Co St 1 (8-02) Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 19, 2002, 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 July 31, 2002, were greater than year earlier levels for pork, poultry, red meat, beef, and vegetables. Cooler stocks of pecans were also above last year while freezer stocks of tart cherries were only half of the July 31, 2001 level. Butter stocks were 2 percent below June 2002 but 58 percent above a year ago. Total red meat supplies in freezers were slightly above June 30, 2002 and 28 percent above July 2001. Frozen pork stocks were 5 percent below last month but 40 percent above last year. Stocks of pork bellies were 40 percent below last month but 22 percent above July 2001 stocks. Total frozen poultry supplies on July 31, 2002, were up 5 percent from last month and were 33 percent above last year's level. Total stocks of chicken were up 2 percent from last month and 35 percent above last year. Total pounds of turkey in freezers increased 9 percent from last month and 32 percent from last year. Public cooler occupancy on July 31, 2002, was at 41 percent of capacity, up 3 points from last year. Public freezer occupancy, at 52 percent, was down one percentage point from last year. Table of Contents Page Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, July 2002. . 4 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, June 30, 2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, July 31, 2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, July 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Survey and Estimating Procedures, Revision Policy and Reliability 17 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, July 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Jul 31, : Jun 30, : Jul 31, : Jul : Jun : Jul 31, : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 :2001 :2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage : 28,154 14,489 11,957 42 83 Controlled Atmosphere: 458,481 629,212 304,331 66 48 Total : 486,635 643,701 316,288 65 49 1,164 Pears : Bartlett : 18,115 35 29,685 164 Other Varieties : 330 12,634 100 30 Total : 18,445 12,669 29,785 161 235 20,412 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 533,333 531,862 454,651 85 85 Pecans : 50,550 52,955 54,187 107 102 Other Shelled : 79,700 115,377 88,329 111 77 Total : 663,583 700,194 597,167 90 85 295,096 In-Shell : Peanuts : 16,373 34,401 29,678 181 86 Pecans : 61,021 120,484 104,568 171 87 Other In-Shell : 8,614 5,473 5,027 58 92 Total : 86,008 160,358 139,273 162 87 48,394 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 151,123 242,999 238,047 158 98 214,566 (Government Owned) : 815 2,026 1,992 244 98 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 527,916 545,710 567,523 108 104 (Government Owned) : 1,600 786 572 36 73 Swiss : 11,479 14,655 17,161 149 117 Other Natural Cheese : 213,169 232,105 240,849 113 104 Total : 752,564 792,470 825,533 110 104 489,453 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 2,711 1,675 1,881 69 112 Yolks : 797 819 984 123 120 Whole & Mixed : 11,045 6,397 6,196 56 97 Unclassified : 2,097 3,829 3,650 174 95 Total : 16,650 12,720 12,711 76 100 12,220 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 26,098 34,326 36,277 139 106 Hens, Mature Chickens: 9,096 7,081 6,524 72 92 Other : 607,662 814,009 827,987 136 102 Total Chicken : 642,856 855,416 870,788 135 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, July 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Jul 31, : Jun 30, : Jul 31, : Jul : Jun : Jul 31, : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 :2001 :2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Turkeys : Toms (Whole Carcasses) : 177,789 196,989 111 Hens (Whole Carcasses) : 162,639 166,040 102 Whole Turkeys : 334,733 340,428 363,029 108 107 Other Turkey : 199,437 303,672 339,965 170 112 Total Turkey : 534,170 644,100 702,994 132 109 Ducks : 8,695 6,784 7,163 82 106 Total Poultry :1,185,721 1,506,300 1,580,945 133 105 1,366,318 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 55,314 58,610 49,711 90 85 Apricots : 15,139 5,731 9,175 61 160 Blackberries, Total : 35,043 9,583 34,140 97 356 IQF : 20,046 5,785 20,028 100 346 Pails and Tubs : 4,567 589 2,198 48 373 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 9,005 2,674 11,409 127 427 Concentrate : 1,425 535 505 35 94 Blueberries : 62,904 51,746 67,830 108 131 Boysenberries : 5,786 2,270 5,808 100 256 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 158,160 75,917 81,569 52 107 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 2,650 1,491 1,594 60 107 Cherries, Sweet : 20,129 8,728 13,656 68 156 Grapes : 2,543 2,757 2,423 95 88 Peaches : 28,858 30,694 26,169 91 85 Raspberries, Black : 4,587 1,961 4,195 91 214 Raspberries, Red, Total: 74,993 17,783 71,598 95 403 IQF : 25,627 7,480 22,619 88 302 Pails and Tubs : 16,324 4,126 14,670 90 356 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 31,172 5,571 33,771 108 606 Concentrate : 1,870 606 538 29 89 Strawberries, Total : 376,661 389,898 430,516 114 110 IQF and Poly : 271,619 296,822 109 Pails and Tubs : 71,375 80,204 112 Barrels and Drums : 25,411 27,672 109 Juice Stock : 21,493 25,818 120 Other Frozen Fruit : 340,817 238,311 212,503 62 89 Total :1,183,584 895,480 1,010,887 85 113 853,315 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 1/ :1,913,162 1,934,000 1,890,129 99 98 (Gallon Equivalent) : 193,327 195,432 190,999 Other Juice Concentrate: 292,597 298,540 284,336 97 95 Total :2,205,759 2,232,540 2,174,465 99 97 229,140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, July 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :----------------------------------------------------- : Jul 31, : Jun 30, : Jul 31, : Jul : Jun : Jul 31, : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 :2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 14,476 10,954 10,886 75 99 Limas, Fordhook : 5,564 7,323 5,670 102 77 Limas, Baby : 14,238 30,017 26,308 185 88 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 95,986 48,312 99,498 104 206 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 19,708 7,398 20,697 105 280 Broccoli, Spears : 33,372 56,679 54,862 164 97 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 84,445 66,486 70,761 84 106 Brussels Sprouts : 10,306 10,645 10,484 102 98 Carrots, Diced : 54,148 47,110 42,690 79 91 Carrots, Other : 96,230 91,705 86,290 90 94 Cauliflower : 26,502 25,589 24,081 91 94 Corn, Cut : 100,301 137,242 142,258 142 104 Corn, Cob : 75,563 85,566 90,983 120 106 Mixed Vegetables : 50,301 45,248 43,748 87 97 Okra : 48,248 35,964 49,689 103 138 Onion Rings : 6,801 8,619 6,994 103 81 Onions, Other : 29,993 32,143 25,385 85 79 Blackeye Peas : 3,331 5,896 5,319 160 90 Green Peas : 379,529 198,452 320,196 84 161 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 9,144 6,746 6,786 74 101 Spinach : 88,050 106,198 98,516 112 93 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 35,755 36,878 44,230 124 120 Southern Greens : 28,942 26,478 23,907 83 90 Other Vegetables : 262,102 241,875 264,372 101 109 Total :1,573,035 1,369,523 1,574,610 100 115 1,197,731 : Potatoes : French Fries :1,012,479 937,933 861,787 85 92 Other Frozen : 270,109 285,605 262,480 97 92 Total :1,282,588 1,223,538 1,124,267 88 92 792,763 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, July 2002 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 31, : Jun 30, : Jul 31, : Jul : Jun : Jul 31, : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 :2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 2/ : 306,053 345,231 366,599 120 106 Beef Cuts 3/ : 45,307 51,638 56,636 125 110 Total : 351,360 396,869 423,235 120 107 420,295 (Government Owned) : 1,829 1,343 1,832 100 136 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 12,669 14,304 13,790 109 96 Hams, Total : 86,951 130,390 136,668 157 105 130,406 Bone-in : 44,237 67,086 77,296 175 115 75,979 Boneless 4/ : 42,714 63,304 59,372 139 94 54,427 Bellies : 24,996 51,019 30,431 122 60 Loins, Total : 21,520 29,762 25,946 121 87 23,702 Bone-in : 9,627 15,535 12,710 132 82 Boneless 5/ : 11,893 14,227 13,236 111 93 Ribs 6/ : 29,759 53,007 52,530 177 99 Butts : 4,897 11,896 11,160 228 94 Trimmings 7/ : 38,667 53,681 48,665 126 91 Other 8/ : 54,964 61,438 55,519 101 90 Variety Meats 9/ : 49,394 51,589 58,923 119 114 Unclassified 10/ : 15,730 40,731 40,219 256 99 Total : 339,547 497,817 473,851 140 95 424,573 (Government Owned) : 3,518 952 882 25 93 Other : Veal : 3,038 3,329 3,847 127 116 Lamb & Mutton : 15,744 13,553 14,021 89 103 Total : 18,782 16,882 17,868 95 106 17,659 Canned : Canned Hams : 7,212 6,182 5,727 79 93 Other Canned Meat : 536 287 239 45 83 Total : 7,748 6,469 5,966 77 92 5,943 Total : 717,437 918,037 920,920 128 100 868,470 Miscellaneous : Cooler : 672,273 615,351 611,918 91 99 332,828 Freezer : 2,019,923 2,177,911 2,033,042 101 93 1,973,889 Total : 2,692,196 2,793,262 2,644,960 98 95 2,306,717 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 2,702,077 2,944,195 2,537,934 94 86 1,334,679 Stored in Freezers :10,227,276 10,559,596 10,651,924 104 101 7,502,469 Total :12,929,353 13,503,791 13,189,858 102 98 8,837,148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 product unable to be classified elsewhere in this report. Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, June 30, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 42 76,302 22,996 34 24,988 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 7 35 30 349,515 Pecans 1/ : 106 17,827 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 28,896 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 20,652 65,643 209,322 131,430 3,885 Other Natural Cheese : 390 40,437 108,842 65,001 2,025 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 6 1,380 75 775 12,063 Hens, Mature Chickens : 42 225 83 189 2,931 Other : 1,637 20,786 18,182 39,091 227,833 Total Chicken : 1,685 22,391 18,340 40,055 242,827 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 6,584 24,964 14,296 59,997 81,945 Other Turkey : 536 25,131 26,053 76,824 111,311 Total Turkey : 7,120 50,095 40,349 136,821 193,256 Ducks : 397 6,047 78 39 Total Poultry : 8,805 72,883 64,736 176,954 436,122 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 31 10,311 37,502 126 574 Blueberries : 11,480 3,394 24,617 329 2,143 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 1 1,914 69,098 62 262 Cherries, Sweet : 252 5,286 232 11 Peaches : 7 1,192 2,235 708 236 Raspberries, Red : 1 741 668 157 25 Strawberries, Total : 133 3,681 3,526 949 789 Other Frozen Fruit : 6,930 13,073 103,422 3,766 3,496 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, June 30, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 3,495 3 515,841 643,701 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 57,611 124,198 132 334 531,862 Pecans 1/ : 1,585 32,716 721 52,955 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 3,126 88,462 120,484 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 328 3,010 11,855 99,585 545,710 Other Natural Cheese : 188 172 1,190 13,860 232,105 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 3,636 11,697 522 4,172 34,326 Hens, Mature Chickens : 1,094 257 1 2,259 7,081 Other : 135,632 311,566 2,038 57,244 814,009 Total Chicken : 140,362 323,520 2,561 63,675 855,416 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 6,773 68,143 16,730 60,996 340,428 Other Turkey : 1,126 34,419 11,834 16,438 303,672 Total Turkey : 7,899 102,562 28,564 77,434 644,100 Ducks : 18 29 176 6,784 Total Poultry : 148,261 426,100 31,154 141,285 1,506,300 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 70 1,146 97 8,753 58,610 Blueberries : 74 690 110 8,909 51,746 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 14 135 1,240 3,191 75,917 Cherries, Sweet : 1 49 457 2,440 8,728 Peaches : 54 810 27 25,425 30,694 Raspberries, Red : 102 550 15,539 17,783 Strawberries, Total : 1,155 25,153 241 354,271 389,898 Other Frozen Fruit : 79 13,675 7,819 86,051 238,311 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, June 30, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 70 1,799 304 1,858,107 Other Juice Concentrate : 360 33,197 12,766 2,162 127,456 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 632 6,184 53 333 Limas, Fordhook : 2,160 527 42 598 Limas, Baby : 4,337 4,376 691 9,294 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 13,395 10,031 467 4,109 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 2,212 989 195 302 Broccoli, Spears : 8,488 6,199 7 2,013 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 4,901 7,698 5,704 7,021 Brussels Sprouts : 2,344 1,272 46 733 Carrots, Diced : 8,622 8,755 678 1,682 Carrots, Other : 10,316 21,702 461 3,922 Cauliflower : 1,903 2,554 456 1,046 Corn, Cut : 18,981 29,724 14,346 4,734 Corn, Cob : 16,149 15,224 5,891 3,173 Mixed Vegetables : 6,194 7,961 769 1,346 Okra : 2,552 428 2,408 6,785 Onion Rings : 343 3,119 1,081 1,699 Onions, Other : 3,139 4,938 262 3,651 Blackeye Peas : 306 46 36 3,956 Green Peas : 33,825 21,558 5,431 9,090 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 1,299 1,230 109 708 Spinach : 21,185 4,907 609 8,142 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 3,531 5,603 493 7,701 Southern Greens : 3,421 668 157 9,963 Other Vegetables : 34,971 24,275 13,896 28,762 : Potatoes : French Fries : 34,690 33,762 68,760 108,048 29,428 Other Frozen : 4,995 18,835 45,720 8,906 4,820 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 2,205 30,244 37,411 108,495 27,474 Beef Cuts 5/ : 3,648 472 9,021 6,916 3,128 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 230 2,160 16,643 17,902 8,740 Trimmings 7/ : 147 1,651 13,979 23,093 6,134 Other 8/ : 1,747 1,158 13,581 27,050 10,061 : Other : Veal : 39 678 1,400 181 55 Lamb & Mutton : 8 3,675 1,104 2,891 496 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, June 30, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 38 7,863 103 65,716 1,934,000 Other Juice Concentrate : 308 25,539 488 96,264 298,540 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 827 7 2,918 10,954 Limas, Fordhook : 643 3,353 7,323 Limas, Baby : 1,228 1,242 8,849 30,017 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,912 35 18,363 48,312 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 175 140 3,385 7,398 Broccoli, Spears : 18,291 10 21,671 56,679 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 17,430 596 23,136 66,486 Brussels Sprouts : 611 5,639 10,645 Carrots, Diced : 1,945 18 25,410 47,110 Carrots, Other : 10,717 478 44,109 91,705 Cauliflower : 5,281 115 14,234 25,589 Corn, Cut : 1,489 817 67,151 137,242 Corn, Cob : 1,347 3 43,779 85,566 Mixed Vegetables : 6,650 15 22,313 45,248 Okra : 22,827 5 959 35,964 Onion Rings : 721 1,033 623 8,619 Onions, Other : 5,258 1,901 12,994 32,143 Blackeye Peas : 1,053 499 5,896 Green Peas : 3,137 13,710 111,701 198,452 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 786 2,614 6,746 Spinach : 14,242 90 57,023 106,198 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 6,460 701 12,389 36,878 Southern Greens : 11,074 1,195 26,478 Other Vegetables : 28,230 7,790 103,951 241,875 : Potatoes : French Fries : 1,116 11,756 229,479 420,894 937,933 Other Frozen : 247 24,771 56,756 120,555 285,605 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 7,402 68,758 9,128 54,114 345,231 Beef Cuts 5/ : 3,343 7,373 10,388 7,349 51,638 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 1,697 3,549 256 1,830 53,007 Trimmings 7/ : 411 7,823 15 428 53,681 Other 8/ : 2,692 2,843 165 2,141 61,438 : Other : Veal : 65 2 909 3,329 Lamb & Mutton : 62 368 267 4,682 13,553 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 9/ Includes tongues, kidneys, livers, stomachs, hearts, chitterlings, salivary glands, and other organs removed from slaughtered hogs. 10/ Includes product unable to be classified elsewhere in this report. Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, July 31, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 19 44,852 28 1 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 6 129 25 288,679 Pecans 1/ : 127 17,285 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 26,176 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 20,826 67,636 220,602 138,011 4,039 Other Natural Cheese : 343 43,019 113,374 66,695 2,101 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 4 1,411 77 1,168 14,121 Hens, Mature Chickens : 21 207 373 180 2,739 Other : 1,721 22,395 18,487 43,376 225,482 Total Chicken : 1,746 24,013 18,937 44,724 242,342 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 9,408 26,329 17,796 62,396 80,851 Other Turkey : 939 26,020 30,063 88,338 126,012 Total Turkey : 10,347 52,349 47,859 150,734 206,863 Ducks : 427 6,398 83 39 Total Poultry : 12,093 76,789 73,194 195,541 449,244 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 21 8,087 33,006 110 507 Blueberries : 11,731 6,617 28,491 1,383 5,042 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 1 5,743 65,620 212 281 Cherries, Sweet : 218 6,415 362 8 Peaches : 13 1,302 2,723 586 212 Raspberries, Red : 65 1,598 1,431 158 52 Strawberries, Total : 100 3,696 4,439 815 686 Other Frozen Fruit : 5,037 12,211 88,645 3,704 4,304 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, July 31, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 63 7 271,318 316,288 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 49,073 116,342 116 281 454,651 Pecans 1/ : 1,423 34,637 715 54,187 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 3,125 75,267 104,568 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 231 3,133 10,281 102,764 567,523 Other Natural Cheese : 196 203 593 14,325 240,849 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 3,052 12,692 587 3,165 36,277 Hens, Mature Chickens : 1,321 272 1,411 6,524 Other : 147,622 305,804 2,741 60,359 827,987 Total Chicken : 151,995 318,768 3,328 64,935 870,788 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 7,735 74,878 16,806 66,830 363,029 Other Turkey : 1,422 37,678 12,502 16,991 339,965 Total Turkey : 9,157 112,556 29,308 83,821 702,994 Ducks : 15 29 172 7,163 Total Poultry : 161,152 431,339 32,665 148,928 1,580,945 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 80 976 96 6,828 49,711 Blueberries : 122 758 111 13,575 67,830 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 53 305 1,325 8,029 81,569 Cherries, Sweet : 2 45 735 5,871 13,656 Peaches : 110 680 10 20,533 26,169 Raspberries, Red : 128 407 1 67,758 71,598 Strawberries, Total : 1,315 27,566 927 390,972 430,516 Other Frozen Fruit : 165 13,687 6,375 78,375 212,503 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, July 31, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 59 2,182 248 1,813,372 Other Juice Concentrate : 350 28,524 10,883 2,644 120,497 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 805 6,156 79 258 Limas, Fordhook : 1,013 651 32 504 Limas, Baby : 3,470 3,965 592 7,951 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 21,392 20,662 562 5,094 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 4,462 2,811 539 465 Broccoli, Spears : 8,057 5,397 6 2,038 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 5,099 7,517 6,115 7,062 Brussels Sprouts : 2,217 1,277 40 616 Carrots, Diced : 8,307 9,407 693 1,328 Carrots, Other : 9,604 20,441 396 3,590 Cauliflower : 1,902 2,380 394 977 Corn, Cut : 18,866 30,325 14,400 5,158 Corn, Cob : 12,511 18,620 6,244 3,327 Mixed Vegetables : 6,447 7,813 697 1,141 Okra : 2,438 548 5,451 10,241 Onion Rings : 244 2,533 725 1,640 Onions, Other : 2,212 4,033 181 2,898 Blackeye Peas : 253 55 40 3,504 Green Peas : 50,136 41,514 13,719 13,428 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 1,304 1,287 45 690 Spinach : 18,570 4,178 618 7,468 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 3,643 6,168 382 8,761 Southern Greens : 2,999 592 144 8,971 Other Vegetables : 36,642 29,541 12,512 26,735 : Potatoes : French Fries : 33,314 28,854 53,215 95,663 24,991 Other Frozen : 4,510 16,759 39,200 8,232 4,236 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 3,610 33,807 39,559 108,383 28,198 Beef Cuts 5/ : 4,938 433 8,984 7,240 3,325 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 219 1,742 17,080 17,079 8,667 Trimmings 7/ : 153 1,856 13,985 18,464 6,263 Other 8/ : 1,608 1,045 12,472 23,110 9,712 Other : Veal : 13 1,093 1,500 181 48 Lamb & Mutton : 9 3,149 1,434 3,415 494 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, July 31, 2002 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 38 7,852 97 66,281 1,890,129 Other Juice Concentrate : 227 23,817 435 96,959 284,336 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 775 8 2,805 10,886 Limas, Fordhook : 593 2,877 5,670 Limas, Baby : 1,078 1,014 8,238 26,308 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 2,002 44 49,742 99,498 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 298 148 11,974 20,697 Broccoli, Spears : 16,893 10 22,461 54,862 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 17,298 642 27,028 70,761 Brussels Sprouts : 719 5,615 10,484 Carrots, Diced : 1,630 16 21,309 42,690 Carrots, Other : 9,450 615 42,194 86,290 Cauliflower : 4,657 118 13,653 24,081 Corn, Cut : 1,874 806 70,829 142,258 Corn, Cob : 1,262 3 49,016 90,983 Mixed Vegetables : 6,502 84 21,064 43,748 Okra : 30,091 920 49,689 Onion Rings : 617 457 778 6,994 Onions, Other : 4,716 1,842 9,503 25,385 Blackeye Peas : 1,002 465 5,319 Green Peas : 4,356 21,824 175,219 320,196 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 868 2,592 6,786 Spinach : 13,181 2,149 52,352 98,516 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 6,748 1,055 17,473 44,230 Southern Greens : 10,071 1,130 23,907 Other Vegetables : 32,323 8,917 117,702 264,372 : Potatoes : French Fries : 1,208 9,599 207,995 406,948 861,787 Other Frozen : 255 19,832 59,563 109,893 262,480 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 7,909 73,605 12,513 59,015 366,599 Beef Cuts 5/ : 3,483 8,129 12,894 7,210 56,636 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 2,153 3,117 287 2,186 52,530 Trimmings 7/ : 490 7,330 6 118 48,665 Other 8/ : 2,587 3,148 162 1,675 55,519 : Other : Veal : 66 2 944 3,847 Lamb & Mutton : 67 479 130 4,844 14,021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 9/ Includes tongues, kidneys, livers, stomachs, hearts, chitterlings, salivary glands, and other organs removed from slaughtered hogs. 10/ Includes product unable to be classified elsewhere in this report. Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, July 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cooler : Freezer :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Usable : Usable : Usable : Usable Region : Space : Space Occupied : Space : Space Occupied :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 31 :Jul 31:Jun 30:Jul 31: Jul 31 :Jul 31:Jun 30:Jul 31 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 : Cu Ft ---- Percent --- Cu Ft ---- Percent --- : New England : 1,766 57 75 73 15,869 62 62 63 Middle Atlantic : 43,265 64 65 67 125,730 66 56 54 E. North Central : 55,045 40 45 45 216,207 41 42 41 W. North Central : 47,388 27 44 45 158,267 50 49 50 South Atlantic : 49,717 40 34 31 202,478 53 55 57 E. South Central : 10,057 41 49 47 74,017 39 40 40 W. South Central : 29,571 14 22 20 142,675 52 56 56 Mountain : 5,827 28 16 15 65,688 61 43 41 Pacific : 48,464 33 31 28 314,260 59 54 58 : US : 291,100 38 42 41 1,315,191 53 51 52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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