Co St 1 (10-05) Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 21, 2005, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on Cold Storage call David Colwell at (202) 720-8784, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Highlights Frozen food stocks in refrigerated warehouses on September 30, 2005 were greater than year earlier levels for pork and eggs. Butter stocks were down 18 percent from last month, and down 8 percent from a year ago. Total red meat supplies in freezers were up 5 percent from last month and up 1 percent from last year. Frozen pork supplies were up 3 percent from last month and up 3 percent from the previous year. Stocks of pork bellies were down 37 percent from last month, but up 23 percent from last year. Total frozen poultry supplies on September 30, 2005 were up slightly from the previous month, but down 6 percent from a year ago. Total stocks of chicken were up 4 percent from the previous month, but down 5 percent from last year. Total pounds of turkey in freezers were down 6 percent from last month and down 6 percent from September 30, 2004. Special Note Included in this issue are revisions to Frozen Apples for the months of April through December, 2004. Also, revised are Total Frozen Fruit, and Frozen Apples in the East North Central Region for the same time period. This information was first published in the September issue of Cold Storage. This page is intentionally blank. Contents Page Frozen Apples: Revisions for April through December, 20041 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, July 20052 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, June 31, 2005. . . . . . . . . . 6 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, July 31, 2005. . . . . . . . .10 Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, July 2005 . . .14 Survey and Estimating Procedures, Revision Policy and Reliability15 Access to Reports. . . . . . . .16 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, 2004-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East North : United States : Central Region :-------------------------------------------------------- : : Total : Year and Month : Frozen Apples : Frozen Fruit : Frozen Apples -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : 2004 : January : 48,596 895,506 28,024 February : 50,778 803,321 28,059 March : 55,604 715,709 28,050 *April : 76,921 724,805 48,094 *May : 73,897 759,481 46,605 *June : 66,704 839,835 41,353 *July : 58,519 1,070,294 36,449 *August : 50,023 1,059,966 32,277 *September : 40,485 1,036,710 25,688 *October : 50,749 1,210,340 31,432 *November : 59,468 1,181,257 37,944 *December : 65,909 1,093,884 42,481 : 2005 : January : 73,385 989,394 45,183 February : 89,864 879,606 55,430 March : 89,064 753,493 54,748 April : 93,849 711,997 57,272 May : 89,909 687,592 54,494 June : 85,145 769,159 50,570 July : 76,457 1,055,978 44,270 August : 62,272 1,067,640 36,781 September : October : November : December : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Revised, based on updated plant information. Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, September 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Sep 30, : Aug 31, : Sep 30, : Sep : Aug : Sep 30, : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 :2004 :2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage :1,052,119 24,990 953,304 91 3,815 Controlled Atmosphere:1,953,788 91,812 1,899,647 97 2,069 Total :3,005,907 116,802 2,852,951 95 2,443 8,510 Pears : Bartlett : 103,666 72,173 109,054 105 151 Other Varieties : 394,052 1,408 330,578 84 23,479 Total : 497,718 73,581 439,632 88 597 604 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 225,378 272,469 205,027 91 75 Pecans : 25,272 31,241 23,046 91 74 Other Shelled : 88,311 84,355 88,673 100 105 Total : 338,961 388,065 316,746 93 82 127,651 In-Shell : Peanuts : 11,945 19,939 14,817 124 74 Pecans : 38,359 24,026 13,881 36 58 Other In-Shell : 9,592 7,656 7,729 81 101 Total : 59,896 51,621 36,427 61 71 13,448 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 133,008 149,623 122,988 92 82 103,797 (Government Owned) : 50 55 44 88 80 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 553,884 572,829 541,511 98 95 (Government Owned) : 6,454 943 844 13 90 Swiss : 26,992 21,852 21,358 79 98 Other Natural Cheese : 209,841 209,458 203,069 97 97 Total : 790,717 804,139 765,938 97 95 422,568 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 3,026 2,788 3,096 102 111 Yolks : 1,501 1,207 1,214 81 101 Whole & Mixed : 10,569 12,447 11,360 107 91 Unclassified : 3,624 3,478 3,514 97 101 Total : 18,720 19,920 19,184 102 96 18,826 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 24,132 20,533 21,713 90 106 Hens, Mature Chickens: 3,799 1,665 1,797 47 108 Breasts & Breast Meat: 119,834 134,933 135,863 113 101 Drumsticks : 15,710 10,750 11,660 74 108 Leg Quarters : 111,986 89,182 112,589 101 126 Legs : 7,725 9,522 12,239 158 129 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 13,048 8,177 8,420 65 103 Thigh Meat : 14,716 11,300 9,361 64 83 Wings : 34,580 42,078 42,819 124 102 Paws and Feet : 15,150 8,209 8,444 56 103 Other : 417,194 369,370 372,216 89 101 Total Chicken : 777,874 705,719 737,121 95 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, September 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Sep 31, : Aug 31, : Sep 30, : Sep : Aug : Sep 30, : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 :2004 :2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Turkeys : Toms (Whole Carcasses) : 185,035 167,938 171,907 93 102 Hens (Whole Carcasses) : 105,277 128,574 107,545 102 84 Whole Turkeys : 290,312 296,512 279,452 96 94 Other Turkey : 237,076 230,090 214,435 90 93 Total Turkey : 527,388 526,602 493,887 94 94 381,433 Ducks : 918 622 2,452 267 394 Total Poultry :1,306,180 1,232,943 1,233,460 94 100 1,075,898 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 40,485 62,272 49,752 123 80 Apricots : 9,194 6,841 6,497 71 95 Blackberries, Total : 39,576 33,369 32,395 82 97 IQF : 25,635 21,976 21,226 83 97 Pails and Tubs : 4,614 5,452 5,367 116 98 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 9,010 5,635 5,503 61 98 Concentrate : 317 306 299 94 98 Blueberries : 110,057 108,072 104,721 95 97 Boysenberries : 2,245 2,583 2,430 108 94 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 99,862 149,694 139,791 140 93 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 2,696 4,364 2,816 104 65 Cherries, Sweet : 9,816 13,972 12,786 130 92 Grapes : 6,915 2,133 3,538 51 166 Peaches : 87,117 45,222 74,368 85 164 Raspberries, Black : 1,259 2,354 2,003 159 85 Raspberries, Red, Total: 60,699 86,328 80,269 132 93 IQF : 25,741 25,926 24,052 93 93 Pails and Tubs : 13,651 16,149 15,042 110 93 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 20,570 42,239 39,206 191 93 Concentrate : 737 2,014 1,969 267 98 Strawberries, Total : 416,254 384,862 324,613 78 84 IQF and Poly : 217,831 178,778 155,444 71 87 Pails and Tubs : 119,338 120,032 103,300 87 86 Barrels and Drums : 59,108 70,299 52,669 89 75 Juice Stock : 19,977 15,753 13,200 66 84 Other Frozen Fruit : 150,535 165,574 165,058 110 100 Total :1,036,710 1,067,640 1,001,037 97 94 828,276 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 1/ :1,644,222 1,397,333 1,243,452 76 89 (Gallon Equivalent) : 166,150 141,202 125,652 Other Juice Concentrate: 275,963 249,846 245,289 89 98 Total :1,920,185 1,647,179 1,488,741 78 90 208,147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, September 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :----------------------------------------------------- : Sep 31, : Aug 31, : Sep 30, : Sep : Aug : Sep 30, : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 :2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 12,007 13,501 11,641 97 86 Limas, Fordhook : 12,293 7,575 10,459 85 138 Limas, Baby : 53,479 27,593 41,522 78 150 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 248,212 203,449 264,265 106 130 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 35,662 26,560 31,510 88 119 Broccoli, Spears : 44,367 46,279 53,676 121 116 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 55,808 59,579 59,738 107 100 Brussels Sprouts : 7,219 10,819 9,735 135 90 Carrots, Diced : 44,421 50,575 47,712 107 94 Carrots, Other : 76,685 82,673 87,612 114 106 Cauliflower : 14,365 18,824 23,782 166 126 Corn, Cut : 595,374 368,026 536,396 90 146 Corn, Cob : 295,913 155,597 272,203 92 175 Mixed Vegetables : 52,368 52,889 56,553 108 107 Okra : 45,452 36,894 41,318 91 112 Onion Rings : 6,739 4,422 4,590 68 104 Onions, Other : 29,087 40,412 39,775 137 98 Blackeye Peas : 3,095 2,712 3,249 105 120 Green Peas : 326,667 334,021 301,105 92 90 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 5,753 6,003 5,586 97 93 Spinach : 56,783 63,870 56,120 99 88 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 45,306 41,600 51,391 113 124 Southern Greens : 14,739 15,315 14,255 97 93 Other Vegetables : 357,852 331,866 365,875 102 110 Total :2,439,646 2,001,054 2,390,068 98 119 1,851,408 : Potatoes : French Fries : 915,922 893,612 930,609 102 104 Other Frozen : 262,726 227,720 248,850 95 109 Total :1,178,648 1,121,332 1,179,459 100 105 892,249 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, September 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 31, : Aug 31, : Sep 30, : Sep : Aug : Sep 30, : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 :2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 2/ : 408,973 367,027 396,824 97 108 Beef Cuts 3/ : 48,271 43,565 46,917 97 108 Total : 457,244 410,592 443,741 97 108 441,851 (Government Owned) : 3,334 2,470 2,156 65 87 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 15,177 8,164 9,364 62 115 Hams, Total : 108,495 107,865 102,875 95 95 98,802 Bone-in : 65,534 64,647 61,835 94 96 61,181 Boneless 4/ : 42,961 43,218 41,040 96 95 37,621 Bellies : 11,344 22,098 13,990 123 63 Loins, Total : 30,488 27,001 30,001 98 111 27,897 Bone-in : 16,158 14,788 19,054 118 129 Boneless 5/ : 14,330 12,213 10,947 76 90 Ribs 6/ : 46,804 48,096 55,552 119 116 Butts : 5,805 5,931 7,347 127 124 Trimmings 7/ : 23,533 32,716 32,955 140 101 Other 8/ : 74,119 74,698 84,248 114 113 Variety Meats 9/ : 49,309 32,543 32,470 66 100 Unclassified 10/ : 48,749 55,302 58,209 119 105 Total : 413,823 414,414 427,011 103 103 376,898 (Government Owned) : 1,028 232 345 34 149 Other : Veal : 4,106 3,561 3,738 91 105 Lamb & Mutton : 4,179 11,790 10,888 261 92 Total : 8,285 15,351 14,626 177 95 14,592 Canned : Canned Hams : 5,092 4,224 4,058 80 96 Other Canned Meat : 1,660 4,259 3,803 229 89 Total : 6,752 8,483 7,861 116 93 7,832 Total : 886,104 848,840 893,239 101 105 841,173 Miscellaneous : Cooler : 815,871 570,711 790,719 97 139 345,270 Freezer : 2,111,258 2,187,144 2,251,143 107 103 2,192,441 Total : 2,927,129 2,757,855 3,041,862 104 110 2,537,711 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 5,531,451 2,025,390 5,221,283 94 258 1,096,535 Stored in Freezers :10,988,491 10,255,204 10,560,449 96 103 8,004,383 Total :16,519,942 12,280,594 15,781,732 96 129 9,100,918 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 31, 2005, Revised -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 19,698 10 14 18 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 20 15 167,755 Pecans 1/ : 66 192 6,372 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 2,649 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 27,259 56,720 230,684 122,054 7,206 Other Natural Cheese : 41 13,073 122,408 55,196 136 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 1,983 314 727 5,186 Hens, Mature Chickens : 8 102 75 32 448 Other : 709 14,460 16,492 35,686 251,681 Total Chicken : 717 16,545 16,881 36,445 257,315 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 6,191 25,550 12,702 41,085 51,027 Other Turkey : 843 7,503 17,705 59,845 72,778 Total Turkey : 7,034 33,053 30,407 100,930 123,805 Ducks : 76 371 1 50 Total Poultry : 7,751 49,674 47,659 137,376 381,170 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 28 16,175 36,781 116 198 Blueberries : 10,947 12,128 44,906 1,118 6,225 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 1 6,777 118,997 159 1,007 Cherries, Sweet : 209 9,053 265 1 Peaches : 44 1,625 8,082 2,526 495 Raspberries, Red : 25 1,835 1,329 658 218 Strawberries, Total : 8 5,737 7,160 1,763 2,682 Other Frozen Fruit : 46 5,843 78,841 4,040 892 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, August 31, 2005, Revised, (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 204 51 96,807 116,802 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 21,113 83,354 80 132 272,469 Pecans 1/ : 663 23,613 335 31,241 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 702 20,675 24,026 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 124 6,412 36,665 85,705 572,829 Other Natural Cheese : 2,556 46 2,866 13,136 209,458 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 4,530 5,603 452 1,738 20,533 Hens, Mature Chickens : 65 815 11 109 1,665 Other : 137,956 190,048 2,774 33,715 683,521 Total Chicken : 142,551 196,466 3,237 35,562 705,719 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 8,343 94,771 27,724 29,119 296,512 Other Turkey : 2,735 29,602 10,998 28,081 230,090 Total Turkey : 11,078 124,373 38,722 57,200 526,602 Ducks : 10 46 30 38 622 Total Poultry : 153,639 320,885 41,989 92,800 1,232,943 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 3 971 64 7,936 62,272 Blueberries : 172 495 66 32,015 108,072 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 155 18,500 4,098 149,694 Cherries, Sweet : 1 130 48 4,265 13,972 Peaches : 29 265 43 32,113 45,222 Raspberries, Red : 127 506 59 81,571 86,328 Strawberries, Total : 1,092 29,109 108 337,203 384,862 Other Frozen Fruit : 84 10,131 2,773 62,924 165,574 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, August 31, 2005, Revised -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 16 740 367 1,339,906 Other Juice Concentrate : 2,471 20,047 29,145 1,571 95,390 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 700 7,410 53 139 Limas, Fordhook : 1,757 927 505 Limas, Baby : 3,882 748 211 4,089 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 19,518 52,014 1,341 18,608 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 4,351 4,843 228 1,212 Broccoli, Spears : 6,183 5,617 1 3,784 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 7,337 5,573 2,215 2,899 Brussels Sprouts : 1,467 831 382 Carrots, Diced : 3,363 11,272 119 2,871 Carrots, Other : 8,801 10,333 695 3,218 Cauliflower : 2,269 1,525 232 627 Corn, Cut : 31,578 62,127 25,203 15,527 Corn, Cob : 9,336 25,240 19,065 7,571 Mixed Vegetables : 4,842 7,022 20 1,758 Okra : 1,908 551 3,820 3,740 Onion Rings : 199 2,597 708 89 Onions, Other : 3,639 4,541 314 1,725 Blackeye Peas : 301 34 1,085 Green Peas : 50,994 42,718 23,688 14,737 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 809 811 159 Spinach : 11,266 4,702 41 3,283 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 3,185 12,280 1,695 Southern Greens : 1,544 217 1 2,204 Other Vegetables : 36,421 45,959 5,169 19,643 : Potatoes : French Fries : 35,781 21,740 52,795 102,511 21,769 Other Frozen : 4,829 10,369 30,394 9,024 2,235 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 1,007 54,494 34,186 112,452 30,713 Beef Cuts 5/ : 240 1,419 6,831 10,082 5,463 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 207 491 9,047 21,370 9,471 Trimmings 7/ : 32 18 6,645 19,100 2,220 Other 8/ : 7,710 373 11,266 35,755 12,975 : Other : Veal : 1,011 753 68 24 Lamb & Mutton : 5,600 1,393 73 1,648 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, August 31, 2005, Revised, (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 54 5,931 1,191 49,128 1,397,333 Other Juice Concentrate : 64 17,559 1,692 81,907 249,846 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 336 6 4,857 13,501 Limas, Fordhook : 105 4,281 7,575 Limas, Baby : 1,287 892 16,484 27,593 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,248 159 110,561 203,449 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 200 26 15,700 26,560 Broccoli, Spears : 14,049 3 16,642 46,279 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 14,553 412 26,590 59,579 Brussels Sprouts : 831 2 7,306 10,819 Carrots, Diced : 1,245 50 31,655 50,575 Carrots, Other : 14,257 105 45,264 82,673 Cauliflower : 3,748 135 10,288 18,824 Corn, Cut : 1,835 4,444 227,312 368,026 Corn, Cob : 1,871 5,290 87,224 155,597 Mixed Vegetables : 9,913 1,755 27,579 52,889 Okra : 26,191 684 36,894 Onion Rings : 408 211 210 4,422 Onions, Other : 1,945 12,981 15,267 40,412 Blackeye Peas : 934 358 2,712 Green Peas : 2,392 8,603 190,889 334,021 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 1,202 55 2,967 6,003 Spinach : 7,683 91 36,804 63,870 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 5,515 433 18,492 41,600 Southern Greens : 9,468 1,881 15,315 Other Vegetables : 33,452 5,858 185,364 331,866 : Potatoes : French Fries : 6,035 14,271 183,648 455,062 893,612 Other Frozen : 1,932 20,674 47,058 101,205 227,720 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 4,973 69,829 8,546 50,827 367,027 Beef Cuts 5/ : 1,350 5,883 8,691 3,606 43,565 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 2,704 2,875 97 1,834 48,096 Trimmings 7/ : 790 2,598 31 1,282 32,716 Other 8/ : 2,901 1,576 237 1,905 74,698 : Other : Veal : 238 1,467 3,561 Lamb & Mutton : 462 51 2,563 11,790 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 30, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 160,525 2,509 16 38 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 15 13 11 124,586 Pecans 1/ : 65 134 4,786 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 982 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 26,149 54,554 219,430 112,235 7,733 Other Natural Cheese : 38 11,840 117,376 55,344 120 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 2,059 285 801 4,848 Hens, Mature Chickens : 11 231 115 69 556 Other : 716 15,797 15,314 38,147 265,921 Total Chicken : 727 18,087 15,714 39,017 271,325 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 6,853 26,627 13,558 38,955 55,298 Other Turkey : 723 7,274 16,689 54,716 69,014 Total Turkey : 7,576 33,901 30,247 93,671 124,312 Ducks : 74 2,179 1 52 Total Poultry : 8,303 52,062 48,140 132,689 395,689 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 229 11,957 29,974 89 250 Blueberries : 10,281 11,315 44,535 1,198 4,795 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 68 6,547 111,383 147 936 Cherries, Sweet : 174 8,291 196 1 Peaches : 103 2,583 14,425 3,840 686 Raspberries, Red : 115 1,546 1,458 655 203 Strawberries, Total : 69 5,340 7,578 1,596 2,380 Other Frozen Fruit : 248 5,518 76,322 4,009 872 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, September 30, 2005 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 205 51 2,689,607 2,852,951 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 14,820 65,408 75 99 205,027 Pecans 1/ : 476 17,409 176 23,046 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 408 12,491 13,881 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 334 5,444 33,864 81,768 541,511 Other Natural Cheese : 2,512 391 2,789 12,659 203,069 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 5,506 5,759 466 1,989 21,713 Hens, Mature Chickens : 66 514 11 224 1,797 Other : 141,222 200,767 2,290 33,437 713,611 Total Chicken : 146,794 207,040 2,767 35,650 737,121 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 5,433 64,434 30,188 38,106 279,452 Other Turkey : 3,665 22,273 10,114 29,967 214,435 Total Turkey : 9,098 86,707 40,302 68,073 493,887 Ducks : 14 7 27 98 2,452 Total Poultry : 155,906 293,754 43,096 103,821 1,233,460 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 2 861 61 6,329 49,752 Blueberries : 167 587 84 31,759 104,721 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 135 16,754 3,821 139,791 Cherries, Sweet : 1 131 25 3,967 12,786 Peaches : 48 520 87 52,076 74,368 Raspberries, Red : 117 502 55 75,618 80,269 Strawberries, Total : 989 25,548 137 280,976 324,613 Other Frozen Fruit : 96 10,409 3,094 64,490 165,058 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, September 30, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 14 639 331 1,193,047 Other Juice Concentrate : 4,508 25,623 33,079 1,490 84,835 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 579 5,941 27 99 Limas, Fordhook : 2,742 1,572 721 Limas, Baby : 6,260 2,339 245 6,709 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 43,129 65,757 2,382 24,208 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 7,210 7,149 172 1,361 Broccoli, Spears : 5,509 4,930 1 3,689 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 6,382 8,178 1,994 3,293 Brussels Sprouts : 1,398 1,051 342 Carrots, Diced : 2,822 10,327 192 2,728 Carrots, Other : 8,377 10,934 690 3,929 Cauliflower : 3,537 2,185 233 849 Corn, Cut : 59,271 78,452 45,102 22,640 Corn, Cob : 17,930 40,698 31,368 13,555 Mixed Vegetables : 4,999 8,915 9 1,943 Okra : 1,996 705 5,350 4,254 Onion Rings : 179 2,957 446 108 Onions, Other : 3,316 3,920 279 1,919 Blackeye Peas : 322 15 1,658 Green Peas : 46,723 34,017 22,644 14,270 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 918 850 150 Spinach : 10,191 5,217 57 2,916 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 2,550 21,054 1,861 Southern Greens : 1,427 699 1 2,274 Other Vegetables : 42,171 55,024 8,457 21,232 : Potatoes : French Fries : 31,904 21,289 58,704 106,904 21,267 Other Frozen : 4,477 9,387 34,079 8,376 2,298 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 1,335 57,501 37,234 126,866 24,649 Beef Cuts 5/ : 237 1,410 7,025 11,780 5,487 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 204 543 10,365 25,277 11,473 Trimmings 7/ : 23 20 8,351 18,203 2,403 Other 8/ : 7,869 445 12,523 42,445 13,953 Other : Veal : 964 917 68 65 Lamb & Mutton : 5,017 1,304 68 1,561 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, September 30, 2005 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 23 4,619 1,059 43,720 1,243,452 Other Juice Concentrate : 62 15,404 2,218 78,070 245,289 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 249 6 4,740 11,641 Limas, Fordhook : 124 5,300 10,459 Limas, Baby : 1,783 891 23,295 41,522 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,056 182 127,551 264,265 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 229 15 15,374 31,510 Broccoli, Spears : 13,388 7 26,152 53,676 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 14,544 494 24,853 59,738 Brussels Sprouts : 808 6,136 9,735 Carrots, Diced : 1,255 60 30,328 47,712 Carrots, Other : 13,524 70 50,088 87,612 Cauliflower : 3,428 241 13,309 23,782 Corn, Cut : 1,860 7,703 321,368 536,396 Corn, Cob : 1,775 7,719 159,158 272,203 Mixed Vegetables : 9,849 1,867 28,971 56,553 Okra : 28,296 717 41,318 Onion Rings : 431 316 153 4,590 Onions, Other : 1,619 13,217 15,505 39,775 Blackeye Peas : 903 351 3,249 Green Peas : 2,404 7,506 173,541 301,105 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 941 48 2,679 5,586 Spinach : 6,884 78 30,777 56,120 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 4,740 396 20,790 51,391 Southern Greens : 8,571 1,283 14,255 Other Vegetables : 33,289 6,374 199,328 365,875 : Potatoes : French Fries : 7,674 13,606 182,733 486,528 930,609 Other Frozen : 1,979 24,262 54,338 109,654 248,850 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 11,156 76,712 8,426 52,945 396,824 Beef Cuts 5/ : 1,989 6,526 8,664 3,799 46,917 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 1,917 3,830 102 1,841 55,552 Trimmings 7/ : 571 2,157 26 1,201 32,955 Other 8/ : 2,919 2,069 187 1,838 84,248 : Other : Veal : 8 134 29 1,553 3,738 Lamb & Mutton : 294 39 2,605 10,888 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cooler : Freezer :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Usable : Usable : Usable : Usable Region : Space : Space Occupied : Space : Space Occupied :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 31 :Sep 31:Aug 31:Sep 31: Sep 31 :Sep 31:Aug 31:Sep 30 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 : Cu Ft ---- Percent --- Cu Ft ---- Percent --- : New England : 1,791 81 91 91 16,926 80 79 83 Middle Atlantic : 50,146 61 61 62 143,350 62 70 73 E. North Central : 69,370 60 55 56 264,355 58 56 58 W. North Central : 46,372 55 51 54 156,838 66 70 74 South Atlantic : 54,719 45 38 37 198,620 63 63 64 E. South Central : 9,467 59 74 72 70,446 50 58 60 W. South Central : 28,735 28 32 32 140,041 56 54 55 Mountain : 12,153 55 55 56 61,506 71 71 73 Pacific : 50,039 45 50 53 320,931 73 70 73 : US : 322,792 51 51 51 1,373,013 64 64 67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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