Co St 1 (9-04) Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 22, 2004, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on Cold Storage call Perry Game at (202) 720-8784, office hours 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET. Highlights Frozen food stocks in refrigerated warehouses on August 31, 2004 were greater than year earlier levels for beef, chicken, orange juice, frozen fruit, and cheese. Butter stocks were down 16 percent from last month and down 36 percent from a year ago. Total red meat supplies in freezers were up 4 percent from last month and up 4 percent from last year. Frozen pork supplies were up 4 percent from last month, but down 10 percent from the previous year. Stocks of pork bellies were down 35 percent from last month and down 16 percent from last year. Total frozen poultry supplies on August 31, 2004 were 1 percent lower than the previous month and 1 percent lower than a year ago. Total stocks of chicken were down slightly from the previous month, but 18 percent higher than last year. Total pounds of turkey in freezers were down 2 percent from last month and down 17 percent from August 31, 2003. This page is intentionally blank. Contents Page Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, August 20044 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, July 31, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, August 31, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, August 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Survey and Estimating Procedures, Revision Policy and Reliability17 Access to Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, August 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Aug 31, : Jul 31, : Aug 31, : Aug : Jul : Aug 31, : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 :2003 :2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Apples : Regular Storage : 16,453 3,120 17,991 109 577 Controlled Atmosphere: 90,025 271,174 65,804 73 24 Total : 106,478 274,294 83,795 79 31 1,749 Pears : Bartlett : 37,806 27,470 61,979 164 226 Other Varieties : 2,483 8,275 1,950 79 24 Total : 40,289 35,745 63,929 159 179 10,203 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 236,506 399,079 308,922 131 77 Pecans : 32,127 37,660 34,904 109 93 Other Shelled : 82,948 102,951 77,727 94 75 Total : 351,581 539,690 421,553 120 78 192,538 In-Shell : Peanuts : 13,674 28,304 21,720 159 77 Pecans : 14,023 79,895 55,186 394 69 Other In-Shell : 11,187 8,319 11,237 100 135 Total : 38,884 116,518 88,143 227 76 31,479 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 253,913 193,520 162,897 64 84 145,238 (Government Owned) : 9,567 136 35 26 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 546,627 615,904 572,753 105 93 (Government Owned) : 8,807 7,077 7,076 80 100 Swiss : 22,172 28,012 26,106 118 93 Other Natural Cheese : 225,416 225,686 220,178 98 98 Total : 794,215 869,602 819,037 103 94 459,164 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 2,680 2,567 1,030 38 40 Yolks : 1,006 1,387 1,379 137 99 Whole & Mixed : 11,195 9,495 11,244 100 118 Unclassified : 3,163 3,271 3,504 111 107 Total : 18,044 16,720 17,157 95 103 16,666 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 34,819 21,723 21,990 63 101 Hens, Mature Chickens: 5,726 3,276 2,854 50 87 Breasts & Breast Meat: 98,154 104,526 109,647 112 105 Drumsticks : 15,618 16,808 14,463 93 86 Leg Quarters : 69,656 100,972 99,309 143 98 Legs : 12,934 9,700 7,743 60 80 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 7,698 7,037 8,694 113 124 Thigh Meat 1/ : 14,381 21,419 21,470 149 100 Wings 2/ : 30,273 38,823 33,726 111 87 Paws and Feet : 10,958 20,973 19,351 177 92 Other : 317,481 385,033 388,824 122 101 Total Chicken : 617,698 730,290 728,071 118 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, August 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Aug 31, : Jul 31, : Aug 31, : Aug : Jul : Aug 31, : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 :2003 :2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Turkeys : Toms (Whole Carcasses) : 226,058 188,795 187,180 83 99 Hens (Whole Carcasses) : 148,852 126,614 116,542 78 92 Whole Turkeys : 374,910 315,409 303,722 81 96 Other Turkey : 331,592 284,180 281,337 85 99 Total Turkey : 706,502 599,589 585,059 83 98 464,987 Ducks : 4,064 972 1,001 25 103 Total Poultry :1,328,264 1,330,851 1,314,131 99 99 1,153,710 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 36,799 38,722 31,079 84 80 Apricots : 11,406 11,224 9,225 81 82 Blackberries, Total : 32,135 42,026 41,505 129 99 IQF : 22,193 27,713 27,018 122 97 Pails and Tubs : 2,044 4,081 4,756 233 117 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 7,476 9,900 9,509 127 96 Concentrate : 422 332 222 53 67 Blueberries : 104,450 76,874 115,861 111 151 Boysenberries : 2,646 3,674 2,686 102 73 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 112,485 80,072 93,930 84 117 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 3,899 1,108 1,017 26 92 Cherries, Sweet : 10,273 9,572 8,251 80 86 Grapes : 2,876 3,064 2,727 95 89 Peaches : 47,699 38,381 64,983 136 169 Raspberries, Black : 2,205 1,814 1,406 64 78 Raspberries, Red, Total: 69,855 89,376 79,471 114 89 IQF : 30,433 42,615 35,841 118 84 Pails and Tubs : 14,067 15,100 14,991 107 99 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 24,236 29,916 27,073 112 90 Concentrate : 1,119 1,745 1,566 140 90 Strawberries, Total : 426,128 482,577 447,867 105 93 IQF and Poly : 206,066 250,348 233,409 113 93 Pails and Tubs : 140,062 134,937 126,498 90 94 Barrels and Drums : 59,522 74,340 68,393 115 92 Juice Stock : 20,478 22,952 19,567 96 85 Other Frozen Fruit : 131,117 183,093 154,412 118 84 Total : 993,973 1,061,577 1,054,420 106 99 887,779 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 3/ :1,672,153 2,102,323 1,950,199 117 93 (Gallon Equivalent) : 168,973 212,442 197,069 Other Juice Concentrate: 295,154 248,719 280,522 95 113 Total :1,967,307 2,351,042 2,230,721 113 95 238,892 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, August 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :----------------------------------------------------- : Aug 31, : Jul 31, : Aug 31, : Aug : Jul : Aug 31, : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 :2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 10,446 15,485 13,837 132 89 Limas, Fordhook : 8,026 1,475 6,640 83 450 Limas, Baby : 27,417 18,634 30,573 112 164 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 166,894 112,861 192,155 115 170 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 26,139 17,745 28,338 108 160 Broccoli, Spears : 44,188 50,950 46,912 106 92 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 80,840 60,576 59,903 74 99 Brussels Sprouts : 10,669 10,036 8,704 82 87 Carrots, Diced : 27,984 36,316 32,958 118 91 Carrots, Other : 86,828 72,278 69,121 80 96 Cauliflower : 14,937 12,417 14,011 94 113 Corn, Cut : 352,622 233,685 346,299 98 148 Corn, Cob : 234,147 108,509 192,337 82 177 Mixed Vegetables : 45,883 55,263 52,998 116 96 Okra : 49,936 33,630 42,175 84 125 Onion Rings : 7,380 7,841 7,467 101 95 Onions, Other : 28,527 27,004 25,848 91 96 Blackeye Peas : 3,643 2,702 3,628 100 134 Green Peas : 293,825 361,946 335,310 114 93 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 8,710 6,726 6,580 76 98 Spinach : 83,766 75,642 67,525 81 89 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 47,088 36,240 41,363 88 114 Southern Greens : 17,185 17,834 17,314 101 97 Other Vegetables : 316,359 294,332 321,287 102 109 Total :1,993,439 1,670,127 1,963,283 98 118 1,523,118 : Potatoes : French Fries : 821,342 858,246 875,662 107 102 Other Frozen : 249,079 258,824 251,268 101 97 Total :1,070,421 1,117,070 1,126,930 105 101 853,752 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, August 2004 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 31, : Jul 31, : Aug 31, : Aug : Jul : Aug 31, : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 :2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 316,788 380,428 400,471 126 105 Beef Cuts 5/ : 54,204 46,619 47,265 87 101 Total : 370,992 427,047 447,736 121 105 421,120 (Government Owned) : 2,277 3,285 3,943 173 120 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 6,208 13,415 9,182 148 68 Hams, Total : 127,786 84,445 100,256 78 119 82,360 Bone-in : 85,245 44,417 57,923 68 130 44,314 Boneless 6/ : 42,541 40,028 42,333 100 106 38,046 Bellies : 17,900 23,383 15,102 84 65 Loins, Total : 29,249 23,428 28,662 98 122 20,953 Bone-in : 10,341 15,063 15,025 145 100 Boneless 7/ : 18,908 8,365 13,637 72 163 Ribs 8/ : 46,039 38,489 40,492 88 105 Butts : 7,988 4,808 5,246 66 109 Trimmings 9/ : 35,311 23,526 19,304 55 82 Other 10/ : 58,188 74,858 77,994 134 104 Variety Meats 11/ : 60,517 46,011 47,927 79 104 Unclassified 12/ : 41,053 41,036 43,734 107 107 Total : 430,239 373,399 387,899 90 104 330,256 (Government Owned) : 746 804 797 107 99 Other : Veal : 4,165 5,675 4,258 102 75 Lamb & Mutton : 5,855 3,376 3,879 66 115 Total : 10,020 9,051 8,137 81 90 9,618 Canned : Canned Hams : 5,459 3,832 3,516 64 92 Other Canned Meat : 607 929 1,620 267 174 Total : 6,066 4,761 5,136 85 108 4,460 Total : 817,317 814,258 848,908 104 104 765,454 Miscellaneous : Cooler : 558,991 590,395 627,693 112 106 319,220 Freezer : 2,272,871 1,985,696 2,110,163 93 106 2,037,831 Total : 2,831,862 2,576,091 2,737,856 97 106 2,357,051 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 1,907,495 2,446,367 2,124,965 111 87 1,269,595 Stored in Freezers :10,698,492 10,520,738 10,807,795 101 103 7,230,617 Total :12,605,987 12,967,105 12,932,760 103 100 8,500,212 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Boneless. 2/ All Products. 3/ Adjusted to 42.0 degrees Brix equivalent (9.896 pounds per gallon). 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 full ham, bone removed and individual muscles separated. 7/ Includes pork tenderloins. 8/ Includes spareribs and backribs. 9/ 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. 10/ Includes ears, tails, feet, neckbones and snouts. 11/ Includes tongues, kidneys, livers, stomachs, hearts, chitterlings, salivary glands, and other organs removed from slaughtered hogs. 12/ Includes product unable to be classified elsewhere in this report. Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, July 31, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 45 40,068 42 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 484 28 24 265,398 Pecans 1/ : 128 10,917 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 12,901 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 26,935 64,872 238,848 138,640 7,176 Other Natural Cheese : 442 19,614 126,311 56,660 109 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 1,619 338 692 4,224 Hens, Mature Chickens : 26 212 131 265 418 Other : 986 16,957 16,064 47,312 248,369 Total Chicken : 1,012 18,788 16,533 48,269 253,011 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 4,820 22,729 6,562 50,776 88,198 Other Turkey : 1,227 12,943 18,352 59,587 121,971 Total Turkey : 6,047 35,672 24,914 110,363 210,169 Ducks : 247 382 2 84 Total Poultry : 7,059 54,707 41,829 158,634 463,264 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 16 12,119 16,652 60 406 Blueberries : 6,419 7,903 24,691 842 7,121 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 2 4,742 61,428 66 1,622 Cherries, Sweet : 1 175 3,761 646 3 Peaches : 20 1,329 3,833 2,230 302 Raspberries, Red : 5 1,420 1,503 201 269 Strawberries, Total : 36 7,129 6,970 1,979 4,867 Other Frozen Fruit : 99 10,417 91,174 2,329 1,738 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, July 31, 2004 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 41 21 234,077 274,294 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 30,073 102,770 83 219 399,079 Pecans 1/ : 1,197 25,311 107 37,660 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 2,079 64,915 79,895 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 94 5,933 33,228 100,178 615,904 Other Natural Cheese : 2,487 80 5,761 14,222 225,686 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 4,226 8,535 246 1,843 21,723 Hens, Mature Chickens : 283 1,056 885 3,276 Other : 136,557 207,631 3,083 28,332 705,291 Total Chicken : 141,066 217,222 3,329 31,060 730,290 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 3,772 99,059 10,710 28,783 315,409 Other Turkey : 3,379 34,523 12,541 19,657 284,180 Total Turkey : 7,151 133,582 23,251 48,440 599,589 Ducks : 17 106 78 56 972 Total Poultry : 148,234 350,910 26,658 79,556 1,330,851 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 13 550 56 8,850 38,722 Blueberries : 152 735 147 28,864 76,874 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 137 1,810 10,265 80,072 Cherries, Sweet : 1 70 954 3,961 9,572 Peaches : 18 339 38 30,272 38,381 Raspberries, Red : 175 136 24 85,643 89,376 Strawberries, Total : 1,366 35,340 149 424,741 482,577 Other Frozen Fruit : 96 12,692 1,857 62,691 183,093 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, July 31, 2004 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 55 1,017 557 2,024,938 Other Juice Concentrate : 4,097 20,572 16,021 885 89,739 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 878 9,731 30 280 Limas, Fordhook : 491 216 142 Limas, Baby : 3,901 1,024 1 2,602 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 13,404 22,336 885 10,442 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 3,874 3,625 101 1,085 Broccoli, Spears : 6,704 6,092 1 3,849 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 5,069 6,266 2,727 6,827 Brussels Sprouts : 1,169 945 2,537 Carrots, Diced : 3,015 9,142 418 2,783 Carrots, Other : 7,507 7,204 496 4,574 Cauliflower : 2,138 1,327 120 872 Corn, Cut : 18,203 29,257 11,027 11,814 Corn, Cob : 7,815 9,542 4,694 6,255 Mixed Vegetables : 6,419 8,611 59 2,679 Okra : 1,435 384 4,423 Onion Rings : 270 2,989 926 1,693 Onions, Other : 4,757 4,398 388 2,055 Blackeye Peas : 312 32 904 Green Peas : 53,834 32,148 13,706 11,415 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 1,678 1,190 507 Spinach : 10,358 3,445 138 3,815 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 1,669 5,498 3,966 Southern Greens : 1,519 520 1 2,427 Other Vegetables : 41,274 33,613 4,649 20,416 : Potatoes : French Fries : 35,694 20,228 60,728 120,914 25,945 Other Frozen : 7,407 12,333 33,581 7,290 5,311 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 1,031 58,795 41,864 106,215 31,700 Beef Cuts 5/ : 174 2,067 8,210 6,412 3,337 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 146 982 9,494 16,713 4,498 Trimmings 7/ : 19 214 5,977 13,631 771 Other 8/ : 1,384 581 11,114 35,888 11,891 : Other : Veal : 1,590 1,006 160 47 Lamb & Mutton : 445 723 55 282 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, July 31, 2004 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 39 2,613 189 72,915 2,102,323 Other Juice Concentrate : 140 14,479 776 102,010 248,719 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 336 74 4,156 15,485 Limas, Fordhook : 130 1 495 1,475 Limas, Baby : 738 3,737 6,631 18,634 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 708 309 64,777 112,861 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 106 50 8,904 17,745 Broccoli, Spears : 18,889 1,000 14,415 50,950 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 19,344 406 19,937 60,576 Brussels Sprouts : 209 5,176 10,036 Carrots, Diced : 1,371 18 19,569 36,316 Carrots, Other : 7,067 155 45,275 72,278 Cauliflower : 2,066 8 5,886 12,417 Corn, Cut : 1,901 122 161,361 233,685 Corn, Cob : 1,053 17 79,133 108,509 Mixed Vegetables : 10,616 4 26,875 55,263 Okra : 26,686 702 33,630 Onion Rings : 658 668 637 7,841 Onions, Other : 2,077 2,129 11,200 27,004 Blackeye Peas : 968 486 2,702 Green Peas : 3,376 12,760 234,707 361,946 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 472 26 2,853 6,726 Spinach : 7,706 23 50,157 75,642 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 6,439 1,286 17,382 36,240 Southern Greens : 9,171 4,196 17,834 Other Vegetables : 29,111 4,971 160,298 294,332 : Potatoes : French Fries : 7,840 11,063 184,790 391,044 858,246 Other Frozen : 1,294 21,356 54,613 115,639 258,824 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 3,920 74,551 6,248 56,104 380,428 Beef Cuts 5/ : 3,744 7,385 8,095 7,195 46,619 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 2,500 2,420 28 1,708 38,489 Trimmings 7/ : 207 2,452 7 248 23,526 Other 8/ : 9,089 2,405 263 2,243 74,858 : Other : Veal : 223 2 2,647 5,675 Lamb & Mutton : 144 33 1,694 3,376 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 31, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 24 20,023 51 34 10 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 172 21 18 203,171 Pecans 1/ : 136 10,047 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 9,163 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 25,121 61,301 221,492 127,240 4,198 Other Natural Cheese : 318 20,134 121,839 56,203 101 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 1,695 259 696 5,295 Hens, Mature Chickens : 26 192 113 267 615 Other : 1,077 15,980 16,300 43,054 251,022 Total Chicken : 1,103 17,867 16,672 44,017 256,932 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 5,444 25,218 10,813 50,875 89,022 Other Turkey : 1,364 14,722 18,255 60,222 119,229 Total Turkey : 6,808 39,940 29,068 111,097 208,251 Ducks : 184 482 2 86 Total Poultry : 7,911 57,991 46,222 155,116 465,269 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 21 10,067 12,285 70 275 Blueberries : 12,918 10,708 47,491 1,167 3,985 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 2 4,781 74,999 73 1,884 Cherries, Sweet : 1 189 3,202 551 3 Peaches : 34 1,316 7,405 2,121 505 Raspberries, Red : 3 1,667 1,525 397 249 Strawberries, Total : 28 7,119 6,342 1,716 4,391 Other Frozen Fruit : 69 8,835 69,108 2,655 1,513 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, August 31, 2004 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 41 8 63,604 83,795 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 24,844 80,440 94 162 308,922 Pecans 1/ : 966 23,655 100 34,904 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,435 44,588 55,186 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 45 4,563 30,349 98,444 572,753 Other Natural Cheese : 2,448 77 5,267 13,791 220,178 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 2,754 9,345 249 1,697 21,990 Hens, Mature Chickens : 286 739 8 608 2,854 Other : 136,833 206,958 3,633 28,370 703,227 Total Chicken : 139,873 217,042 3,890 30,675 728,071 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 3,744 79,998 10,923 27,685 303,722 Other Turkey : 3,315 31,725 12,486 20,019 281,337 Total Turkey : 7,059 111,723 23,409 47,704 585,059 Ducks : 17 85 69 76 1,001 Total Poultry : 146,949 328,850 27,368 78,455 1,314,131 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 3 558 59 7,741 31,079 Blueberries : 192 900 241 38,259 115,861 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 170 2,117 9,904 93,930 Cherries, Sweet : 1 73 652 3,579 8,251 Peaches : 29 541 32 53,000 64,983 Raspberries, Red : 161 156 13 75,300 79,471 Strawberries, Total : 1,247 31,003 123 395,898 447,867 Other Frozen Fruit : 77 12,721 2,062 57,372 154,412 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, August 31, 2004 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 34 936 374 1,878,915 Other Juice Concentrate : 5,588 24,735 15,086 1,886 111,409 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 866 8,864 86 185 Limas, Fordhook : 1,240 641 281 Limas, Baby : 3,600 1,105 2 4,626 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 26,762 39,470 1,561 16,940 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 6,936 6,437 510 1,575 Broccoli, Spears : 6,801 5,576 1 3,344 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 6,063 6,019 2,362 6,407 Brussels Sprouts : 846 965 2,473 Carrots, Diced : 2,216 7,713 165 2,504 Carrots, Other : 6,694 6,221 361 4,002 Cauliflower : 2,060 1,557 87 852 Corn, Cut : 31,225 40,640 18,164 17,924 Corn, Cob : 14,311 16,875 12,306 8,593 Mixed Vegetables : 6,614 8,636 24 2,606 Okra : 1,467 452 4,811 Onion Rings : 240 2,986 1,068 1,604 Onions, Other : 4,231 4,021 406 2,155 Blackeye Peas : 575 38 1,698 Green Peas : 49,700 39,613 14,255 10,682 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 1,733 1,204 480 Spinach : 10,388 4,009 121 3,730 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 2,072 11,657 4,090 Southern Greens : 1,426 467 1 2,335 Other Vegetables : 42,557 39,049 5,972 19,648 : Potatoes : French Fries : 32,754 20,025 56,797 112,585 29,170 Other Frozen : 6,401 12,091 31,506 7,243 5,029 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 1,137 58,751 45,801 117,335 30,125 Beef Cuts 5/ : 168 2,228 7,858 6,543 3,595 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 153 993 9,484 16,934 4,838 Trimmings 7/ : 175 5,376 10,546 523 Other 8/ : 1,321 520 10,487 39,209 11,716 Other : Veal : 1,132 845 120 49 Lamb & Mutton : 475 936 124 317 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, August 31, 2004 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 36 2,445 174 67,285 1,950,199 Other Juice Concentrate : 153 15,052 1,072 105,541 280,522 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 300 6 3,530 13,837 Limas, Fordhook : 99 7 4,372 6,640 Limas, Baby : 1,062 3,065 17,113 30,573 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 872 203 106,347 192,155 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 145 45 12,690 28,338 Broccoli, Spears : 17,724 921 12,545 46,912 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 16,360 250 22,442 59,903 Brussels Sprouts : 224 4,196 8,704 Carrots, Diced : 1,284 33 19,043 32,958 Carrots, Other : 6,265 55 45,523 69,121 Cauliflower : 1,587 2 7,866 14,011 Corn, Cut : 1,891 2,023 234,432 346,299 Corn, Cob : 1,230 7,419 131,603 192,337 Mixed Vegetables : 7,949 4 27,165 52,998 Okra : 34,727 718 42,175 Onion Rings : 545 400 624 7,467 Onions, Other : 1,848 2,027 11,160 25,848 Blackeye Peas : 1,139 178 3,628 Green Peas : 3,528 12,319 205,213 335,310 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 440 26 2,697 6,580 Spinach : 7,621 85 41,571 67,525 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 6,058 968 16,518 41,363 Southern Greens : 9,411 3,674 17,314 Other Vegetables : 30,214 5,970 177,877 321,287 : Potatoes : French Fries : 7,384 11,802 192,435 412,710 875,662 Other Frozen : 1,238 19,449 47,456 120,855 251,268 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 3,921 78,631 5,981 58,789 400,471 Beef Cuts 5/ : 3,983 7,737 8,204 6,949 47,265 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 2,725 3,604 22 1,739 40,492 Trimmings 7/ : 138 2,337 8 201 19,304 Other 8/ : 9,821 2,384 301 2,235 77,994 : Other : Veal : 123 1 1,988 4,258 Lamb & Mutton : 193 59 1,775 3,879 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cooler : Freezer :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Usable : Usable : Usable : Usable Region : Space : Space Occupied : Space : Space Occupied :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 31 :Aug 31:Jul 31:Aug 31: Aug 31 :Aug 31:Jul 31:Aug 31 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 : Cu Ft ---- Percent --- Cu Ft ---- Percent --- : New England : 1,741 69 80 82 15,747 71 77 77 Middle Atlantic : 46,824 53 58 59 136,134 54 58 58 E. North Central : 58,876 50 55 57 219,250 44 55 53 W. North Central : 46,641 43 52 50 158,476 52 63 62 South Atlantic : 51,525 27 50 48 199,012 47 62 60 E. South Central : 9,788 48 54 56 71,316 35 50 45 W. South Central : 29,209 24 29 29 139,625 49 55 58 Mountain : 12,237 39 52 53 61,616 55 66 68 Pacific : 55,695 34 41 43 317,941 61 67 70 : US : 312,536 40 49 50 1,319,117 49 61 61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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