Co St 1 (6-03) Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 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 May 31, 2003 were greater than year earlier levels for butter, frozen eggs, total turkey, and orange juice. Butter stocks were 11 percent above April 2003 and 30 percent above a year ago. Total red meat supplies in freezers were 2 percent below April 30, 2003 and 7 percent below May 2002. Frozen pork stocks were 4 percent below last month and 9 percent below last year. Stocks of pork bellies were at the lowest level on record for May 31, 6 percent below last month and 26 percent below May 2002 stocks. Total frozen poultry supplies on May 31, 2003 were up 4 percent from last month but down 4 percent from last year's level. Total stocks of chicken were down 5 percent from last month and down 17 percent from last year's level. Total pounds of turkey in freezers increased 14 percent from last month and were 13 percent above last year. Public cooler occupancy on May 31, 2003, was at 41 percent of capacity, down 1 point from last year. Public freezer occupancy, was at 50 percent, unchanged from last year. This page is intentionally blank. Table of Contents Page Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, May 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, April 30, 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, May 31, 2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, May 2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, May 31, 2002 and 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Survey and Estimating Procedures, Revision Policy and Reliability . . . . . . . . . . .18 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, May 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : May 31, : Apr 30, : May 31, : May : Apr : May 31, : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 :2002 :2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage : 51,877 100,622 22,691 44 23 Controlled Atmosphere: 990,961 1,521,688 1,081,967 109 71 Total :1,042,838 1,622,310 1,104,658 106 68 9 Pears : Bartlett : 35 75 60 171 80 Other Varieties : 43,433 87,504 33,985 78 39 Total : 43,468 87,579 34,045 78 39 287 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 560,447 341,006 399,308 71 117 Pecans : 49,857 41,749 41,036 82 98 Other Shelled : 78,194 165,415 174,652 223 106 Total : 688,498 548,170 614,996 89 112 259,480 In-Shell : Peanuts : 26,301 17,274 22,296 85 129 Pecans : 135,285 74,625 60,280 45 81 Other In-Shell : 5,822 7,983 7,412 127 93 Total : 167,408 99,882 89,988 54 90 30,902 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 226,849 266,356 295,197 130 111 277,148 (Government Owned) : 2,258 837 849 38 101 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 536,080 531,100 536,475 100 101 (Government Owned) : 692 2,974 2,543 367 86 Swiss : 16,122 25,801 26,540 165 103 Other Natural Cheese : 236,787 220,536 224,846 95 102 Total : 788,989 777,437 787,861 100 101 438,014 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 1,998 2,433 2,665 133 110 Yolks : 840 1,078 830 99 77 Whole & Mixed : 4,956 8,883 10,692 216 120 Unclassified : 3,300 3,349 3,674 111 110 Total : 11,094 15,743 17,861 161 113 17,602 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 34,544 29,451 30,705 89 104 Hens, Mature Chickens: 6,885 4,757 5,044 73 106 Other : 795,538 697,754 660,919 83 95 Total Chicken : 836,967 731,962 696,668 83 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, May 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : May 31, : Apr 30, : May 31, : May : Apr : May 31, : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 :2002 :2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Turkeys : Toms (Whole Carcasses) : 159,553 159,329 184,728 116 116 Hens (Whole Carcasses) : 141,343 101,801 112,961 80 111 Whole Turkeys : 300,896 261,130 297,689 99 114 Other Turkey : 277,333 312,321 358,306 129 115 Total Turkey : 578,229 573,451 655,995 113 114 474,457 Ducks : 7,006 6,043 5,995 86 99 Total Poultry :1,422,202 1,311,456 1,358,658 96 104 1,141,793 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 67,963 59,766 58,825 87 98 Apricots : 2,112 2,325 1,839 87 79 Blackberries, Total : 12,203 13,287 9,377 77 71 IQF : 7,170 8,235 5,493 77 67 Pails and Tubs : 1,044 1,108 841 81 76 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 3,279 3,503 2,373 72 68 Concentrate : 710 441 670 94 152 Blueberries : 56,245 48,255 35,400 63 73 Boysenberries : 1,691 1,432 1,120 66 78 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 86,138 27,766 18,662 22 67 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 1,374 1,221 1,160 84 95 Cherries, Sweet : 8,647 6,238 4,776 55 77 Grapes : 3,187 5,255 5,314 167 101 Peaches : 28,116 36,019 25,650 91 71 Raspberries, Black : 2,020 1,328 1,143 57 86 Raspberries, Red, Total: 21,430 25,615 22,321 104 87 IQF : 8,970 11,046 11,061 123 100 Pails and Tubs : 4,845 5,606 4,361 90 78 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 6,855 8,280 6,207 91 75 Concentrate : 760 683 692 91 101 Strawberries, Total : 226,967 213,372 270,728 119 127 IQF and Poly : 162,933 105,740 117,600 72 111 Pails and Tubs : 36,085 67,839 92,458 256 136 Barrels and Drums : 13,594 21,418 31,911 235 149 Juice Stock : 14,355 18,375 28,759 200 157 Other Frozen Fruit : 265,570 302,836 282,001 106 93 Total : 783,663 744,715 738,316 94 99 588,565 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 1/ :1,982,817 1,936,919 2,091,175 105 108 (Gallon Equivalent) : 200,366 195,727 211,315 Other Juice Concentrate: 291,226 279,969 268,791 92 96 Total :2,274,043 2,216,888 2,359,966 104 106 240,883 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, May 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :----------------------------------------------------- : May 31, : Apr 30, : May 31, : May : Apr : May 31, : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 :2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 7,481 5,278 7,041 94 133 Limas, Fordhook : 7,610 6,660 5,206 68 78 Limas, Baby : 34,265 28,383 25,145 73 89 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 55,541 94,281 77,769 140 82 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 8,913 11,190 8,931 100 80 Broccoli, Spears : 59,382 51,601 49,975 84 97 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 70,348 80,323 82,998 118 103 Brussels Sprouts : 11,369 13,114 11,976 105 91 Carrots, Diced : 57,583 49,291 44,292 77 90 Carrots, Other : 99,168 97,541 96,910 98 99 Cauliflower : 29,011 23,865 18,986 65 80 Corn, Cut : 170,241 238,283 203,138 119 85 Corn, Cob : 113,482 159,151 141,508 125 89 Mixed Vegetables : 45,965 43,140 40,306 88 93 Okra : 29,521 28,830 29,067 98 101 Onion Rings : 7,331 5,716 5,924 81 104 Onions, Other : 33,735 29,907 29,664 88 99 Blackeye Peas : 5,708 4,163 5,486 96 132 Green Peas : 111,980 64,022 51,647 46 81 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 6,893 6,380 6,541 95 103 Spinach : 108,686 100,918 111,570 103 111 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 31,332 29,071 29,215 93 100 Southern Greens : 25,145 23,879 22,120 88 93 Other Vegetables : 246,237 257,071 258,372 105 101 Total :1,376,927 1,452,058 1,363,787 99 94 1,037,915 : Potatoes : French Fries : 912,498 899,075 860,416 94 96 Other Frozen : 269,837 251,472 239,915 89 95 Total :1,182,335 1,150,547 1,100,331 93 96 805,202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, May 2003 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : May 31, : Apr 30, : May 31, : May : Apr : May 31, : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 :2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 2/ : 351,227 336,523 339,695 97 101 Beef Cuts 3/ : 50,533 53,092 48,372 96 91 Total : 401,760 389,615 388,067 97 100 385,917 (Government Owned) : 2,053 1,932 1,760 86 91 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 14,621 10,195 9,280 63 91 Hams, Total : 128,198 91,690 105,513 82 115 102,157 Bone-in : 56,063 42,955 54,060 96 126 53,654 Boneless 4/ : 72,135 48,735 51,453 71 106 48,503 Bellies : 62,269 48,542 45,858 74 94 Loins, Total : 32,334 38,164 31,456 97 82 28,647 Bone-in : 16,751 17,510 16,101 96 92 Boneless 5/ : 15,583 20,654 15,355 99 74 Ribs 6/ : 67,755 92,867 71,496 106 77 Butts : 14,280 15,991 12,835 90 80 Trimmings 7/ : 67,069 57,180 47,836 71 84 Other 8/ : 66,637 68,551 75,198 113 110 Variety Meats 9/ : 51,600 49,824 51,276 99 103 Unclassified 10/ : 43,239 46,951 50,030 116 107 Total : 548,002 519,955 500,778 91 96 456,184 (Government Owned) : 1,117 1,298 910 81 70 Other : Veal : 3,736 4,972 5,419 145 109 Lamb & Mutton : 12,938 5,016 5,867 45 117 Total : 16,674 9,988 11,286 68 113 11,107 Canned : Canned Hams : 6,154 6,371 7,498 122 118 Other Canned Meat : 360 771 786 218 102 Total : 6,514 7,142 8,284 127 116 8,229 Total : 972,950 926,700 908,415 93 98 861,437 Miscellaneous : Cooler : 644,213 624,971 628,166 98 101 294,840 Freezer : 2,109,723 2,186,090 2,176,225 103 100 2,104,431 Total : 2,753,936 2,811,061 2,804,391 102 100 2,399,271 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 3,394,689 3,781,156 3,271,538 96 87 1,192,041 Stored in Freezers :10,340,511 10,249,746 10,296,932 100 100 7,066,747 Total :13,735,200 14,030,902 13,568,470 99 97 8,258,788 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 30, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 5,920 167,211 24,252 54,756 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 1,011 24 21 206,256 Pecans 1/ : 74 15,377 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 8,434 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 21,422 60,470 217,063 118,568 118 Other Natural Cheese : 204 17,260 129,114 55,877 1,748 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 1,141 117 993 6,760 Hens, Mature Chickens : 12 118 174 112 1,979 Other : 1,358 17,142 14,798 33,748 213,475 Total Chicken : 1,370 18,401 15,089 34,853 222,214 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 1,074 5,165 3,114 58,148 59,074 Other Turkey : 772 14,408 25,088 77,567 143,371 Total Turkey : 1,846 19,573 28,202 135,715 202,445 Ducks : 463 5,403 11 Total Poultry : 3,216 38,437 48,694 170,568 424,670 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 35 19,057 30,205 144 1,090 Blueberries : 10,049 3,431 22,539 1,248 1,074 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 5 2,037 19,409 344 505 Cherries, Sweet : 280 2,295 626 32 Peaches : 16 1,945 5,370 1,689 280 Raspberries, Red : 105 1,137 1,137 85 106 Strawberries, Total : 109 4,188 3,461 980 772 Other Frozen Fruit : 56,099 12,360 137,200 2,293 4,005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, April 30, 2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 3,315 2,345 1,364,511 1,622,310 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 30,033 103,160 98 403 341,006 Pecans 1/ : 1,360 24,766 172 41,749 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 2,061 64,130 74,625 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 269 1,372 13,946 97,872 531,100 Other Natural Cheese : 1,834 208 1,678 12,613 220,536 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 3,677 13,025 472 3,266 29,451 Hens, Mature Chickens : 502 1,030 830 4,757 Other : 127,218 241,867 2,291 45,857 697,754 Total Chicken : 131,397 255,922 2,763 49,953 731,962 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 1,203 56,231 10,332 66,789 261,130 Other Turkey : 874 28,328 10,931 10,982 312,321 Total Turkey : 2,077 84,559 21,263 77,771 573,451 Ducks : 16 49 51 50 6,043 Total Poultry : 133,490 340,530 24,077 127,774 1,311,456 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 79 1,447 212 7,497 59,766 Blueberries : 336 555 241 8,782 48,255 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 7 862 554 4,043 27,766 Cherries, Sweet : 4 64 1,153 1,784 6,238 Peaches : 37 1,096 109 25,477 36,019 Raspberries, Red : 80 394 1 22,570 25,615 Strawberries, Total : 1,116 22,425 246 180,075 213,372 Other Frozen Fruit : 151 13,607 4,731 72,390 302,836 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, April 30, 2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 176 878 135 1,855,772 Other Juice Concentrate : 564 21,786 10,528 2,063 113,555 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 947 1,744 55 464 Limas, Fordhook : 1,531 560 9 429 Limas, Baby : 6,021 2,040 322 5,888 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 28,081 20,417 285 2,785 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 3,282 2,308 8 500 Broccoli, Spears : 7,366 3,410 3 3,689 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 3,967 8,073 6,191 6,399 Brussels Sprouts : 1,881 1,128 6 994 Carrots, Diced : 5,383 22,732 380 976 Carrots, Other : 10,541 19,749 416 3,360 Cauliflower : 2,051 3,031 36 687 Corn, Cut : 25,268 46,354 20,569 5,851 Corn, Cob : 13,043 19,097 13,849 5,097 Mixed Vegetables : 4,769 8,396 88 2,280 Okra : 1,628 496 2,346 7,078 Onion Rings : 310 2,804 851 552 Onions, Other : 2,570 4,124 351 3,298 Blackeye Peas : 177 50 18 2,842 Green Peas : 13,743 12,205 6,055 4,072 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 1,184 1,150 38 476 Spinach : 14,966 4,658 175 5,741 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 3,950 6,062 32 3,591 Southern Greens : 2,158 855 44 7,013 Other Vegetables : 35,716 28,455 10,674 24,427 : Potatoes : French Fries : 31,976 31,831 52,262 89,750 27,969 Other Frozen : 3,794 20,214 33,945 7,517 3,637 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 1,567 42,226 41,510 116,555 19,155 Beef Cuts 5/ : 1,962 2,347 7,683 10,449 3,248 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 421 2,211 32,783 34,044 9,655 Trimmings 7/ : 115 1,005 13,399 32,266 2,086 Other 8/ : 1,822 889 11,964 29,662 15,032 : Other : Veal : 986 1,128 173 38 Lamb & Mutton : 3 1,719 813 786 216 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, April 30, 2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 36 6,759 85 73,078 1,936,919 Other Juice Concentrate : 190 21,703 304 109,276 279,969 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 638 6 1,424 5,278 Limas, Fordhook : 356 2 3,773 6,660 Limas, Baby : 1,050 2,322 10,740 28,383 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,099 81 41,533 94,281 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 417 56 4,619 11,190 Broccoli, Spears : 17,097 99 19,937 51,601 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 27,946 775 26,972 80,323 Brussels Sprouts : 352 2 8,751 13,114 Carrots, Diced : 2,069 4 17,747 49,291 Carrots, Other : 11,462 426 51,587 97,541 Cauliflower : 6,398 2 11,660 23,865 Corn, Cut : 1,709 3,863 134,669 238,283 Corn, Cob : 987 33 107,045 159,151 Mixed Vegetables : 6,251 133 21,223 43,140 Okra : 16,660 622 28,830 Onion Rings : 614 385 200 5,716 Onions, Other : 2,187 3,366 14,011 29,907 Blackeye Peas : 815 261 4,163 Green Peas : 2,357 2,309 23,281 64,022 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 783 15 2,734 6,380 Spinach : 16,877 23 58,478 100,918 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 4,223 433 10,780 29,071 Southern Greens : 12,804 1,005 23,879 Other Vegetables : 38,457 7,214 112,128 257,071 : Potatoes : French Fries : 6,848 11,199 212,846 434,394 899,075 Other Frozen : 646 27,094 42,994 111,631 251,472 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 3,928 63,415 7,449 40,718 336,523 Beef Cuts 5/ : 3,474 7,004 11,962 4,963 53,092 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 5,798 5,433 312 2,210 92,867 Trimmings 7/ : 364 6,927 11 1,007 57,180 Other 8/ : 3,253 3,095 181 2,653 68,551 : Other : Veal : 105 186 3 2,353 4,972 Lamb & Mutton : 5 136 13 1,325 5,016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 31, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 1,927 109,505 527 37,433 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 683 424 1,297 225,047 Pecans 1/ : 84 14,036 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 8,358 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 22,271 60,021 210,377 125,900 549 Other Natural Cheese : 213 14,040 131,796 59,240 2,109 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 1,212 129 1,513 7,952 Hens, Mature Chickens : 14 152 180 132 2,116 Other : 1,848 14,676 15,137 32,103 205,569 Total Chicken : 1,862 16,040 15,446 33,748 215,637 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 2,394 14,968 5,035 59,362 68,538 Other Turkey : 720 11,945 28,008 81,915 179,712 Total Turkey : 3,114 26,913 33,043 141,277 248,250 Ducks : 425 5,351 1 11 Total Poultry : 4,976 43,378 53,840 175,026 463,898 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 25 17,050 32,098 137 757 Blueberries : 8,021 2,397 15,169 1,252 847 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 5 1,084 12,790 64 434 Cherries, Sweet : 125 1,667 489 25 Peaches : 11 1,473 3,602 1,454 190 Raspberries, Red : 53 1,265 1,053 112 89 Strawberries, Total : 160 4,240 3,507 1,451 1,169 Other Frozen Fruit : 63,630 10,857 113,999 2,518 3,666 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, May 31, 2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 2,766 882 951,618 1,104,658 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 31,884 139,522 92 359 399,308 Pecans 1/ : 1,328 25,486 102 41,036 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 2,027 49,895 60,280 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 375 1,731 15,242 100,009 536,475 Other Natural Cheese : 1,846 165 2,036 13,401 224,846 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 2,455 14,005 475 2,964 30,705 Hens, Mature Chickens : 524 1,089 837 5,044 Other : 123,107 228,455 2,458 37,566 660,919 Total Chicken : 126,086 243,549 2,933 41,367 696,668 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 2,300 66,813 13,277 65,002 297,689 Other Turkey : 948 31,348 11,894 11,816 358,306 Total Turkey : 3,248 98,161 25,171 76,818 655,995 Ducks : 18 79 51 59 5,995 Total Poultry : 129,352 341,789 28,155 118,244 1,358,658 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 83 993 181 7,501 58,825 Blueberries : 253 552 184 6,725 35,400 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 3 611 478 3,193 18,662 Cherries, Sweet : 3 72 962 1,433 4,776 Peaches : 27 824 97 17,972 25,650 Raspberries, Red : 76 243 2 19,428 22,321 Strawberries, Total : 1,429 26,669 245 231,858 270,728 Other Frozen Fruit : 129 14,857 4,332 68,013 282,001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, May 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/ : 150 928 131 2,005,797 Other Juice Concentrate : 454 22,067 10,259 1,740 107,751 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 962 3,314 79 433 Limas, Fordhook : 1,293 513 6 382 Limas, Baby : 4,973 1,812 318 5,078 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 22,848 16,147 280 2,771 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 2,646 1,726 172 398 Broccoli, Spears : 6,418 3,039 1 2,984 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 3,869 8,265 6,802 6,709 Brussels Sprouts : 1,489 1,038 2 1,704 Carrots, Diced : 4,309 19,443 302 1,031 Carrots, Other : 10,644 16,800 407 3,421 Cauliflower : 1,561 2,755 47 465 Corn, Cut : 19,062 40,928 17,601 6,264 Corn, Cob : 11,845 16,735 10,111 4,223 Mixed Vegetables : 4,220 8,129 64 2,349 Okra : 1,344 471 1,864 7,328 Onion Rings : 241 3,222 708 482 Onions, Other : 3,018 4,116 298 3,062 Blackeye Peas : 410 43 18 4,066 Green Peas : 9,496 11,803 4,560 3,518 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 1,082 822 102 356 Spinach : 16,467 5,521 774 5,168 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 3,714 5,228 30 4,288 Southern Greens : 1,801 757 44 6,657 Other Vegetables : 33,232 28,436 9,808 26,248 : Potatoes : French Fries : 36,703 32,861 58,568 94,612 26,513 Other Frozen : 3,120 17,395 33,893 7,618 3,953 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 1,521 41,513 41,673 109,819 26,898 Beef Cuts 5/ : 1,658 1,755 7,401 8,430 2,619 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 341 1,970 23,445 26,514 7,907 Trimmings 7/ : 103 925 10,701 27,458 1,890 Other 8/ : 2,042 836 15,926 31,357 15,331 Other : Veal : 1,104 1,088 198 41 Lamb & Mutton : 4 1,855 930 950 228 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, May 31, 2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 42 5,718 87 78,322 2,091,175 Other Juice Concentrate : 226 19,252 312 106,730 268,791 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 783 2 1,468 7,041 Limas, Fordhook : 349 2 2,661 5,206 Limas, Baby : 988 2,181 9,795 25,145 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 915 44 34,764 77,769 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 476 45 3,468 8,931 Broccoli, Spears : 16,342 106 21,085 49,975 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 30,285 784 26,284 82,998 Brussels Sprouts : 326 2 7,415 11,976 Carrots, Diced : 1,972 11 17,224 44,292 Carrots, Other : 12,768 344 52,526 96,910 Cauliflower : 4,281 3 9,874 18,986 Corn, Cut : 1,473 3,790 114,020 203,138 Corn, Cob : 856 13 97,725 141,508 Mixed Vegetables : 6,600 89 18,855 40,306 Okra : 17,432 628 29,067 Onion Rings : 611 362 298 5,924 Onions, Other : 2,338 3,357 13,475 29,664 Blackeye Peas : 715 234 5,486 Green Peas : 2,200 1,593 18,477 51,647 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 756 16 3,407 6,541 Spinach : 15,432 19 68,189 111,570 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 6,487 392 9,076 29,215 Southern Greens : 11,666 1,195 22,120 Other Vegetables : 39,733 7,010 113,905 258,372 : Potatoes : French Fries : 7,877 11,981 200,567 390,734 860,416 Other Frozen : 896 26,105 39,980 106,955 239,915 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 3,503 64,870 8,749 41,149 339,695 Beef Cuts 5/ : 3,094 6,950 11,893 4,572 48,372 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 4,639 4,183 271 2,226 71,496 Trimmings 7/ : 284 5,617 9 849 47,836 Other 8/ : 3,604 3,187 72 2,843 75,198 : Other : Veal : 184 240 2 2,562 5,419 Lamb & Mutton : 4 336 32 1,528 5,867 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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, May 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cooler : Freezer :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Usable : Usable : Usable : Usable Region : Space : Space Occupied : Space : Space Occupied :-------------------------------------------------------------- : May 31 :May 31:Apr 30:May 31: May 31 :May 31:Apr 30:May 31 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 : Cu Ft ---- Percent --- Cu Ft ---- Percent --- : New England : 1,783 72 60 64 16,575 62 57 60 Middle Atlantic : 46,908 60 52 52 137,966 55 52 52 E. North Central : 54,813 46 50 50 218,866 43 45 45 W. North Central : 46,699 45 38 42 163,484 49 56 55 South Atlantic : 53,713 36 30 30 204,742 58 49 49 E. South Central : 9,868 48 40 44 72,758 41 39 38 W. South Central : 29,554 24 30 27 142,078 53 48 48 Mountain : 6,208 17 45 45 69,059 39 52 51 Pacific : 54,257 32 39 39 339,133 52 52 52 : US : 303,803 42 41 41 1,364,661 50 50 50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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