Co St 1 (12-05) Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 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 November 30, 2005 were greater than year earlier levels for chicken, frozen vegetables and eggs. Butter stocks were down 37 percent from last month, but up 7 percent from a year ago. Total red meat supplies in freezers were down 2 percent from last month and down 3 percent from last year. Frozen pork supplies were down 3 percent from last month and down 1 percent from the previous year. Stocks of pork bellies were up 89 percent from last month, but down 16 percent from last year. Total frozen poultry supplies on November 30, 2005 were down 12 percent from the previous month, but up 1 percent from a year ago. Total stocks of chicken were up 8 percent from the previous month and up 13 percent from last year. Total pounds of turkey in freezers were down 52 percent from last month and down 32 percent from November 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. Contents Page Frozen Apples: Revisions for April through December, 20041 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, November 20052 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 31, 2005 . . . . . . . 6 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, November 30, 2005. . . . . . .10 Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, November 2005.14 Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, November 200515 Survey and Estimating Procedures, Revision Policy and Reliability16 Access to Reports. . . . . . . .17 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 : 50,321 996,641 29,899 October : 54,953 1,213,294 33,160 November : December : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Revised, based on updated plant information. Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, November 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Nov 30, : Oct 31, : Nov 30, : Nov : Oct : Nov 30, : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 :2004 :2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage :1,183,155 1,563,343 1,028,602 87 66 Controlled Atmosphere:4,710,686 4,258,308 4,415,177 94 104 Total :5,893,841 5,821,651 5,443,779 92 94 3,450 Pears : Bartlett : 23,506 56,457 30,139 128 53 Other Varieties : 343,681 462,004 405,683 118 88 Total : 367,187 518,461 435,822 119 84 1,171 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 249,983 251,291 244,810 98 97 Pecans : 18,515 17,123 12,787 69 75 Other Shelled : 93,319 89,965 86,267 92 96 Total : 361,817 358,379 343,864 95 96 127,053 In-Shell : Peanuts : 15,136 16,679 19,269 127 116 Pecans : 48,476 7,741 20,507 42 265 Other In-Shell : 8,475 8,818 9,295 110 105 Total : 72,087 33,238 49,071 68 148 10,001 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 57,177 98,112 61,324 107 63 48,712 (Government Owned) : 143 40 58 41 145 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 481,244 536,625 509,246 106 95 (Government Owned) : 4,947 844 801 16 95 Swiss : 25,934 25,853 24,995 96 97 Other Natural Cheese : 197,073 188,452 182,543 93 97 Total : 704,251 750,930 716,784 102 95 380,932 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 2,955 2,940 2,851 96 97 Yolks : 1,072 1,130 1,274 119 113 Whole & Mixed : 10,174 10,193 10,335 102 101 Unclassified : 3,123 3,356 3,133 100 93 Total : 17,324 17,619 17,593 102 100 17,004 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 20,727 23,205 24,506 118 106 Hens, Mature Chickens: 3,696 2,183 1,831 50 84 Breasts & Breast Meat: 149,607 149,593 153,261 102 102 Drumsticks : 16,059 13,016 15,798 98 121 Leg Quarters : 104,300 132,852 145,407 139 109 Legs : 9,186 13,473 20,230 220 150 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 11,808 9,957 12,670 107 127 Thigh Meat : 14,742 10,429 13,922 94 133 Wings : 38,867 46,419 49,387 127 106 Paws and Feet : 17,853 10,690 15,966 89 149 Other : 382,340 392,375 417,983 109 107 Total Chicken : 769,185 804,192 870,961 113 108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, November 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Nov 30, : Oct 31, : Nov 30, : Nov : Oct : Nov 30, : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 :2004 :2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Turkeys : Toms (Whole Carcasses) : 68,601 132,483 31,016 45 23 Hens (Whole Carcasses) : 48,477 90,484 27,818 57 31 Whole Turkeys : 117,078 222,967 58,834 50 26 Other Turkey : 177,790 194,638 142,067 80 73 Total Turkey : 294,868 417,605 200,901 68 48 146,708 Ducks : 582 2,714 2,886 496 106 Total Poultry :1,064,635 1,224,511 1,074,748 101 88 962,569 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 59,468 54,953 59,760 100 109 Apricots : 7,319 5,744 4,882 67 85 Blackberries, Total : 33,453 31,371 27,512 82 88 IQF : 23,122 20,024 17,563 76 88 Pails and Tubs : 4,153 5,158 4,706 113 91 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 5,619 5,926 4,963 88 84 Concentrate : 559 263 280 50 106 Blueberries : 93,845 97,204 88,657 94 91 Boysenberries : 1,531 3,189 3,193 209 100 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 81,816 131,846 117,770 144 89 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 1,223 2,577 2,572 210 100 Cherries, Sweet : 9,075 11,498 10,255 113 89 Grapes : 8,625 8,421 7,410 86 88 Peaches : 77,899 73,327 60,745 78 83 Raspberries, Black : 1,282 1,647 1,173 91 71 Raspberries, Red, Total: 48,632 72,809 67,857 140 93 IQF : 19,245 21,164 18,487 96 87 Pails and Tubs : 11,639 14,453 13,305 114 92 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 16,847 35,097 33,858 201 96 Concentrate : 901 2,095 2,207 245 105 Strawberries, Total : 321,033 279,229 246,524 77 88 IQF and Poly : 160,766 135,678 116,657 73 86 Pails and Tubs : 101,087 89,121 78,708 78 88 Barrels and Drums : 46,414 44,192 41,194 89 93 Juice Stock : 12,766 10,238 9,965 78 97 Other Frozen Fruit : 436,056 439,479 433,568 99 99 Total :1,181,257 1,213,294 1,131,878 96 93 976,583 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 1/ :1,457,953 1,139,934 1,027,492 70 90 (Gallon Equivalent) : 147,328 115,191 103,829 Other Juice Concentrate: 283,628 253,872 274,180 97 108 Total :1,741,581 1,393,806 1,301,672 75 93 190,267 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, November 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :----------------------------------------------------- : Nov 30, : Oct 31, : Nov 30, : Nov : Oct : Nov 30, : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 :2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 9,562 10,072 9,639 101 96 Limas, Fordhook : 9,701 9,142 8,157 84 89 Limas, Baby : 51,497 50,118 45,880 89 92 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 195,822 244,160 209,994 107 86 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 26,595 32,844 26,965 101 82 Broccoli, Spears : 31,257 39,762 38,197 122 96 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 53,911 62,046 59,735 111 96 Brussels Sprouts : 17,542 11,802 15,982 91 135 Carrots, Diced : 128,713 92,931 139,032 108 150 Carrots, Other : 146,433 150,160 163,061 111 109 Cauliflower : 31,162 33,915 44,080 141 130 Corn, Cut : 576,596 580,345 519,604 90 90 Corn, Cob : 275,419 321,361 295,791 107 92 Mixed Vegetables : 46,466 55,774 54,299 117 97 Okra : 38,327 39,889 34,499 90 86 Onion Rings : 6,651 4,752 3,734 56 79 Onions, Other : 33,138 38,999 40,511 122 104 Blackeye Peas : 3,296 3,143 2,929 89 93 Green Peas : 263,533 295,896 251,381 95 85 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 5,088 5,756 4,745 93 82 Spinach : 38,776 54,077 45,721 118 85 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 50,078 62,783 62,994 126 100 Southern Greens : 16,125 14,005 11,945 74 85 Other Vegetables : 368,056 393,021 365,285 99 93 Total :2,423,744 2,606,753 2,454,160 101 94 1,839,185 : Potatoes : French Fries : 959,360 962,477 906,102 94 94 Other Frozen : 259,985 237,494 217,051 83 91 Total :1,219,345 1,199,971 1,123,153 92 94 853,007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, November 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 30, : Oct 31, : Nov 30, : Nov : Oct : Nov 30, : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 :2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 2/ : 409,917 389,827 374,800 91 96 Beef Cuts 3/ : 53,380 49,359 55,788 105 113 Total : 463,297 439,186 430,588 93 98 427,852 (Government Owned) : 6,673 1,937 2,148 32 111 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 10,531 13,628 11,256 107 83 Hams, Total : 60,887 96,789 56,543 93 58 52,701 Bone-in : 36,026 56,032 34,356 95 61 33,405 Boneless 4/ : 24,861 40,757 22,187 89 54 19,296 Bellies : 33,955 15,211 28,687 84 189 Loins, Total : 44,048 36,752 44,656 101 122 40,709 Bone-in : 24,784 21,028 23,817 96 113 Boneless 5/ : 19,264 15,724 20,839 108 133 Ribs 6/ : 83,989 60,973 67,327 80 110 Butts : 11,063 8,051 10,139 92 126 Trimmings 7/ : 26,457 31,159 34,975 132 112 Other 8/ : 78,727 87,122 90,358 115 104 Variety Meats 9/ : 38,229 33,791 29,113 76 86 Unclassified 10/ : 48,446 63,000 60,524 125 96 Total : 436,332 446,476 433,578 99 97 385,116 (Government Owned) : 832 442 639 77 145 Other : Veal : 3,616 4,144 4,554 126 110 Lamb & Mutton : 3,715 10,137 9,407 253 93 Total : 7,331 14,281 13,961 190 98 13,893 Canned : Canned Hams : 4,360 3,560 2,953 68 83 Other Canned Meat : 1,282 2,425 3,941 307 163 Total : 5,642 5,985 6,894 122 115 6,868 Total : 912,602 905,928 885,021 97 98 833,729 Miscellaneous : Cooler : 784,789 961,457 930,952 119 97 374,313 Freezer : 1,893,148 2,150,441 2,034,907 107 95 1,983,103 Total : 2,677,937 3,111,898 2,965,859 111 95 2,357,416 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 8,200,087 8,459,072 7,935,484 97 94 1,074,312 Stored in Freezers :10,494,698 10,795,479 10,069,244 96 93 7,697,291 Total :18,694,785 19,254,551 18,004,728 96 94 8,771,603 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 31, 2005, Revised -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 31,852 539,634 389,717 4,897 245,227 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 33 15 13 170,825 Pecans 1/ : 58 83 4,051 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 378 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 24,575 52,597 211,046 111,014 5,660 Other Natural Cheese : 34 10,801 106,169 53,017 99 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 2,148 261 806 5,278 Hens, Mature Chickens : 12 261 205 68 668 Other : 682 29,894 17,303 41,197 302,173 Total Chicken : 694 32,303 17,769 42,071 308,119 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 6,554 24,913 11,735 28,916 54,826 Other Turkey : 135 5,062 15,706 49,834 64,863 Total Turkey : 6,689 29,975 27,441 78,750 119,689 Ducks : 81 2,415 1 49 Total Poultry : 7,383 62,359 47,625 120,822 427,857 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 251 13,609 33,160 147 298 Blueberries : 9,324 10,048 39,091 3,758 3,374 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 64 6,332 105,240 145 881 Cherries, Sweet : 186 7,335 203 1 Peaches : 102 2,814 14,431 2,278 673 Raspberries, Red : 107 1,470 1,535 529 195 Strawberries, Total : 60 5,291 9,458 1,420 2,100 Other Frozen Fruit : 1,039 9,135 270,140 7,859 1,905 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 31, 2005, Revised, (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 248 8,820 66,707 4,534,549 5,821,651 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 22,525 57,687 76 117 251,291 Pecans 1/ : 211 12,619 101 17,123 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 81 7,282 7,741 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 416 5,372 36,582 89,363 536,625 Other Natural Cheese : 2,584 448 854 14,446 188,452 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 5,610 6,686 509 1,907 23,205 Hens, Mature Chickens : 49 673 35 212 2,183 Other : 141,104 209,929 2,590 33,932 778,804 Total Chicken : 146,763 217,288 3,134 36,051 804,192 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 6,830 46,563 12,695 29,935 222,967 Other Turkey : 2,731 20,038 9,923 26,346 194,638 Total Turkey : 9,561 66,601 22,618 56,281 417,605 Ducks : 9 7 27 125 2,714 Total Poultry : 156,333 283,896 25,779 92,457 1,224,511 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 5 879 29 6,575 54,953 Blueberries : 158 555 168 30,728 97,204 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 123 15,731 3,330 131,846 Cherries, Sweet : 1 101 8 3,663 11,498 Peaches : 48 571 71 52,339 73,327 Raspberries, Red : 109 399 51 68,414 72,809 Strawberries, Total : 835 21,579 117 238,369 279,229 Other Frozen Fruit : 171 9,201 2,657 137,372 439,479 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 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/ : 13 631 182 1,095,091 Other Juice Concentrate : 7,281 31,854 33,656 1,273 84,329 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 540 4,814 27 152 Limas, Fordhook : 2,613 1,373 693 Limas, Baby : 7,842 3,723 2,686 8,315 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 41,284 57,445 9,268 22,661 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 7,681 6,623 804 1,239 Broccoli, Spears : 6,162 3,545 3,248 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 6,568 5,478 1,628 4,101 Brussels Sprouts : 1,619 1,084 1 436 Carrots, Diced : 8,197 16,113 6,646 5,260 Carrots, Other : 15,404 27,477 3,935 6,355 Cauliflower : 4,429 2,855 253 1,049 Corn, Cut : 54,951 92,645 76,560 23,056 Corn, Cob : 15,418 41,142 62,479 14,481 Mixed Vegetables : 4,481 7,076 2,008 2,292 Okra : 1,980 611 6,517 3,490 Onion Rings : 262 2,966 467 102 Onions, Other : 2,833 3,794 289 2,650 Blackeye Peas : 299 50 1,508 Green Peas : 40,399 36,907 34,816 13,727 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 1,014 975 177 Spinach : 9,856 3,979 48 3,107 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 3,276 24,308 618 1,995 Southern Greens : 1,395 573 1 2,425 Other Vegetables : 42,738 59,064 20,913 23,185 : Potatoes : French Fries : 33,335 22,533 62,328 91,388 22,379 Other Frozen : 5,402 9,186 31,550 8,072 2,516 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 1,355 49,606 45,354 120,120 24,151 Beef Cuts 5/ : 196 1,532 5,731 14,775 4,514 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 207 403 11,145 30,658 10,894 Trimmings 7/ : 31 357 7,321 16,851 2,432 Other 8/ : 7,951 536 14,432 43,847 13,575 : Other : Veal : 953 855 79 82 Lamb & Mutton : 5,803 1,418 14 209 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 31, 2005, Revised, (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 21 3,251 1,090 39,655 1,139,934 Other Juice Concentrate : 66 16,026 1,759 77,628 253,872 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 239 76 4,224 10,072 Limas, Fordhook : 95 4,368 9,142 Limas, Baby : 906 568 26,078 50,118 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,083 127 112,292 244,160 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 168 110 16,219 32,844 Broccoli, Spears : 13,450 1 13,356 39,762 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 16,883 465 26,923 62,046 Brussels Sprouts : 719 7,943 11,802 Carrots, Diced : 1,699 30 54,986 92,931 Carrots, Other : 12,821 140 84,028 150,160 Cauliflower : 3,919 101 21,309 33,915 Corn, Cut : 1,785 7,975 323,373 580,345 Corn, Cob : 1,344 7,719 178,778 321,361 Mixed Vegetables : 9,073 1,806 29,038 55,774 Okra : 26,521 770 39,889 Onion Rings : 313 483 159 4,752 Onions, Other : 2,159 13,874 13,400 38,999 Blackeye Peas : 933 6 347 3,143 Green Peas : 3,014 6,043 160,990 295,896 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 991 32 2,567 5,756 Spinach : 8,309 54 28,724 54,077 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 4,688 273 27,625 62,783 Southern Greens : 8,331 1,280 14,005 Other Vegetables : 32,482 6,140 208,499 393,021 : Potatoes : French Fries : 7,933 17,190 193,703 511,688 962,477 Other Frozen : 2,527 20,899 55,257 102,085 237,494 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 5,524 81,071 8,984 53,662 389,827 Beef Cuts 5/ : 1,913 7,334 9,368 3,996 49,359 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 2,088 3,722 136 1,720 60,973 Trimmings 7/ : 779 2,081 16 1,291 31,159 Other 8/ : 3,061 1,903 282 1,535 87,122 : Other : Veal : 7 298 1,870 4,144 Lamb & Mutton : 290 91 2,312 10,137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 30, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 24,002 549,949 349,350 1,898 237,325 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 416 14 161,155 Pecans 1/ : 57 73 3,119 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 5,841 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 22,887 46,588 202,542 105,846 4,221 Other Natural Cheese : 36 10,070 103,507 51,316 99 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 2,284 269 734 5,559 Hens, Mature Chickens : 12 243 155 76 553 Other : 1,835 31,652 19,895 48,508 334,918 Total Chicken : 1,847 34,179 20,319 49,318 341,030 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 132 5,859 814 9,100 19,537 Other Turkey : 546 3,326 14,059 40,001 46,554 Total Turkey : 678 9,185 14,873 49,101 66,091 Ducks : 70 2,597 4 39 Total Poultry : 2,525 43,434 37,789 98,423 407,160 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 137 14,820 36,546 152 394 Blueberries : 8,234 9,219 37,510 3,334 3,337 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 43 5,600 97,378 112 783 Cherries, Sweet : 142 6,697 159 1 Peaches : 91 2,719 11,428 1,791 535 Raspberries, Red : 95 1,199 1,339 334 181 Strawberries, Total : 58 5,451 9,086 1,055 1,777 Other Frozen Fruit : 2,581 8,788 256,271 7,530 1,883 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, November 30, 2005 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 176 8,820 48,172 4,224,087 5,443,779 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 22,925 60,081 97 122 244,810 Pecans 1/ : 228 9,244 66 12,787 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 2,017 12,649 20,507 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 299 3,184 37,126 86,553 509,246 Other Natural Cheese : 2,584 328 903 13,700 182,543 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 5,817 7,179 528 2,136 24,506 Hens, Mature Chickens : 16 541 23 212 1,831 Other : 145,039 221,427 2,805 38,545 844,624 Total Chicken : 150,872 229,147 3,356 40,893 870,961 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 1,365 14,055 3,740 4,232 58,834 Other Turkey : 878 12,701 7,808 16,194 142,067 Total Turkey : 2,243 26,756 11,548 20,426 200,901 Ducks : 9 2 23 142 2,886 Total Poultry : 153,124 255,905 14,927 61,461 1,074,748 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 3 732 28 6,948 59,760 Blueberries : 137 495 159 26,232 88,657 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 114 10,806 2,934 117,770 Cherries, Sweet : 1 100 7 3,148 10,255 Peaches : 40 568 49 43,524 60,745 Raspberries, Red : 101 364 48 64,196 67,857 Strawberries, Total : 731 18,774 137 209,455 246,524 Other Frozen Fruit : 166 9,906 2,478 143,965 433,568 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, November 30, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 12 727 243 986,302 Other Juice Concentrate : 16,924 36,104 36,043 1,269 88,146 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 452 4,183 27 141 Limas, Fordhook : 2,296 1,404 552 Limas, Baby : 7,802 2,940 2,491 7,352 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 37,612 49,436 8,166 19,930 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 6,530 5,891 709 1,105 Broccoli, Spears : 6,855 5,192 2,671 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 6,889 5,787 1,553 3,386 Brussels Sprouts : 1,658 1,294 1 422 Carrots, Diced : 17,054 33,799 9,541 7,659 Carrots, Other : 20,365 31,616 4,161 6,562 Cauliflower : 4,703 2,878 325 1,150 Corn, Cut : 50,574 82,274 68,478 19,952 Corn, Cob : 12,542 38,520 58,382 12,387 Mixed Vegetables : 4,456 7,115 1,968 1,695 Okra : 1,747 527 6,517 2,417 Onion Rings : 210 2,271 514 133 Onions, Other : 3,272 3,686 359 2,662 Blackeye Peas : 284 107 1,440 Green Peas : 34,309 32,650 30,077 11,842 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 902 1,015 95 Spinach : 8,280 3,336 60 2,190 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 3,999 25,328 802 1,490 Southern Greens : 1,224 471 1 124 Other Vegetables : 40,907 54,272 20,070 17,205 : Potatoes : French Fries : 31,340 19,230 60,966 96,244 19,103 Other Frozen : 5,162 10,019 31,257 8,086 1,984 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 1,334 41,515 40,460 115,061 29,901 Beef Cuts 5/ : 221 1,576 8,188 15,534 5,541 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 230 606 11,250 37,248 10,165 Trimmings 7/ : 31 407 7,641 20,011 2,421 Other 8/ : 7,932 481 15,269 47,136 12,707 Other : Veal : 1,331 717 78 51 Lamb & Mutton : 5,450 1,279 36 121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, November 30, 2005 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 19 2,757 991 36,441 1,027,492 Other Juice Concentrate : 70 16,476 1,671 77,477 274,180 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 188 75 4,573 9,639 Limas, Fordhook : 114 3,791 8,157 Limas, Baby : 685 573 24,037 45,880 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,261 154 93,435 209,994 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 83 97 12,550 26,965 Broccoli, Spears : 14,150 1 9,328 38,197 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 15,558 507 26,055 59,735 Brussels Sprouts : 493 12,114 15,982 Carrots, Diced : 1,195 84 69,700 139,032 Carrots, Other : 11,629 142 88,586 163,061 Cauliflower : 6,963 88 27,973 44,080 Corn, Cut : 1,300 7,999 289,027 519,604 Corn, Cob : 1,201 5,572 167,187 295,791 Mixed Vegetables : 9,818 1,777 27,470 54,299 Okra : 22,523 768 34,499 Onion Rings : 252 183 171 3,734 Onions, Other : 1,525 13,924 15,083 40,511 Blackeye Peas : 799 6 293 2,929 Green Peas : 2,555 5,636 134,312 251,381 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 127 53 2,553 4,745 Spinach : 7,346 60 24,449 45,721 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 3,595 1,456 26,324 62,994 Southern Greens : 8,399 1,726 11,945 Other Vegetables : 30,667 5,829 196,335 365,285 : Potatoes : French Fries : 8,415 16,009 182,937 471,858 906,102 Other Frozen : 2,361 21,803 45,354 91,025 217,051 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 5,439 79,813 9,137 52,140 374,800 Beef Cuts 5/ : 1,881 8,047 9,687 5,113 55,788 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 2,205 4,466 235 922 67,327 Trimmings 7/ : 400 2,695 12 1,357 34,975 Other 8/ : 2,776 2,185 277 1,595 90,358 : Other : Veal : 8 539 1,830 4,554 Lamb & Mutton : 293 79 2,149 9,407 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cooler : Freezer :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Usable : Usable : Usable : Usable Region : Space : Space Occupied : Space : Space Occupied :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 30 :Nov 30:Oct 31:Nov 30: Nov 30 :Nov 30:Oct 31:Nov 30 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 : Cu Ft ---- Percent --- Cu Ft ---- Percent --- : New England : 1,800 80 89 87 16,926 80 82 80 Middle Atlantic : 50,734 60 64 63 143,309 64 75 72 E. North Central : 73,835 57 57 58 265,821 56 60 57 W. North Central : 46,556 53 53 52 155,916 64 73 71 South Atlantic : 55,158 47 40 42 196,686 56 65 62 E. South Central : 9,582 55 73 72 70,445 45 61 62 W. South Central : 29,100 24 31 30 140,041 50 54 52 Mountain : 12,227 50 58 60 61,505 69 75 72 Pacific : 50,822 45 54 52 320,818 70 75 72 : US : 329,814 50 53 52 1,371,467 61 68 65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, November 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Warehouses :----------------------------------------------------------- State : Nov 30 : Oct 31 : Nov 30 : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 Pounds ------- : CA : 69,777 78,275 68,986 MI : 308,922 351,515 322,792 N ENG : 36,637 31,852 24,002 NY : 318,276 279,846 277,998 OH : 18,290 25,430 18,065 OR : 49,494 56,274 32,255 PA : 260,000 259,434 271,614 VA : 156,059 129,118 131,226 WA : 4,467,288 4,400,000 4,122,846 WV : 82,792 58,140 68,571 : Other States : 126,306 151,767 105,424 : US : 5,893,841 5,821,651 5,443,779 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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