Co St 1 (3-03) Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 20, 2003, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Cold Storage" call Barry Adams at (202) 720-8784, office hours 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. HIGHLIGHTS Frozen food stocks in refrigerated warehouses on February 28, 2003, were greater than year earlier levels for poultry and red meat. Butter stocks were 17 percent above January 2003 and 83 percent above a year ago. Total red meat supplies in freezers were 3 percent below January 31, 2003 and 1 percent above February 2002. Frozen pork stocks were 1 percent above last month and 2 percent above last year. Stocks of pork bellies were 8 percent above last month but 34 percent below February 2002 stocks. Total frozen poultry supplies on February 28, 2003 were up 1 percent from last month and slightly above last year's level. Total stocks of chicken were down 7 percent from last month and down 8 percent from last year's level. Total pounds of turkey in freezers increased 13 percent from last month and were 16 percent above last year. Public cooler occupancy on February 28, 2003, was at 42 percent of capacity, up 1 point from last year. Public freezer occupancy, was at 52 percent, up 2 points from last year. This page is intentionally blank. Table of Contents Page Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, February 20034 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, January 31, 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 28, 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, February 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, February 28, 2002 and 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Survey and Estimating Procedures, Revision Policy and Reliability18 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, February 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Feb 28, : Jan 31, : Feb 28, : Feb : Jan : Feb 28, : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 :2002 :2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage : 324,764 401,890 270,234 83 67 Controlled Atmosphere:2,632,823 3,175,041 2,694,314 102 85 Total :2,957,587 3,576,931 2,964,548 100 83 1,958 Pears : Bartlett : 916 77 73 8 95 Other Varieties : 187,141 246,145 191,218 102 78 Total : 188,057 246,222 191,291 102 78 63 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 541,345 284,978 306,937 57 108 Pecans : 42,295 37,681 40,721 96 108 Other Shelled : 135,704 122,161 137,391 101 112 Total : 719,344 444,820 485,049 67 109 192,939 In-Shell : Peanuts : 15,645 12,504 15,556 99 124 Pecans : 195,471 99,229 101,451 52 102 Other In-Shell : 14,185 7,872 7,311 52 93 Total : 225,301 119,605 124,318 55 104 42,302 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 130,124 202,660 238,016 183 117 223,032 (Government Owned) : 1,200 349 725 60 208 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 491,147 512,192 534,030 109 104 (Government Owned) : 753 280 368 49 131 Swiss : 12,711 25,125 24,632 194 98 Other Natural Cheese : 216,463 222,166 204,474 94 92 Total : 720,321 759,483 763,136 106 100 429,819 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 2,204 1,818 2,579 117 142 Yolks : 1,036 924 1,106 107 120 Whole & Mixed : 7,282 8,778 9,503 130 108 Unclassified : 3,381 3,820 3,924 116 103 Total : 13,903 15,340 17,112 123 112 16,505 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 26,981 25,963 24,861 92 96 Hens, Mature Chickens: 4,076 4,547 4,439 109 98 Other : 705,238 692,725 645,388 92 93 Total Chicken : 736,295 723,235 674,688 92 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, February 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Feb 28, : Jan 31, : Feb 28, : Feb : Jan : Feb 28, : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 :2002 :2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Turkeys : Toms (Whole Carcasses) : 117,250 81,575 104,952 90 129 Hens (Whole Carcasses) : 83,929 54,763 71,825 86 131 Whole Turkeys : 201,179 136,338 176,777 88 130 Other Turkey : 212,064 286,732 302,085 142 105 Total Turkey : 413,243 423,070 478,862 116 113 363,130 Ducks : 6,575 5,222 5,135 78 98 Total Poultry :1,156,113 1,151,527 1,158,685 100 101 1,001,347 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 65,459 47,797 56,768 87 119 Apricots : 4,343 3,912 3,487 80 89 Blackberries, Total : 21,792 19,443 17,017 78 88 IQF : 13,207 12,342 11,125 84 90 Pails and Tubs : 2,792 1,668 1,369 49 82 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 4,578 4,810 3,934 86 82 Concentrate : 1,215 623 589 48 95 Blueberries : 84,492 76,912 65,813 78 86 Boysenberries : 2,448 2,460 2,410 98 98 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 115,834 48,085 38,770 33 81 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 1,846 1,362 1,594 86 117 Cherries, Sweet : 12,100 7,195 6,762 56 94 Grapes : 4,124 6,226 6,072 147 98 Peaches : 51,198 60,817 52,144 102 86 Raspberries, Black : 2,486 1,991 1,939 78 97 Raspberries, Red, Total: 36,220 42,535 38,048 105 89 IQF : 13,881 15,028 14,119 102 94 Pails and Tubs : 7,867 9,706 8,818 112 91 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 13,174 16,995 14,203 108 84 Concentrate : 1,298 806 908 70 113 Strawberries, Total : 170,540 219,946 202,338 119 92 IQF and Poly : 106,388 132,840 123,634 116 93 Pails and Tubs : 48,062 52,263 46,845 97 90 Barrels and Drums : 9,769 28,880 25,049 256 87 Juice Stock : 6,321 5,963 6,810 108 114 Other Frozen Fruit : 375,838 384,409 361,909 96 94 Total : 948,720 923,090 855,071 90 93 704,109 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 1/ :1,770,894 1,851,914 1,833,394 104 99 (Gallon Equivalent) : 178,950 187,138 185,266 Other Juice Concentrate: 281,904 253,746 252,824 90 100 Total :2,052,798 2,105,660 2,000,067 97 95 206,437 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, February 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :----------------------------------------------------- : Feb 28, : Jan 31, : Feb 28, : Feb : Jan : Feb 28, : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 :2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 8,599 6,642 5,879 68 89 Limas, Fordhook : 10,445 10,743 8,880 85 83 Limas, Baby : 42,887 41,391 40,049 93 97 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 102,337 141,964 132,659 130 93 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 14,995 19,638 16,003 107 81 Broccoli, Spears : 47,431 51,898 53,249 112 103 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 78,297 67,525 72,495 93 107 Brussels Sprouts : 15,144 18,860 17,034 112 90 Carrots, Diced : 74,028 83,470 70,056 95 84 Carrots, Other : 139,790 128,444 117,725 84 92 Cauliflower : 33,288 34,228 30,788 92 90 Corn, Cut : 290,103 360,346 330,215 114 92 Corn, Cob : 187,863 251,733 225,622 120 90 Mixed Vegetables : 55,344 44,094 43,023 78 98 Okra : 33,964 42,345 36,373 107 86 Onion Rings : 7,138 9,088 6,696 94 74 Onions, Other : 27,713 30,676 31,525 114 103 Blackeye Peas : 5,891 5,252 5,276 90 100 Green Peas : 174,097 143,201 115,245 66 80 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 10,746 7,285 7,096 66 97 Spinach : 66,518 59,784 57,405 86 96 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 40,114 39,578 37,132 93 94 Southern Greens : 30,252 24,893 23,952 79 96 Other Vegetables : 301,858 296,305 289,443 96 98 Total :1,798,842 1,919,383 1,773,820 99 92 1,346,886 : Potatoes : French Fries :1,031,776 915,970 948,925 92 104 Other Frozen : 239,726 255,893 259,867 108 102 Total :1,271,502 1,171,863 1,208,792 95 103 890,745 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, February 2003 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 28, : Jan 31, : Feb 28, : Feb : Jan : Feb 28, : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 :2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 2/ : 387,401 418,354 380,979 98 91 Beef Cuts 3/ : 51,627 64,387 61,988 120 96 Total : 439,028 482,741 442,967 101 92 439,005 (Government Owned) : 4,308 2,563 2,487 58 97 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 12,617 10,365 11,695 93 113 Hams, Total : 74,470 79,453 90,239 121 114 87,403 Bone-in : 33,298 41,642 50,471 152 121 49,886 Boneless 4/ : 41,172 37,811 39,768 97 105 37,517 Bellies : 57,569 35,354 38,091 66 108 Loins, Total : 40,218 44,017 44,261 110 101 41,001 Bone-in : 18,368 22,879 22,927 125 100 Boneless 5/ : 21,850 21,138 21,334 98 101 Ribs 6/ : 83,356 98,510 97,202 117 99 Butts : 17,270 18,090 17,659 102 98 Trimmings 7/ : 64,150 55,237 54,792 85 99 Other 8/ : 75,735 80,676 76,579 101 95 Variety Meats 9/ : 50,422 40,386 43,621 87 108 Unclassified 10/ : 35,122 50,792 45,325 129 89 Total : 510,929 512,880 519,464 102 101 471,901 (Government Owned) : 1,386 1,692 1,369 99 81 Other : Veal : 4,873 7,086 6,016 123 85 Lamb & Mutton : 11,269 6,232 5,425 48 87 Total : 16,142 13,318 11,441 71 86 11,171 Canned : Canned Hams : 4,342 5,725 5,846 135 102 Other Canned Meat : 275 1,049 998 363 95 Total : 4,617 6,774 6,844 148 101 6,709 Total : 970,716 1,015,713 980,716 101 97 928,786 Miscellaneous : Cooler : 765,035 713,158 651,440 85 91 291,601 Freezer : 2,206,916 2,110,437 2,203,480 100 104 2,127,185 Total : 2,971,951 2,823,595 2,854,920 96 101 2,418,786 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 5,592,740 5,874,482 5,199,668 93 89 1,109,563 Stored in Freezers :10,532,539 10,601,410 10,415,873 99 98 7,438,323 Total :16,125,279 16,475,892 15,615,541 97 95 8,547,886 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 31, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 19,546 364,216 119,788 152 144,579 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 17 20 17 159,921 Pecans 1/ : 69 13,741 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 20,634 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 19,157 57,436 207,898 120,179 367 Other Natural Cheese : 247 32,423 118,168 53,918 2,486 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 11 1,059 103 1,445 6,046 Hens, Mature Chickens : 12 301 295 207 1,783 Other : 1,296 19,132 13,560 25,812 218,560 Total Chicken : 1,319 20,492 13,958 27,464 226,389 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 1,160 4,035 1,431 36,652 30,160 Other Turkey : 537 11,637 22,933 65,692 135,795 Total Turkey : 1,697 15,672 24,364 102,344 165,955 Ducks : 392 4,650 25 Total Poultry : 3,016 36,556 42,972 129,808 392,369 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 63 12,513 25,262 128 915 Blueberries : 14,744 5,579 36,719 1,388 2,123 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 7 4,198 32,558 807 597 Cherries, Sweet : 328 3,278 634 46 Peaches : 28 2,581 6,330 2,170 503 Raspberries, Red : 157 937 1,172 117 124 Strawberries, Total : 106 3,698 3,905 576 812 Other Frozen Fruit : 21,618 13,356 212,611 2,158 6,120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, January 31, 2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 4,563 14,484 2,909,603 3,576,931 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 25,196 98,779 95 933 284,978 Pecans 1/ : 815 22,918 138 37,681 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 3,259 75,336 99,229 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 538 1,428 11,635 93,554 512,192 Other Natural Cheese : 216 205 839 13,664 222,166 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 3,551 10,905 348 2,495 25,963 Hens, Mature Chickens : 456 424 1,069 4,547 Other : 124,571 240,566 2,052 47,176 692,725 Total Chicken : 128,578 251,895 2,400 50,740 723,235 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 581 25,553 13,533 23,233 136,338 Other Turkey : 1,197 31,898 10,204 6,839 286,732 Total Turkey : 1,778 57,451 23,737 30,072 423,070 Ducks : 47 24 84 5,222 Total Poultry : 130,356 309,393 26,161 80,896 1,151,527 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 90 1,280 194 7,352 47,797 Blueberries : 110 720 273 15,256 76,912 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 31 1,134 2,597 6,156 48,085 Cherries, Sweet : 1 52 860 1,996 7,195 Peaches : 87 1,409 133 47,576 60,817 Raspberries, Red : 59 711 2 39,256 42,535 Strawberries, Total : 936 18,941 181 190,791 219,946 Other Frozen Fruit : 174 14,943 6,265 107,164 384,409 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, January 31, 2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 200 657 155 1,776,861 Other Juice Concentrate : 546 30,990 11,629 1,543 100,330 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 916 2,217 57 626 Limas, Fordhook : 1,594 752 21 399 Limas, Baby : 7,885 2,599 448 8,926 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 36,999 35,976 608 3,439 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 5,494 4,692 113 324 Broccoli, Spears : 7,321 4,992 7 2,128 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 3,829 7,517 8,443 5,378 Brussels Sprouts : 2,240 1,628 6 1,658 Carrots, Diced : 8,609 34,999 214 1,386 Carrots, Other : 13,066 29,638 443 4,415 Cauliflower : 2,278 3,541 38 879 Corn, Cut : 35,286 70,370 23,584 3,895 Corn, Cob : 16,798 31,242 24,088 5,169 Mixed Vegetables : 4,092 9,269 188 1,687 Okra : 1,897 562 7,427 8,001 Onion Rings : 314 3,904 1,096 1,826 Onions, Other : 2,320 4,518 184 2,987 Blackeye Peas : 184 56 24 3,813 Green Peas : 29,325 24,513 8,473 5,616 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 981 1,447 100 452 Spinach : 15,667 3,969 211 4,192 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 4,939 10,309 63 4,292 Southern Greens : 2,555 894 122 6,600 Other Vegetables : 38,843 37,075 12,331 20,708 : Potatoes : French Fries : 38,910 30,744 56,619 103,920 24,758 Other Frozen : 5,061 12,316 31,508 6,926 4,174 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 10,423 54,969 52,808 139,293 25,444 Beef Cuts 5/ : 5,163 2,403 10,430 12,119 2,654 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 447 2,079 34,544 39,668 11,857 Trimmings 7/ : 155 1,246 11,157 32,721 3,242 Other 8/ : 2,216 1,220 13,311 36,326 18,084 : Other : Veal : 1,607 1,035 249 49 Lamb & Mutton : 4 659 1,290 511 276 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, January 31, 2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 42 7,160 169 66,670 1,851,914 Other Juice Concentrate : 120 21,217 310 87,061 253,746 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 566 20 2,240 6,642 Limas, Fordhook : 491 7,486 10,743 Limas, Baby : 1,044 3,255 17,234 41,391 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,330 87 63,525 141,964 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 288 128 8,599 19,638 Broccoli, Spears : 17,728 107 19,615 51,898 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 20,420 589 21,349 67,525 Brussels Sprouts : 366 2 12,960 18,860 Carrots, Diced : 1,362 36,900 83,470 Carrots, Other : 6,896 605 73,381 128,444 Cauliflower : 9,136 8 18,348 34,228 Corn, Cut : 2,169 4,629 220,413 360,346 Corn, Cob : 1,287 4,006 169,143 251,733 Mixed Vegetables : 5,777 38 23,043 44,094 Okra : 23,963 495 42,345 Onion Rings : 818 653 477 9,088 Onions, Other : 2,642 3,507 14,518 30,676 Blackeye Peas : 1,031 144 5,252 Green Peas : 3,265 9,147 62,862 143,201 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 786 3 3,516 7,285 Spinach : 16,445 24 19,276 59,784 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 5,546 527 13,902 39,578 Southern Greens : 13,389 1,333 24,893 Other Vegetables : 32,591 8,122 146,635 296,305 : Potatoes : French Fries : 2,252 11,129 211,537 436,101 915,970 Other Frozen : 597 26,848 51,874 116,589 255,893 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 4,794 72,401 10,826 47,396 418,354 Beef Cuts 5/ : 3,875 7,531 13,816 6,396 64,387 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 3,233 4,729 184 1,769 98,510 Trimmings 7/ : 199 5,934 10 573 55,237 Other 8/ : 3,375 3,292 226 2,626 80,676 : Other : Veal : 342 167 2 3,635 7,086 Lamb & Mutton : 11 254 81 3,146 6,232 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 28, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 14,899 297,349 104,569 135,832 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 2 21 18 175,154 Pecans 1/ : 62 15,001 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 19,270 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 21,737 58,459 220,076 124,524 104 Other Natural Cheese : 258 17,463 119,013 51,663 1,856 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 933 128 1,052 5,819 Hens, Mature Chickens : 12 268 284 105 1,821 Other : 1,539 17,955 14,188 23,671 198,959 Total Chicken : 1,551 19,156 14,600 24,828 206,599 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 1,181 4,808 2,058 52,799 40,032 Other Turkey : 767 11,150 22,111 74,731 136,800 Total Turkey : 1,948 15,958 24,169 127,530 176,832 Ducks : 2 441 4,512 30 Total Poultry : 3,501 35,555 43,281 152,358 383,461 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 61 14,564 31,554 174 1,042 Blueberries : 13,784 4,530 30,699 1,497 1,642 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 6 3,570 26,029 767 589 Cherries, Sweet : 316 2,884 600 46 Peaches : 24 2,489 5,551 1,989 508 Raspberries, Red : 161 1,122 1,256 81 103 Strawberries, Total : 54 4,160 3,921 620 909 Other Frozen Fruit : 33,316 12,177 192,620 2,498 5,500 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 28, 2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 4,259 7,003 2,400,637 2,964,548 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 28,965 101,760 91 926 306,937 Pecans 1/ : 957 24,566 135 40,721 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 2,727 79,454 101,451 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 433 1,668 11,185 95,844 534,030 Other Natural Cheese : 177 221 797 13,026 204,474 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 2,884 10,948 370 2,727 24,861 Hens, Mature Chickens : 425 601 923 4,439 Other : 117,255 224,224 1,965 45,632 645,388 Total Chicken : 120,564 235,773 2,335 49,282 674,688 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 656 34,232 9,812 31,199 176,777 Other Turkey : 1,078 30,755 10,620 14,073 302,085 Total Turkey : 1,734 64,987 20,432 45,272 478,862 Ducks : 47 24 79 5,135 Total Poultry : 122,298 300,807 22,791 94,633 1,158,685 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 104 1,399 220 7,650 56,768 Blueberries : 111 740 287 12,523 65,813 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 43 1,172 844 5,750 38,770 Cherries, Sweet : 1 45 961 1,909 6,762 Peaches : 57 1,393 158 39,975 52,144 Raspberries, Red : 165 485 2 34,673 38,048 Strawberries, Total : 892 19,435 182 172,165 202,338 Other Frozen Fruit : 162 15,617 5,657 94,362 361,909 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 28, 2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 183 601 138 1,756,442 Other Juice Concentrate : 574 30,374 11,093 1,736 102,196 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 927 1,783 34 503 Limas, Fordhook : 1,466 653 21 463 Limas, Baby : 7,774 2,448 454 9,934 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 33,934 31,347 471 3,588 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 5,272 3,594 87 439 Broccoli, Spears : 7,386 5,031 6 2,525 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 4,149 7,369 7,119 5,415 Brussels Sprouts : 2,259 1,482 1 1,700 Carrots, Diced : 7,796 30,369 282 1,398 Carrots, Other : 12,133 26,346 401 4,164 Cauliflower : 2,248 3,309 50 939 Corn, Cut : 30,535 64,697 20,890 3,770 Corn, Cob : 15,521 28,081 22,733 4,225 Mixed Vegetables : 3,949 9,799 168 1,648 Okra : 1,637 567 5,485 6,573 Onion Rings : 314 3,526 633 565 Onions, Other : 2,263 4,374 231 3,153 Blackeye Peas : 281 57 24 3,689 Green Peas : 24,172 21,190 7,742 4,886 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 916 1,372 120 458 Spinach : 11,944 3,549 190 3,317 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 4,560 9,223 15 4,039 Southern Greens : 2,753 1,204 82 6,735 Other Vegetables : 37,950 35,866 11,462 21,085 : Potatoes : French Fries : 39,314 32,476 54,848 116,326 34,059 Other Frozen : 5,507 13,401 30,967 8,567 3,688 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 6,021 49,310 46,006 132,172 20,560 Beef Cuts 5/ : 4,200 2,203 10,272 11,246 2,857 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 441 2,055 34,685 38,193 10,284 Trimmings 7/ : 196 1,260 10,859 33,011 2,220 Other 8/ : 2,081 960 12,135 36,338 15,599 Other : Veal : 1,466 864 221 46 Lamb & Mutton : 4 571 1,133 390 294 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 28, 2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 39 7,598 159 68,234 1,833,394 Other Juice Concentrate : 175 22,027 389 84,260 252,824 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 584 11 2,037 5,879 Limas, Fordhook : 379 2 5,896 8,880 Limas, Baby : 1,251 3,100 15,088 40,049 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,449 41 61,829 132,659 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 406 91 6,114 16,003 Broccoli, Spears : 19,981 101 18,219 53,249 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 23,652 621 24,170 72,495 Brussels Sprouts : 341 2 11,249 17,034 Carrots, Diced : 1,377 8 28,826 70,056 Carrots, Other : 7,764 583 66,334 117,725 Cauliflower : 8,273 11 15,958 30,788 Corn, Cut : 1,974 3,888 204,461 330,215 Corn, Cob : 1,284 47 153,731 225,622 Mixed Vegetables : 5,675 153 21,631 43,023 Okra : 21,567 544 36,373 Onion Rings : 740 425 493 6,696 Onions, Other : 2,566 3,596 15,342 31,525 Blackeye Peas : 1,014 211 5,276 Green Peas : 2,791 6,642 47,822 115,245 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 896 3 3,331 7,096 Spinach : 19,214 21 19,170 57,405 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 5,303 391 13,601 37,132 Southern Greens : 11,963 1,215 23,952 Other Vegetables : 40,788 7,743 134,549 289,443 : Potatoes : French Fries : 2,191 10,724 199,057 459,930 948,925 Other Frozen : 684 24,163 44,619 128,271 259,867 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 3,943 70,588 9,921 42,458 380,979 Beef Cuts 5/ : 3,825 7,185 14,890 5,310 61,988 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 4,204 5,137 157 2,046 97,202 Trimmings 7/ : 223 6,437 10 576 54,792 Other 8/ : 3,283 3,452 196 2,535 76,579 : Other : Veal : 170 146 8 3,095 6,016 Lamb & Mutton : 8 160 100 2,765 5,425 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cooler : Freezer :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Usable : Usable : Usable : Usable Region : Space : Space Occupied : Space : Space Occupied :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 28 :Feb 28:Jan 31:Feb 28: Feb 28 :Feb 28:Jan 31:Feb 28 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 : Cu Ft ---- Percent --- Cu Ft ---- Percent --- : New England : 1,783 60 73 68 16,575 65 60 63 Middle Atlantic : 46,907 70 61 57 137,966 56 52 52 E. North Central : 54,813 38 51 50 218,866 44 52 49 W. North Central : 46,749 41 40 40 162,522 52 57 57 South Atlantic : 53,205 35 32 32 204,680 52 54 52 E. South Central : 9,868 47 49 45 72,758 40 40 38 W. South Central : 29,565 21 28 29 142,080 54 51 51 Mountain : 6,149 16 38 37 68,505 43 55 53 Pacific : 51,847 36 35 38 333,641 51 59 56 : US : 300,886 41 42 42 1,357,593 50 54 52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, February 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Warehouses :----------------------------------------------------------- State : Feb 28, : Jan 31, : Feb 28 : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 Pounds ------- : CA : 42,314 42,877 29,008 MI : 199,318 110,495 99,044 N ENG : 17,588 19,546 14,899 NY : 199,584 198,198 160,524 OH : 7,240 6,060 3,415 OR : 24,161 20,680 21,629 PA : 245,040 165,953 136,825 VA : 94,851 98,141 79,771 WA : 2,032,128 2,846,046 2,350,000 WV : 59,693 36,068 47,121 : Other States : 35,670 32,867 22,312 : US : 2,957,587 3,576,931 2,964,548 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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