Co St 1 (6-06) Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 22, 2006, 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 May 31, 2006 were greater than year earlier levels for beef, eggs, chicken, butter, and cheese. Butter stocks were up 15 percent from last month and up 29 percent from a year ago. Total red meat supplies in freezers were down 4 percent from last month, but up 9 percent from last year. Frozen pork supplies were down 9 percent from last month and down 8 percent from the previous year. Stocks of pork bellies were down 7 percent from last month and down 21 percent from last year. Total frozen poultry supplies on May 31, 2006 were down 2 percent from the previous month, but up 10 percent from a year ago. Total stocks of chicken were down 8 percent from the previous month, but up 17 percent from last year. Total pounds of turkey in freezers were up 10 percent from last month and up slightly from May 31, 2005. Contents Page Stocks in Cold Storage By Commodity United States, May 2006. 1 Region, and United States, April 30, 20065 Region, and United States, May 31, 20069 Reliability Statement . . . . .14 Information Contacts . . . . . .14 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, May 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : May 31, : Apr 30, : May 31, : May : Apr : May 31, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 :2005 :2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage : 34,507 107,210 63,647 184 59 Controlled Atmosphere:1,388,216 1,638,330 1,069,899 77 65 Total :1,422,723 1,745,540 1,133,546 80 65 Pears : Bartlett : 168 975 Other Varieties : 35,605 91,889 41,343 116 45 Total : 35,773 92,864 41,343 116 45 2,320 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 454,718 372,893 346,821 76 93 Pecans : 35,909 37,545 41,729 116 111 Other Shelled : 124,672 109,744 121,763 98 111 Total : 615,299 520,182 510,313 83 98 179,259 In-Shell : Peanuts : 48,551 17,288 17,954 37 104 Pecans : 82,509 167,319 143,330 174 86 Other In-Shell : 5,676 7,675 7,829 138 102 Total : 136,736 192,282 169,113 124 88 52,683 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 178,045 200,179 229,826 129 115 168,347 (Government Owned) : 224 106 165 74 156 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 582,686 574,420 580,668 100 101 (Government Owned) : 1,134 235 42 4 18 Swiss : 23,540 32,628 32,997 140 101 Other Natural Cheese : 209,409 212,967 222,097 106 104 Total : 815,635 820,015 835,762 102 102 447,538 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 2,840 3,225 2,476 87 77 Yolks : 601 1,429 1,299 216 91 Whole & Mixed : 11,523 15,221 13,725 119 90 Unclassified : 2,703 3,384 3,595 133 106 Total : 17,667 23,259 21,095 119 91 24,878 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 27,960 27,974 25,214 90 90 Hens, Mature Chickens: 1,968 6,974 6,361 323 91 Breasts & Breast Meat: 145,135 133,942 127,125 88 95 Drumsticks : 9,838 14,726 17,109 174 116 Leg Quarters : 55,923 111,311 85,770 153 77 Legs : 12,248 12,486 10,507 86 84 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 12,937 12,931 17,470 135 135 Thigh Meat : 12,818 15,355 15,968 125 104 Wings : 42,035 39,628 39,685 94 100 Paws and Feet : 10,182 16,437 14,263 140 87 Other : 333,962 449,231 415,355 124 92 Total Chicken : 665,006 840,995 774,827 117 92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, May 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : May 31, : Apr 30, : May 31, : May : Apr : May 31, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 :2005 :2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Turkeys : Toms (Whole Carcasses) : 145,263 96,172 119,864 83 125 Hens (Whole Carcasses) : 97,828 85,682 97,963 100 114 Whole Turkeys : 243,091 181,854 217,827 90 120 Other Turkey : 222,829 241,878 248,163 111 103 Total Turkey : 465,920 423,732 465,990 100 110 346,913 Ducks : 2,277 8,002 7,929 348 99 Total Poultry :1,133,203 1,272,729 1,248,746 110 98 1,079,355 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 89,904 77,899 82,625 92 106 Apricots : 3,620 1,652 1,616 45 98 Blackberries, Total : 10,824 18,023 15,850 146 88 IQF : 7,376 12,833 11,242 152 88 Pails and Tubs : 1,926 2,057 1,776 92 86 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 1,311 2,974 2,808 214 94 Concentrate : 211 159 24 11 15 Blueberries : 34,673 36,613 29,002 84 79 Boysenberries : 1,027 1,839 1,919 187 104 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 39,172 71,560 61,361 157 86 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 906 1,757 1,387 153 79 Cherries, Sweet : 6,707 5,988 4,663 70 78 Grapes : 2,451 4,319 3,200 131 74 Peaches : 24,672 32,246 29,913 121 93 Raspberries, Black : 243 621 479 197 77 Raspberries, Red, Total: 21,716 34,752 30,589 141 88 IQF : 11,432 13,915 14,552 127 105 Pails and Tubs : 4,935 5,994 5,323 108 89 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 4,573 13,281 9,481 207 71 Concentrate : 776 1,562 1,233 159 79 Strawberries, Total : 237,150 148,933 232,014 98 156 IQF and Poly : 119,175 69,671 94,521 79 136 Pails and Tubs : 69,317 39,281 74,787 108 190 Barrels and Drums : 33,530 16,442 35,663 106 217 Juice Stock : 15,128 23,539 27,043 179 115 Other Frozen Fruit : 211,448 274,713 249,374 118 91 Total : 684,513 710,915 743,992 109 105 636,465 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 1/ :1,668,135 1,087,543 1,157,743 69 106 (Gallon Equivalent) : 168,567 109,897 116,991 Other Juice Concentrate: 299,968 323,291 304,104 101 94 Total :1,968,103 1,410,834 1,461,847 74 104 215,495 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, May 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :----------------------------------------------------- : May 31, : Apr 30, : May 31, : May : Apr : May 31, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 :2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 8,454 5,069 7,798 92 154 Limas, Fordhook : 4,018 3,163 2,401 60 76 Limas, Baby : 30,842 27,461 24,900 81 91 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 86,226 81,681 68,770 80 84 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 10,714 12,074 9,758 91 81 Broccoli, Spears : 49,535 42,108 38,761 78 92 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 66,942 62,501 61,176 91 98 Brussels Sprouts : 17,198 12,943 11,633 68 90 Carrots, Diced : 76,614 78,928 67,812 89 86 Carrots, Other : 102,926 112,998 103,547 101 92 Cauliflower : 21,656 25,087 20,777 96 83 Corn, Cut : 268,295 275,131 224,195 84 81 Corn, Cob : 104,806 130,581 88,635 85 68 Mixed Vegetables : 46,163 50,242 58,163 126 116 Okra : 16,134 12,770 12,368 77 97 Onion Rings : 6,135 6,423 7,187 117 112 Onions, Other : 41,283 47,853 46,295 112 97 Blackeye Peas : 2,115 5,174 4,247 201 82 Green Peas : 115,936 104,255 82,970 72 80 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 4,998 4,606 4,417 88 96 Spinach : 74,009 94,750 111,375 150 118 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 39,832 52,992 49,221 124 93 Southern Greens : 17,935 17,293 15,270 85 88 Other Vegetables : 272,386 285,702 264,020 97 92 Total :1,485,152 1,551,785 1,385,696 93 89 1,009,196 : Potatoes : French Fries : 940,430 921,987 861,055 92 93 Other Frozen : 237,642 253,532 243,928 103 96 Total :1,178,072 1,175,519 1,104,983 94 94 832,562 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, May 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : May 31, : Apr 30, : May 31, : May : Apr : May 31, : 2005 : 2006 : 2006 : 2005 :2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 2/ : 279,899 380,945 391,747 140 103 Beef Cuts 3/ : 38,291 47,563 42,776 112 90 Total : 318,190 428,508 434,523 137 101 432,474 (Government Owned) : 5,503 3,876 3,218 58 83 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 10,147 9,770 8,325 82 85 Hams, Total : 78,529 61,126 63,411 81 104 57,989 Bone-in : 43,331 37,338 40,276 93 108 38,935 Boneless 4/ : 35,198 23,788 23,135 66 97 19,054 Bellies : 81,694 69,540 64,857 79 93 Loins, Total : 35,020 41,028 32,229 92 79 29,237 Bone-in : 17,893 18,990 16,308 91 86 Boneless 5/ : 17,127 22,038 15,921 93 72 Ribs 6/ : 76,710 88,341 74,235 97 84 Butts : 9,816 12,857 9,677 99 75 Trimmings 7/ : 48,429 50,095 39,631 82 79 Other 8/ : 78,344 93,863 92,630 118 99 Variety Meats 9/ : 38,085 29,262 27,504 72 94 Unclassified 10/ : 56,113 61,565 60,584 108 98 Total : 512,887 517,447 473,083 92 91 424,453 (Government Owned) : 196 864 567 289 66 Other : Veal : 1,635 2,570 2,265 139 88 Lamb & Mutton : 9,719 10,345 10,221 105 99 Total : 11,354 12,915 12,486 110 97 12,051 Canned : Canned Hams : 2,129 1,548 1,565 74 101 Other Canned Meat : 4,069 3,647 4,267 105 117 Total : 6,198 5,195 5,832 94 112 5,972 Total : 848,629 964,065 925,924 109 96 874,950 Miscellaneous : Cooler : 535,262 743,767 656,151 123 88 297,322 Freezer : 2,017,489 2,017,918 1,971,588 98 98 1,919,003 Total : 2,552,751 2,761,685 2,627,739 103 95 2,216,325 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 3,587,884 4,144,495 3,376,617 94 81 1,167,399 Stored in Freezers : 9,484,417 9,297,358 9,063,308 96 97 6,754,279 Total :13,072,301 13,441,853 12,439,925 95 93 7,921,678 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Adjusted to 42.0 degrees Brix equivalent (9.896 pounds per gallon). 2/ Includes all boxed boneless beef, such as ground beef, roasts, steaks, loins, strips, rounds, trimmings, etc. Variety meats (edible offal), such as tongues, livers, hearts, kidneys, and other organs removed from slaughtered beef, are included as miscellaneous freezer stocks. 3/ Includes all boxed primal beef cuts, bone-in. 4/ Includes full ham, bone removed and individual muscles separated. 5/ Includes pork tenderloins. 6/ Includes spareribs and backribs. 7/ Includes 42% regular trimmings, 72% special trimmings, boneless picnic meat, jowls, neckbone trimmings, blade, cheek, head, and shank meat, etc. Packaged bacon, sausage, and processed items, such as hot dogs and luncheon meats, are included in miscellaneous cooler or freezer stocks. 8/ Includes ears, tails, feet, neckbones and snouts. 9/ Includes tongues, kidneys, livers, stomachs, hearts, chitterlings, salivary glands, and other organs removed from slaughtered hogs. 10/ Includes product unable to be classified elsewhere in this report. Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, April 30, 2006, Revised -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 995 170,652 69,257 7 82,253 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 176 34 22 262,730 Pecans 1/ : 20 159 9,435 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 21,049 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 37,734 54,171 214,606 126,316 4,458 Other Natural Cheese : 35 9,806 129,605 55,182 110 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 2,107 471 2,263 6,684 Hens, Mature Chickens : 4 608 44 154 5,150 Other : 2,247 31,340 21,880 42,712 318,035 Total Chicken : 2,251 34,055 22,395 45,129 329,869 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 1,955 15,279 592 51,861 22,796 Other Turkey : 629 3,560 20,099 55,552 88,283 Total Turkey : 2,584 18,839 20,691 107,413 111,079 Ducks : 148 7,638 8 1 Total Poultry : 4,835 53,042 50,724 152,550 440,949 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 160 18,973 48,849 166 533 Blueberries : 4,186 3,007 17,530 1,322 396 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 27 2,454 60,926 42 487 Cherries, Sweet : 181 2,758 265 1 Peaches : 49 2,049 7,701 4,908 336 Raspberries, Red : 64 1,151 1,911 396 59 Strawberries, Total : 44 3,859 7,441 539 2,107 Other Frozen Fruit : 1,718 7,136 157,919 4,614 1,029 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, April 30, 2006, Revised, (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 3,360 6,079 1,412,937 1,745,540 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 23,622 86,060 59 190 372,893 Pecans 1/ : 1,391 26,389 151 37,545 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 2,139 144,131 167,319 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 403 3,585 36,612 96,535 574,420 Other Natural Cheese : 2,611 1,003 606 14,009 212,967 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 4,137 7,758 1,447 3,107 27,974 Hens, Mature Chickens : 1 897 9 107 6,974 Other : 138,766 202,562 4,178 44,327 806,047 Total Chicken : 142,904 211,217 5,634 47,541 840,995 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 3,053 62,487 4,695 19,136 181,854 Other Turkey : 1,503 31,018 7,617 33,617 241,878 Total Turkey : 4,556 93,505 12,312 52,753 423,732 Ducks : 27 6 29 145 8,002 Total Poultry : 147,487 304,728 17,975 100,439 1,272,729 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 288 715 28 8,187 77,899 Blueberries : 58 498 135 9,481 36,613 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 130 6,361 1,133 71,560 Cherries, Sweet : 1 24 3 2,755 5,988 Peaches : 22 494 146 16,541 32,246 Raspberries, Red : 61 122 32 30,956 34,752 Strawberries, Total : 507 20,226 268 113,942 148,933 Other Frozen Fruit : 126 16,752 2,675 82,744 274,713 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, April 30, 2006, Revised -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 12 1,118 87 1,044,717 Other Juice Concentrate : 7,951 33,926 25,697 2,565 136,078 Total Frozen Juice : 7,963 33,926 26,815 2,652 1,167,727 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 461 1,319 13 105 Limas, Fordhook : 904 723 67 369 Limas, Baby : 5,012 2,847 1,598 3,938 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 12,305 19,368 4,625 2,371 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 4,184 2,076 559 287 Broccoli, Spears : 8,629 6,614 3,523 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 9,646 6,352 1,346 4,087 Brussels Sprouts : 2,627 1,279 18 411 Carrots, Diced : 10,108 23,785 4,713 707 Carrots, Other : 12,161 16,795 1,040 1,205 Cauliflower : 3,334 2,548 128 1,138 Corn, Cut : 23,179 47,705 33,360 4,709 Corn, Cob : 5,926 22,797 22,829 4,758 Mixed Vegetables : 3,884 9,145 303 2,304 Okra : 1,172 356 3,065 2,192 Onion Rings : 209 2,887 636 1,642 Onions, Other : 3,190 2,987 337 4,468 Blackeye Peas : 1,548 90 2,592 Green Peas : 13,032 17,745 10,442 4,855 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 1,111 828 2 177 Spinach : 12,699 4,031 134 3,879 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 5,208 20,464 37 932 Southern Greens : 1,881 232 1 1,821 Other Vegetables : 35,243 46,379 7,717 20,563 Total Vegetables : 177,653 259,352 92,970 73,033 : Potatoes : French Fries : 34,709 20,006 69,694 105,117 18,977 Other Frozen : 6,197 8,384 47,529 7,353 2,664 Total Potatoes : 40,906 28,390 117,223 112,470 21,641 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 1,332 53,598 37,099 108,653 31,834 Beef Cuts 5/ : 270 1,200 4,383 17,027 3,281 Total Beef : 1,602 54,798 41,482 125,680 35,115 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 404 2,052 25,901 39,013 12,219 Trimmings 7/ : 30 459 9,984 28,660 2,428 Other 8/ : 5,482 468 28,154 43,387 8,992 Other : Veal : 12 851 429 1 46 Lamb & Mutton : 6,376 1,328 55 92 Total Other Meat : 12 7,227 1,757 56 138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, April 30, 2006, Revised, (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 36 2,484 1,830 37,259 1,087,543 Other Juice Concentrate : 74 14,911 2,170 99,919 323,291 Total Frozen Juice : 110 17,395 4,000 137,178 1,410,834 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 246 7 2,918 5,069 Limas, Fordhook : 183 917 3,163 Limas, Baby : 455 178 13,433 27,461 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,165 131 41,716 81,681 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 233 40 4,695 12,074 Broccoli, Spears : 16,891 6,451 42,108 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 18,699 449 21,922 62,501 Brussels Sprouts : 386 8,222 12,943 Carrots, Diced : 1,803 23 37,789 78,928 Carrots, Other : 12,249 100 69,448 112,998 Cauliflower : 5,074 84 12,781 25,087 Corn, Cut : 1,598 4,235 160,345 275,131 Corn, Cob : 1,263 395 72,613 130,581 Mixed Vegetables : 10,093 1,062 23,451 50,242 Okra : 5,470 515 12,770 Onion Rings : 343 490 216 6,423 Onions, Other : 1,276 15,593 20,002 47,853 Blackeye Peas : 743 201 5,174 Green Peas : 3,106 3,994 51,081 104,255 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 134 27 2,327 4,606 Spinach : 16,133 38 57,836 94,750 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 6,312 1,322 18,717 52,992 Southern Greens : 12,198 11 1,149 17,293 Other Vegetables : 32,289 10,936 132,575 285,702 Total Vegetables : 148,342 39,115 761,320 1,551,785 : Potatoes : French Fries : 6,876 15,160 182,069 469,379 921,987 Other Frozen : 1,964 25,219 51,012 103,210 253,532 Total Potatoes : 8,840 40,379 233,081 572,589 1,175,519 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 6,043 84,265 8,580 49,541 380,945 Beef Cuts 5/ : 1,750 6,691 7,485 5,476 47,563 Total Beef : 7,793 90,956 16,065 55,017 428,508 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 2,970 4,206 418 1,158 88,341 Trimmings 7/ : 1,245 4,440 512 2,337 50,095 Other 8/ : 2,982 2,712 157 1,529 93,863 Other : Veal : 102 1,129 2,570 Lamb & Mutton : 5 370 74 2,045 10,345 Total Other Meat : 5 472 74 3,174 12,915 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 31, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 422 106,050 38,820 56,076 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 250 27 20 238,110 Pecans 1/ : 22 212 9,860 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 18,105 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 36,524 51,228 223,236 125,337 4,219 Other Natural Cheese : 37 10,548 135,121 56,777 102 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 1,598 312 2,569 6,070 Hens, Mature Chickens : 4 590 28 141 4,209 Other : 2,326 30,454 20,890 38,575 286,371 Total Chicken : 2,330 32,642 21,230 41,285 296,650 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 3,053 16,855 6,803 58,528 29,041 Other Turkey : 674 4,737 17,242 56,204 85,472 Total Turkey : 3,727 21,592 24,045 114,732 114,513 Ducks : 124 7,543 6 8 Total Poultry : 6,057 54,358 52,818 156,023 411,171 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 179 19,115 49,623 127 629 Blueberries : 4,045 1,866 13,210 1,172 185 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 23 2,274 52,852 37 414 Cherries, Sweet : 209 2,284 221 1 Peaches : 46 1,589 6,877 5,860 312 Raspberries, Red : 57 1,400 1,761 414 51 Strawberries, Total : 123 3,932 8,435 631 1,497 Other Frozen Fruit : 1,574 7,032 137,803 4,183 932 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, May 31, 2006 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 2,520 2,982 926,676 1,133,546 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 17,064 91,115 58 177 346,821 Pecans 1/ : 1,379 30,075 181 41,729 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 2,017 123,208 143,330 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 514 4,531 40,169 94,910 580,668 Other Natural Cheese : 2,777 1,093 395 15,247 222,097 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 3,070 7,248 1,424 2,923 25,214 Hens, Mature Chickens : 1 1,232 16 140 6,361 Other : 126,348 191,270 3,850 43,168 743,252 Total Chicken : 129,419 199,750 5,290 46,231 774,827 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 5,169 69,737 6,539 22,102 217,827 Other Turkey : 2,850 36,698 8,395 35,891 248,163 Total Turkey : 8,019 106,435 14,934 57,993 465,990 Ducks : 26 6 46 170 7,929 Total Poultry : 137,464 306,191 20,270 104,394 1,248,746 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 215 808 42 11,887 82,625 Blueberries : 46 330 134 8,014 29,002 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 116 4,533 1,112 61,361 Cherries, Sweet : 1 36 3 1,908 4,663 Peaches : 20 530 146 14,533 29,913 Raspberries, Red : 54 384 28 26,440 30,589 Strawberries, Total : 789 24,395 331 191,881 232,014 Other Frozen Fruit : 141 14,519 2,387 80,803 249,374 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, May 31, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 18 866 113 1,112,947 Other Juice Concentrate : 4,334 29,027 27,152 2,484 127,942 Total Frozen Juice : 4,352 29,027 28,018 2,597 1,228,306 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 740 4,065 4 72 Limas, Fordhook : 736 496 94 299 Limas, Baby : 4,322 2,479 1,474 3,617 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 9,284 16,118 4,195 2,042 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 3,500 1,573 502 209 Broccoli, Spears : 7,730 6,188 3,096 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 9,733 6,510 1,310 3,832 Brussels Sprouts : 2,284 1,124 53 387 Carrots, Diced : 8,706 20,733 4,089 584 Carrots, Other : 11,890 14,434 863 1,036 Cauliflower : 2,233 2,194 801 841 Corn, Cut : 17,944 39,885 25,727 5,292 Corn, Cob : 5,567 15,786 15,452 3,290 Mixed Vegetables : 3,828 10,005 240 2,346 Okra : 1,360 341 2,289 1,890 Onion Rings : 164 3,400 479 1,787 Onions, Other : 3,003 2,967 234 4,226 Blackeye Peas : 1,327 83 18 2,180 Green Peas : 9,833 14,168 7,426 4,462 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 873 900 2 145 Spinach : 16,907 4,769 66 4,717 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 4,929 19,407 35 788 Southern Greens : 1,680 203 1 2,034 Other Vegetables : 31,645 44,000 7,460 18,219 Total Vegetables : 159,857 231,828 72,814 49,396 : Potatoes : French Fries : 32,414 18,198 61,806 90,609 21,795 Other Frozen : 7,839 7,776 32,837 7,468 2,825 Total Potatoes : 40,253 25,974 94,643 98,077 24,620 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 1,372 53,626 38,256 112,690 32,315 Beef Cuts 5/ : 231 1,078 3,835 14,856 2,567 Total Beef : 1,603 54,704 42,091 127,546 34,882 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 381 2,875 20,124 32,965 10,385 Trimmings 7/ : 314 6,726 23,592 1,453 Other 8/ : 4,025 342 29,153 42,765 9,829 Other : Veal : 12 820 412 1 34 Lamb & Mutton : 5,895 1,418 56 87 Total Other Meat : 12 6,715 1,830 57 121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, May 31, 2006 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 32 2,583 1,737 39,447 1,157,743 Other Juice Concentrate : 69 14,735 1,974 96,387 304,104 Total Frozen Juice : 101 17,318 3,711 135,834 1,461,847 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 283 11 2,623 7,798 Limas, Fordhook : 140 636 2,401 Limas, Baby : 452 11 12,545 24,900 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 989 129 36,013 68,770 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 110 19 3,845 9,758 Broccoli, Spears : 16,557 10 5,180 38,761 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 17,372 284 22,135 61,176 Brussels Sprouts : 450 7,335 11,633 Carrots, Diced : 978 20 32,702 67,812 Carrots, Other : 11,668 70 63,586 103,547 Cauliflower : 4,200 122 10,386 20,777 Corn, Cut : 1,547 3,167 130,633 224,195 Corn, Cob : 1,168 387 46,985 88,635 Mixed Vegetables : 8,633 1,228 31,883 58,163 Okra : 6,091 397 12,368 Onion Rings : 559 594 204 7,187 Onions, Other : 1,553 15,373 18,939 46,295 Blackeye Peas : 451 188 4,247 Green Peas : 3,202 5,747 38,132 82,970 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 131 24 2,342 4,417 Spinach : 16,633 28 68,255 111,375 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 7,148 153 16,761 49,221 Southern Greens : 10,257 11 1,084 15,270 Other Vegetables : 32,526 10,218 119,952 264,020 Total Vegetables : 143,098 37,606 672,741 1,385,696 : Potatoes : French Fries : 7,354 18,333 167,838 442,708 861,055 Other Frozen : 2,416 25,068 54,902 102,797 243,928 Total Potatoes : 9,770 43,401 222,740 545,505 1,104,983 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 6,076 90,829 9,549 47,034 391,747 Beef Cuts 5/ : 1,477 6,234 7,115 5,383 42,776 Total Beef : 7,553 97,063 16,664 52,417 434,523 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 2,508 3,499 347 1,151 74,235 Trimmings 7/ : 1,347 4,573 90 1,536 39,631 Other 8/ : 2,482 2,257 186 1,591 92,630 Other : Veal : 182 804 2,265 Lamb & Mutton : 5 433 46 2,281 10,221 Total Other Meat : 5 615 46 3,085 12,486 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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