Co St 1 (10-00) Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 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 September 30, 2000, were greater than year earlier levels for red meat, fruit, and potatoes. Cooler stocks of pecans and apples were also higher than a year earlier. Butter stocks were 16 percent below August 2000 but 19 percent above a year ago. Total red meat supplies in freezers were 1 percent below August 2000 but 14 percent above September 1999. Frozen pork stocks were 2 percent below last month but 2 percent above last year. Stocks of pork bellies decreased 35 percent from last month but were 11 percent above September 1999 stocks. Total frozen poultry supplies were up 1 percent from last month but 10 percent below last year's level. Total stocks of chicken were 1 percent above last month but 8 percent below September 1999. Total pounds of turkey in freezers increased 1 percent from last month but were 11 percent below last year. Public cooler occupancy was at 43 percent of capacity, down 5 points from last year. Public freezer occupancy, at 63 percent, was down 2 percentage points from last year. Special Note Included in this issue is a table showing total poultry stocks for the years 2000, 1995, 1990, 1985 and 1980. Table of Contents Page Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, September 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, August 31, 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, September 30, 2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, September 2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Total Poultry (excl. eggs) Stocks: September 30, 2000, 1995, 1990, 1985 and 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Survey and Estimating Procedures, Revision Policy and Reliability. . 16 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, September 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Sep 30, : Aug 31, : Sep 30, : Sep : Aug : Sep 30, : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 :1999 :2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage : 946,647 22,785 1,150,015 121 Controlled Atmosphere:1,888,114 105,801 2,149,426 114 Total :2,834,761 128,586 3,299,441 116 30,245 Pears : Bartlett : 191,042 140,143 139,618 73 100 Other Varieties : 360,591 7,030 394,743 109 Total : 551,633 147,173 534,361 97 363 2,934 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 417,594 453,021 289,763 69 64 Pecans : 18,783 37,444 31,500 168 84 Other Shelled : 89,457 140,571 136,691 153 97 Total : 525,834 631,036 457,954 87 73 248,882 In-Shell : Peanuts : 17,699 17,427 14,096 80 81 Pecans : 3,933 135,358 110,974 82 Other In-Shell : 5,938 4,200 18,357 309 437 Total : 27,570 156,985 143,427 520 91 61,665 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 71,473 101,180 84,812 119 84 71,735 (Government Owned) : 214 388 375 175 97 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 473,639 592,836 557,617 118 94 (Government Owned) : 9 402 607 151 Swiss : 10,483 6,145 7,929 76 129 Other Natural Cheese : 167,148 201,034 170,213 102 85 Total : 651,270 800,015 735,759 113 92 465,395 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 577 593 448 78 76 Yolks : 697 565 610 88 108 Whole & Mixed : 7,202 9,571 9,602 133 100 Unclassified : 1,006 4,182 3,761 374 90 Total : 9,482 14,911 14,421 152 97 14,119 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers (Whole) : 29,774 33,422 30,761 103 92 Hens : 9,880 6,748 8,741 88 130 Other Chicken : 854,961 768,271 779,180 91 101 Total : 894,615 808,441 818,682 92 101 Turkey : Whole Turkey : 400,438 308,853 339,396 85 110 Other Turkey : 195,920 215,918 189,995 97 88 Total : 596,358 524,771 529,391 89 101 Ducks : 5,990 5,110 5,733 96 112 Total :1,496,963 1,338,322 1,353,806 90 101 1,257,290 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, September 2000 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Sep 30, : Aug 31, : Sep 30, : Sep : Aug : Sep 30, : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 :1999 :2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 55,378 59,792 56,566 102 95 Apricots : 12,119 13,992 12,128 100 87 Blackberries, Total : 30,622 28,685 30,710 100 107 IQF : 20,392 17,858 19,714 97 110 Pails and Tubs : 2,245 2,221 2,202 98 99 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 6,511 6,962 6,476 99 93 Concentrate : 1,474 1,644 2,318 157 141 Blueberries : 95,381 109,358 110,545 116 101 Boysenberries : 6,355 6,224 5,887 93 95 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 149,070 160,543 142,094 95 89 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 2,440 2,572 2,087 86 81 Cherries, Sweet : 14,774 15,740 14,662 99 93 Grapes : 4,565 2,878 6,155 135 214 Peaches : 83,245 73,776 95,249 114 129 Raspberries, Black : 1,908 3,392 3,106 163 92 Raspberries, Red, Total: 73,351 75,739 69,473 95 92 IQF : 18,907 20,712 19,262 102 93 Pails and Tubs : 17,454 19,989 18,763 107 94 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 35,343 33,408 29,702 84 89 Concentrate : 1,647 1,630 1,746 106 107 Strawberries, Total : 332,995 486,319 442,661 133 91 Other Frozen Fruit : 273,741 263,739 247,121 90 94 Total :1,135,944 1,302,749 1,238,444 109 95 924,320 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 1/ :1,443,391 1,457,684 1,345,022 93 92 (Gallon Equivalent) : 145,856 147,300 135,916 Other Juice Concentrate: 353,108 317,343 294,731 83 93 Total :1,796,499 1,775,027 1,639,753 91 92 209,514 Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 16,049 14,661 14,569 91 99 Limas, Fordhook : 14,746 9,436 17,394 118 184 Limas, Baby : 57,236 24,817 34,794 61 140 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 216,690 163,366 186,765 86 114 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 44,215 36,101 48,223 109 134 Broccoli, Spears : 46,735 34,587 34,448 74 100 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut: 134,059 102,700 89,330 67 87 Brussels Sprouts : 9,075 13,511 12,870 142 95 Carrots, Diced : 37,333 27,863 25,827 69 93 Carrots, Other : 144,463 123,746 135,226 94 109 Cauliflower : 33,861 33,441 34,510 102 103 Corn, Cut : 389,471 208,683 389,282 100 187 Corn, Cob : 255,214 170,690 281,734 110 165 Mixed Vegetables : 50,863 49,335 47,967 94 97 Okra : 61,690 64,563 59,720 97 92 Onion Rings : 14,207 12,001 13,568 96 113 Onions, Other : 31,338 40,864 34,442 110 84 Blackeye Peas : 7,479 3,025 3,120 42 103 Green Peas : 376,230 429,450 409,837 109 95 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 9,620 8,867 7,107 74 80 Spinach : 99,790 79,499 70,036 70 88 Squash, Summer/Zucchini: 63,957 48,285 48,422 76 100 Southern Greens : 16,888 31,428 28,938 171 92 Other Vegetables : 309,624 315,602 352,785 114 112 Total :2,440,833 2,046,521 2,380,914 98 116 1,749,565 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, September 2000 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 30, : Aug 31, : Sep 30, : Sep : Aug : Sep 30, : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 :2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Potatoes : French Fries : 1,002,245 923,400 1,037,218 103 112 Other Frozen : 233,301 262,303 249,432 107 95 Total : 1,235,546 1,185,703 1,286,650 104 109 932,502 Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 2/ : 255,512 322,900 322,263 126 100 Beef Cuts 3/ : 38,857 55,242 60,440 156 109 Total : 294,369 378,142 382,703 130 101 378,955 (Government Owned) : 4,202 1,846 1,200 29 65 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 7,925 7,787 5,982 75 77 Hams, Total : 135,462 141,132 147,354 109 104 136,133 Bone-in : 85,996 79,471 83,082 97 105 79,172 Boneless 4/ : 49,466 61,661 64,272 130 104 56,961 Bellies : 19,273 33,005 21,341 111 65 Loins, Total : 16,120 17,165 18,526 115 108 16,565 Bone-in : 8,360 6,195 7,025 84 113 Boneless 5/ : 7,760 10,970 11,501 148 105 Ribs 6/ : 37,135 29,863 32,756 88 110 Butts : 7,067 7,312 8,140 115 111 Trimmings 7/ : 46,387 40,577 43,485 94 107 Other 8/ : 89,839 89,549 76,352 85 85 Variety Meats 9/ : 56,919 61,105 67,372 118 110 Unclassified 10/ : 14,458 21,514 18,017 125 84 Total : 430,585 449,009 439,325 102 98 391,495 (Government Owned) : 6,691 3,471 3,470 52 100 Other : Veal : 3,802 4,491 4,596 121 102 Lamb & Mutton : 9,815 14,042 12,867 131 92 Total : 13,617 18,533 17,463 128 94 17,180 Canned : Canned Hams : 7,048 7,015 7,178 102 102 Other Canned Meat : 660 950 1,090 165 115 Total : 7,708 7,965 8,268 107 104 5,197 Total : 746,279 853,649 847,759 114 99 792,827 Miscellaneous : Cooler : 1,283,984 698,770 945,658 74 135 550,099 Freezer : 1,955,614 2,178,014 2,258,124 115 104 2,189,376 Total : 3,239,598 2,876,784 3,203,782 99 111 2,739,475 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 5,882,760 2,570,530 6,124,868 104 238 1,364,417 Stored in Freezers :10,880,925 10,788,111 11,096,415 102 103 8,136,051 Total :16,763,685 13,358,641 17,221,283 103 129 9,500,468 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 31, 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 54 224 29 302,695 Pecans 1/ : 102 11,015 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 14,509 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 22,198 53,921 302,803 123,900 5,661 Other Natural Cheese : 1,136 12,005 99,448 75,423 646 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 90 1,707 577 420 8,764 Hens : 325 88 658 1,139 1,783 Other Chicken : 1,491 27,220 17,289 29,943 212,487 Total : 1,906 29,015 18,524 31,502 223,034 Whole Turkeys : 10,839 33,083 29,499 52,900 43,795 Other Turkey : 361 16,889 15,154 65,689 56,660 Total : 11,200 49,972 44,653 118,589 100,455 Ducks : 91 4,585 130 34 Total : 13,106 79,078 67,762 150,221 323,523 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 25 13,157 29,973 115 214 Blueberries : 18,309 9,255 50,073 178 4,344 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 30 10,950 133,294 79 163 Cherries, Sweet : 620 10,937 126 6 Peaches : 22 2,640 4,219 54 324 Raspberries, Red : 225 1,210 1,097 112 112 Strawberries, Total : 112 3,881 4,991 2,148 933 Other Frozen Fruit : 1,291 17,828 185,624 743 1,164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : 43,183 105,882 145 809 453,021 Pecans 1/ : 1,017 25,003 307 37,444 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 2,684 118,165 135,358 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 487 8,654 75,212 592,836 Other Natural Cheese : 194 521 1,390 10,271 201,034 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 3,336 16,798 612 1,118 33,422 Hens : 1,633 638 91 393 6,748 Other Chicken : 150,836 281,043 2,639 45,323 768,271 Total : 155,805 298,479 3,342 46,834 808,441 Whole Turkeys : 11,749 55,187 14,557 57,244 308,853 Other Turkey : 3,513 27,521 9,275 20,856 215,918 Total : 15,262 82,708 23,832 78,100 524,771 Ducks : 78 60 1 131 5,110 Total : 171,145 381,247 27,175 125,065 1,338,322 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 124 2,401 70 13,713 59,792 Blueberries : 82 419 190 26,508 109,358 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 38 446 2,772 12,771 160,543 Cherries, Sweet : 3 243 402 3,403 15,740 Peaches : 63 1,815 108 64,531 73,776 Raspberries, Red : 217 1,169 10 71,587 75,739 Strawberries, Total : 4,909 46,233 201 422,911 486,319 Other Frozen Fruit : 508 5,700 746 50,135 263,739 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1,078 118 1,393,249 Other Juice Concentrate : 139 8,995 8,556 1,017 145,529 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 487 7,929 24 282 Limas, Fordhook : 1,301 752 44 1,290 Limas, Baby : 2,822 1,712 449 4,300 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 21,979 37,845 2,235 6,863 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 7,658 10,749 368 539 Broccoli, Spears : 5,116 2,632 254 2,344 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 7,385 7,563 3,932 5,303 Brussels Sprouts : 1,455 1,323 317 496 Carrots, Diced : 2,096 7,330 380 985 Carrots, Other : 10,503 11,521 1,073 3,861 Cauliflower : 2,131 3,453 1,453 1,032 Corn, Cut : 20,164 27,791 11,633 6,504 Corn, Cob : 11,609 14,794 15,812 4,440 Mixed Vegetables : 4,115 7,374 1,579 3,387 Okra : 2,239 989 4,679 9,361 Onion Rings : 599 7,166 1,522 764 Onions, Other : 4,603 4,516 463 2,567 Blackeye Peas : 634 101 81 1,120 Green Peas : 62,797 40,300 13,076 14,431 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 1,130 639 45 736 Spinach : 13,588 3,436 1,384 5,283 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 3,623 11,857 429 8,313 Southern Greens : 3,005 531 1,054 14,314 Other Vegetables : 46,546 30,473 11,341 25,700 : Potatoes : French Fries : 25,255 42,465 49,700 88,478 23,317 Other Frozen : 4,674 10,916 39,666 9,137 3,024 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 3,105 36,955 28,687 87,585 25,251 Beef Cuts : 2,964 3,917 4,949 8,967 3,409 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 191 617 8,087 12,220 4,450 Trimmings : 150 1,642 11,749 18,492 6,418 Other : 2,152 2,037 13,354 32,696 13,913 : Other : Veal : 96 669 2,163 317 89 Lamb & Mutton : 353 4,507 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 56,529 1,457,684 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,147 19,720 764 131,476 317,343 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 521 125 5,293 14,661 Limas, Fordhook : 66 23 5,960 9,436 Limas, Baby : 564 2,543 12,427 24,817 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 2,610 233 91,601 163,366 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 258 88 16,441 36,101 Broccoli, Spears : 13,999 14 10,228 34,587 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 30,870 1,427 46,220 102,700 Brussels Sprouts : 739 42 9,139 13,511 Carrots, Diced : 1,585 500 14,987 27,863 Carrots, Other : 12,360 225 84,203 123,746 Cauliflower : 9,984 94 15,294 33,441 Corn, Cut : 1,858 1,573 139,160 208,683 Corn, Cob : 1,825 9,400 112,810 170,690 Mixed Vegetables : 6,610 59 26,211 49,335 Okra : 46,436 859 64,563 Onion Rings : 986 649 315 12,001 Onions, Other : 2,668 6,314 19,733 40,864 Blackeye Peas : 964 125 3,025 Green Peas : 3,042 20,002 275,802 429,450 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 498 5,819 8,867 Spinach : 8,348 8,208 39,252 79,499 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 5,206 1,172 17,685 48,285 Southern Greens : 11,811 713 31,428 Other Vegetables : 38,284 3,565 159,693 315,602 : Potatoes : French Fries : 1,124 8,618 250,026 434,417 923,400 Other Frozen : 1,020 7,115 53,299 133,452 262,303 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 7,786 59,660 5,246 68,625 322,900 Beef Cuts 5/ : 2,836 8,475 7,960 11,765 55,242 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 1,143 1,797 27 1,331 29,863 Trimmings 7/ : 246 1,582 42 256 40,577 Other 8/ : 9,551 9,059 206 6,581 89,549 : Other : Veal : 73 1,084 4,491 Lamb & Mutton : 1,307 733 3,790 14,042 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 30, 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 5 39 157 21 196,781 Pecans 1/ : 141 9,037 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 24 12,580 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 20,875 53,362 281,100 111,527 5,342 Other Natural Cheese : 900 9,438 76,215 72,587 679 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 88 1,097 610 379 9,200 Hens : 234 113 619 1,111 1,819 Other Chicken : 1,815 27,944 17,546 29,995 229,462 Total : 2,137 29,154 18,775 31,485 240,481 Whole Turkeys : 11,297 35,160 32,623 56,350 47,257 Other Turkey : 359 16,415 13,746 57,850 48,811 Total : 11,656 51,575 46,369 114,200 96,068 Ducks : 386 4,326 129 35 Total : 13,793 81,115 69,470 145,814 336,584 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 11 14,636 27,152 101 163 Blueberries : 20,693 9,059 49,208 242 5,257 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 45 11,472 116,168 74 28 Cherries, Sweet : 534 10,424 110 9 Peaches : 28 2,443 7,587 77 367 Raspberries, Red : 207 1,119 1,058 109 127 Strawberries, Total : 81 3,307 4,385 2,028 934 Other Frozen Fruit : 9,096 17,109 163,231 751 1,362 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, September 30, 2000 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 28,562 63,586 134 478 289,763 Pecans 1/ : 545 21,497 280 31,500 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,221 97,149 110,974 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 492 8,782 76,137 557,617 Other Natural Cheese : 170 673 1,287 8,264 170,213 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 3,686 14,157 517 1,027 30,761 Hens : 1,707 2,719 90 329 8,741 Other Chicken : 161,228 266,673 2,776 41,741 779,180 Total : 166,621 283,549 3,383 43,097 818,682 Whole Turkeys : 11,979 57,475 16,536 70,719 339,396 Other Turkey : 3,303 23,660 6,724 19,127 189,995 Total : 15,282 81,135 23,260 89,846 529,391 Ducks : 78 628 1 150 5,733 Total : 181,981 365,312 26,644 133,093 1,353,806 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 133 2,634 67 11,669 56,566 Blueberries : 58 607 191 25,230 110,545 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 29 326 2,521 11,431 142,094 Cherries, Sweet : 18 269 334 2,964 14,662 Peaches : 72 2,180 139 82,356 95,249 Raspberries, Red : 117 725 9 66,002 69,473 Strawberries, Total : 4,782 40,163 366 386,615 442,661 Other Frozen Fruit : 366 7,670 603 46,933 247,121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, September 30, 2000 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 9 1,018 66 1,278,620 Other Juice Concentrate : 349 8,315 6,936 1,953 132,533 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 482 7,442 23 340 Limas, Fordhook : 1,449 838 71 2,063 Limas, Baby : 4,824 2,480 954 6,434 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 34,327 49,344 2,125 6,412 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 9,911 16,891 719 688 Broccoli, Spears : 4,796 2,539 298 2,025 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 7,495 7,900 3,783 5,910 Brussels Sprouts : 1,646 1,233 271 446 Carrots, Diced : 1,859 7,830 390 1,421 Carrots, Other : 10,818 11,385 1,059 4,530 Cauliflower : 2,202 3,446 1,405 1,013 Corn, Cut : 38,113 55,962 18,672 6,362 Corn, Cob : 26,176 18,844 26,951 5,430 Mixed Vegetables : 3,838 7,924 1,402 3,348 Okra : 2,379 929 6,026 9,441 Onion Rings : 680 7,978 2,289 802 Onions, Other : 4,361 4,281 401 2,797 Blackeye Peas : 605 107 71 1,164 Green Peas : 62,037 37,462 10,641 14,819 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 1,077 617 36 704 Spinach : 12,911 3,315 1,072 4,772 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 3,604 12,537 715 7,283 Southern Greens : 2,934 522 976 13,238 Other Vegetables : 47,546 32,113 13,929 29,926 : Potatoes : French Fries : 27,902 43,130 60,751 101,631 24,870 Other Frozen : 4,145 7,403 37,615 9,372 2,768 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 2,932 39,453 29,383 83,030 26,683 Beef Cuts 5/ : 2,974 3,983 5,052 9,294 3,309 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 211 560 9,350 13,920 3,827 Trimmings 7/ : 161 1,635 13,417 19,338 6,583 Other 8/ : 1,933 2,240 13,493 33,025 8,806 : Other : Veal : 105 554 1,497 303 51 Lamb & Mutton : 351 3,997 1,152 2,503 408 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, September 30, 2000 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 83 4,397 1,484 59,345 1,345,022 Other Juice Concentrate : 889 19,422 749 123,585 294,731 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 517 110 5,655 14,569 Limas, Fordhook : 100 27 12,846 17,394 Limas, Baby : 530 2,657 16,915 34,794 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 2,363 220 91,974 186,765 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 234 61 19,719 48,223 Broccoli, Spears : 14,018 8 10,764 34,448 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 19,246 1,206 43,790 89,330 Brussels Sprouts : 653 42 8,579 12,870 Carrots, Diced : 1,638 491 12,198 25,827 Carrots, Other : 12,181 290 94,963 135,226 Cauliflower : 10,052 95 16,297 34,510 Corn, Cut : 2,073 3,052 265,048 389,282 Corn, Cob : 2,564 11,305 190,464 281,734 Mixed Vegetables : 6,514 73 24,868 47,967 Okra : 40,198 747 59,720 Onion Rings : 842 661 316 13,568 Onions, Other : 2,294 5,740 14,568 34,442 Blackeye Peas : 1,041 132 3,120 Green Peas : 2,897 20,094 261,887 409,837 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 487 4,186 7,107 Spinach : 7,465 6,881 33,620 70,036 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 4,541 1,091 18,651 48,422 Southern Greens : 10,516 752 28,938 Other Vegetables : 44,556 3,830 180,885 352,785 : Potatoes : French Fries : 1,225 9,704 301,620 466,385 1,037,218 Other Frozen : 917 7,478 51,716 128,018 249,432 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 7,819 63,075 3,738 66,150 322,263 Beef Cuts 5/ : 2,904 13,622 7,997 11,305 60,440 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 1,360 1,736 30 1,762 32,756 Trimmings 7/ : 197 1,769 52 333 43,485 Other 8/ : 9,627 2,714 176 4,338 76,352 : Other : Veal : 25 2,061 4,596 Lamb & Mutton : 278 667 3,511 12,867 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cooler : Freezer :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Usable : Usable : Usable : Usable Region : Space : Space Occupied : Space : Space Occupied :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 30 :Sep 30:Aug 31:Sep 30: Sep 30 :Sep 30:Aug 31:Sep 30 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 : Cu Ft ---- Percent --- Cu Ft ---- Percent --- : New England : 2,167 61 54 57 19,650 71 70 71 Middle Atlantic : 35,856 64 47 44 104,401 81 70 69 E. North Central : 56,977 50 44 47 198,844 64 46 49 W. North Central : 44,602 39 45 46 149,088 50 58 59 South Atlantic : 47,852 43 40 35 185,261 62 58 61 E. South Central : 8,958 65 54 54 69,671 45 40 45 W. South Central : 20,868 42 49 43 134,595 67 68 62 Mountain : 7,964 74 61 53 57,116 70 54 59 Pacific : 43,769 41 42 40 276,234 73 74 78 : US : 269,013 48 45 43 1,194,860 65 61 63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total September 30 stocks of poultry, including chicken, turkeys and ducks but excluding eggs, in the United States have increased almost three-fold during the past 20 years. The largest growth occurred in the South Central area consisting of Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas. This region is storing over five times what was stored in 1980. This area also contains over 40 percent of the total U.S. poultry stocks compared with less than 20 percent in 1980. The South Atlantic area consisting of Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia has doubled its stocks of poultry in 20 years, but has remained relatively stable (20.3 percent in 1980 vs 24.9 percent in 2000) in percentage of U.S. stocks held. 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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