Co St 1 (4-05) Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 22, 2005, 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 March 31, 2005 were greater than year earlier levels for pork, vegetables, chicken, and fruit. Butter stocks were up 20 percent from last month, but down 16 percent from a year ago. Total red meat supplies in freezers were down 2 percent from last month, but up 6 percent from last year. Frozen pork supplies were up slightly from last month and up 21 percent from the previous year. Stocks of pork bellies were up 8 percent from last month and up 62 percent from last year. Total frozen poultry supplies on March 31, 2005 were 7 percent above the previous month, but down 2 percent from a year ago. Total stocks of chicken were up 6 percent from the previous month and up 11 percent from last year. Total pounds of turkey in freezers were up 10 percent from last month, but down 17 percent from March 31, 2004. This page is intentionally blank. Contents Page Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, March 20054 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 28, 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, March 31, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, March 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, March 2005 17 Survey and Estimating Procedures, Revision Policy and Reliability18 Access to Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, March 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Mar 31, : Feb 28, : Mar 31, : Mar : Feb : Mar 31, : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 :2004 :2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Apples : Regular Storage : 183,302 316,524 207,320 113 65 Controlled Atmosphere:1,795,704 3,336,128 2,588,717 144 78 Total :1,979,006 3,652,652 2,796,037 141 77 150 Pears : Bartlett : 2,395 273 255 11 93 Other Varieties : 136,617 148,642 104,889 77 71 Total : 139,012 148,915 105,144 76 71 485 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 333,671 395,583 454,085 136 115 Pecans : 32,692 25,282 28,461 87 113 Other Shelled : 154,331 121,091 134,980 87 111 Total : 520,694 541,956 617,526 119 114 242,861 In-Shell : Peanuts : 20,575 20,796 33,140 161 159 Pecans : 169,860 145,263 129,207 76 89 Other In-Shell : 9,127 6,409 8,043 88 125 Total : 199,562 172,468 170,390 85 99 47,431 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 158,118 110,897 132,673 84 120 121,855 (Government Owned) : 602 100 276 46 276 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 520,803 496,588 521,979 100 105 (Government Owned) : 9,615 2,694 1,504 16 56 Swiss : 23,277 27,329 22,620 97 83 Other Natural Cheese : 215,466 191,855 202,346 94 105 Total : 759,546 715,772 746,945 98 104 410,287 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 2,860 2,903 2,845 99 98 Yolks : 1,003 719 828 83 115 Whole & Mixed : 11,895 11,552 12,108 102 105 Unclassified : 3,489 2,691 2,767 79 103 Total : 19,247 17,865 18,548 96 104 17,828 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 24,837 22,700 26,829 108 118 Hens, Mature Chickens: 4,681 2,112 2,876 61 136 Breasts & Breast Meat: 88,847 151,320 148,821 168 98 Drumsticks : 17,171 11,780 9,184 53 78 Leg Quarters : 106,200 50,167 59,810 56 119 Legs : 13,997 9,301 10,975 78 118 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 7,028 9,560 13,181 188 138 Thigh Meat : 15,516 11,995 10,851 70 90 Wings : 24,281 33,854 42,549 175 126 Paws and Feet : 18,306 12,373 12,505 68 101 Other : 283,874 319,417 334,227 118 105 Total Chicken : 604,738 634,579 671,808 111 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, March 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Mar 31, : Feb 28, : Mar 31, : Mar : Feb : Mar 31, : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 :2004 :2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Turkeys : Toms (Whole Carcasses) : 151,384 104,512 124,316 82 119 Hens (Whole Carcasses) : 103,844 76,932 85,744 83 111 Whole Turkeys : 255,228 181,444 210,060 82 116 Other Turkey : 249,333 200,490 208,472 84 104 Total Turkey : 504,561 381,934 418,532 83 110 323,441 Ducks : 1,246 469 320 26 68 Total Poultry :1,110,545 1,016,982 1,090,660 98 107 952,129 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 55,604 89,864 89,128 160 99 Apricots : 4,285 5,025 4,175 97 83 Blackberries, Total : 15,849 21,540 18,652 118 87 IQF : 11,126 14,908 12,790 115 86 Pails and Tubs : 1,756 2,981 2,735 156 92 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 2,201 3,318 2,854 130 86 Concentrate : 766 333 273 36 82 Blueberries : 51,158 68,307 53,546 105 78 Boysenberries : 546 1,031 686 126 67 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 41,893 69,864 56,054 134 80 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 1,015 1,334 1,307 129 98 Cherries, Sweet : 5,534 10,160 8,849 160 87 Grapes : 5,487 3,186 2,599 47 82 Peaches : 43,404 53,068 42,839 99 81 Raspberries, Black : 743 748 448 60 60 Raspberries, Red, Total: 25,813 33,104 30,491 118 92 IQF : 13,602 14,591 13,709 101 94 Pails and Tubs : 5,735 8,213 6,919 121 84 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 5,744 9,741 8,858 154 91 Concentrate : 732 559 1,005 137 180 Strawberries, Total : 177,949 213,408 173,271 97 81 IQF and Poly : 79,438 90,762 80,697 102 89 Pails and Tubs : 59,605 73,220 56,700 95 77 Barrels and Drums : 31,794 43,446 27,664 87 64 Juice Stock : 7,112 5,980 8,210 115 137 Other Frozen Fruit : 286,429 308,967 268,909 94 87 Total : 715,709 879,606 750,954 105 85 651,897 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 1/ :1,790,524 1,578,921 1,580,411 88 100 (Gallon Equivalent) : 180,934 159,551 159,702 Other Juice Concentrate: 349,055 309,713 318,328 91 103 Total :2,139,579 1,888,634 1,898,739 89 101 219,135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, March 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :----------------------------------------------------- : Mar 31, : Feb 28, : Mar 31, : Mar : Feb : Mar 31, : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 :2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 6,435 8,206 7,785 121 95 Limas, Fordhook : 3,041 6,718 6,384 210 95 Limas, Baby : 33,405 46,818 38,726 116 83 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 80,039 143,724 121,171 151 84 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 15,680 17,634 14,084 90 80 Broccoli, Spears : 40,269 45,268 42,597 106 94 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 52,822 65,779 65,185 123 99 Brussels Sprouts : 15,410 21,966 21,006 136 96 Carrots, Diced : 71,007 107,143 93,877 132 88 Carrots, Other : 109,696 123,374 112,678 103 91 Cauliflower : 19,182 36,703 30,986 162 84 Corn, Cut : 362,149 414,544 365,793 101 88 Corn, Cob : 194,069 199,547 161,523 83 81 Mixed Vegetables : 46,802 49,374 44,429 95 90 Okra : 21,607 24,880 17,634 82 71 Onion Rings : 6,420 5,689 5,657 88 99 Onions, Other : 30,304 38,502 41,990 139 109 Blackeye Peas : 3,367 1,845 2,054 61 111 Green Peas : 104,346 182,590 159,966 153 88 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 6,189 5,629 5,143 83 91 Spinach : 55,321 36,922 42,067 76 114 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 31,602 50,022 44,751 142 89 Southern Greens : 18,710 17,718 20,481 109 116 Other Vegetables : 263,862 343,443 322,510 122 94 Total :1,591,734 1,994,038 1,788,477 112 90 1,279,724 : Potatoes : French Fries : 919,539 903,956 855,524 93 95 Other Frozen : 272,912 248,862 239,426 88 96 Total :1,192,451 1,152,818 1,094,950 92 95 829,615 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, March 2005 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 31, : Feb 28, : Mar 31, : Mar : Feb : Mar 31, : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 :2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 2/ : 364,544 351,530 330,039 91 94 Beef Cuts 3/ : 52,228 48,755 43,597 83 89 Total : 416,772 400,285 373,636 90 93 371,098 (Government Owned) : 5,733 7,029 6,953 121 99 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 12,715 13,451 12,098 95 90 Hams, Total : 51,796 66,160 66,079 128 100 62,741 Bone-in : 25,678 33,772 29,222 114 87 27,608 Boneless 4/ : 26,118 32,388 36,857 141 114 35,133 Bellies : 50,126 75,321 81,316 162 108 Loins, Total : 39,253 47,590 46,044 117 97 43,650 Bone-in : 22,591 23,866 22,814 101 96 Boneless 5/ : 16,662 23,724 23,230 139 98 Ribs 6/ : 74,032 101,372 93,316 126 92 Butts : 10,852 15,433 14,442 133 94 Trimmings 7/ : 40,814 41,473 45,894 112 111 Other 8/ : 71,947 87,227 90,415 126 104 Variety Meats 9/ : 40,962 41,217 41,108 100 100 Unclassified 10/ : 54,849 51,779 52,688 96 102 Total : 447,346 541,023 543,400 121 100 495,469 (Government Owned) : 985 233 521 53 224 Other : Veal : 5,889 2,729 2,672 45 98 Lamb & Mutton : 3,164 7,585 7,657 242 101 Total : 9,053 10,314 10,329 114 100 10,316 Canned : Canned Hams : 5,035 2,300 2,393 48 104 Other Canned Meat : 1,152 2,099 2,826 245 135 Total : 6,187 4,399 5,219 84 119 5,186 Total : 879,358 956,021 932,584 106 98 882,069 Miscellaneous : Cooler : 674,450 628,033 572,030 85 91 237,726 Freezer : 1,783,966 2,058,416 2,022,928 113 98 1,960,082 Total : 2,458,416 2,686,449 2,594,958 106 97 2,197,808 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 4,290,238 5,875,740 5,025,149 117 86 1,095,803 Stored in Freezers : 9,572,739 10,059,333 9,713,436 101 97 6,909,148 Total :13,862,977 15,935,073 14,738,585 106 92 8,004,951 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 28, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 16,590 342,423 190,228 152,092 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 31 28 24 283,158 Pecans 1/ : 143 73 9,160 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 18,087 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 24,904 47,743 200,045 110,831 4,038 Other Natural Cheese : 345 9,116 117,098 47,261 100 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 1 1,751 423 766 3,706 Hens, Mature Chickens : 15 194 77 167 526 Other : 811 15,365 18,180 31,522 206,620 Total Chicken : 827 17,310 18,680 32,455 210,852 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 259 4,394 2,596 39,353 41,971 Other Turkey : 360 7,791 16,397 47,537 70,213 Total Turkey : 619 12,185 18,993 86,890 112,184 Ducks : 70 258 11 Total Poultry : 1,446 29,565 37,931 119,345 323,047 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 29 22,132 55,430 82 411 Blueberries : 8,995 5,898 30,715 533 2,209 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 1 5,426 50,014 109 1,018 Cherries, Sweet : 250 5,514 398 13 Peaches : 66 2,381 8,130 2,705 409 Raspberries, Red : 1 1,541 1,732 129 152 Strawberries, Total : 3 8,159 12,196 1,316 2,551 Other Frozen Fruit : 931 9,570 186,506 3,340 2,785 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 28, 2005 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 7,560 26,619 2,917,140 3,652,652 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 28,050 83,977 105 210 395,583 Pecans 1/ : 835 14,937 134 25,282 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,970 125,206 145,263 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 78 1,568 27,209 80,172 496,588 Other Natural Cheese : 2,225 163 5,674 9,873 191,855 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 3,770 10,715 279 1,289 22,700 Hens, Mature Chickens : 40 730 17 346 2,112 Other : 132,208 172,526 3,050 29,485 609,767 Total Chicken : 136,018 183,971 3,346 31,120 634,579 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 2,185 71,289 6,839 12,558 181,444 Other Turkey : 856 26,475 11,786 19,075 200,490 Total Turkey : 3,041 97,764 18,625 31,633 381,934 Ducks : 8 67 35 20 469 Total Poultry : 139,067 281,802 22,006 62,773 1,016,982 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 5 911 73 10,791 89,864 Blueberries : 122 697 66 19,072 68,307 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 172 6,983 6,141 69,864 Cherries, Sweet : 1 77 860 3,047 10,160 Peaches : 26 1,181 31 38,139 53,068 Raspberries, Red : 56 155 25 29,313 33,104 Strawberries, Total : 697 20,360 110 168,016 213,408 Other Frozen Fruit : 154 12,797 2,055 90,829 308,967 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 28, 2005 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 18 1,313 281 1,515,356 Other Juice Concentrate : 23,800 29,224 21,514 2,121 119,743 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 637 4,523 84 125 Limas, Fordhook : 2,039 947 468 Limas, Baby : 7,898 1,363 1 8,641 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 20,671 32,590 858 14,207 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 3,869 5,819 160 1,075 Broccoli, Spears : 6,886 6,085 3,482 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 9,703 5,930 2,276 6,412 Brussels Sprouts : 2,429 1,576 1 2,655 Carrots, Diced : 9,907 24,787 188 5,781 Carrots, Other : 16,240 22,147 527 5,082 Cauliflower : 3,703 2,973 150 1,285 Corn, Cut : 36,564 58,364 20,205 17,876 Corn, Cob : 12,104 23,881 13,289 9,468 Mixed Vegetables : 5,935 7,993 54 3,039 Okra : 1,197 468 4,048 Onion Rings : 293 2,223 940 1,246 Onions, Other : 5,613 3,666 268 1,728 Blackeye Peas : 209 64 660 Green Peas : 24,210 23,555 7,601 5,709 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 1,173 965 1 362 Spinach : 6,327 2,097 23 2,510 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 4,951 15,582 1 3,680 Southern Greens : 1,470 271 1 2,337 Other Vegetables : 37,366 43,870 8,458 18,083 : Potatoes : French Fries : 33,923 18,244 50,489 111,966 28,804 Other Frozen : 4,609 11,870 28,493 7,877 2,341 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 975 43,511 43,688 95,741 34,748 Beef Cuts 5/ : 164 2,489 8,879 7,485 6,368 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 391 1,520 27,812 44,779 15,702 Trimmings 7/ : 287 10,238 24,984 2,709 Other 8/ : 1,481 652 10,247 55,908 12,607 : Other : Veal : 600 505 74 40 Lamb & Mutton : 4,074 940 28 142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 28, 2005 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 50 3,406 1,341 57,156 1,578,921 Other Juice Concentrate : 77 21,544 2,191 89,499 309,713 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 271 7 2,559 8,206 Limas, Fordhook : 97 3,167 6,718 Limas, Baby : 2,026 2,510 24,379 46,818 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,125 558 73,715 143,724 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 165 14 6,532 17,634 Broccoli, Spears : 16,357 146 12,312 45,268 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 17,854 366 23,238 65,779 Brussels Sprouts : 240 15,065 21,966 Carrots, Diced : 1,648 62 64,770 107,143 Carrots, Other : 6,788 383 72,207 123,374 Cauliflower : 7,064 312 21,216 36,703 Corn, Cut : 2,645 1,281 277,609 414,544 Corn, Cob : 1,267 25 139,513 199,547 Mixed Vegetables : 7,009 18 25,326 49,374 Okra : 18,214 953 24,880 Onion Rings : 128 348 511 5,689 Onions, Other : 1,361 3,359 22,507 38,502 Blackeye Peas : 429 483 1,845 Green Peas : 1,944 12,776 106,795 182,590 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 934 12 2,182 5,629 Spinach : 12,128 182 13,655 36,922 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 4,251 760 20,797 50,022 Southern Greens : 12,046 1,593 17,718 Other Vegetables : 26,962 8,669 200,035 343,443 : Potatoes : French Fries : 8,268 17,689 209,865 424,708 903,956 Other Frozen : 1,612 24,981 58,167 108,912 248,862 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 5,762 71,353 8,971 46,781 351,530 Beef Cuts 5/ : 1,604 7,843 9,359 4,564 48,755 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 2,412 3,641 130 4,985 101,372 Trimmings 7/ : 176 2,674 7 398 41,473 Other 8/ : 2,681 2,326 274 1,051 87,227 : Other : Veal : 10 84 1,416 2,729 Lamb & Mutton : 421 70 1,910 7,585 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ East North Central combined with South Atlantic. Mountain and West North Central combined with West South Central. 2/ Middle Atlantic combined with South Atlantic. 3/ New England combined with Middle Atlantic. East South Central combined with South Atlantic. 4/ Includes all boxed boneless beef, such as ground beef, roasts, steaks, loins, strips, rounds, trimmings, etc. Variety meats (edible offal), such as tongues, livers, hearts, kidneys, and other organs removed from slaughtered beef, are included as miscellaneous freezer stocks. 5/ Includes all boxed primal beef cuts, bone-in. 6/ Includes spareribs and backribs. 7/ Includes 42% regular trimmings, 72% special trimmings, boneless picnic meat, jowls, neckbone trimmings, blade, cheek, head, and shank meat, etc. Packaged bacon, sausage, and processed items, such as hot dogs and luncheon meats, are included in miscellaneous cooler or freezer stocks. 8/ Includes ears, tails, feet, neckbones and snouts. Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, March 31, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 11,064 254,839 140,153 7 104,871 : Nuts : Shelled : 21 31 26 315,720 Peanuts : 21 31 26 315,720 Pecans 1/ : 107 55 9,368 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 14,369 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 21,386 50,599 208,948 118,389 3,174 Other Natural Cheese : 350 9,704 119,807 52,596 106 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 1,851 426 786 4,099 Hens, Mature Chickens : 18 239 111 218 639 Other : 766 15,711 19,208 30,261 214,443 Total Chicken : 784 17,801 19,745 31,265 219,181 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 201 4,156 1,243 50,736 49,470 Other Turkey : 290 7,142 17,170 50,793 69,296 Total Turkey : 491 11,298 18,413 101,529 118,766 Ducks : 98 114 6 Total Poultry : 1,275 29,197 38,272 132,794 337,953 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 29 21,966 54,748 114 373 Blueberries : 7,513 4,900 23,328 632 1,674 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 27 4,393 41,647 69 826 Cherries, Sweet : 244 4,796 315 17 Peaches : 88 2,155 6,039 2,636 335 Raspberries, Red : 39 1,601 1,117 195 130 Strawberries, Total : 69 7,630 10,031 1,389 2,336 Other Frozen Fruit : 2,208 8,252 162,576 3,227 2,223 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, March 31, 2005 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 6,300 17,765 2,261,038 2,796,037 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 28,222 109,732 102 231 454,085 Pecans 1/ : 1,106 17,614 211 28,461 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,096 113,742 129,207 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 211 1,934 33,522 83,816 521,979 Other Natural Cheese : 2,393 199 5,605 11,586 202,346 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 6,069 11,786 309 1,503 26,829 Hens, Mature Chickens : 10 692 16 933 2,876 Other : 136,449 186,026 3,698 35,541 642,103 Total Chicken : 142,528 198,504 4,023 37,977 671,808 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 2,559 77,832 7,132 16,731 210,060 Other Turkey : 946 28,654 14,532 19,649 208,472 Total Turkey : 3,505 106,486 21,664 36,380 418,532 Ducks : 5 45 23 29 320 Total Poultry : 146,038 305,035 25,710 74,386 1,090,660 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 5 992 48 10,853 89,128 Blueberries : 98 613 62 14,726 53,546 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 105 4,389 4,598 56,054 Cherries, Sweet : 1 71 552 2,853 8,849 Peaches : 21 1,189 26 30,350 42,839 Raspberries, Red : 52 217 24 27,116 30,491 Strawberries, Total : 568 24,037 111 127,100 173,271 Other Frozen Fruit : 125 13,019 1,814 75,465 268,909 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, March 31, 2005 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 41 1,281 280 1,513,380 Other Juice Concentrate : 25,030 26,869 23,957 2,568 125,444 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 705 3,911 59 112 Limas, Fordhook : 2,016 1,045 410 Limas, Baby : 6,935 1,732 1 7,479 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 16,573 25,852 789 12,001 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 2,732 4,398 98 866 Broccoli, Spears : 6,967 5,611 1 3,484 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 9,500 5,275 1,863 6,117 Brussels Sprouts : 2,329 1,198 1 2,245 Carrots, Diced : 8,773 22,235 164 5,252 Carrots, Other : 14,193 19,214 604 4,688 Cauliflower : 3,951 2,435 204 1,088 Corn, Cut : 30,819 47,977 18,984 16,202 Corn, Cob : 10,104 19,308 10,571 7,690 Mixed Vegetables : 4,547 6,343 39 2,388 Okra : 1,099 385 2,990 Onion Rings : 255 2,383 876 1,410 Onions, Other : 5,921 4,729 285 1,934 Blackeye Peas : 292 67 715 Green Peas : 22,705 20,851 6,599 5,012 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 994 967 1 333 Spinach : 6,040 2,097 77 2,785 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 4,552 14,297 1 3,272 Southern Greens : 1,654 308 2 2,493 Other Vegetables : 34,380 39,526 7,830 16,852 : Potatoes : French Fries : 29,553 21,888 48,892 107,261 26,358 Other Frozen : 4,684 13,845 30,270 6,879 2,605 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 1,216 42,555 38,007 90,084 34,133 Beef Cuts 5/ : 273 2,218 5,199 7,077 5,850 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 350 1,552 27,241 42,223 14,417 Trimmings 7/ : 32 255 9,448 28,211 3,847 Other 8/ : 1,492 540 10,416 56,533 14,668 Other : Veal : 620 467 72 38 Lamb & Mutton : 4,146 893 28 159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, March 31, 2005 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 30 5,752 1,419 58,228 1,580,411 Other Juice Concentrate : 79 21,289 1,593 91,499 318,328 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 350 30 2,618 7,785 Limas, Fordhook : 90 2,823 6,384 Limas, Baby : 1,905 2,294 18,380 38,726 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,012 434 64,510 121,171 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 123 37 5,830 14,084 Broccoli, Spears : 14,467 137 11,930 42,597 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 19,921 527 21,982 65,185 Brussels Sprouts : 2,294 1 12,938 21,006 Carrots, Diced : 1,683 127 55,643 93,877 Carrots, Other : 9,188 178 64,613 112,678 Cauliflower : 6,835 169 16,304 30,986 Corn, Cut : 2,442 1,207 248,162 365,793 Corn, Cob : 1,437 12 112,401 161,523 Mixed Vegetables : 8,230 11 22,871 44,429 Okra : 12,258 902 17,634 Onion Rings : 90 260 383 5,657 Onions, Other : 1,446 3,673 24,002 41,990 Blackeye Peas : 634 346 2,054 Green Peas : 1,788 12,245 90,766 159,966 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 926 12 1,910 5,143 Spinach : 9,483 97 21,488 42,067 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 3,793 672 18,164 44,751 Southern Greens : 14,631 1,393 20,481 Other Vegetables : 28,132 7,781 188,009 322,510 : Potatoes : French Fries : 7,413 17,410 175,837 420,912 855,524 Other Frozen : 1,920 26,974 42,735 109,514 239,426 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 4,025 67,287 8,908 43,824 330,039 Beef Cuts 5/ : 944 7,979 9,262 4,795 43,597 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 2,374 2,958 133 2,068 93,316 Trimmings 7/ : 211 3,358 7 525 45,894 Other 8/ : 2,756 2,587 247 1,176 90,415 : Other : Veal : 5 123 1,347 2,672 Lamb & Mutton : 564 70 1,797 7,657 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ East North Central combined with South Atlantic. Mountain and West North Central Combined with West South Central. 2/ Middle Atlantic combined with South Atlantic. 3/ New England combined with Middle Atlantic. East South Central combined with South Atlantic. 4/ Includes all boxed boneless beef, such as ground beef, roasts, steaks, loins, strips, rounds, trimmings, etc. Variety meats (edible offal), such as tongues, livers, hearts, kidneys, and other organs removed from slaughtered beef, are included as miscellaneous freezer stocks. 5/ Includes all boxed primal beef cuts, bone-in. 6/ Includes spareribs and backribs. 7/ Includes 42% regular trimmings, 72% special trimmings, boneless picnic meat, jowls, neckbone trimmings, blade, cheek, head, and shank meat, etc. Packaged bacon, sausage, and processed items, such as hot dogs and luncheon meats, are included in miscellaneous cooler or freezer stocks. 8/ Includes ears, tails, feet, neckbones and snouts. Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, March 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cooler : Freezer :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Usable : Usable : Usable : Usable Region : Space : Space Occupied : Space : Space Occupied :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 31 :Mar 31:Feb 28:Mar 31: Mar 31 :Mar 31:Feb 28:Mar 31 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 : Cu Ft ---- Percent --- Cu Ft ---- Percent --- : New England : 1,791 86 90 88 16,899 73 75 76 Middle Atlantic : 48,944 55 64 59 140,688 52 67 67 E. North Central : 65,953 49 56 54 260,420 50 57 53 W. North Central : 46,640 37 56 57 158,488 56 67 65 South Atlantic : 54,097 27 45 47 198,159 50 51 54 E. South Central : 9,795 47 63 68 70,972 36 46 48 W. South Central : 29,030 23 29 33 139,458 47 47 45 Mountain : 12,154 37 48 52 61,444 62 68 67 Pacific : 50,850 35 46 46 316,845 60 66 61 : US : 319,254 39 51 51 1,363,373 53 59 58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, March 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Warehouses :----------------------------------------------------------- State : Mar 31 : Feb 28 : Mar 31 : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 Pounds ------- : CA : 24,897 28,024 18,177 MI : 119,642 185,138 137,500 N ENG : 11,340 16,590 11,064 NY : 158,634 187,824 143,094 OH : 2,260 2,820 1,440 OR : 14,244 24,254 18,919 PA : 125,997 154,552 111,720 VA : 73,452 90,046 63,812 WA : 1,386,798 2,864,862 2,223,942 WV : 37,199 49,312 33,005 : Other States : 24,543 49,230 33,364 : US : 1,979,006 3,652,652 2,796,037 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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