Co St 1 (11-00) Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 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 October 31, 2000, were greater than year earlier levels for red meat and potatoes. Cooler stocks of pecans and apples were also higher than a year earlier. Butter stocks were 32 percent below September 2000 and 10 percent below a year ago. Total red meat supplies in freezers were 2 percent above September 2000 and 12 percent above October 1999. Frozen pork stocks were 3 percent above both last month and last year. Stocks of pork bellies increased 8 percent from last month and were 3 percent above October 1999 stocks. Total frozen poultry supplies were down 8 percent from last month and 6 percent below last year's level. Total stocks of chicken were 7 percent below both last month and last year. Total pounds of turkey in freezers decreased 9 percent from last month and were 3 percent below last year. Public cooler occupancy was at 41 percent of capacity, down 8 points from last year. Public freezer occupancy, at 64 percent, was down 1 percentage point from last year. Special Note Included in this issue is a table showing total apple stocks for the years 1970 through 2000 for the major states. Table of Contents Page Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, October 2000 . .3 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, September 30, 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 6 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 31, 2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, October 2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, October 31, 1999 and 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Total Apple Stocks: October 31, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990 and 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Survey and Estimating Procedures, Revision Policy and Reliability. . 17 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, October 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Oct 31, : Sep 30, : Oct 31, : Oct : Sep : Oct 31, : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 :1999 :2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage :2,061,583 1,150,015 2,023,897 98 176 Controlled Atmosphere:4,103,669 2,149,426 4,225,306 103 197 Total :6,165,252 3,299,441 6,249,203 101 189 72,056 Pears : Bartlett : 114,604 136,098 65,214 57 48 Other Varieties : 400,350 395,843 471,197 118 119 Total : 514,954 531,941 536,411 104 101 713 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 429,902 287,544 295,531 69 103 Pecans : 12,322 32,231 26,804 218 83 Other Shelled : 115,290 136,689 142,992 124 105 Total : 557,514 456,464 465,327 83 102 238,223 In-Shell : Peanuts : 21,561 11,126 11,314 52 102 Pecans : 9,588 111,202 100,032 90 Other In-Shell : 9,638 18,429 25,514 265 138 Total : 40,787 140,757 136,860 336 97 64,269 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 64,226 84,850 57,614 90 68 45,351 (Government Owned) : 391 375 330 84 88 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 459,404 562,713 520,953 113 93 (Government Owned) : 67 607 505 754 83 Swiss : 9,372 7,929 8,325 89 105 Other Natural Cheese : 153,233 173,913 149,335 97 86 Total : 622,009 744,555 678,613 109 91 431,818 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 471 448 390 83 87 Yolks : 665 612 701 105 115 Whole & Mixed : 6,781 9,591 11,096 164 116 Unclassified : 1,053 3,761 4,364 414 116 Total : 8,970 14,412 16,551 185 115 16,225 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers (Whole) : 39,080 30,749 32,162 82 105 Hens : 9,401 8,704 8,649 92 99 Other Chicken : 772,018 778,200 720,612 93 93 Total : 820,499 817,653 761,423 93 93 Turkey : Whole Turkey : 317,885 335,763 305,368 96 91 Other Turkey : 176,611 192,020 172,652 98 90 Total : 494,496 527,783 478,020 97 91 Ducks : 5,339 5,733 4,557 85 79 Total :1,320,334 1,351,169 1,244,000 94 92 1,153,006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, October 2000 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Oct 31, : Sep 30, : Oct 31, : Oct : Sep : Oct 31, : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 :1999 :2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 70,644 53,823 56,490 80 105 Apricots : 11,066 12,167 11,362 103 93 Blackberries, Total : 27,806 30,692 27,200 98 89 IQF : 18,018 19,696 18,081 100 92 Pails and Tubs : 1,991 2,202 2,163 109 98 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 6,078 6,476 4,517 74 70 Concentrate : 1,719 2,318 2,439 142 105 Blueberries : 81,845 110,306 98,886 121 90 Boysenberries : 5,808 5,874 5,407 93 92 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 136,220 141,499 133,230 98 94 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 2,336 2,087 2,233 96 107 Cherries, Sweet : 13,988 14,636 14,099 101 96 Grapes : 5,512 6,155 6,677 121 108 Peaches : 83,674 95,158 84,837 101 89 Raspberries, Black : 1,817 3,106 2,658 146 86 Raspberries, Red, Total: 65,628 69,524 62,763 96 90 IQF : 18,007 19,313 17,975 100 93 Pails and Tubs : 15,994 18,763 17,896 112 95 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 28,721 29,702 25,117 87 85 Concentrate : 2,906 1,746 1,775 61 102 Strawberries, Total : 319,436 442,727 384,608 120 87 Other Frozen Fruit : 805,303 246,249 720,304 89 293 Total :1,631,083 1,234,003 1,610,754 99 131 979,082 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 1/ :1,181,958 1,346,609 1,191,576 101 88 (Gallon Equivalent) : 119,438 136,076 120,410 Other Juice Concentrate: 343,138 294,199 317,765 93 108 Total :1,525,096 1,640,808 1,509,341 99 92 216,869 Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 15,083 14,561 13,438 89 92 Limas, Fordhook : 14,935 17,672 17,855 120 101 Limas, Baby : 71,374 36,316 39,629 56 109 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 196,364 186,535 182,641 93 98 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 41,629 48,225 40,507 97 84 Broccoli, Spears : 38,622 35,419 35,802 93 101 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut: 130,965 89,827 84,727 65 94 Brussels Sprouts : 13,118 12,915 15,004 114 116 Carrots, Diced : 63,267 25,809 53,832 85 209 Carrots, Other : 209,379 136,053 181,605 87 133 Cauliflower : 45,986 34,672 46,335 101 134 Corn, Cut : 424,832 392,810 412,239 97 105 Corn, Cob : 294,642 281,854 297,393 101 106 Mixed Vegetables : 51,834 47,843 52,010 100 109 Okra : 54,499 62,114 59,868 110 96 Onion Rings : 18,482 13,568 15,151 82 112 Onions, Other : 35,573 34,380 37,213 105 108 Blackeye Peas : 6,769 3,065 4,926 73 161 Green Peas : 344,805 407,895 361,308 105 89 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 10,024 7,103 8,895 89 125 Spinach : 84,424 72,758 63,315 75 87 Squash, Summer/Zucchini: 63,861 48,097 47,889 75 100 Southern Greens : 21,967 30,203 33,726 154 112 Other Vegetables : 325,418 350,503 350,686 108 100 Total :2,577,852 2,390,197 2,455,994 95 103 1,734,535 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, October 2000 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 31, : Sep 30, : Oct 31, : Oct : Sep : Oct 31, : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 :2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Potatoes : French Fries : 1,073,381 1,040,837 1,106,573 103 106 Other Frozen : 234,450 250,609 247,689 106 99 Total : 1,307,831 1,291,446 1,354,262 104 105 987,066 Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 2/ : 276,407 324,016 331,689 120 102 Beef Cuts 3/ : 46,067 60,777 62,374 135 103 Total : 322,474 384,793 394,063 122 102 372,959 (Government Owned) : 4,283 1,200 1,609 38 134 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 10,051 6,032 7,199 72 119 Hams, Total : 118,246 147,369 141,661 120 96 131,479 Bone-in : 72,246 83,130 71,828 99 86 67,614 Boneless 4/ : 46,000 64,239 69,833 152 109 63,865 Bellies : 22,489 21,341 23,134 103 108 Loins, Total : 16,280 18,518 20,839 128 113 18,417 Bone-in : 8,276 7,032 8,678 105 123 Boneless 5/ : 8,004 11,486 12,161 152 106 Ribs 6/ : 46,560 32,742 42,526 91 130 Butts : 10,549 8,147 11,745 111 144 Trimmings 7/ : 52,497 43,485 51,388 98 118 Other 8/ : 91,020 76,388 77,083 85 101 Variety Meats 9/ : 56,383 67,404 52,506 93 78 Unclassified 10/ : 13,985 18,002 23,005 164 128 Total : 438,060 439,428 451,086 103 103 398,638 (Government Owned) : 6,960 3,470 3,829 55 110 Other : Veal : 4,325 4,596 4,767 110 104 Lamb & Mutton : 9,210 12,867 12,203 132 95 Total : 13,535 17,463 16,970 125 97 16,725 Canned : Canned Hams : 5,623 7,178 6,828 121 95 Other Canned Meat : 584 1,090 1,363 233 125 Total : 6,207 8,268 8,191 132 99 5,181 Total : 780,276 849,952 870,310 112 102 793,503 Miscellaneous : Cooler : 1,146,001 957,292 1,009,432 88 105 577,954 Freezer : 2,008,552 2,251,912 2,247,032 112 100 2,163,167 Total : 3,154,553 3,209,204 3,256,464 103 101 2,741,121 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 9,052,724 6,138,718 9,084,037 100 148 1,390,214 Stored in Freezers :11,218,013 11,100,481 11,357,667 101 102 8,083,623 Total :20,270,737 17,239,199 20,441,704 101 119 9,473,837 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 11 347,851 30,647 26,662 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 5 39 157 21 195,079 Pecans 1/ : 141 9,037 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 24 12,587 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 20,875 53,362 284,493 111,210 5,342 Other Natural Cheese : 900 9,439 80,249 72,407 679 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 88 1,098 610 366 9,200 Hens : 234 76 619 1,111 1,819 Other Chicken : 1,815 27,975 17,546 29,992 230,118 Total : 2,137 29,149 18,775 31,469 241,137 Whole Turkeys : 11,297 35,160 32,623 56,276 42,765 Other Turkey : 359 16,416 13,746 58,566 50,068 Total : 11,656 51,576 46,369 114,842 92,833 Ducks : 386 4,326 129 35 Total : 13,793 81,111 69,470 146,440 334,005 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 11 11,993 27,082 101 163 Blueberries : 20,693 9,059 49,037 240 5,255 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 45 11,497 115,570 74 28 Cherries, Sweet : 534 10,409 109 9 Peaches : 28 2,443 7,592 74 367 Raspberries, Red : 207 1,119 1,105 108 127 Strawberries, Total : 81 3,307 4,353 2,005 934 Other Frozen Fruit : 9,096 17,209 163,177 749 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 : Total Fresh Apples : 3 19 2,894,248 3,299,441 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 28,045 63,586 134 478 287,544 Pecans 1/ : 545 22,340 168 32,231 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,221 97,370 111,202 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 492 8,782 78,157 562,713 Other Natural Cheese : 170 598 1,265 8,206 173,913 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 3,686 14,157 517 1,027 30,749 Hens : 1,707 2,719 90 329 8,704 Other Chicken : 161,228 265,907 2,921 40,698 778,200 Total : 166,621 282,783 3,528 42,054 817,653 Whole Turkeys : 11,979 58,408 16,536 70,719 335,763 Other Turkey : 3,303 23,720 6,715 19,127 192,020 Total : 15,282 82,128 23,251 89,846 527,783 Ducks : 78 628 1 150 5,733 Total : 181,981 365,539 26,780 132,050 1,351,169 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 133 2,604 67 11,669 53,823 Blueberries : 58 562 190 25,212 110,306 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 29 326 2,499 11,431 141,499 Cherries, Sweet : 18 259 334 2,964 14,636 Peaches : 72 2,151 75 82,356 95,158 Raspberries, Red : 117 731 8 66,002 69,524 Strawberries, Total : 4,782 40,290 360 386,615 442,727 Other Frozen Fruit : 366 7,660 602 46,028 246,249 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1,280,173 Other Juice Concentrate : 349 8,315 6,936 1,955 131,895 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 482 7,442 23 340 Limas, Fordhook : 1,449 838 71 2,055 Limas, Baby : 4,824 2,480 958 8,196 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 34,423 49,344 2,110 6,424 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 9,911 16,891 719 688 Broccoli, Spears : 4,796 2,539 296 2,025 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 7,495 7,900 3,777 5,910 Brussels Sprouts : 1,646 1,233 271 446 Carrots, Diced : 1,859 7,830 388 1,415 Carrots, Other : 10,818 11,385 1,047 4,019 Cauliflower : 2,202 3,446 1,405 1,013 Corn, Cut : 38,471 55,962 18,607 6,124 Corn, Cob : 26,384 18,844 26,943 5,430 Mixed Vegetables : 3,838 7,924 1,394 3,343 Okra : 2,379 929 6,026 9,441 Onion Rings : 680 7,978 2,289 802 Onions, Other : 4,361 4,281 401 2,796 Blackeye Peas : 605 107 71 1,164 Green Peas : 61,654 37,462 10,645 14,098 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 1,077 617 33 703 Spinach : 14,285 3,315 1,087 4,772 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 3,604 12,537 714 7,060 Southern Greens : 2,934 522 976 13,238 Other Vegetables : 47,546 32,113 13,932 30,373 : Potatoes : French Fries : 29,480 43,130 60,751 107,792 24,877 Other Frozen : 4,105 7,403 37,615 10,145 2,768 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 2,932 39,453 29,383 83,726 26,683 Beef Cuts : 2,974 3,983 5,052 9,294 3,309 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 211 560 9,350 13,920 3,827 Trimmings : 161 1,635 13,417 19,338 6,583 Other : 1,933 2,239 13,493 33,024 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 4,424 1,491 59,345 1,346,609 Other Juice Concentrate : 889 19,537 738 123,585 294,199 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 509 110 5,655 14,561 Limas, Fordhook : 390 23 12,846 17,672 Limas, Baby : 524 2,419 16,915 36,316 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 2,040 220 91,974 186,535 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 236 61 19,719 48,225 Broccoli, Spears : 14,991 8 10,764 35,419 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 19,749 1,206 43,790 89,827 Brussels Sprouts : 698 42 8,579 12,915 Carrots, Diced : 1,628 491 12,198 25,809 Carrots, Other : 13,529 292 94,963 136,053 Cauliflower : 10,214 95 16,297 34,672 Corn, Cut : 2,021 5,689 265,936 392,810 Corn, Cob : 2,484 11,305 190,464 281,854 Mixed Vegetables : 6,403 73 24,868 47,843 Okra : 42,592 747 62,114 Onion Rings : 842 661 316 13,568 Onions, Other : 2,233 5,740 14,568 34,380 Blackeye Peas : 986 132 3,065 Green Peas : 2,069 20,080 261,887 407,895 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 487 4,186 7,103 Spinach : 8,798 6,881 33,620 72,758 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 4,440 1,091 18,651 48,097 Southern Greens : 11,781 752 30,203 Other Vegetables : 45,272 3,783 177,484 350,503 : Potatoes : French Fries : 1,225 10,571 301,573 461,438 1,040,837 Other Frozen : 917 7,478 51,716 128,462 250,609 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 7,819 64,080 3,790 66,150 324,016 Beef Cuts 5/ : 2,904 13,959 7,997 11,305 60,777 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 1,360 1,736 16 1,762 32,742 Trimmings 7/ : 197 1,769 52 333 43,485 Other 8/ : 9,627 2,752 176 4,338 76,388 : 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. Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 31, 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 68,076 607,024 454,936 4,768 386,720 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 12 161 38 194,989 Pecans 1/ : 132 9,171 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 12,592 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 19,251 49,982 262,546 99,910 8,365 Other Natural Cheese : 388 7,227 68,972 59,763 611 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 97 1,074 725 374 9,820 Hens : 143 141 432 1,303 1,839 Other Chicken : 1,922 26,198 17,131 25,838 189,123 Total : 2,162 27,413 18,288 27,515 200,782 Whole Turkeys : 9,932 33,342 38,291 52,870 35,555 Other Turkey : 258 14,541 14,777 50,430 45,758 Total : 10,190 47,883 53,068 103,300 81,313 Ducks : 394 3,131 109 31 Total : 12,352 75,690 74,487 130,924 282,126 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 28 13,126 27,348 127 236 Blueberries : 19,314 8,651 43,938 295 4,374 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 41 10,656 110,097 100 28 Cherries, Sweet : 518 9,832 75 13 Peaches : 27 2,406 6,413 211 351 Raspberries, Red : 196 1,051 975 108 51 Strawberries, Total : 70 3,083 4,867 2,152 903 Other Frozen Fruit : 80,263 58,412 399,646 754 1,325 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 31, 2000 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 59 4,728 126,489 4,596,403 6,249,203 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 28,972 70,727 141 491 295,531 Pecans 1/ : 419 16,959 123 26,804 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 740 86,699 1 100,032 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 375 10,540 69,984 520,953 Other Natural Cheese : 152 735 849 10,638 149,335 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 3,725 14,873 530 944 32,162 Hens : 1,746 2,613 148 284 8,649 Other Chicken : 147,250 270,169 2,738 40,243 720,612 Total : 152,721 287,655 3,416 41,471 761,423 Whole Turkeys : 10,172 47,646 15,775 61,785 305,368 Other Turkey : 2,944 20,981 6,822 16,141 172,652 Total : 13,116 68,627 22,597 77,926 478,020 Ducks : 35 803 1 53 4,557 Total : 165,872 357,085 26,014 119,450 1,244,000 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 81 2,427 75 13,042 56,490 Blueberries : 69 467 81 21,697 98,886 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 13 100 2,368 9,827 133,230 Cherries, Sweet : 23 255 535 2,848 14,099 Peaches : 86 1,676 98 73,569 84,837 Raspberries, Red : 104 595 9 59,674 62,763 Strawberries, Total : 4,339 36,872 392 331,930 384,608 Other Frozen Fruit : 395 8,827 585 170,097 720,304 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 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/ : 12 900 159 1,132,884 Other Juice Concentrate : 362 13,423 8,832 2,435 129,576 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 423 6,596 81 371 Limas, Fordhook : 1,114 1,067 85 2,895 Limas, Baby : 4,848 3,808 869 11,493 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 38,133 49,607 1,875 6,912 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 12,234 11,426 681 1,080 Broccoli, Spears : 9,056 1,928 307 2,016 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 6,925 7,337 3,519 6,787 Brussels Sprouts : 1,604 1,369 303 434 Carrots, Diced : 5,156 15,143 365 3,113 Carrots, Other : 12,985 15,046 922 4,089 Cauliflower : 2,807 4,015 1,333 1,379 Corn, Cut : 40,954 55,288 18,444 6,680 Corn, Cob : 28,541 23,556 24,493 4,857 Mixed Vegetables : 8,806 6,849 1,421 3,035 Okra : 2,196 822 5,524 9,225 Onion Rings : 672 9,219 2,400 885 Onions, Other : 3,747 4,762 401 2,013 Blackeye Peas : 173 104 83 3,293 Green Peas : 48,183 30,350 8,663 12,132 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 1,275 871 42 717 Spinach : 12,891 2,797 762 4,859 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 3,986 12,821 648 6,017 Southern Greens : 3,770 497 1,223 12,032 Other Vegetables : 41,906 33,770 14,406 25,260 : Potatoes : French Fries : 31,140 44,830 65,740 113,439 27,786 Other Frozen : 3,787 7,162 40,721 10,058 2,738 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 3,134 31,795 27,694 104,601 22,089 Beef Cuts 5/ : 2,669 4,188 5,495 8,967 3,089 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 273 768 11,863 18,674 5,328 Trimmings 7/ : 134 5,675 15,272 20,793 7,073 Other 8/ : 1,928 2,160 13,290 32,176 8,455 : Other : Veal : 110 702 1,404 241 54 Lamb & Mutton : 334 3,541 663 2,618 432 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 31, 2000 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 60 3,990 1,295 52,276 1,191,576 Other Juice Concentrate : 846 20,064 679 141,548 317,765 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 445 114 5,408 13,438 Limas, Fordhook : 399 23 12,272 17,855 Limas, Baby : 583 2,429 15,599 39,629 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,708 200 84,206 182,641 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 196 59 14,831 40,507 Broccoli, Spears : 12,532 79 9,884 35,802 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 18,176 1,014 40,969 84,727 Brussels Sprouts : 784 42 10,468 15,004 Carrots, Diced : 1,237 456 28,362 53,832 Carrots, Other : 15,204 589 132,770 181,605 Cauliflower : 13,101 128 23,572 46,335 Corn, Cut : 2,175 4,876 283,822 412,239 Corn, Cob : 2,693 12,165 201,088 297,393 Mixed Vegetables : 6,665 86 25,148 52,010 Okra : 41,428 673 59,868 Onion Rings : 948 774 253 15,151 Onions, Other : 2,187 5,895 18,208 37,213 Blackeye Peas : 1,109 164 4,926 Green Peas : 2,119 19,509 240,352 361,308 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 518 5,472 8,895 Spinach : 7,234 5,471 29,301 63,315 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 4,042 857 19,518 47,889 Southern Greens : 15,154 1,050 33,726 Other Vegetables : 42,003 3,865 189,476 350,686 : Potatoes : French Fries : 1,161 10,495 318,205 493,777 1,106,573 Other Frozen : 532 6,136 55,914 120,641 247,689 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 7,699 69,753 5,011 59,913 331,689 Beef Cuts 5/ : 3,078 14,797 8,870 11,221 62,374 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 1,709 1,647 2 2,262 42,526 Trimmings 7/ : 203 1,748 61 429 51,388 Other 8/ : 10,421 3,146 181 5,326 77,083 : Other : Veal : 225 2,031 4,767 Lamb & Mutton : 358 603 3,654 12,203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 : 2000 : 1999 : 2000 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 : Cu Ft ---- Percent --- Cu Ft ---- Percent --- : New England : 2,175 63 58 62 19,586 71 70 73 Middle Atlantic : 36,034 74 47 44 97,498 82 69 74 E. North Central : 55,827 49 44 40 198,166 60 51 57 W. North Central : 44,787 36 46 42 148,528 50 60 58 South Atlantic : 47,928 46 36 38 184,618 65 59 57 E. South Central : 8,997 56 53 57 69,280 46 47 43 W. South Central : 20,982 37 41 37 134,043 66 60 65 Mountain : 7,925 71 56 55 53,825 67 61 61 Pacific : 43,756 46 41 40 273,851 76 77 78 : US : 268,411 49 43 41 1,179,395 65 63 64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, October 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Warehouses :----------------------------------------------------------- State : Oct 31, : Oct 31, : 1999 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : CA : 324,043 160,309 MI : 525,756 416,923 N ENG : 110,171 68,076 NY : 380,268 321,342 OH : 32,941 20,835 OR : 98,755 86,092 PA : 297,822 254,385 VA : 281,734 242,093 WA : 3,900,073 4,350,003 WV : 54,933 69,823 : Other States : 158,756 259,322 : US : 6,165,252 6,249,203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Washington State has always lead the United States in apple production and apple stocks. Over the past three decades, October 31 stocks have risen from slightly less than half of the US total to almost two thirds. (Spring frosts during April and May 1985 reduced the output in that year.) October 31 apple stocks in New York, Michigan and Pennsylvania have remained fairly steady since 1970. Apples (Regular and Controlled Atmosphere) Stocks in Cold Storage: United States, October 31, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995 and 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : October 31 State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : : 1970 : 1975 : 1980 : 1985 : 1990 : 1995 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Washington:1,127,206 1,783,246 2,390,188 1,602,158 3,486,800 3,462,352 4,350,003 : New York : 353,240 355,520 387,030 297,822 360,024 326,174 321,342 : Michigan : 348,876 320,670 284,353 435,708 330,330 487,000 416,923 : Penn. : 200,134 226,374 319,997 359,595 287,548 287,742 254,385 : Other Sts : 716,255 767,909 984,966 972,993 646,459 822,686 906,550 : United : States :2,745,711 3,453,719 4,366,534 3,668,276 5,111,161 5,385,954 6,249,203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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