Co St 1 (4-01) Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 20, 2001, 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 March 31, 2001, were greater than a year earlier for fruit. Cooler stocks of apples were also higher than a year earlier. Butter stocks were 12 percent above February 2001 but were 20 percent below a year ago. Total red meat supplies in freezers were 7 percent below February 2001 and 15 percent below March 2000. Frozen pork stocks were 6 percent below last month and were 18 percent below last year. Stocks of pork bellies decreased 4 percent from last month and were 25 percent below March 2000 stocks. Total frozen poultry supplies on March 31, 2001, were down 2 percent from last month and were 17 percent below last year's level. Total stocks of chicken were 6 percent below last month and 21 percent below last year. Total pounds of turkey in freezers increased 6 percent from last month but were 10 percent below last year. Public cooler occupancy on March 31, 2001, was at 40 percent of capacity, up 3 points from last year. Public freezer occupancy, at 52 percent, was down 6 percentage points from last year. Table of Contents Page Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, March 2001 . . 3 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 28, 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, March 31, 2001. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, March 2001. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, March 2001. . .15 Survey and Estimating Procedures, Revision Policy and Reliability . 16 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, March 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Mar 31, : Feb 28, : Mar 31, : Mar : Feb : Mar 31, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 :2000 :2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage : 250,078 309,538 233,516 93 75 Controlled Atmosphere:2,284,392 3,098,080 2,369,296 104 76 Total :2,534,470 3,407,618 2,602,812 103 76 373 Pears : Bartlett : 1,018 1,186 Other Varieties : 130,465 179,523 116,599 89 65 Total : 131,483 180,709 116,599 89 65 22 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 583,125 457,788 490,964 84 107 Pecans : 32,861 42,904 43,540 132 101 Other Shelled : 164,527 188,058 178,429 108 95 Total : 780,513 688,750 712,933 91 104 327,931 In-Shell : Peanuts : 25,821 17,054 23,803 92 140 Pecans : 265,843 170,910 148,907 56 87 Other In-Shell : 5,434 9,382 16,054 295 171 Total : 297,098 197,346 188,764 64 96 57,953 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 114,037 81,315 91,476 80 112 82,672 (Government Owned) : 339 279 717 212 257 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 540,625 504,909 493,254 91 98 (Government Owned) : 57 1,806 1,955 108 Swiss : 14,786 13,007 12,491 84 96 Other Natural Cheese : 209,709 205,084 210,324 100 103 Total : 765,120 723,000 716,069 94 99 424,750 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 3,107 2,985 2,238 72 75 Yolks : 757 1,127 866 114 77 Whole & Mixed : 9,048 10,339 9,857 109 95 Unclassified : 1,083 1,017 1,630 151 160 Total : 13,995 15,468 14,591 104 94 14,196 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers (Whole) : 34,740 14,117 15,306 44 108 Hens : 8,012 6,737 6,602 82 98 Other Chicken : 776,682 662,452 622,462 80 94 Total : 819,434 683,306 644,370 79 94 Turkey : Whole Turkey : 183,413 177,683 198,593 108 112 Other Turkey : 207,959 155,838 155,004 75 99 Total : 391,372 333,521 353,597 90 106 Ducks : 3,732 4,163 4,883 131 117 Total :1,214,538 1,020,990 1,002,850 83 98 926,407 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, March 2001 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Mar 31, : Feb 28, : Mar 31, : Mar : Feb : Mar 31, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 :2000 :2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 86,471 70,725 71,280 82 101 Apricots : 5,899 5,597 4,539 77 81 Blackberries, Total : 15,965 20,097 17,741 111 88 IQF : 10,629 13,105 11,835 111 90 Pails and Tubs : 1,299 1,780 1,425 110 80 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 2,236 3,098 2,605 117 84 Concentrate : 1,801 2,114 1,876 104 89 Blueberries : 38,794 68,791 62,983 162 92 Boysenberries : 3,944 3,846 3,390 86 88 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 84,957 98,810 88,724 104 90 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 1,476 1,668 1,234 84 74 Cherries, Sweet : 11,059 11,729 10,717 97 91 Grapes : 3,736 4,418 3,913 105 89 Peaches : 41,916 57,442 48,601 116 85 Raspberries, Black : 563 1,088 1,174 209 108 Raspberries, Red, Total: 37,423 38,799 32,852 88 85 IQF : 13,291 12,758 12,224 92 96 Pails and Tubs : 10,512 12,753 11,102 106 87 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 11,101 11,937 8,397 76 70 Concentrate : 2,519 1,351 1,129 45 84 Strawberries, Total : 222,955 242,074 206,942 93 85 Pkgs. 20 Oz. & Less : 136,644 96,021 70 Pkgs. Over 20 Oz. : 86,311 110,921 129 Other Frozen Fruit : 557,333 746,425 669,428 120 90 Total :1,112,491 1,371,509 1,223,518 110 89 685,751 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 1/ :1,857,948 1,825,110 1,740,078 94 95 (Gallon Equivalent) : 187,747 184,429 175,836 Other Juice Concentrate: 301,288 275,739 313,355 104 114 Total :2,159,236 2,100,849 2,053,433 95 98 231,832 Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 11,786 9,757 9,322 79 96 Limas, Fordhook : 8,281 10,315 8,726 105 85 Limas, Baby : 39,378 29,452 26,479 67 90 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 90,883 115,214 89,303 98 78 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 23,336 21,171 18,425 79 87 Broccoli, Spears : 41,684 38,872 40,582 97 104 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut: 117,416 83,454 78,056 66 94 Brussels Sprouts : 20,881 29,996 19,674 94 66 Carrots, Diced : 70,946 110,850 100,923 142 91 Carrots, Other : 171,956 144,179 117,854 69 82 Cauliflower : 53,777 38,715 36,624 68 95 Corn, Cut : 229,704 248,314 195,290 85 79 Corn, Cob : 179,228 194,204 149,182 83 77 Mixed Vegetables : 47,758 48,739 42,129 88 86 Okra : 32,939 36,470 35,399 107 97 Onion Rings : 15,265 9,747 8,646 57 89 Onions, Other : 45,874 39,407 36,755 80 93 Blackeye Peas : 3,205 4,279 5,032 157 118 Green Peas : 168,198 226,238 179,700 107 79 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 7,607 8,620 8,109 107 94 Spinach : 75,318 46,785 61,429 82 131 Squash, Summer/Zucchini: 39,262 32,762 27,802 71 85 Southern Greens : 29,973 32,819 29,885 100 91 Other Vegetables : 270,042 305,608 267,426 99 88 Total :1,794,697 1,865,967 1,592,752 89 85 1,066,089 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, March 2001 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 31, : Feb 28, : Mar 31, : Mar : Feb : Mar 31, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 :2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Potatoes : French Fries : 1,016,403 998,227 1,009,221 99 101 Other Frozen : 266,948 256,493 231,649 87 90 Total : 1,283,351 1,254,720 1,240,870 97 99 944,811 Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 2/ : 324,188 307,150 276,414 85 90 Beef Cuts 3/ : 53,965 53,062 53,014 98 100 Total : 378,153 360,212 329,428 87 91 309,302 (Government Owned) : 5,265 3,277 3,126 59 95 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 10,494 11,403 10,702 102 94 Hams, Total : 95,614 74,490 64,665 68 87 58,298 Bone-in : 48,750 32,755 24,667 51 75 22,182 Boneless 4/ : 46,864 41,735 39,998 85 96 36,116 Bellies : 60,527 47,154 45,440 75 96 Loins, Total : 30,190 33,426 30,082 100 90 27,300 Bone-in : 14,103 15,883 14,479 103 91 Boneless 5/ : 16,087 17,543 15,603 97 89 Ribs 6/ : 69,370 69,266 63,452 91 92 Butts : 10,957 13,247 13,534 124 102 Trimmings 7/ : 61,265 61,659 60,902 99 99 Other 8/ : 99,444 81,893 78,608 79 96 Variety Meats 9/ : 66,152 50,478 49,917 75 99 Unclassified 10/ : 30,658 25,273 21,070 69 83 Total : 534,671 468,289 438,372 82 94 382,436 (Government Owned) : 6,713 8,943 8,149 121 91 Other : Veal : 4,772 3,984 3,753 79 94 Lamb & Mutton : 11,437 13,141 13,752 120 105 Total : 16,209 17,125 17,505 108 102 17,327 Canned : Canned Hams : 4,871 6,105 5,429 111 89 Other Canned Meat : 442 901 66 15 7 Total : 5,313 7,006 5,495 103 78 4,010 Total : 934,346 852,632 790,800 85 93 713,075 Miscellaneous : Cooler : 722,827 764,965 701,901 97 92 444,424 Freezer : 2,159,691 2,105,519 2,091,750 97 99 2,015,132 Total : 2,882,518 2,870,484 2,793,651 97 97 2,459,556 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 5,236,824 5,969,394 5,044,573 96 85 1,259,463 Stored in Freezers :10,781,069 10,661,963 10,096,545 94 95 6,675,955 Total :16,017,893 16,631,357 15,141,118 95 91 7,935,418 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 28, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 21,292 368,891 223,440 588 148,592 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 7 166 28 282,342 Pecans 1/ : 207 12,714 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 16 30,324 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 21,189 49,054 249,956 81,794 5,522 Other Natural Cheese : 270 17,647 107,359 61,886 240 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 65 761 398 202 7,624 Hens : 25 120 520 1,404 3,658 Other Chicken : 1,284 28,893 16,184 28,893 177,755 Total : 1,374 29,774 17,102 30,499 189,037 Whole Turkeys : 2,120 8,445 11,396 39,716 28,659 Other Turkey : 245 9,674 15,636 55,200 40,065 Total : 2,365 18,119 27,032 94,916 68,724 Ducks : 370 3,590 40 10 Total : 3,739 48,263 47,724 125,455 257,771 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 39 22,857 33,095 147 489 Blueberries : 14,468 5,412 31,880 198 1,471 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 28 6,909 83,994 68 402 Cherries, Sweet : 275 8,555 58 4 Peaches : 17 2,090 5,046 239 351 Raspberries, Red : 123 894 597 55 37 Strawberries, Total : 66 2,467 3,260 1,584 902 Other Frozen Fruit : 104,171 53,931 326,413 90 13,093 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 28, 2001 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 3,780 45,065 2,595,970 3,407,618 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 49,205 125,623 163 254 457,788 Pecans 1/ : 1,236 28,492 255 42,904 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 3,538 137,032 170,910 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 591 11,442 85,361 504,909 Other Natural Cheese : 154 343 6,456 10,729 205,084 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 537 3,781 364 385 14,117 Hens : 503 217 31 259 6,737 Other Chicken : 119,477 242,640 2,003 45,323 662,452 Total : 120,517 246,638 2,398 45,967 683,306 Whole Turkeys : 1,775 45,006 7,533 33,033 177,683 Other Turkey : 193 18,454 7,167 9,204 155,838 Total : 1,968 63,460 14,700 42,237 333,521 Ducks : 21 132 4,163 Total : 122,485 310,119 17,098 88,336 1,020,990 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 103 1,748 100 12,147 70,725 Blueberries : 138 295 82 14,847 68,791 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 32 52 1,718 5,607 98,810 Cherries, Sweet : 2 201 494 2,140 11,729 Peaches : 48 560 22 49,069 57,442 Raspberries, Red : 73 1,627 18 35,375 38,799 Strawberries, Total : 3,002 21,230 259 209,304 242,074 Other Frozen Fruit : 482 5,296 7,229 235,720 746,425 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 28, 2001 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 17 1,176 187 1,748,938 Other Juice Concentrate : 51 12,279 7,855 931 109,414 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 381 4,398 106 260 Limas, Fordhook : 1,469 769 90 1,313 Limas, Baby : 5,928 2,993 619 4,673 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 23,356 33,346 753 3,896 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 8,180 4,989 46 362 Broccoli, Spears : 6,071 2,231 412 1,294 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 6,607 7,055 3,417 7,212 Brussels Sprouts : 3,099 1,669 263 546 Carrots, Diced : 8,807 21,430 510 7,389 Carrots, Other : 13,418 13,735 549 5,595 Cauliflower : 1,542 3,560 1,284 1,348 Corn, Cut : 23,030 34,846 11,148 5,294 Corn, Cob : 13,790 14,948 15,178 3,038 Mixed Vegetables : 3,966 8,517 1,199 2,295 Okra : 1,936 901 794 6,415 Onion Rings : 508 4,410 1,861 797 Onions, Other : 4,462 4,029 462 2,048 Blackeye Peas : 262 104 81 2,400 Green Peas : 32,295 24,424 6,430 7,119 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 1,117 1,027 41 655 Spinach : 12,403 2,305 509 3,878 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 4,997 7,422 452 4,188 Southern Greens : 3,806 799 95 9,311 Other Vegetables : 44,774 29,030 11,566 25,333 : Potatoes : French Fries : 29,264 31,777 54,517 111,628 25,752 Other Frozen : 5,026 7,901 34,316 10,170 2,367 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 3,692 35,170 21,304 91,044 26,108 Beef Cuts : 1,209 4,129 9,529 9,614 3,988 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 448 1,291 15,098 34,813 8,219 Trimmings : 130 1,978 14,971 34,666 6,616 Other : 2,088 1,366 15,431 36,517 8,291 : Other : Veal : 109 1,215 1,080 204 41 Lamb & Mutton : 316 3,466 743 4,218 455 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 28, 2001 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 66 3,531 1,930 69,265 1,825,110 Other Juice Concentrate : 540 20,752 392 123,525 275,739 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 293 76 4,243 9,757 Limas, Fordhook : 223 2 6,449 10,315 Limas, Baby : 493 2,178 12,568 29,452 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,272 205 52,386 115,214 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 168 73 7,353 21,171 Broccoli, Spears : 12,520 58 16,286 38,872 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 19,347 569 39,247 83,454 Brussels Sprouts : 813 8 23,598 29,996 Carrots, Diced : 1,453 140 71,121 110,850 Carrots, Other : 11,727 849 98,306 144,179 Cauliflower : 5,801 143 25,037 38,715 Corn, Cut : 1,903 1,102 170,991 248,314 Corn, Cob : 2,075 13,993 131,182 194,204 Mixed Vegetables : 5,980 610 26,172 48,739 Okra : 25,746 678 36,470 Onion Rings : 920 1,003 248 9,747 Onions, Other : 1,462 6,381 20,563 39,407 Blackeye Peas : 858 574 4,279 Green Peas : 5,335 15,854 134,781 226,238 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 783 22 4,975 8,620 Spinach : 9,883 1,530 16,277 46,785 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 2,478 852 12,373 32,762 Southern Greens : 18,069 739 32,819 Other Vegetables : 41,811 7,234 145,860 305,608 : Potatoes : French Fries : 5,136 6,726 246,220 487,207 998,227 Other Frozen : 210 6,142 48,336 142,025 256,493 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 2,929 63,957 3,381 59,565 307,150 Beef Cuts 5/ : 4,262 7,242 6,935 6,154 53,062 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 2,667 2,260 1 4,469 69,266 Trimmings 7/ : 275 2,806 58 159 61,659 Other 8/ : 8,393 5,396 296 4,115 81,893 : Other : Veal : 70 1,265 3,984 Lamb & Mutton : 213 494 3,236 13,141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 31, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 12,565 267,544 164,026 378 111,737 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 24 180 30 320,026 Pecans 1/ : 231 12,259 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 19 26,067 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 22,068 48,366 237,053 85,160 5,455 Other Natural Cheese : 379 18,053 110,079 64,093 219 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 67 819 617 496 7,858 Hens : 13 100 384 923 3,751 Other Chicken : 1,475 26,454 16,059 33,611 160,655 Total : 1,555 27,373 17,060 35,030 172,264 Whole Turkeys : 3,235 11,149 16,481 36,973 31,711 Other Turkey : 266 9,662 15,880 54,268 38,332 Total : 3,501 20,811 32,361 91,241 70,043 Ducks : 412 4,261 43 12 Total : 5,056 48,596 53,682 126,314 242,319 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 36 22,050 34,491 137 481 Blueberries : 13,869 4,771 28,589 172 2,335 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 26 6,128 75,742 69 396 Cherries, Sweet : 264 7,725 45 3 Peaches : 14 2,201 3,843 239 307 Raspberries, Red : 121 1,545 565 42 40 Strawberries, Total : 87 2,349 3,748 1,285 802 Other Frozen Fruit : 88,175 48,606 316,859 58 843 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, March 31, 2001 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 3,499 24,926 2,018,137 2,602,812 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 51,165 119,095 160 284 490,964 Pecans 1/ : 1,340 29,379 331 43,540 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 3,164 119,657 148,907 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 583 11,151 83,418 493,254 Other Natural Cheese : 155 517 6,024 10,805 210,324 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 582 3,902 362 603 15,306 Hens : 810 488 29 104 6,602 Other Chicken : 116,141 226,013 1,955 40,099 622,462 Total : 117,533 230,403 2,346 40,806 644,370 Whole Turkeys : 1,952 49,124 6,663 41,305 198,593 Other Turkey : 193 19,728 7,241 9,434 155,004 Total : 2,145 68,852 13,904 50,739 353,597 Ducks : 25 130 4,883 Total : 119,678 299,280 16,250 91,675 1,002,850 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 102 1,555 103 12,325 71,280 Blueberries : 128 258 70 12,791 62,983 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 30 56 1,547 4,730 88,724 Cherries, Sweet : 2 156 420 2,102 10,717 Peaches : 81 499 24 41,393 48,601 Raspberries, Red : 93 1,328 11 29,107 32,852 Strawberries, Total : 2,657 18,880 317 176,817 206,942 Other Frozen Fruit : 473 5,734 4,199 204,481 669,428 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, March 31, 2001 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 29 1,002 136 1,665,632 Other Juice Concentrate : 53 17,053 8,332 849 134,573 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 508 3,246 40 296 Limas, Fordhook : 1,429 744 119 1,185 Limas, Baby : 5,852 2,454 457 3,541 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 18,696 25,988 893 2,926 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 6,990 4,247 73 277 Broccoli, Spears : 6,278 2,393 437 1,135 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 6,354 6,750 2,989 6,283 Brussels Sprouts : 2,590 1,580 178 555 Carrots, Diced : 9,982 19,887 957 5,809 Carrots, Other : 11,068 11,301 629 5,448 Cauliflower : 1,893 3,301 1,133 1,094 Corn, Cut : 21,678 34,500 9,224 5,603 Corn, Cob : 13,766 12,137 10,950 3,070 Mixed Vegetables : 4,203 7,370 1,126 2,114 Okra : 1,451 821 713 6,659 Onion Rings : 466 4,057 1,304 817 Onions, Other : 4,433 4,565 399 1,624 Blackeye Peas : 169 85 87 3,339 Green Peas : 25,499 17,718 5,515 5,095 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 1,215 1,057 49 703 Spinach : 9,970 2,402 566 3,747 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 4,120 6,254 414 3,552 Southern Greens : 4,387 952 54 7,410 Other Vegetables : 46,646 30,429 9,536 23,054 : Potatoes : French Fries : 26,913 32,895 60,937 118,872 25,064 Other Frozen : 4,179 8,903 39,160 8,345 1,667 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 1,682 35,287 18,634 86,644 23,203 Beef Cuts 5/ : 1,121 3,080 10,794 9,365 3,376 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 458 2,185 14,264 31,043 7,559 Trimmings 7/ : 154 769 16,197 33,245 6,407 Other 8/ : 2,091 1,364 15,052 32,054 8,265 : Other : Veal : 103 1,046 1,012 186 37 Lamb & Mutton : 326 3,314 724 4,200 461 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, March 31, 2001 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 55 3,702 1,764 67,758 1,740,078 Other Juice Concentrate : 562 25,353 292 126,288 313,355 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 336 88 4,808 9,322 Limas, Fordhook : 197 1 5,051 8,726 Limas, Baby : 460 2,176 11,539 26,479 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 915 195 39,690 89,303 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 199 123 6,516 18,425 Broccoli, Spears : 11,210 130 18,999 40,582 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 15,674 773 39,233 78,056 Brussels Sprouts : 517 6 14,248 19,674 Carrots, Diced : 2,148 52 62,088 100,923 Carrots, Other : 11,402 848 77,158 117,854 Cauliflower : 5,390 146 23,667 36,624 Corn, Cut : 2,590 436 121,259 195,290 Corn, Cob : 1,333 10,162 97,764 149,182 Mixed Vegetables : 3,017 500 23,799 42,129 Okra : 25,141 614 35,399 Onion Rings : 1,011 746 245 8,646 Onions, Other : 1,363 6,111 18,260 36,755 Blackeye Peas : 1,136 216 5,032 Green Peas : 1,810 13,832 110,231 179,700 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 1,009 23 4,053 8,109 Spinach : 17,800 1,226 25,718 61,429 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 1,505 862 11,095 27,802 Southern Greens : 16,316 766 29,885 Other Vegetables : 35,210 4,807 117,744 267,426 : Potatoes : French Fries : 1,187 13,581 211,758 518,014 1,009,221 Other Frozen : 105 4,834 45,828 118,628 231,649 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 2,783 57,402 2,962 47,817 276,414 Beef Cuts 5/ : 4,538 8,096 6,060 6,584 53,014 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 2,822 1,630 17 3,474 63,452 Trimmings 7/ : 275 3,522 57 276 60,902 Other 8/ : 8,187 5,793 296 5,506 78,608 : Other : Veal : 88 1,281 3,753 Lamb & Mutton : 144 686 3,897 13,752 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cooler : Freezer :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Usable : Usable : Usable : Usable Region : Space : Space Occupied : Space : Space Occupied :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 31 :Mar 31:Feb 28:Mar 31: Mar 31 :Mar 31:Feb 28:Mar 31 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 : 2001 : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 : Cu Ft ---- Percent --- Cu Ft ---- Percent --- : New England : 2,158 55 63 68 19,586 75 60 56 Middle Atlantic : 35,114 51 54 55 107,019 72 66 62 E. North Central : 53,777 34 37 41 199,619 46 43 42 W. North Central : 43,279 29 33 33 147,300 56 56 54 South Atlantic : 47,683 40 45 36 185,050 56 52 50 E. South Central : 8,937 39 49 44 69,384 38 39 39 W. South Central : 20,843 34 32 28 134,302 63 52 52 Mountain : 7,727 53 40 38 53,312 56 49 46 Pacific : 43,035 31 37 39 281,353 63 63 61 : US : 262,553 37 40 40 1,196,925 58 54 52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, March 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Warehouses :----------------------------------------------------------- State : Mar 31, : Feb 28, : Mar 31, : 2000 : 2001 : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : CA : 70,024 35,816 23,739 MI : 193,012 215,482 160,481 N ENG : 30,287 21,292 12,565 NY : 183,960 210,126 157,164 OH : 9,045 6,675 2,885 OR : 22,805 33,475 16,659 PA : 122,455 158,561 110,227 VA : 117,469 100,784 79,013 WA : 1,717,843 2,526,679 1,977,739 WV : 35,303 28,045 20,654 : Other States : 32,267 70,683 41,686 : US : 2,534,470 3,407,618 2,602,812 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Also included are specialized storage facilities meeting the 30 day requirement, such as fruit houses, dairy manufacturing plants, frozen fruit, fruit juice, and vegetable processors, and poultry and meat packing plants. Excluded are stocks in space maintained by wholesalers, jobbers, distributors, chain stores, locker plants containing individual lockers, meat packer branch houses, and frozen food processors whose entire inventories are turned over more than once a month. 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