Co St 1 (9-00) Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 20, 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 August 31, 2000, were greater than year earlier levels for fruit, red meat, and potatoes. Cooler stocks of pecans and apples were also higher than a year earlier. Butter stocks were 26 percent below July 2000 but 11 percent above a year ago. Total red meat supplies in freezers were 1 percent below July 2000 but 2 percent above August 1999. Frozen pork stocks were 5 percent below last month but 4 percent above last year. Stocks of pork bellies decreased 36 percent from last month and were 6 percent below August 1999 stocks. Total frozen poultry supplies were down 1 percent from last month and 7 percent below last year's level. Total stocks of chicken were 2 percent below last month and 5 percent below August 1999. Total pounds of turkey in freezers increased slightly from last month but were 10 percent below last year. Public cooler occupancy was at 44 percent of capacity, down 5 points from last year. Public freezer occupancy, at 61 percent, was down 4 percentage points from last year. Table of Contents Page Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, August 2000. . 3 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, July 31, 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, August 31, 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, August 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Survey and Estimating Procedures, Revision Policy and Reliability. .15 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, August 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Aug 31, : Jul 31, : Aug 31, : Aug : Jul : Aug 31, : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 :1999 :2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage : 15,056 25,972 22,751 151 88 Controlled Atmosphere: 87,467 386,420 105,834 121 27 Total : 102,523 412,392 128,585 125 31 4,116 Pears : Bartlett : 123,756 30,482 137,587 111 451 Other Varieties : 6,417 9,870 6,992 109 71 Total : 130,173 40,352 144,579 111 358 11,557 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 519,144 569,506 457,858 88 80 Pecans : 27,891 34,766 37,882 136 109 Other Shelled : 73,668 139,491 140,569 191 101 Total : 620,703 743,763 636,309 103 86 352,661 In-Shell : Peanuts : 23,528 24,877 17,172 73 69 Pecans : 13,602 162,244 135,332 995 83 Other In-Shell : 1,888 5,383 4,200 222 78 Total : 39,018 192,504 156,704 402 81 56,201 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 90,728 136,849 100,836 111 74 90,448 (Government Owned) : 258 391 388 150 99 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 508,305 613,243 595,122 117 97 (Government Owned) : 50 163 402 804 247 Swiss : 9,919 8,459 6,113 62 72 Other Natural Cheese : 176,473 213,013 200,617 114 94 Total : 694,697 834,715 801,852 115 96 523,388 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 665 562 593 89 106 Yolks : 677 700 565 83 81 Whole & Mixed : 6,255 8,904 9,572 153 108 Unclassified : 1,213 4,227 4,182 345 99 Total : 8,810 14,393 14,912 169 104 14,512 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers (Whole) : 31,316 36,543 33,068 106 90 Hens : 11,040 7,974 6,672 60 84 Other Chicken : 803,982 780,609 767,280 95 98 Total : 846,338 825,126 807,020 95 98 Turkey : Whole Turkey : 369,435 289,564 306,966 83 106 Other Turkey : 210,871 234,577 217,638 103 93 Total : 580,306 524,141 524,604 90 100 Ducks : 5,322 5,054 5,065 95 100 Total :1,431,966 1,354,321 1,336,689 93 99 1,238,359 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, August 2000 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Aug 31, : Jul 31, : Aug 31, : Aug : Jul : Aug 31, : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 :1999 :2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 61,738 74,312 59,807 97 80 Apricots : 14,270 14,958 13,992 98 94 Blackberries, Total : 29,748 27,198 28,589 96 105 IQF : 18,798 15,592 17,861 95 115 Pails and Tubs : 2,366 2,482 2,221 94 89 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 7,489 7,582 6,863 92 91 Concentrate : 1,095 1,542 1,644 150 107 Blueberries : 103,184 52,317 105,251 102 201 Boysenberries : 7,927 6,709 6,224 79 93 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 156,754 166,032 160,543 102 97 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 4,846 2,812 2,572 53 91 Cherries, Sweet : 16,438 16,191 15,743 96 97 Grapes : 1,753 2,831 2,805 160 99 Peaches : 62,178 37,172 63,786 103 172 Raspberries, Black : 2,059 3,919 3,396 165 87 Raspberries, Red, Total: 81,478 76,148 77,671 95 102 IQF : 19,889 20,637 20,559 103 100 Pails and Tubs : 18,623 19,664 20,678 111 105 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 41,458 34,555 34,804 84 101 Concentrate : 1,508 1,292 1,630 108 126 Strawberries, Total : 361,778 501,967 486,600 135 97 Other Frozen Fruit : 278,504 317,094 264,793 95 84 Total :1,182,655 1,299,660 1,291,772 109 99 994,660 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 1/ :1,618,472 1,843,744 1,453,138 90 79 (Gallon Equivalent) : 163,548 186,312 146,841 Other Juice Concentrate: 362,082 323,154 315,893 87 98 Total :1,980,554 2,166,898 1,769,031 89 82 216,208 Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 17,005 15,012 14,659 86 98 Limas, Fordhook : 8,530 4,077 9,410 110 231 Limas, Baby : 31,197 20,777 22,843 73 110 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 184,762 83,953 162,906 88 194 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 38,607 24,378 36,115 94 148 Broccoli, Spears : 50,908 35,620 34,671 68 97 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut: 142,707 100,757 102,995 72 102 Brussels Sprouts : 10,232 13,985 13,458 132 96 Carrots, Diced : 37,518 39,667 28,089 75 71 Carrots, Other : 118,538 128,748 123,892 105 96 Cauliflower : 30,608 33,897 33,451 109 99 Corn, Cut : 239,631 134,408 211,248 88 157 Corn, Cob : 154,364 98,431 173,229 112 176 Mixed Vegetables : 47,910 50,364 49,195 103 98 Okra : 62,888 58,640 65,253 104 111 Onion Rings : 14,003 11,552 11,998 86 104 Onions, Other : 31,675 42,992 40,374 127 94 Blackeye Peas : 6,527 2,459 3,029 46 123 Green Peas : 394,806 416,048 439,356 111 106 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 9,702 7,741 8,703 90 112 Spinach : 113,007 90,389 79,475 70 88 Squash, Summer/Zucchini: 63,528 46,508 49,481 78 106 Southern Greens : 19,936 36,381 35,503 178 98 Other Vegetables : 304,189 295,493 300,697 99 102 Total :2,132,778 1,792,277 2,050,030 96 114 1,439,963 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, August 2000 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 31, : Jul 31, : Aug 31, : Aug : Jul : Aug 31, : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 :2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Potatoes : French Fries : 928,193 926,993 926,556 100 100 Other Frozen : 241,619 253,307 264,491 109 104 Total : 1,169,812 1,180,300 1,191,047 102 101 862,057 Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 2/ : 334,742 309,275 323,183 97 104 Beef Cuts 3/ : 43,124 55,716 54,674 127 98 Total : 377,866 364,991 377,857 100 104 373,855 (Government Owned) : 3,894 1,950 1,853 48 95 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 7,486 8,887 7,844 105 88 Hams, Total : 137,911 130,367 140,111 102 107 130,486 Bone-in : 88,644 72,287 79,980 90 111 76,974 Boneless 4/ : 49,267 58,080 60,131 122 104 53,512 Bellies : 34,814 50,515 32,557 94 64 Loins, Total : 17,485 17,624 17,171 98 97 15,138 Bone-in : 8,655 6,980 6,169 71 88 Boneless 5/ : 8,830 10,644 11,002 125 103 Ribs 6/ : 31,825 37,521 29,897 94 80 Butts : 5,612 6,063 7,434 132 123 Trimmings 7/ : 43,167 41,237 40,722 94 99 Other 8/ : 92,300 86,641 89,961 97 104 Variety Meats 9/ : 50,756 70,571 60,846 120 86 Unclassified 10/ : 11,257 23,654 21,425 190 91 Total : 432,613 473,080 447,968 104 95 393,110 (Government Owned) : 6,538 3,454 3,471 53 100 Other : Veal : 4,366 4,566 4,497 103 98 Lamb & Mutton : 12,240 13,557 14,025 115 103 Total : 16,606 18,123 18,522 112 102 18,124 Canned : Canned Hams : 7,019 7,220 7,015 100 97 Other Canned Meat : 752 900 950 126 106 Total : 7,771 8,120 7,965 102 98 4,860 Total : 834,856 864,314 852,312 102 99 789,949 Miscellaneous : Cooler : 721,007 712,914 703,473 98 99 514,987 Freezer : 2,090,125 2,129,914 2,137,356 102 100 2,068,775 Total : 2,811,132 2,842,828 2,840,829 101 100 2,583,762 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 2,315,892 2,944,760 2,579,467 111 88 1,467,770 Stored in Freezers :10,914,513 10,930,806 10,736,020 98 98 7,710,071 Total :13,230,405 13,875,566 13,315,487 101 96 9,177,841 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 31, 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 38 279 36 379,305 Pecans 1/ : 116 12,277 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 23,496 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 22,993 53,931 308,842 128,618 5,375 Other Natural Cheese : 899 16,734 104,837 76,697 606 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 98 2,146 605 1,051 8,996 Hens : 393 106 646 1,322 2,680 Other Chicken : 1,421 27,376 20,454 30,714 218,557 Total : 1,912 29,628 21,705 33,087 230,233 Whole Turkeys : 9,377 29,063 26,688 46,579 48,220 Other Turkey : 377 18,136 15,874 71,461 60,963 Total : 9,754 47,199 42,562 118,040 109,183 Ducks : 112 4,582 75 34 Total : 11,666 76,939 68,849 151,202 339,450 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 22 19,363 35,423 111 273 Blueberries : 6,520 6,561 20,858 114 6,336 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 34 8,429 135,748 85 32 Cherries, Sweet : 511 10,528 90 9 Peaches : 13 2,453 1,973 40 281 Raspberries, Red : 223 1,088 1,042 109 93 Strawberries, Total : 112 4,028 5,452 2,257 1,091 Other Frozen Fruit : 13,518 25,644 219,606 732 1,611 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, July 31, 2000 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 59,196 129,429 163 1,060 569,506 Pecans 1/ : 1,242 20,532 599 34,766 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 2,749 135,999 162,244 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 521 12,380 80,583 613,243 Other Natural Cheese : 204 528 1,200 11,308 213,013 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 3,818 17,809 571 1,449 36,543 Hens : 1,582 685 101 459 7,974 Other Chicken : 153,890 280,518 2,321 45,358 780,609 Total : 159,290 299,012 2,993 47,266 825,126 Whole Turkeys : 7,356 57,016 12,465 52,800 289,564 Other Turkey : 2,065 32,102 10,174 23,425 234,577 Total : 9,421 89,118 22,639 76,225 524,141 Ducks : 78 9 1 163 5,054 Total : 168,789 388,139 25,633 123,654 1,354,321 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 106 2,444 84 16,486 74,312 Blueberries : 67 542 104 11,215 52,317 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 37 388 2,816 18,463 166,032 Cherries, Sweet : 8 341 649 4,055 16,191 Peaches : 44 686 135 31,547 37,172 Raspberries, Red : 55 1,156 47 72,335 76,148 Strawberries, Total : 4,976 48,701 902 434,448 501,967 Other Frozen Fruit : 510 6,212 788 48,473 317,094 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, July 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/ : 56 1,058 124 1,767,699 Other Juice Concentrate : 103 8,722 8,229 1,302 156,091 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 504 8,342 37 344 Limas, Fordhook : 856 418 57 1,553 Limas, Baby : 2,766 2,409 502 3,625 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 9,972 18,990 1,615 4,907 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 4,671 7,624 308 639 Broccoli, Spears : 5,374 2,873 230 2,320 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 8,996 7,387 4,165 5,923 Brussels Sprouts : 1,287 1,191 388 476 Carrots, Diced : 2,241 9,453 592 1,063 Carrots, Other : 11,401 10,557 963 3,156 Cauliflower : 2,334 2,702 1,507 905 Corn, Cut : 15,868 18,154 4,994 5,235 Corn, Cob : 6,809 12,611 3,884 4,797 Mixed Vegetables : 4,602 7,439 1,892 3,633 Okra : 2,098 860 4,227 12,160 Onion Rings : 691 6,990 1,718 625 Onions, Other : 3,805 4,463 442 2,877 Blackeye Peas : 380 102 51 960 Green Peas : 54,043 44,768 14,499 15,245 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 1,066 667 87 620 Spinach : 15,769 4,246 1,481 6,423 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 3,547 7,172 439 9,710 Southern Greens : 3,355 522 1,175 17,760 Other Vegetables : 41,354 28,825 11,341 30,430 : Potatoes : French Fries : 25,852 38,760 66,877 92,514 20,696 Other Frozen : 6,173 9,105 37,543 8,259 3,181 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 3,094 33,705 30,351 77,431 33,627 Beef Cuts : 2,128 3,738 5,536 9,310 3,025 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 246 642 10,399 15,563 6,028 Trimmings : 280 1,544 11,321 20,085 5,543 Other : 2,380 2,216 13,607 32,368 13,682 : Other : Veal : 96 545 2,173 365 80 Lamb & Mutton : 372 4,238 1,394 1,586 465 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, July 31, 2000 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 108 4,977 1,976 67,746 1,843,744 Other Juice Concentrate : 966 19,106 838 127,797 323,154 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 574 128 5,083 15,012 Limas, Fordhook : 68 109 1,016 4,077 Limas, Baby : 629 2,314 8,532 20,777 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,731 255 46,483 83,953 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 182 51 10,903 24,378 Broccoli, Spears : 14,913 52 9,858 35,620 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 30,008 1,576 42,702 100,757 Brussels Sprouts : 820 77 9,746 13,985 Carrots, Diced : 1,934 553 23,831 39,667 Carrots, Other : 13,375 317 88,979 128,748 Cauliflower : 10,189 95 16,165 33,897 Corn, Cut : 1,938 2,679 85,540 134,408 Corn, Cob : 2,122 608 67,600 98,431 Mixed Vegetables : 8,101 65 24,632 50,364 Okra : 38,453 842 58,640 Onion Rings : 723 560 245 11,552 Onions, Other : 3,359 7,203 20,843 42,992 Blackeye Peas : 803 163 2,459 Green Peas : 3,237 19,779 264,477 416,048 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 518 4,783 7,741 Spinach : 10,667 9,024 42,779 90,389 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 5,489 900 19,251 46,508 Southern Greens : 12,935 634 36,381 Other Vegetables : 36,787 3,917 142,839 295,493 : Potatoes : French Fries : 979 10,567 255,913 414,835 926,993 Other Frozen : 1,447 7,885 49,722 129,992 253,307 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 6,932 57,227 4,504 62,404 309,275 Beef Cuts 5/ : 3,071 8,713 8,228 11,967 55,716 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 1,502 1,145 20 1,976 37,521 Trimmings 7/ : 683 1,410 50 321 41,237 Other 8/ : 7,409 9,333 154 5,492 86,641 : Other : Veal : 160 1,147 4,566 Lamb & Mutton : 1,215 953 3,334 13,557 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 31, 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 54 224 29 305,073 Pecans 1/ : 102 11,453 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 14,483 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 22,198 54,069 302,672 126,180 5,633 Other Natural Cheese : 1,136 11,996 99,112 75,351 646 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 90 1,704 577 455 8,779 Hens : 325 100 658 1,139 1,783 Other Chicken : 1,491 26,929 17,294 29,999 215,097 Total : 1,906 28,733 18,529 31,593 225,659 Whole Turkeys : 10,839 32,953 29,519 52,860 43,897 Other Turkey : 361 16,903 15,930 67,381 56,170 Total : 11,200 49,856 45,449 120,241 100,067 Ducks : 97 4,585 130 34 Total : 13,106 78,686 68,563 151,964 325,760 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 25 13,157 29,973 115 222 Blueberries : 18,309 9,255 50,073 182 4,334 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 30 10,950 133,294 79 163 Cherries, Sweet : 620 10,937 126 9 Peaches : 22 2,640 4,219 56 319 Raspberries, Red : 225 1,210 1,097 112 112 Strawberries, Total : 112 3,884 4,991 2,167 933 Other Frozen Fruit : 1,291 17,828 185,634 745 1,169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, August 31, 2000 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 45,592 105,882 145 859 457,858 Pecans 1/ : 1,017 25,003 307 37,882 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 2,684 118,165 135,332 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 487 9,133 74,750 595,122 Other Natural Cheese : 194 521 1,390 10,271 200,617 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 3,161 16,596 588 1,118 33,068 Hens : 1,633 550 91 393 6,672 Other Chicken : 150,812 277,768 2,564 45,326 767,280 Total : 155,606 294,914 3,243 46,837 807,020 Whole Turkeys : 11,749 55,112 12,793 57,244 306,966 Other Turkey : 3,513 27,550 8,974 20,856 217,638 Total : 15,262 82,662 21,767 78,100 524,604 Ducks : 78 9 1 131 5,065 Total : 170,946 377,585 25,011 125,068 1,336,689 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 124 2,408 70 13,713 59,807 Blueberries : 82 423 190 22,403 105,251 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 38 446 2,772 12,771 160,543 Cherries, Sweet : 3 243 402 3,403 15,743 Peaches : 63 1,828 108 54,531 63,786 Raspberries, Red : 217 1,188 10 73,500 77,671 Strawberries, Total : 5,055 46,268 201 422,989 486,600 Other Frozen Fruit : 508 5,698 746 51,174 264,793 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, August 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/ : 8 1,076 118 1,388,704 Other Juice Concentrate : 139 7,061 8,310 1,035 146,283 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 486 7,928 24 282 Limas, Fordhook : 1,236 783 44 1,298 Limas, Baby : 2,792 1,727 449 4,296 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 22,105 37,857 2,221 6,886 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 7,672 10,749 368 539 Broccoli, Spears : 5,103 2,632 254 2,441 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 7,397 7,574 3,932 5,575 Brussels Sprouts : 1,402 1,323 317 496 Carrots, Diced : 2,096 7,308 380 1,011 Carrots, Other : 10,444 11,560 1,073 3,943 Cauliflower : 2,114 3,453 1,453 1,059 Corn, Cut : 19,938 27,845 11,602 6,546 Corn, Cob : 11,372 14,794 15,812 4,519 Mixed Vegetables : 4,142 7,374 1,579 3,414 Okra : 2,239 938 4,679 10,102 Onion Rings : 602 7,166 1,522 759 Onions, Other : 4,158 4,496 463 2,567 Blackeye Peas : 634 101 81 1,124 Green Peas : 60,554 40,354 13,076 14,429 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 1,072 639 45 736 Spinach : 13,542 3,460 1,384 5,281 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 3,482 11,858 429 9,649 Southern Greens : 3,012 531 1,054 18,382 Other Vegetables : 47,182 30,462 11,341 25,140 : Potatoes : French Fries : 26,248 41,750 49,796 86,159 23,317 Other Frozen : 5,891 10,899 39,722 9,047 3,028 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 3,105 37,003 28,994 86,529 25,252 Beef Cuts 5/ : 2,964 3,917 4,949 8,971 3,422 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 191 617 8,087 12,220 4,474 Trimmings 7/ : 150 1,642 11,905 18,492 6,418 Other 8/ : 2,152 2,037 13,723 32,696 13,913 : Other : Veal : 96 669 2,163 317 89 Lamb & Mutton : 353 4,510 1,291 1,574 487 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, August 31, 2000 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 90 4,956 1,656 56,530 1,453,138 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,147 19,678 764 131,476 315,893 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 521 125 5,293 14,659 Limas, Fordhook : 66 23 5,960 9,410 Limas, Baby : 564 2,543 10,472 22,843 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 2,567 233 91,037 162,906 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 258 88 16,441 36,115 Broccoli, Spears : 13,999 14 10,228 34,671 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 30,870 1,427 46,220 102,995 Brussels Sprouts : 739 42 9,139 13,458 Carrots, Diced : 1,585 500 15,209 28,089 Carrots, Other : 12,360 225 84,287 123,892 Cauliflower : 9,984 94 15,294 33,451 Corn, Cut : 1,858 1,573 141,886 211,248 Corn, Cob : 1,825 9,400 115,507 173,229 Mixed Vegetables : 6,610 59 26,017 49,195 Okra : 46,436 859 65,253 Onion Rings : 986 649 314 11,998 Onions, Other : 2,668 6,314 19,708 40,374 Blackeye Peas : 964 125 3,029 Green Peas : 3,042 20,002 287,899 439,356 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 498 5,713 8,703 Spinach : 8,348 8,208 39,252 79,475 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 5,206 1,172 17,685 49,481 Southern Greens : 11,811 713 35,503 Other Vegetables : 38,300 3,565 144,707 300,697 : Potatoes : French Fries : 1,124 8,623 250,026 439,513 926,556 Other Frozen : 1,020 7,115 53,289 134,480 264,491 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 7,886 59,671 5,250 69,493 323,183 Beef Cuts 5/ : 2,836 8,553 7,465 11,597 54,674 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 1,143 1,827 27 1,311 29,897 Trimmings 7/ : 246 1,571 42 256 40,722 Other 8/ : 9,551 9,102 206 6,581 89,961 : Other : Veal : 65 1,098 4,497 Lamb & Mutton : 1,301 733 3,776 14,025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cooler : Freezer :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Usable : Usable : Usable : Usable Region : Space : Space Occupied : Space : Space Occupied :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 31 :Aug 31:Jul 31:Aug 31: Aug 31 :Aug 31:Jul 31:Aug 31 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 : Cu Ft ---- Percent --- Cu Ft ---- Percent --- : New England : 2,158 66 65 65 19,650 72 68 70 Middle Atlantic : 35,603 67 45 45 104,661 83 72 70 E. North Central : 57,225 51 42 41 198,881 57 47 49 W. North Central : 44,441 43 46 46 149,008 50 60 60 South Atlantic : 47,737 45 47 42 185,670 65 59 58 E. South Central : 8,917 68 55 52 69,671 45 41 40 W. South Central : 20,780 46 46 48 134,524 68 69 68 Mountain : 5,839 82 55 60 55,524 69 58 55 Pacific : 42,656 29 35 40 277,348 74 67 72 : US : 265,356 49 44 44 1,194,937 65 60 61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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