Co St 1 (2-00) Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 18, 2000, 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 January 31, 2000 were greater than year earlier levels for butter and chicken. January 2000 stocks of chicken, at 800 million pounds, broke the previous record January high of 717 million pounds set in 1999. Cooler stocks of pecans and peanuts were also higher than a year earlier. Total red meat supplies in freezers were 3 percent above December 1999, but were 7 percent below January 1999. Frozen pork stocks were 7 percent above last month, but were 13 percent below last year. Stocks of pork bellies increased 9 percent from last month, but were 47 percent below the January 1999 stocks. Total frozen poultry supplies were up 5 percent from last month and were 3 percent above last year's level. Total stocks of chicken were down slightly from last month, but were 12 percent above January 1999. Total pounds of turkey in freezers increased 23 percent from last month, but were 14 percent below last year. Public cooler occupancy was at 44 percent of capacity, down 6 points from last year. Public freezer occupancy at 61 percent was 4 percentage points below last year. Table of Contents Page Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, January 2000 . . . .3 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, December 31,1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, January 31, 2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, January 2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, January 2000. . . . .15 Survey and Estimating Procedures, Revision Policy and Reliability. . . . .16 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, January 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Jan 31, : Dec 31, : Jan 31, : Jan : Dec : Jan 31, : 1999 : 1999 : 2000 :1999 :1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage : 563,368 862,124 563,604 100 65 Controlled Atmosphere:3,605,641 3,790,727 3,448,067 96 91 Total :4,169,009 4,652,851 4,011,671 96 86 39,843 Pears : Bartlett : 758 18,115 5,149 679 28 Other Varieties : 235,086 281,089 233,886 99 83 Total : 235,844 299,204 239,035 101 80 154 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 420,178 451,076 478,516 114 106 Pecans : 27,402 17,756 33,609 123 189 Other Shelled : 131,094 126,122 142,948 109 113 Total : 578,674 594,954 655,073 113 110 384,200 In-Shell : Peanuts : 16,420 19,291 16,589 101 86 Pecans : 118,793 133,276 236,065 199 177 Other In-Shell : 7,412 8,946 5,567 75 62 Total : 142,625 161,513 258,221 181 160 75,647 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 60,757 25,082 79,060 130 315 72,848 (Government Owned) : 247 223 298 121 134 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 452,205 457,990 481,082 106 105 (Government Owned) : 30 18 80 267 444 Swiss : 10,993 8,381 9,735 89 116 Other Natural Cheese : 159,239 154,890 178,340 112 115 Total : 622,437 621,261 669,157 108 108 407,325 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 1,174 501 571 49 114 Yolks : 658 722 752 114 104 Whole & Mixed : 8,469 8,085 10,186 120 126 Unclassified : 746 763 561 75 74 Total : 11,047 10,071 12,070 109 120 11,416 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers (Whole) : 22,947 34,692 35,807 156 103 Hens : 7,564 7,763 7,069 93 91 Other Chicken : 686,240 760,904 757,051 110 99 Total : 716,751 803,359 799,927 112 100 Turkey : Whole Turkeys : 147,302 90,538 123,419 84 136 Other Turkey : 216,539 163,713 188,746 87 115 Total : 363,841 254,251 312,165 86 123 Ducks : 4,177 3,760 4,010 96 107 Total :1,084,769 1,061,370 1,116,102 103 105 1,021,401 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, January 2000 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Jan 31, : Dec 31, : Jan 31, : Jan : Dec : Jan 31, : 1999 : 1999 : 2000 :1999 :1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 73,387 72,517 78,793 107 109 Apricots : 10,015 8,993 8,014 80 89 Blackberries, Total : 19,391 22,086 19,761 102 89 IQF : 10,933 13,774 12,804 117 93 Pails and Tubs : 2,779 1,865 1,473 53 79 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 4,211 4,872 3,766 89 77 Concentrate : 1,468 1,575 1,718 117 109 Blueberries : 60,759 58,981 52,697 87 89 Boysenberries : 3,608 5,133 4,610 128 90 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 108,846 116,364 105,433 97 91 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 3,348 2,029 1,721 51 85 Cherries, Sweet : 15,103 12,853 12,427 82 97 Grapes : 5,183 4,722 4,028 78 85 Peaches : 61,480 70,616 59,814 97 85 Raspberries, Black : 554 1,058 897 162 85 Raspberries, Red, Total: 34,698 55,902 47,474 137 85 IQF : 9,187 16,367 14,836 161 91 Pails and Tubs : 9,557 14,343 13,190 138 92 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 12,266 22,255 16,657 136 75 Concentrate : 3,688 2,937 2,791 76 95 Strawberries, Total : 179,845 277,691 261,669 145 94 Pkgs. 20 Oz. & Less : 120,143 147,058 122 Pkgs. Over 20 Oz. : 59,702 114,611 192 Other Frozen Fruit : 526,880 746,084 681,250 129 91 Total :1,103,097 1,455,029 1,338,588 121 92 798,010 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 1/ :1,999,354 1,330,675 1,578,502 79 119 (Gallon Equivalent) : 202,037 134,466 159,509 Other Juice Concentrate: 426,468 328,775 326,674 77 99 Total :2,425,822 1,659,450 1,905,176 79 115 204,777 Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 5,130 12,076 9,271 181 77 Limas, Fordhook : 8,984 15,302 10,542 117 69 Limas, Baby : 57,018 56,691 47,053 83 83 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 154,756 150,310 127,231 82 85 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 35,654 36,080 30,764 86 85 Broccoli, Spears : 33,571 34,354 31,409 94 91 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut: 85,540 123,021 109,445 128 89 Brussels Sprouts : 20,460 25,649 23,447 115 91 Carrots, Diced : 67,736 94,465 84,919 125 90 Carrots, Other : 162,291 212,732 197,995 122 93 Cauliflower : 51,916 57,812 62,854 121 109 Corn, Cut : 358,368 330,204 297,818 83 90 Corn, Cob : 242,193 255,662 235,952 97 92 Mixed Vegetables : 51,200 51,537 51,641 101 100 Okra : 38,920 39,837 35,683 92 90 Onion Rings : 14,571 17,026 26,311 181 155 Onions, Other : 24,665 41,236 30,779 125 75 Blackeye Peas : 6,840 6,517 5,022 73 77 Green Peas : 247,113 276,154 236,620 96 86 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 8,286 11,314 8,356 101 74 Spinach : 77,258 73,349 81,027 105 110 Squash, Summer/Zucchini: 63,781 58,254 53,301 84 91 Southern Greens : 31,578 26,944 27,654 88 103 Other Vegetables : 289,252 272,866 323,656 112 119 Total :2,137,081 2,279,392 2,148,750 101 94 1,367,530 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, January 2000 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 31, : Dec 31, : Jan 31, : Jan : Dec : Jan 31, : 1999 : 1999 : 2000 : 1999 :1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Potatoes : French Fries : 959,167 945,637 901,441 94 95 Other Frozen : 260,483 219,752 228,649 88 104 Total : 1,219,650 1,165,389 1,130,090 93 97 823,171 Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 2/ : 266,754 269,719 258,875 97 96 Beef Cuts 3/ : 34,341 44,443 48,696 142 110 Total : 301,095 314,162 307,571 102 98 305,255 (Government Owned) : 3,884 6,247 6,928 178 111 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 11,733 6,785 9,383 80 138 Hams, Total : 79,859 61,055 76,635 96 126 72,268 Bone-in : 39,681 33,050 40,856 103 124 39,781 Boneless 4/ : 40,178 28,005 35,779 89 128 32,487 Bellies : 82,605 40,300 43,761 53 109 Loins, Total : 33,307 26,920 28,446 85 106 24,719 Bone-in : 21,242 15,200 16,120 76 106 Boneless 5/ : 12,065 11,720 12,326 102 105 Ribs 6/ : 80,635 66,662 70,193 87 105 Butts : 13,060 10,482 11,318 87 108 Trimmings 7/ : 66,612 54,752 55,480 83 101 Other 8/ : 80,963 91,823 87,456 108 95 Variety Meats 9/ : 50,076 39,804 44,703 89 112 Unclassified 10/ : 11,465 16,795 15,568 136 93 Total : 510,315 415,378 442,943 87 107 382,566 (Government Owned) : 1,755 5,471 6,377 363 117 Other : Veal : 4,522 5,123 4,801 106 94 Lamb & Mutton : 10,452 8,740 10,377 99 119 Total : 14,974 13,863 15,178 101 109 14,976 Canned : Canned Hams : 5,846 4,568 5,063 87 111 Other Canned Meat : 815 370 404 50 109 Total : 6,661 4,938 5,467 82 111 2,750 Total : 833,045 748,341 771,159 93 103 705,547 Miscellaneous : Cooler : 845,575 827,853 759,608 90 92 452,054 Freezer : 2,060,977 1,973,560 1,956,422 95 99 1,896,511 Total : 2,906,552 2,801,413 2,716,030 93 97 2,348,565 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 6,600,825 7,162,574 6,598,232 100 92 1,361,973 Stored in Freezers :10,929,584 10,372,746 10,451,950 96 101 6,898,461 Total :17,530,409 17,535,320 17,050,182 97 97 8,260,434 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 31, 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 74,232 539,032 422,099 2,726 282,773 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 38 189 27 267,921 Pecans 1/ : 76 5,529 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 4 29,465 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 19,594 38,671 219,909 97,261 784 Other Natural Cheese : 577 7,110 80,374 51,391 2,603 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 107 325 720 858 12,380 Hens : 1 322 1,288 1,760 2,019 Other Chicken : 1,926 6,969 17,758 31,473 211,307 Total : 2,034 7,616 19,766 34,091 225,706 Whole Turkeys : 1,721 5,952 5,507 18,210 14,452 Other Turkey : 299 9,933 13,484 52,390 46,513 Total : 2,020 15,885 18,991 70,600 60,965 Ducks : 31 176 3,166 18 17 Total : 4,085 23,677 41,923 104,709 286,688 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 22 23,117 34,312 108 266 Blueberries : 10,632 7,162 26,805 226 1,288 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 38 6,909 98,574 64 27 Cherries, Sweet : 740 9,234 62 95 Peaches : 35 2,599 4,564 48 342 Raspberries, Red : 362 1,809 870 135 71 Strawberries, Total : 115 3,226 4,761 2,457 1,256 Other Frozen Fruit : 205,383 33,487 370,175 1,314 811 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, December 31, 1999 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 21 1,344 29,584 3,301,040 4,652,851 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 48,619 133,813 167 302 451,076 Pecans 1/ : 767 11,309 75 17,756 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 3,858 99,949 133,276 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 302 10,346 71,123 457,990 Other Natural Cheese : 150 179 276 12,230 154,890 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 1,604 16,712 405 1,581 34,692 Hens : 1,090 452 145 686 7,763 Other Chicken : 160,018 272,620 3,265 55,568 760,904 Total : 162,712 289,784 3,815 57,835 803,359 Whole Turkeys : 264 15,230 12,594 16,608 90,538 Other Turkey : 1,224 24,486 3,230 12,154 163,713 Total : 1,488 39,716 15,824 28,762 254,251 Ducks : 1 6 1 344 3,760 Total : 164,201 329,506 19,640 86,941 1,061,370 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 142 430 195 13,925 72,517 Blueberries : 33 461 150 12,224 58,981 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 66 163 2,530 7,993 116,364 Cherries, Sweet : 4 121 541 2,056 12,853 Peaches : 127 674 173 62,054 70,616 Raspberries, Red : 150 537 88 51,880 55,902 Strawberries, Total : 3,408 17,235 4,122 241,111 277,691 Other Frozen Fruit : 807 10,086 1,788 122,233 746,084 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, December 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/ : 77 2,192 502 1,279,105 Other Juice Concentrate : 268 16,418 11,483 1,614 133,931 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 486 5,544 46 306 Limas, Fordhook : 546 424 175 4,079 Limas, Baby : 4,868 1,318 727 15,116 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 24,408 35,234 1,683 9,620 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 6,459 6,296 195 1,550 Broccoli, Spears : 5,247 359 1,466 2,557 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 5,347 9,236 3,907 7,010 Brussels Sprouts : 2,090 365 543 703 Carrots, Diced : 5,145 21,593 880 5,614 Carrots, Other : 10,233 12,007 2,034 12,189 Cauliflower : 2,528 2,929 2,178 1,372 Corn, Cut : 35,094 27,967 17,562 11,816 Corn, Cob : 12,521 15,545 29,255 9,567 Mixed Vegetables : 2,798 3,822 1,580 6,445 Okra : 1,466 172 1,022 11,508 Onion Rings : 984 9,919 1,725 1,127 Onions, Other : 3,491 4,546 347 2,727 Blackeye Peas : 164 325 6 4,495 Green Peas : 34,263 23,015 13,645 8,824 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 524 421 36 594 Spinach : 9,669 1,303 489 5,531 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 4,056 12,707 528 15,835 Southern Greens : 2,882 21 9 9,497 Other Vegetables : 34,073 24,879 14,713 37,942 : Potatoes : French Fries : 35,443 31,270 57,372 98,775 19,227 Other Frozen : 5,277 10,876 33,566 6,776 5,156 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 7,561 30,921 35,048 54,399 20,992 Beef Cuts : 1,068 1,525 4,598 8,546 2,068 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 458 1,147 18,796 33,634 5,349 Trimmings : 117 1,515 14,404 27,235 6,514 Other : 3,795 3,478 20,147 27,915 6,396 : Other : Veal : 216 522 2,056 497 34 Lamb & Mutton : 348 2,236 1,041 232 483 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, December 31, 1999 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 451 2,491 1,725 44,132 1,330,675 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,332 15,595 389 147,745 328,775 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 493 168 5,033 12,076 Limas, Fordhook : 323 420 9,335 15,302 Limas, Baby : 471 9,135 25,056 56,691 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,212 99 78,054 150,310 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 360 102 21,118 36,080 Broccoli, Spears : 13,495 62 11,168 34,354 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 35,539 2,679 59,303 123,021 Brussels Sprouts : 691 284 20,973 25,649 Carrots, Diced : 1,906 234 59,093 94,465 Carrots, Other : 7,851 1,667 166,751 212,732 Cauliflower : 11,909 1,660 35,236 57,812 Corn, Cut : 2,993 8,217 226,555 330,204 Corn, Cob : 1,600 39 187,135 255,662 Mixed Vegetables : 7,075 142 29,675 51,537 Okra : 25,093 576 39,837 Onion Rings : 1,557 1,281 433 17,026 Onions, Other : 731 3,373 26,021 41,236 Blackeye Peas : 1,344 183 6,517 Green Peas : 3,660 15,197 177,550 276,154 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 148 7 9,584 11,314 Spinach : 10,845 10,521 34,991 73,349 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 6,925 645 17,558 58,254 Southern Greens : 13,829 706 26,944 Other Vegetables : 27,846 5,027 128,386 272,866 : Potatoes : French Fries : 1,275 6,901 252,877 442,497 945,637 Other Frozen : 715 7,437 54,436 95,513 219,752 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 2,988 51,572 6,331 59,907 269,719 Beef Cuts 5/ : 277 8,334 6,856 11,171 44,443 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 2,760 1,497 56 2,965 66,662 Trimmings 7/ : 255 2,701 255 1,756 54,752 Other 8/ : 10,258 13,120 208 6,506 91,823 : Other : Veal : 2 229 20 1,547 5,123 Lamb & Mutton : 535 669 3,196 8,740 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 31, 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 58,066 482,853 387,952 1,447 227,673 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 40 207 30 290,129 Pecans 1/ : 87 7,334 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 2 61,334 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 19,893 33,628 229,926 102,986 723 Other Natural Cheese : 588 8,813 99,180 57,372 1,882 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 108 483 692 897 11,859 Hens : 1 333 963 953 2,194 Other Chicken : 1,791 8,659 17,818 31,564 201,887 Total : 1,900 9,475 19,473 33,414 215,940 Whole Turkeys : 1,780 6,757 7,131 25,692 24,405 Other Turkey : 270 11,115 14,732 58,218 52,539 Total : 2,050 17,872 21,863 83,910 76,944 Ducks : 33 178 3,321 143 17 Total : 3,983 27,525 44,657 117,467 292,901 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 20 25,069 38,780 109 325 Blueberries : 10,286 6,793 23,851 202 1,002 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 34 6,672 88,985 59 45 Cherries, Sweet : 627 8,855 53 59 Peaches : 30 2,666 3,881 39 337 Raspberries, Red : 318 1,671 782 114 36 Strawberries, Total : 102 3,251 4,545 2,390 898 Other Frozen Fruit : 187,316 31,083 336,244 2,055 1,993 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, January 31, 2000 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 8,036 23,661 2,821,983 4,011,671 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 54,551 133,132 159 268 478,516 Pecans 1/ : 1,089 24,985 114 33,609 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 3,710 171,019 236,065 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 447 11,751 81,728 481,082 Other Natural Cheese : 160 234 297 9,814 178,340 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 1,509 17,509 402 2,348 35,807 Hens : 1,215 399 87 924 7,069 Other Chicken : 159,413 286,126 2,976 46,817 757,051 Total : 162,137 304,034 3,465 50,089 799,927 Whole Turkeys : 202 19,724 12,969 24,759 123,419 Other Turkey : 1,114 21,458 11,386 17,914 188,746 Total : 1,316 41,182 24,355 42,673 312,165 Ducks : 1 10 1 306 4,010 Total : 163,454 345,226 27,821 93,068 1,116,102 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 150 570 138 13,632 78,793 Blueberries : 86 459 133 9,885 52,697 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 50 234 1,877 7,477 105,433 Cherries, Sweet : 4 57 497 2,275 12,427 Peaches : 81 523 244 52,013 59,814 Raspberries, Red : 231 518 13 43,791 47,474 Strawberries, Total : 3,564 17,651 3,253 226,015 261,669 Other Frozen Fruit : 407 9,381 2,025 110,746 681,250 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, January 31, 2000 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 37 2,601 202 1,518,875 Other Juice Concentrate : 195 18,805 12,120 1,613 133,346 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 500 4,302 32 343 Limas, Fordhook : 504 268 178 2,996 Limas, Baby : 4,471 1,248 681 11,704 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 18,975 30,201 1,597 7,666 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 5,340 4,709 161 1,173 Broccoli, Spears : 4,673 255 1,391 2,734 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 5,703 8,342 3,589 6,593 Brussels Sprouts : 2,224 325 657 824 Carrots, Diced : 4,923 18,781 847 4,963 Carrots, Other : 10,844 10,240 2,051 10,658 Cauliflower : 2,499 3,063 2,180 1,730 Corn, Cut : 33,997 26,272 16,111 9,826 Corn, Cob : 11,046 14,508 26,457 10,991 Mixed Vegetables : 2,234 4,516 1,489 6,560 Okra : 1,345 150 927 10,011 Onion Rings : 1,050 9,633 1,712 757 Onions, Other : 3,821 3,783 353 2,348 Blackeye Peas : 247 260 17 3,567 Green Peas : 30,498 21,086 9,644 8,024 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 475 434 29 602 Spinach : 9,724 1,124 488 6,559 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 3,290 12,076 574 14,399 Southern Greens : 2,980 20 22 10,784 Other Vegetables : 32,723 21,718 14,136 47,942 : Potatoes : French Fries : 36,718 34,496 50,648 105,444 22,990 Other Frozen : 6,088 10,551 29,333 6,374 5,837 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 8,191 30,674 33,609 47,801 21,774 Beef Cuts 5/ : 883 1,190 4,178 8,704 4,054 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 477 1,390 18,137 35,450 6,961 Trimmings 7/ : 119 1,302 14,634 29,281 7,369 Other 8/ : 4,043 3,321 17,300 28,113 7,107 : Other : Veal : 187 384 1,944 618 27 Lamb & Mutton : 346 2,650 1,191 555 458 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, January 31, 2000 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 372 2,803 1,905 51,707 1,578,502 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,603 17,111 318 141,563 326,674 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 550 121 3,423 9,271 Limas, Fordhook : 307 420 5,869 10,542 Limas, Baby : 449 8,192 20,308 47,053 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,474 86 67,232 127,231 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 305 65 19,011 30,764 Broccoli, Spears : 14,901 308 7,147 31,409 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 31,133 2,430 51,655 109,445 Brussels Sprouts : 672 122 18,623 23,447 Carrots, Diced : 1,890 242 53,273 84,919 Carrots, Other : 8,375 1,633 154,194 197,995 Cauliflower : 17,095 1,552 34,735 62,854 Corn, Cut : 3,510 4,501 203,601 297,818 Corn, Cob : 1,675 9 171,266 235,952 Mixed Vegetables : 7,375 97 29,370 51,641 Okra : 22,807 443 35,683 Onion Rings : 1,330 1,070 10,759 26,311 Onions, Other : 721 3,256 16,497 30,779 Blackeye Peas : 782 149 5,022 Green Peas : 3,305 13,496 150,567 236,620 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 134 20 6,662 8,356 Spinach : 13,732 12,310 37,090 81,027 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 6,126 537 16,299 53,301 Southern Greens : 13,161 133 554 27,654 Other Vegetables : 29,820 3,730 173,587 323,656 : Potatoes : French Fries : 1,311 9,090 213,403 427,341 901,441 Other Frozen : 846 7,722 47,273 114,625 228,649 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 2,123 49,556 6,058 59,089 258,875 Beef Cuts 5/ : 320 11,013 6,382 11,972 48,696 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 2,890 1,644 65 3,179 70,193 Trimmings 7/ : 260 1,937 210 368 55,480 Other 8/ : 8,598 12,971 206 5,797 87,456 : Other : Veal : 297 37 1,307 4,801 Lamb & Mutton : 79 452 710 3,936 10,377 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cooler : Freezer :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Usable : Usable : Usable : Usable Region : Space : Space Occupied : Space : Space Occupied :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 31 :Jan 31:Dec 31:Jan 31: Jan 31 :Jan 31:Dec 31:Jan 31 : 2000 : 1999 : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 : Cu Ft ---- Percent --- Cu Ft ---- Percent --- : New England : 2,450 51 52 50 20,251 72 73 70 Middle Atlantic : 35,525 73 66 62 119,134 79 77 76 E. North Central : 49,496 48 49 47 173,046 57 57 55 W. North Central : 44,892 45 30 29 132,610 60 48 51 South Atlantic : 50,908 44 45 47 168,359 54 59 62 E. South Central : 8,975 48 56 55 65,670 51 47 46 W. South Central : 20,819 49 37 38 133,518 75 62 64 Mountain : 5,993 81 79 74 51,999 69 54 50 Pacific : 40,861 41 34 34 266,590 71 71 70 : US : 259,919 50 45 44 1,131,177 65 61 61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, January 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Warehouses :----------------------------------------------------------- State : Jan 31, : Dec 31, : Jan 31, : 1999 : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : CA : 95,783 118,448 102,835 MI : 241,038 382,346 357,336 N ENG : 24,552 74,232 58,066 NY : 258,720 334,950 292,488 OH : 9,160 20,535 15,978 OR : 30,583 32,951 47,556 PA : 161,742 203,571 190,109 VA : 127,417 163,288 137,210 WA : 3,064,218 3,149,642 2,671,592 WV : 43,997 76,458 61,288 : Other States : 111,799 96,430 77,213 : US : 4,169,009 4,652,851 4,011,671 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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