Co St 1 (9-06) Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 21, 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 August 31, 2006 were greater than year earlier levels for butter, beef, eggs, cheese, and chicken. Butter stocks were down 19 percent from last month, but up 24 percent from a year ago. Total red meat supplies in freezers were down 1 percent from last month, but up 4 percent from last year. Frozen pork supplies were down 2 percent from both last month and the previous year. Stocks of pork bellies were down 63 percent from last month and down 37 percent from last year. Total frozen poultry supplies on August 31, 2006 were down 2 percent from the previous month and down 1 percent from a year ago. Total stocks of chicken were down 2 percent from the previous month, but up 1 percent from last year. Total pounds of turkey in freezers were down 2 percent from last month and down 4 percent from August 31, 2005. This page is intentionally blank. Contents Page Stocks in Cold Storage By Commodity United States, August 20061 Region, and United States, July 31, 20065 Region, and United States, August 31, 20069 Reliability Statement . . . . .14 Information Contacts . . . . . .14 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, August 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Aug 31, : Jul 31, : Aug 31, : Aug : Jul : Aug 31, : 2005 : 2006 1/ : 2006 :2005 :2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage : 24,990 5,944 19,586 78 330 Controlled Atmosphere: 91,812 280,499 63,942 70 23 Total : 116,802 286,443 83,528 72 29 9,379 Pears : Bartlett : 72,173 104 80,223 111 77,138 Other Varieties : 1,408 1,807 1,328 94 73 Total : 73,581 1,911 81,551 111 4,267 7,128 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 272,468 302,316 321,693 118 106 Pecans : 31,241 43,302 43,163 138 100 Other Shelled : 84,355 100,663 80,870 96 80 Total : 388,064 446,281 445,726 115 100 163,554 In-Shell : Peanuts : 19,939 18,613 15,616 78 84 Pecans 2/ : 21,492 89,814 61,998 288 69 Other In-Shell : 7,656 8,357 7,421 97 89 Total : 49,087 116,784 85,035 173 73 31,590 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 148,878 228,395 184,506 124 81 148,502 (Government Owned) : 55 97 94 171 97 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 582,015 603,592 577,327 99 96 (Government Owned) : 943 100 272 29 272 Swiss : 21,847 34,177 30,674 140 90 Other Natural Cheese : 209,065 254,876 243,118 116 95 Total : 812,927 892,645 851,119 105 95 458,556 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 2,806 2,953 2,537 90 86 Yolks : 1,207 1,274 1,387 115 109 Whole & Mixed : 12,447 14,981 13,274 107 89 Unclassified : 3,478 4,388 4,048 116 92 Total : 19,938 23,596 21,246 107 90 20,353 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 20,533 20,092 18,096 88 90 Hens, Mature Chickens: 1,665 10,510 12,719 764 121 Breasts & Breast Meat: 134,933 133,495 131,777 98 99 Drumsticks : 10,750 15,627 23,959 223 153 Leg Quarters : 89,182 60,810 73,108 82 120 Legs : 9,522 8,535 9,731 102 114 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 8,177 10,214 10,091 123 99 Thigh Meat : 11,300 17,342 15,828 140 91 Wings : 42,078 38,355 37,132 88 97 Paws and Feet : 8,209 13,018 13,272 162 102 Other : 369,179 399,857 368,843 100 92 Total Chicken : 705,528 727,855 714,556 101 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, August 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Aug 31, : Jul 31, : Aug 31, : Aug : Jul : Aug 31, : 2005 : 20061/ : 2006 :2005 :2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Turkeys : Toms (Whole Carcasses) : 167,864 132,719 127,753 76 96 Hens (Whole Carcasses) : 128,574 114,353 115,605 90 101 Whole Turkeys : 296,438 247,072 243,358 82 98 Other Turkey : 226,682 265,151 257,188 113 97 Total Turkey : 523,120 512,223 500,546 96 98 370,094 Ducks : 2,622 7,506 7,288 278 97 Total Poultry :1,231,270 1,247,584 1,222,390 99 98 1,040,917 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 62,193 71,397 59,965 96 84 Apricots : 6,841 4,078 3,642 53 89 Blackberries, Total : 33,669 31,908 32,144 95 101 IQF : 22,214 21,165 19,797 89 94 Pails and Tubs : 5,436 5,601 7,448 137 133 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 5,713 5,082 4,902 86 96 Concentrate : 306 60 18 6 30 Blueberries : 111,198 62,220 125,501 113 202 Boysenberries : 2,496 2,704 2,534 102 94 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 150,216 137,736 143,259 95 104 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 4,364 4,912 5,849 134 119 Cherries, Sweet : 13,972 16,752 16,725 120 100 Grapes : 2,133 2,380 2,366 111 99 Peaches : 45,220 21,197 38,253 85 180 Raspberries, Black : 2,354 3,436 2,738 116 80 Raspberries, Red, Total: 76,319 85,911 78,941 103 92 IQF : 21,652 36,667 31,496 145 86 Pails and Tubs : 14,845 12,496 16,088 108 129 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 37,874 35,421 30,351 80 86 Concentrate : 1,948 1,328 1,140 59 86 Strawberries, Total : 384,593 400,725 357,153 93 89 IQF and Poly : 178,739 164,543 143,803 80 87 Pails and Tubs : 119,898 140,077 132,100 110 94 Barrels and Drums : 70,202 70,338 59,984 85 85 Juice Stock : 15,754 25,768 26,153 166 101 Other Frozen Fruit : 164,671 212,044 179,250 109 85 Total :1,060,239 1,057,400 1,048,320 99 99 911,722 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 3/ :1,397,309 1,002,629 887,819 64 89 (Gallon Equivalent) : 141,199 101,317 89,715 Other Juice Concentrate: 249,875 268,989 247,460 99 92 Total :1,647,184 1,271,618 1,135,279 69 89 169,559 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, August 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :----------------------------------------------------- : Aug 31, : Jul 31, : Aug 31, : Aug : Jul : Aug 31, : 2005 : 2006 1/ : 2006 : 2005 :2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 13,501 11,587 10,281 76 89 Limas, Fordhook : 7,575 2,019 3,416 45 169 Limas, Baby : 27,593 18,315 22,564 82 123 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 203,449 122,147 199,798 98 164 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 26,560 22,482 32,945 124 147 Broccoli, Spears : 46,279 33,796 29,701 64 88 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 59,579 64,793 56,032 94 86 Brussels Sprouts : 10,819 8,313 6,132 57 74 Carrots, Diced : 50,575 51,642 45,863 91 89 Carrots, Other : 82,673 91,591 79,622 96 87 Cauliflower : 18,824 21,065 23,566 125 112 Corn, Cut : 366,371 180,971 386,023 105 213 Corn, Cob : 155,597 71,608 184,531 119 258 Mixed Vegetables : 52,889 50,604 59,253 112 117 Okra : 36,894 35,740 40,099 109 112 Onion Rings : 4,422 7,661 6,812 154 89 Onions, Other : 40,412 36,046 40,236 100 112 Blackeye Peas : 2,712 3,587 5,348 197 149 Green Peas : 338,130 389,734 397,855 118 102 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 6,003 6,900 7,830 130 113 Spinach : 63,870 101,045 88,817 139 88 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 41,600 55,613 60,202 145 108 Southern Greens : 15,315 17,542 18,474 121 105 Other Vegetables : 332,690 247,361 262,515 79 106 Total :2,004,332 1,652,162 2,067,915 103 125 1,431,174 : Potatoes : French Fries : 893,612 775,111 767,469 86 99 Other Frozen : 227,719 221,294 199,621 88 90 Total :1,121,331 996,405 967,090 86 97 724,782 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, August 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 31, : Jul 31, : Aug 31, : Aug : Jul : Aug 31, : 2005 : 2006 1/ : 2006 : 2005 :2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 367,027 420,377 411,745 112 98 Beef Cuts 5/ : 43,565 45,662 52,787 121 116 Total : 410,592 466,039 464,532 113 100 461,942 (Government Owned) : 2,470 6,116 3,811 154 62 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 8,163 7,549 8,557 105 113 Hams, Total : 107,865 79,861 95,818 89 120 91,335 Bone-in : 64,647 53,050 64,964 100 122 62,281 Boneless 6/ : 43,218 26,811 30,854 71 115 29,054 Bellies : 22,149 37,328 13,933 63 37 Loins, Total : 27,002 24,915 24,736 92 99 22,590 Bone-in : 14,788 11,184 11,953 81 107 Boneless 7/ : 12,214 13,731 12,783 105 93 Ribs 8/ : 48,096 53,299 49,852 104 94 Butts : 5,931 8,460 7,902 133 93 Trimmings 9/ : 32,719 33,575 32,649 100 97 Other 10/ : 74,698 87,533 89,993 120 103 Variety Meats 11/ : 32,543 37,086 35,833 110 97 Unclassified 12/ : 55,302 43,848 45,619 82 104 Total : 414,468 413,454 404,892 98 98 369,621 (Government Owned) : 232 888 1,313 566 148 Other : Veal : 3,561 3,298 2,756 77 84 Lamb & Mutton : 11,790 10,360 10,583 90 102 Total : 15,351 13,658 13,339 87 98 13,298 Canned : Canned Hams : 4,224 1,655 1,592 38 96 Other Canned Meat : 4,259 3,768 2,561 60 68 Total : 8,483 5,423 4,153 49 77 4,125 Total : 848,894 898,574 886,916 104 99 848,986 Miscellaneous : Cooler : 570,700 609,691 696,564 122 114 329,376 Freezer : 2,186,531 2,089,481 2,073,185 95 99 2,017,113 Total : 2,757,231 2,699,172 2,769,749 100 103 2,346,489 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 2,031,632 2,380,227 2,264,247 111 95 1,211,348 Stored in Freezers :10,248,126 9,438,743 9,586,123 94 102 7,308,983 Total :12,279,758 11,818,970 11,850,370 97 100 8,520,331 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Duplication of in-shell pecan data was found. August 2005 and July 2006 revisions reflect data available at this time. Revisions to prior months will be made and published as soon as all data are made available. 3/ Adjusted to 42.0 degrees Brix equivalent (9.896 pounds per gallon). 4/ Includes all boxed boneless beef, such as ground beef, roasts, steaks, loins, strips, rounds, trimmings, etc. Variety meats (edible offal), such as tongues, livers, hearts, kidneys, and other organs removed from slaughtered beef, are included as miscellaneous freezer stocks. 5/ Includes all boxed primal beef cuts, bone-in. 6/ Includes full ham, bone removed and individual muscles separated. 7/ Includes pork tenderloins. 8/ Includes spareribs and backribs. 9/ Includes 42% regular trimmings, 72% special trimmings, boneless picnic meat, jowls, neckbone trimmings, blade, cheek, head, and shank meat, etc. Packaged bacon, sausage, and processed items, such as hot dogs and luncheon meats, are included in miscellaneous cooler or freezer stocks. 10/ Includes ears, tails, feet, neckbones and snouts. 11/ Includes tongues, kidneys, livers, stomachs, hearts, chitterlings, salivary glands, and other organs removed from slaughtered hogs. 12/ Includes product unable to be classified elsewhere in this report. Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, July 31, 2006, Revised -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 36,792 8 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 241 71 17 198,893 Pecans 1/ : 18 186 8,976 In-Shell : Pecans 1/2/ : 14,591 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 37,316 54,361 237,028 120,188 5,633 Other Natural Cheese : 42 16,858 153,714 62,646 177 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 1,512 318 1,318 6,114 Hens, Mature Chickens : 4 558 77 456 7,351 Other : 2,488 34,522 20,020 39,732 247,829 Total Chicken : 2,492 36,592 20,415 41,506 261,294 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 4,132 23,975 11,070 68,424 34,955 Other Turkey : 771 4,857 19,303 59,655 97,879 Total Turkey : 4,903 28,832 30,373 128,079 132,834 Ducks : 137 7,097 5 31 Total Poultry : 7,395 65,561 57,885 169,590 394,159 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 132 14,768 45,401 132 949 Blueberries : 4,007 6,243 23,387 1,090 3,565 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 51 4,216 122,154 208 Cherries, Sweet : 233 11,095 215 3 Peaches : 32 1,824 4,352 6,165 75 Raspberries, Red : 139 1,749 2,735 422 11 Strawberries, Total : 107 5,098 8,713 537 1,183 Other Frozen Fruit : 1,353 6,450 99,594 3,787 1,016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, July 31, 2006, Revised, (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 8 249,635 286,443 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 14,797 88,085 62 150 302,316 Pecans 1/ : 1,167 32,788 167 43,302 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,516 73,707 89,814 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 272 5,367 49,872 93,555 603,592 Other Natural Cheese : 3,173 825 3,998 13,443 254,876 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 2,705 5,283 240 2,602 20,092 Hens, Mature Chickens : 451 1,460 12 141 10,510 Other : 120,292 186,372 2,382 43,616 697,253 Total Chicken : 123,448 193,115 2,634 46,359 727,855 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 7,420 65,845 10,824 20,427 247,072 Other Turkey : 3,330 34,779 6,282 38,295 265,151 Total Turkey : 10,750 100,624 17,106 58,722 512,223 Ducks : 25 6 38 167 7,506 Total Poultry : 134,223 293,745 19,778 105,248 1,247,584 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 139 686 104 9,086 71,397 Blueberries : 96 232 67 23,533 62,220 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 80 6,305 4,722 137,736 Cherries, Sweet : 2 41 11 5,152 16,752 Peaches : 14 1,005 35 7,695 21,197 Raspberries, Red : 160 369 44 80,282 85,911 Strawberries, Total : 1,364 30,254 272 353,197 400,725 Other Frozen Fruit : 135 14,305 51 85,353 212,044 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, July 31, 2006, Revised -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 3/ : 15 975 114 963,901 Other Juice Concentrate : 3,664 27,125 22,081 1,970 119,979 Total Frozen Juice : 3,679 27,125 23,056 2,084 1,075,686 : Frozen Vegetables 4/ : Asparagus : 1,065 6,465 10 114 Limas, Fordhook : 596 415 54 210 Limas, Baby : 3,429 1,592 969 2,447 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 14,796 31,998 2,421 2,853 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 6,178 4,778 459 273 Broccoli, Spears : 6,763 5,544 58 2,941 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 8,992 6,896 978 3,456 Brussels Sprouts : 1,646 874 29 314 Carrots, Diced : 6,555 12,167 2,505 348 Carrots, Other : 9,349 10,385 1,654 890 Cauliflower : 2,648 2,597 673 764 Corn, Cut : 13,654 25,824 11,995 5,771 Corn, Cob : 3,802 8,972 7,816 3,166 Mixed Vegetables : 3,915 10,867 263 2,237 Okra : 1,779 332 7,909 4,723 Onion Rings : 147 3,186 972 1,904 Onions, Other : 3,311 2,390 429 3,629 Blackeye Peas : 1,273 116 8 1,452 Green Peas : 54,152 42,540 25,945 15,039 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 1,050 878 5 228 Spinach : 16,329 6,777 178 5,066 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 5,059 18,745 1 905 Southern Greens : 4,310 125 1 2,263 Other Vegetables : 32,459 39,019 4,428 18,134 Total Vegetables : 203,257 243,482 69,760 79,127 : Potatoes : French Fries : 36,455 17,538 54,255 83,221 17,246 Other Frozen : 7,084 8,646 29,872 7,970 2,234 Total Potatoes : 43,539 26,184 84,127 91,191 19,480 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 5/ : 1,509 52,113 44,133 126,156 32,285 Beef Cuts 6/ : 208 1,206 3,307 15,000 2,030 Total Beef : 1,717 53,319 47,440 141,156 34,315 Frozen Pork : Ribs 7/ : 351 1,612 14,157 22,433 6,179 Trimmings 8/ : 599 9,450 17,442 1,156 Other 9/ : 5,993 428 24,942 40,764 8,838 Other : Veal : 1,320 787 22 98 Lamb & Mutton : 5,891 1,460 36 65 Total Other Meat : 7,211 2,247 58 163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, July 31, 2006, Revised, (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 3/ : 18 2,474 1,134 33,998 1,002,629 Other Juice Concentrate : 64 13,067 2,753 78,286 268,989 Total Frozen Juice : 82 15,541 3,887 112,284 1,271,618 : Frozen Vegetables 4/ : Asparagus : 356 9 3,568 11,587 Limas, Fordhook : 46 698 2,019 Limas, Baby : 398 7 9,473 18,315 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,059 179 68,841 122,147 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 98 6 10,690 22,482 Broccoli, Spears : 15,158 7 3,325 33,796 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 17,871 136 26,464 64,793 Brussels Sprouts : 350 4 5,096 8,313 Carrots, Diced : 940 46 29,081 51,642 Carrots, Other : 10,353 149 58,811 91,591 Cauliflower : 3,398 139 10,846 21,065 Corn, Cut : 1,437 1,724 120,566 180,971 Corn, Cob : 1,676 343 45,833 71,608 Mixed Vegetables : 8,943 1,370 23,009 50,604 Okra : 20,419 578 35,740 Onion Rings : 757 518 177 7,661 Onions, Other : 1,747 13,737 10,803 36,046 Blackeye Peas : 565 173 3,587 Green Peas : 4,955 2,854 244,249 389,734 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 124 24 4,591 6,900 Spinach : 14,065 13 58,617 101,045 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 7,437 153 23,313 55,613 Southern Greens : 9,175 1,668 17,542 Other Vegetables : 21,703 11,335 120,283 247,361 Total Vegetables : 143,030 32,753 880,753 1,652,162 : Potatoes : French Fries : 5,715 17,054 162,312 381,315 775,111 Other Frozen : 2,526 22,450 59,897 80,615 221,294 Total Potatoes : 8,241 39,504 222,209 461,930 996,405 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 5/ : 6,308 95,891 9,220 52,762 420,377 Beef Cuts 6/ : 2,106 7,150 9,511 5,144 45,662 Total Beef : 8,414 103,041 18,731 57,906 466,039 Frozen Pork : Ribs 7/ : 2,169 5,118 134 1,146 53,299 Trimmings 8/ : 518 2,987 85 1,338 33,575 Other 9/ : 2,393 1,822 263 2,090 87,533 Other : Veal : 391 680 3,298 Lamb & Mutton : 4 584 62 2,258 10,360 Total Other Meat : 4 975 62 2,938 13,658 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ East North Central combined with South Atlantic. Mountain and West North Central combined with West South Central. 2/ Duplication of in-shell pecan data was found. July 2006 revisions reflect data available at this time. Revisions to prior months will be made and published as soon as all data are made available. 3/ Middle Atlantic combined with South Atlantic. 4/ New England combined with Middle Atlantic. East South Central combined with South Atlantic. 5/ 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. 6/ Includes all boxed primal beef cuts, bone-in. 7/ Includes spareribs and backribs. 8/ 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. 9/ Includes ears, tails, feet, neckbones and snouts. Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, August 31, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 21,599 14 8 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 187 73 19 202,582 Pecans 1/ : 18 170 8,231 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 9,911 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 36,992 51,816 230,280 119,118 5,172 Other Natural Cheese : 39 13,086 147,873 62,061 117 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 690 264 1,088 5,627 Hens, Mature Chickens : 5 404 84 583 9,485 Other : 2,110 31,487 20,987 37,407 240,959 Total Chicken : 2,115 32,581 21,335 39,078 256,071 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 7,537 27,565 14,571 64,191 36,603 Other Turkey : 835 5,046 18,301 56,142 98,468 Total Turkey : 8,372 32,611 32,872 120,333 135,071 Ducks : 277 6,750 5 30 Total Poultry : 10,487 65,469 60,957 159,416 391,172 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 127 10,804 38,800 166 899 Blueberries : 11,684 9,355 62,960 1,374 4,515 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 53 7,016 115,591 289 Cherries, Sweet : 245 10,390 250 3 Peaches : 39 1,591 5,538 5,336 119 Raspberries, Red : 132 1,659 2,700 326 17 Strawberries, Total : 161 4,776 8,437 444 909 Other Frozen Fruit : 1,234 6,754 76,610 4,400 882 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, August 31, 2006 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 8 61,899 83,528 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 23,567 95,024 82 159 321,693 Pecans 1/ : 1,071 33,579 94 43,163 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,765 50,322 61,998 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 227 4,306 43,376 86,040 577,327 Other Natural Cheese : 2,981 729 4,338 11,894 243,118 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 2,622 5,382 250 2,173 18,096 Hens, Mature Chickens : 450 1,561 3 144 12,719 Other : 113,283 193,440 1,994 42,074 683,741 Total Chicken : 116,355 200,383 2,247 44,391 714,556 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 8,629 49,174 10,299 24,789 243,358 Other Turkey : 3,603 31,468 4,213 39,112 257,188 Total Turkey : 12,232 80,642 14,512 63,901 500,546 Ducks : 24 6 38 158 7,288 Total Poultry : 128,611 281,031 16,797 108,450 1,222,390 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 110 694 93 8,272 59,965 Blueberries : 173 360 40 35,040 125,501 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 98 15,921 4,291 143,259 Cherries, Sweet : 2 26 5,809 16,725 Peaches : 18 445 6 25,161 38,253 Raspberries, Red : 155 361 48 73,543 78,941 Strawberries, Total : 1,299 28,187 118 312,822 357,153 Other Frozen Fruit : 152 13,685 66 75,467 179,250 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, August 31, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 10 1,075 102 852,828 Other Juice Concentrate : 3,447 21,068 18,995 1,822 107,488 Total Frozen Juice : 3,457 21,068 20,070 1,924 954,037 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 867 5,780 48 101 Limas, Fordhook : 1,060 716 37 453 Limas, Baby : 3,523 2,749 1,579 2,626 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 28,092 55,122 6,708 4,101 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 8,811 8,110 1,135 350 Broccoli, Spears : 7,549 4,767 62 1,830 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 7,488 8,057 599 2,580 Brussels Sprouts : 1,399 778 21 281 Carrots, Diced : 5,011 10,741 211 430 Carrots, Other : 8,063 10,398 1,319 718 Cauliflower : 3,141 2,802 526 862 Corn, Cut : 32,693 71,583 50,064 6,561 Corn, Cob : 14,241 29,575 34,833 5,864 Mixed Vegetables : 4,718 10,838 4,286 2,572 Okra : 1,776 247 10,218 4,742 Onion Rings : 183 2,801 1,105 1,687 Onions, Other : 3,290 2,592 533 4,069 Blackeye Peas : 1,328 189 6 2,906 Green Peas : 50,532 43,576 39,225 16,051 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 1,198 1,040 6 249 Spinach : 15,551 6,371 143 4,908 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 5,184 24,765 1 1,048 Southern Greens : 4,495 577 1 3,357 Other Vegetables : 37,782 36,686 4,817 19,375 Total Vegetables : 246,876 340,860 157,483 70,026 : Potatoes : French Fries : 28,692 16,028 55,901 81,421 16,331 Other Frozen : 5,394 9,122 27,878 6,606 1,914 Total Potatoes : 34,086 25,150 83,779 88,027 18,245 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 1,495 50,142 40,889 124,924 33,405 Beef Cuts 5/ : 267 2,316 3,143 15,901 2,070 Total Beef : 1,762 52,458 44,032 140,825 35,475 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 335 1,595 11,303 21,166 6,487 Trimmings 7/ : 824 9,010 16,868 1,180 Other 8/ : 4,974 462 28,526 39,507 9,518 Other : Veal : 1,014 996 15 24 Lamb & Mutton : 5,990 1,496 35 45 Total Other Meat : 7,004 2,492 50 69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, August 31, 2006 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 16 2,311 975 30,502 887,819 Other Juice Concentrate : 59 11,500 6,441 76,640 247,460 Total Frozen Juice : 75 13,811 7,416 107,142 1,135,279 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 262 5 3,218 10,281 Limas, Fordhook : 70 1,080 3,416 Limas, Baby : 363 5 11,719 22,564 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,164 205 104,406 199,798 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 111 6 14,422 32,945 Broccoli, Spears : 12,005 7 3,481 29,701 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 13,788 237 23,283 56,032 Brussels Sprouts : 437 3 3,213 6,132 Carrots, Diced : 967 40 28,463 45,863 Carrots, Other : 9,643 82 49,399 79,622 Cauliflower : 2,662 106 13,467 23,566 Corn, Cut : 1,598 11,398 212,126 386,023 Corn, Cob : 1,692 346 97,980 184,531 Mixed Vegetables : 7,957 1,370 27,512 59,253 Okra : 22,729 387 40,099 Onion Rings : 497 359 180 6,812 Onions, Other : 1,966 15,857 11,929 40,236 Blackeye Peas : 499 420 5,348 Green Peas : 4,671 8,617 235,183 397,855 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 126 11 5,200 7,830 Spinach : 11,793 13 50,038 88,817 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 6,797 91 22,316 60,202 Southern Greens : 8,478 1,566 18,474 Other Vegetables : 21,380 11,294 131,181 262,515 Total Vegetables : 131,655 50,052 1,052,169 2,067,915 : Potatoes : French Fries : 7,210 14,989 151,260 395,637 767,469 Other Frozen : 1,745 20,861 46,609 79,492 199,621 Total Potatoes : 8,955 35,850 197,869 475,129 967,090 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 4,030 91,220 8,945 56,695 411,745 Beef Cuts 5/ : 2,381 8,235 11,280 7,194 52,787 Total Beef : 6,411 99,455 20,225 63,889 464,532 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 2,060 5,998 21 887 49,852 Trimmings 7/ : 453 3,157 89 1,068 32,649 Other 8/ : 2,441 2,104 242 2,219 89,993 Other : Veal : 124 583 2,756 Lamb & Mutton : 718 148 2,151 10,583 Total Other Meat : 842 148 2,734 13,339 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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