Total : 411,885 430,585 424,811 103 99 353,662 (Government Owned) : 1,565 6,691 5,819 372 87 Other : Veal : 4,295 3,802 4,367 102 115 Lamb & Mutton : 12,558 9,815 9,158 73 93 Total : 16,853 13,617 13,525 80 99 13,448 Canned : Canned Hams : 7,248 7,048 5,627 78 80 Other Canned Meat : 702 660 584 83 88 Total : 7,950 7,708 6,211 78 81 3,632 Total : 794,919 746,279 762,750 96 102 679,641 Miscellaneous : Cooler : 1,020,548 1,283,984 1,142,167 112 89 544,015 Freezer : 2,034,626 1,955,614 1,993,040 98 102 1,928,202 Total : 3,055,174 3,239,598 3,135,207 103 97 2,472,217 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 9,276,572 5,884,151 9,060,766 98 154 1,294,591 Stored in Freezers :11,231,407 10,880,925 10,880,000 97 100 7,735,952 Total :20,507,979 16,765,076 19,940,766 97 119 9,030,543 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Adjusted to 42.0 degrees Brix equivalent (9.896 pounds per gallon). 2/ Includes all boxed boneless beef, such as ground beef, roasts, steaks, loins, strips, rounds, trimmings, etc. Variety meats (edible offal), such as tongues, livers, hearts, kidneys, and other organs removed from slaughtered beef, are included as miscellaneous freezer stocks. 3/ Includes all boxed primal beef cuts, bone-in. 4/ Includes full ham, bone removed and individual muscles separated. 5/ Includes pork tenderloins. 6/ Includes spareribs and backribs. 7/ Includes 42% regular trimmings, 72% special trimmings, boneless picnic meat, jowls, neckbone trimmings, blade, cheek, head, and shank meat, etc. Packaged bacon, sausage, and processed items, such as hot dogs and luncheon meats, are included in miscellaneous cooler or freezer stocks. 8/ Includes ears, tails, feet, neckbones and snouts. 9/ Includes tongues, kidneys, livers, stomachs, hearts, chitterlings, salivary glands, and other organs removed from slaughtered hogs. 10/ Includes pork unable to be classified elsewhere in this report. Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, September 30, 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : : : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 73 110 24 274,521 Pecans 1/ : 109 5,170 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 322 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 25,765 41,574 228,399 106,284 631 Other Natural Cheese : 559 11,954 90,966 53,486 1,280 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 80 1,234 1,614 1,542 12,190 Hens : 2 133 1,703 1,793 3,191 Other Chicken : 1,841 5,698 15,670 30,289 298,711 Total : 1,923 7,065 18,987 33,624 314,092 Whole Turkeys : 13,140 46,143 38,144 47,178 63,020 Other Turkey : 308 11,854 15,824 57,744 55,491 Total : 13,448 57,997 53,968 104,922 118,511 Ducks : 48 201 4,719 177 87 Total : 15,419 65,263 77,674 138,723 432,690 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 19 17,397 22,969 102 174 Blueberries : 17,425 10,762 43,472 283 3,308 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 39 8,777 126,300 43 29 Cherries, Sweet : 617 10,249 65 156 Peaches : 41 2,643 5,202 51 605 Raspberries, Red : 355 1,584 820 137 89 Strawberries, Total : 130 3,341 5,097 1,261 1,521 Other Frozen Fruit : 60,672 19,737 132,562 236 1,254 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, September 30, 1999 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : : : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 39,092 103,092 172 510 417,594 Pecans 1/ : 119 13,280 105 18,783 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,005 2,606 3,933 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 259 10,459 61,475 474,846 Other Natural Cheese : 150 205 468 8,152 167,220 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 2,211 8,814 293 2,771 30,749 Hens : 1,939 623 175 321 9,880 Other Chicken : 180,318 275,221 3,378 42,860 853,986 Total : 184,468 284,658 3,846 45,952 894,615 Whole Turkeys : 7,112 70,888 18,369 96,444 400,438 Other Turkey : 922 32,291 4,356 17,130 195,920 Total : 8,034 103,179 22,725 113,574 596,358 Ducks : 82 185 35 456 5,990 Total : 192,584 388,022 26,606 159,982 1,496,963 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 77 3,042 142 11,456 55,378 Blueberries : 116 735 381 18,899 95,381 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 47 950 3,174 9,711 149,070 Cherries, Sweet : 4 133 762 2,788 14,774 Peaches : 90 1,400 104 73,109 83,245 Raspberries, Red : 106 720 12 69,528 73,351 Strawberries, Total : 4,515 17,671 5,738 293,721 332,995 Other Frozen Fruit : 265 11,900 1,022 46,093 273,741 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, September 30, 1999 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 16 2,232 501 1,387,917 Other Juice Concentrate : 832 19,148 10,182 2,047 144,055 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 389 7,068 56 822 Limas, Fordhook : 358 381 245 1,369 Limas, Baby : 2,308 2,105 444 14,593 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 37,543 50,605 2,546 15,428 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 9,186 8,010 272 1,013 Broccoli, Spears : 5,076 190 1,755 3,830 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 4,851 8,953 3,964 7,237 Brussels Sprouts : 811 219 360 505 Carrots, Diced : 2,875 6,703 883 7,711 Carrots, Other : 6,317 8,177 1,473 8,990 Cauliflower : 1,909 2,319 518 1,325 Corn, Cut : 43,180 33,032 22,414 23,139 Corn, Cob : 18,064 4,191 31,386 9,759 Mixed Vegetables : 2,080 4,874 1,219 7,043 Okra : 1,735 227 1,422 19,963 Onion Rings : 755 8,889 1,174 1,335 Onions, Other : 2,923 5,934 582 3,516 Blackeye Peas : 372 353 7 5,751 Green Peas : 47,549 29,301 19,579 13,508 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 541 396 53 567 Spinach : 7,693 1,536 733 9,053 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 3,305 14,012 730 18,260 Southern Greens : 1,980 31 19 6,439 Other Vegetables : 32,161 36,919 10,847 37,790 : Potatoes : French Fries : 26,819 32,438 64,237 68,926 37,542 Other Frozen : 6,666 9,456 34,710 6,931 5,407 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 5,030 24,505 31,700 60,765 17,449 Beef Cuts : 1,588 2,310 4,223 8,529 922 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 262 923 13,516 14,913 3,744 Trimmings : 146 1,898 8,362 23,545 6,243 Other : 3,770 3,949 21,279 25,433 10,475 : Other : Veal : 250 335 2,168 248 41 Lamb & Mutton : 407 3,295 1,310 825 1,095 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, September 30, 1999 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 409 2,995 2,622 46,699 1,443,391 Other Juice Concentrate : 2,493 13,806 509 160,036 353,108 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 291 145 7,278 16,049 Limas, Fordhook : 85 196 12,112 14,746 Limas, Baby : 348 8,464 28,974 57,236 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,125 140 109,303 216,690 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 231 107 25,396 44,215 Broccoli, Spears : 20,116 1,973 13,795 46,735 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 45,552 2,667 60,835 134,059 Brussels Sprouts : 833 4 6,343 9,075 Carrots, Diced : 2,007 153 17,001 37,333 Carrots, Other : 8,224 371 110,911 144,463 Cauliflower : 5,117 39 22,634 33,861 Corn, Cut : 2,176 8,028 257,502 389,471 Corn, Cob : 1,195 103 190,516 255,214 Mixed Vegetables : 5,549 155 29,943 50,863 Okra : 37,784 559 61,690 Onion Rings : 677 721 656 14,207 Onions, Other : 1,345 2,661 14,377 31,338 Blackeye Peas : 847 149 7,479 Green Peas : 3,929 19,275 243,089 376,230 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 58 15 7,990 9,620 Spinach : 9,162 10,062 61,551 99,790 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 6,947 161 20,542 63,957 Southern Greens : 7,902 517 16,888 Other Vegetables : 38,644 4,665 148,598 309,624 : Potatoes : French Fries : 1,182 18,591 279,374 473,136 1,002,245 Other Frozen : 730 8,353 50,884 110,164 233,301 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 2,340 60,635 7,569 45,519 255,512 Beef Cuts 5/ : 230 5,973 5,437 9,645 38,857 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 1,381 1,269 37 1,090 37,135 Trimmings 7/ : 304 2,739 102 3,048 46,387 Other 8/ : 7,955 12,963 302 3,713 89,839 : Other : Veal : 27 107 626 3,802 Lamb & Mutton : 1 740 572 1,570 9,815 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 4/ Includes all boxed boneless beef, such as ground beef, roasts, steaks, loins, strips, rounds, trimmings, etc. Variety meats (edible offal), such as tongues, livers, hearts, kidneys, and other organs removed from slaughtered beef, are included as miscellaneous freezer stocks. 5/ Includes all boxed primal beef cuts, bone-in. 6/ Includes spareribs and backribs. 7/ Includes 42% regular trimmings, 72% special trimmings, boneless picnic meat, jowls, neckbone trimmings, blade, cheek, head, and shank meat, etc. Packaged bacon, sausage, and processed items, such as hot dogs and luncheon meats, are included in miscellaneous cooler or freezer stocks. 8/ Includes ears, tails, feet, neckbones and snouts. Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 31, 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 110,171 682,614 596,984 8,141 398,114 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 5 103 25 273,661 Pecans 1/ : 75 3,386 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 4 4,383 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 22,685 41,299 223,792 94,901 645 Other Natural Cheese : 602 9,947 89,352 45,308 1,105 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 80 1,275 1,549 771 16,894 Hens : 1 85 1,454 1,669 3,232 Other Chicken : 1,693 6,550 16,213 32,571 212,042 Total : 1,774 7,910 19,216 35,011 232,168 Whole Turkeys : 12,956 39,523 33,419 45,267 49,601 Other Turkey : 285 12,665 15,008 55,122 45,587 Total : 13,241 52,188 48,427 100,389 95,188 Ducks : 51 143 4,485 97 25 Total : 15,066 60,241 72,128 135,497 327,381 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 9 18,413 36,338 92 163 Blueberries : 14,650 9,917 36,917 245 1,727 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 35 8,434 114,444 40 175 Cherries, Sweet : 803 9,552 86 137 Peaches : 41 2,693 5,435 55 713 Raspberries, Red : 331 1,804 736 123 76 Strawberries, Total : 127 3,248 5,038 2,435 1,694 Other Frozen Fruit : 75,590 34,570 261,563 3,654 847 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 31, 1999 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 233 1,303 58,375 4,318,722 6,174,657 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 47,179 113,412 176 435 434,996 Pecans 1/ : 131 8,641 90 12,323 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 263 4,938 9,588 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 350 10,372 62,932 456,976 Other Natural Cheese : 150 163 246 8,060 154,933 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 1,830 15,530 366 1,965 40,260 Hens : 1,935 530 175 272 9,353 Other Chicken : 171,834 288,017 3,239 46,968 779,127 Total : 175,599 304,077 3,780 49,205 828,740 Whole Turkeys : 5,294 43,835 18,349 67,804 316,048 Other Turkey : 893 28,141 4,586 14,491 176,778 Total : 6,187 71,976 22,935 82,295 492,826 Ducks : 71 91 9 388 5,360 Total : 181,857 376,144 26,724 131,888 1,326,926 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 156 3,016 159 12,744 71,090 Blueberries : 81 877 264 17,090 81,768 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 55 1,051 2,852 9,048 136,134 Cherries, Sweet : 4 147 624 2,636 13,989 Peaches : 112 1,032 126 73,414 83,621 Raspberries, Red : 89 628 11 61,701 65,499 Strawberries, Total : 3,944 22,403 5,205 275,263 319,357 Other Frozen Fruit : 259 10,706 590 99,067 486,846 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 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/ : 12 1,944 562 1,135,103 Other Juice Concentrate : 620 11,551 11,351 2,030 142,987 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 396 6,778 65 429 Limas, Fordhook : 598 377 212 1,816 Limas, Baby : 4,087 1,834 905 19,419 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 32,392 45,304 2,277 13,542 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 7,462 7,467 247 1,592 Broccoli, Spears : 4,560 184 1,672 1,860 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 5,205 8,853 4,017 7,061 Brussels Sprouts : 1,108 196 316 580 Carrots, Diced : 3,957 14,157 964 2,929 Carrots, Other : 9,167 12,976 2,104 11,272 Cauliflower : 2,140 3,041 913 1,257 Corn, Cut : 46,355 33,542 23,991 17,496 Corn, Cob : 17,374 4,715 34,466 9,217 Mixed Vegetables : 2,473 3,618 1,335 6,331 Okra : 1,683 187 1,391 20,165 Onion Rings : 904 10,036 1,698 1,763 Onions, Other : 3,238 4,982 327 3,548 Blackeye Peas : 253 360 24 5,146 Green Peas : 43,384 25,944 15,734 11,724 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 564 391 46 651 Spinach : 9,004 1,545 632 6,683 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 4,090 15,838 671 15,688 Southern Greens : 2,773 18 15 7,825 Other Vegetables : 30,907 37,268 14,532 42,119 : Potatoes : French Fries : 29,914 36,443 62,261 86,743 27,173 Other Frozen : 5,549 7,458 36,055 8,015 7,192 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 5,564 31,939 34,482 61,187 18,505 Beef Cuts 5/ : 1,309 1,136 5,856 8,155 2,289 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 315 1,131 14,847 19,831 6,164 Trimmings 7/ : 132 2,522 9,594 24,277 6,365 Other 8/ : 3,948 4,102 20,292 30,672 2,542 : Other : Veal : 234 438 2,076 351 48 Lamb & Mutton : 369 3,409 1,054 888 1,028 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 31, 1999 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 362 2,633 2,252 39,035 1,181,903 Other Juice Concentrate : 2,363 13,851 494 159,428 344,675 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 416 218 6,768 15,070 Limas, Fordhook : 359 196 11,422 14,980 Limas, Baby : 566 11,788 34,273 72,872 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,292 427 100,966 196,200 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 174 68 24,393 41,403 Broccoli, Spears : 13,883 1,377 13,718 37,254 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 43,315 3,008 58,734 130,193 Brussels Sprouts : 577 645 10,002 13,424 Carrots, Diced : 1,685 216 31,107 55,015 Carrots, Other : 7,826 500 165,408 209,253 Cauliflower : 5,145 1,741 33,751 47,988 Corn, Cut : 2,890 7,800 301,744 433,818 Corn, Cob : 1,433 56 233,365 300,626 Mixed Vegetables : 6,911 101 33,113 53,882 Okra : 30,878 581 54,885 Onion Rings : 2,275 1,147 757 18,580 Onions, Other : 900 3,000 18,907 34,902 Blackeye Peas : 868 162 6,813 Green Peas : 4,020 17,803 226,622 345,231 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 181 39 8,150 10,022 Spinach : 7,713 9,681 49,349 84,607 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 6,379 206 20,362 63,234 Southern Greens : 9,249 589 20,469 Other Vegetables : 34,702 4,179 158,300 322,007 : Potatoes : French Fries : 1,300 11,981 322,823 497,953 1,076,591 Other Frozen : 735 11,042 54,918 103,638 234,602 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 2,618 61,969 7,627 47,914 271,805 Beef Cuts 5/ : 254 8,817 6,659 11,923 46,398 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 1,741 1,320 52 1,186 46,587 Trimmings 7/ : 238 4,372 316 3,655 51,471 Other 8/ : 9,213 13,499 203 3,593 88,064 : Other : Veal : 22 64 1,134 4,367 Lamb & Mutton : 1 457 565 1,387 9,158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 4/ Includes all boxed boneless beef, such as ground beef, roasts, steaks, loins, strips, rounds, trimmings, etc. Variety meats (edible offal), such as tongues, livers, hearts, kidneys, and other organs removed from slaughtered beef, are included as miscellaneous freezer stocks. 5/ Includes all boxed primal beef cuts, bone-in. 6/ Includes spareribs and backribs. 7/ Includes 42% regular trimmings, 72% special trimmings, boneless picnic meat, jowls, neckbone trimmings, blade, cheek, head, and shank meat, etc. Packaged bacon, sausage, and processed items, such as hot dogs and luncheon meats, are included in miscellaneous cooler or freezer stocks. 8/ Includes ears, tails, feet, neckbones and snouts. Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, October 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 : Cu Ft ---- Percent --- Cu Ft ---- Percent --- : New England : 2,436 57 61 63 20,251 77 71 72 Middle Atlantic : 35,173 79 64 69 119,133 84 81 82 E. North Central : 48,871 59 50 50 176,383 69 64 60 W. North Central : 52,046 52 39 38 153,886 61 50 52 South Atlantic : 50,435 47 43 40 164,173 54 62 65 E. South Central : 9,613 46 65 62 64,870 62 45 47 W. South Central : 20,920 47 42 39 133,208 71 67 67 Mountain : 5,946 85 74 73 48,397 71 70 75 Pacific : 34,888 45 41 41 242,034 79 73 75 : US : 260,328 55 48 48 1,122,335 70 65 66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, October 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Warehouses :----------------------------------------------------------- State : Oct 31, : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : CA : 323,843 MI : 535,860 N ENG : 110,171 NY : 380,268 OH : 32,941 OR : 94,806 PA : 301,271 VA : 281,734 WA : 3,900,073 WV : 54,933 : Other States : 158,757 : US : 6,174,657 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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