Co St 1 (10-06) Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 20, 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 Septmeber 30, 2006 were greater than year earlier levels for butter, beef, cheese, pork, and eggs. Butter stocks were down 7 percent from last month, but up 42 percent from a year ago. Total red meat supplies in freezers were up 11 percent from both last month and the previous year. Frozen pork supplies were up 15 percent from last month and up 7 percent from last year. Stocks of pork bellies were down 14 percent from last month and down 27 percent from last year. Total frozen poultry supplies on September 30, 2006 were down 2 percent from the previous month and down 3 percent from a year ago. Total stocks of chicken were up 2 percent from the previous month, but down 4 percent from last year. Total pounds of turkey in freezers were down 7 percent from last month and down 3 percent from September 30, 2005. This page is intentionally blank. Contents Page Stocks in Cold Storage By Commodity United States, September 20061 Region, and United States, August 31, 20065 Region, and United States, September 30, 20069 Reliability Statement . . . . .14 Information Contacts . . . . . .14 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, September 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Sep 30, : Aug 31, : Sep 30, : Sep : Aug : Sep 30, : 2005 : 2006 1/ : 2006 :2005 :2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage :1,009,941 19,583 1,045,746 104 5,340 Controlled Atmosphere:1,968,279 63,942 2,045,623 104 3,199 Total :2,978,220 83,525 3,091,369 104 3,701 8,949 Pears : Bartlett : 109,403 80,307 93,242 85 116 Other Varieties : 330,978 1,328 298,408 9022,470 Total : 440,381 81,635 391,650 89 480 1,365 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 219,375 321,681 354,398 162 110 Pecans : 23,010 42,925 34,696 151 81 Other Shelled : 89,024 81,121 86,263 97 106 Total : 331,409 445,727 475,357 143 107 177,606 In-Shell : Peanuts : 14,944 15,617 17,187 115 110 Pecans 2/ : 13,910 70,298 55,889 402 80 Other In-Shell : 7,729 7,832 7,566 98 97 Total : 36,583 93,747 80,642 220 86 35,267 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 124,061 188,772 175,619 142 93 133,206 (Government Owned) : 44 94 2,591 5,889 2,756 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 554,760 584,750 565,562 102 97 (Government Owned) : 844 272 200 24 74 Swiss : 24,263 29,861 36,429 150 122 Other Natural Cheese : 189,978 247,406 252,628 133 102 Total : 769,001 862,017 854,619 111 99 469,958 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 2,908 2,537 2,610 90 103 Yolks : 1,217 1,366 1,338 110 98 Whole & Mixed : 11,198 13,609 12,120 108 89 Unclassified : 3,514 4,048 3,223 92 80 Total : 18,837 21,560 19,291 102 89 18,448 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 21,989 18,056 16,712 76 93 Hens, Mature Chickens: 1,885 12,701 11,195 594 88 Breasts & Breast Meat: 136,933 131,086 122,355 89 93 Drumsticks : 11,779 23,914 15,812 134 66 Leg Quarters : 109,658 70,790 89,467 82 126 Legs : 12,021 9,731 10,146 84 104 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 9,321 10,072 10,332 111 103 Thigh Meat : 9,368 15,816 15,434 165 98 Wings : 42,746 37,097 43,651 102 118 Paws and Feet : 10,146 12,702 13,616 134 107 Other : 389,036 368,455 375,178 96 102 Total Chicken : 754,882 710,420 723,898 96 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, September 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Sep 30, : Aug 31, : Sep 30, : Sep : Aug : Sep 30, : 2005 : 20061/ : 2006 :2005 :2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Turkeys : Toms (Whole Carcasses) : 158,100 129,685 125,234 79 97 Hens (Whole Carcasses) : 107,494 114,524 108,067 101 94 Whole Turkeys : 265,594 244,209 233,301 88 96 Other Turkey : 212,207 256,049 229,965 108 90 Total Turkey : 477,801 500,258 463,266 97 93 357,333 Ducks : 2,452 7,286 6,294 257 86 Total Poultry :1,235,135 1,217,964 1,193,458 97 98 1,035,367 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 50,321 59,737 54,027 107 90 Apricots : 6,358 3,633 5,276 83 145 Blackberries, Total : 32,441 32,164 32,714 101 102 IQF : 21,099 19,796 20,466 97 103 Pails and Tubs : 5,319 7,448 7,066 133 95 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 5,724 4,902 5,133 90 105 Concentrate : 299 18 49 16 272 Blueberries : 109,229 123,072 115,464 106 94 Boysenberries : 2,124 2,644 2,371 112 90 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 139,969 143,082 134,078 96 94 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 2,795 5,849 4,651 166 80 Cherries, Sweet : 12,736 16,699 16,211 127 97 Grapes : 3,659 2,292 6,052 165 264 Peaches : 72,567 38,302 60,311 83 157 Raspberries, Black : 2,003 2,738 2,092 104 76 Raspberries, Red, Total: 70,147 78,993 68,616 98 87 IQF : 19,681 31,423 25,832 131 82 Pails and Tubs : 13,992 16,089 14,870 106 92 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 34,567 30,341 26,308 76 87 Concentrate : 1,907 1,140 1,606 84 141 Strawberries, Total : 324,809 357,189 295,954 91 83 IQF and Poly : 155,502 139,696 105,508 68 76 Pails and Tubs : 103,435 131,612 119,041 115 90 Barrels and Drums : 52,671 59,790 54,369 103 91 Juice Stock : 13,201 26,091 17,036 129 65 Other Frozen Fruit : 158,923 160,851 173,974 109 108 Total : 988,081 1,027,245 971,791 98 95 833,036 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 3/ :1,243,274 888,835 779,059 63 88 (Gallon Equivalent) : 125,634 89,818 78,725 Other Juice Concentrate: 235,197 243,023 233,124 99 96 Total :1,478,471 1,131,858 1,012,183 68 89 151,378 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, September 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :----------------------------------------------------- : Sep 30, : Aug 31, : Sep 30, : Sep : Aug : Sep 30, : 2005 : 2006 1/ : 2006 : 2005 :2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 11,714 10,270 7,925 68 77 Limas, Fordhook : 10,494 2,417 6,980 67 289 Limas, Baby : 41,422 23,136 39,341 95 170 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 256,015 199,238 248,947 97 125 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 33,938 34,853 39,249 116 113 Broccoli, Spears : 43,342 30,274 29,554 68 98 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 60,840 62,191 55,172 91 89 Brussels Sprouts : 9,768 6,086 3,980 41 65 Carrots, Diced : 45,283 43,953 61,018 135 139 Carrots, Other : 87,458 79,723 82,544 94 104 Cauliflower : 23,935 23,538 28,314 118 120 Corn, Cut : 521,330 392,687 570,773 109 145 Corn, Cob : 256,009 189,243 317,619 124 168 Mixed Vegetables : 56,989 61,632 67,417 118 109 Okra : 40,637 39,880 39,571 97 99 Onion Rings : 4,555 6,814 6,211 136 91 Onions, Other : 36,163 40,362 42,651 118 106 Blackeye Peas : 3,376 5,032 4,581 136 91 Green Peas : 306,054 390,822 360,188 118 92 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 5,926 5,245 4,836 82 92 Spinach : 56,152 94,229 79,456 142 84 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 51,596 61,031 67,664 131 111 Southern Greens : 14,446 16,243 16,255 113 100 Other Vegetables : 379,018 265,937 300,393 79 113 Total :2,356,460 2,084,836 2,480,639 105 119 1,729,408 : Potatoes : French Fries : 932,179 765,090 802,858 86 105 Other Frozen : 248,179 199,049 200,351 81 101 Total :1,180,358 964,139 1,003,209 85 104 736,084 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, September 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 30, : Aug 31, : Sep 30, : Sep : Aug : Sep 30, : 2005 : 2006 1/ : 2006 : 2005 :2006 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 392,153 411,600 433,056 110 105 Beef Cuts 5/ : 46,597 60,077 64,445 138 107 Total : 438,750 471,677 497,501 113 105 495,052 (Government Owned) : 2,020 3,810 1,931 96 51 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 9,397 8,557 12,506 133 146 Hams, Total : 105,151 96,314 115,326 110 120 110,905 Bone-in : 64,810 65,279 72,281 112 111 69,621 Boneless 6/ : 40,341 31,035 43,045 107 139 41,284 Bellies : 14,117 11,962 10,250 73 86 Loins, Total : 31,551 24,395 28,763 91 118 26,647 Bone-in : 19,064 11,617 13,822 73 119 Boneless 7/ : 12,487 12,778 14,941 120 117 Ribs 8/ : 55,473 49,697 56,385 102 113 Butts : 7,289 7,912 10,735 147 136 Trimmings 9/ : 33,232 34,073 37,963 114 111 Other 10/ : 84,229 90,583 100,053 119 110 Variety Meats 11/ : 32,463 35,628 41,110 127 115 Unclassified 12/ : 58,671 45,304 50,787 87 112 Total : 431,573 404,425 463,878 107 115 421,860 (Government Owned) : 345 1,313 1,430 414 109 Other : Veal : 3,688 2,781 3,783 103 136 Lamb & Mutton : 10,942 10,583 24,826 227 235 Total : 14,630 13,364 28,609 196 214 28,570 Canned : Canned Hams : 4,058 1,591 1,496 37 94 Other Canned Meat : 1,921 2,559 1,219 63 48 Total : 5,979 4,150 2,715 45 65 2,688 Total : 890,932 893,616 992,703 111 111 948,170 Miscellaneous : Cooler : 789,740 694,478 767,170 97 110 323,434 Freezer : 2,211,732 2,047,254 2,275,799 103 111 2,218,801 Total : 3,001,472 2,741,732 3,042,969 101 111 2,542,235 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 5,362,197 2,281,862 5,677,200 106 249 1,279,537 Stored in Freezers :10,467,204 9,556,511 10,108,299 97 106 7,801,210 Total :15,829,401 11,838,373 15,785,499 100 133 9,080,747 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 31, 2006, Revised -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 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 71 9 202,582 Pecans 1/ : 18 170 8,224 In-Shell : Pecans 1/2/ : 9,912 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 36,992 52,754 234,193 119,257 5,172 Other Natural Cheese : 39 14,546 151,287 61,589 117 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 690 267 1,082 5,632 Hens, Mature Chickens : 5 404 84 565 9,485 Other : 2,110 31,487 21,029 37,077 238,396 Total Chicken : 2,115 32,581 21,380 38,724 253,513 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 7,537 28,565 14,571 62,896 38,003 Other Turkey : 835 5,046 18,301 55,051 98,468 Total Turkey : 8,372 33,611 32,872 117,947 136,471 Ducks : 277 6,750 3 30 Total Poultry : 10,487 66,469 61,002 156,674 390,014 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 127 10,804 38,695 167 899 Blueberries : 11,684 9,315 62,938 1,371 3,130 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 53 7,016 115,591 147 Cherries, Sweet : 225 10,384 250 3 Peaches : 39 1,599 5,538 5,399 119 Raspberries, Red : 132 1,660 2,704 326 17 Strawberries, Total : 161 4,805 8,544 389 909 Other Frozen Fruit : 1,234 6,765 57,589 4,400 882 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, August 31, 2006, Revised, (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 8 61,896 83,525 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 23,567 95,024 82 159 321,681 Pecans 1/ : 1,071 33,348 94 42,925 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,765 58,621 70,298 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 227 4,306 40,958 90,891 584,750 Other Natural Cheese : 2,981 685 4,268 11,894 247,406 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 2,622 5,382 208 2,173 18,056 Hens, Mature Chickens : 450 1,561 3 144 12,701 Other : 112,772 193,440 2,056 41,296 679,663 Total Chicken : 115,844 200,383 2,267 43,613 710,420 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 8,629 49,174 10,045 24,789 244,209 Other Turkey : 3,603 31,468 4,546 38,731 256,049 Total Turkey : 12,232 80,642 14,591 63,520 500,258 Ducks : 24 6 38 158 7,286 Total Poultry : 128,100 281,031 16,896 107,291 1,217,964 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 110 694 93 8,148 59,737 Blueberries : 173 360 24 34,077 123,072 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 98 15,888 4,289 143,082 Cherries, Sweet : 2 26 5,809 16,699 Peaches : 18 445 6 25,139 38,302 Raspberries, Red : 155 361 70 73,568 78,993 Strawberries, Total : 1,299 28,187 135 312,760 357,189 Other Frozen Fruit : 152 13,685 89 76,055 160,851 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, August 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/ : 10 1,111 88 853,843 Other Juice Concentrate : 3,447 21,068 18,650 1,726 107,488 Total Frozen Juice : 3,457 21,068 19,761 1,814 955,052 : Frozen Vegetables 4/ : Asparagus : 850 5,790 45 101 Limas, Fordhook : 408 716 37 453 Limas, Baby : 3,475 2,748 1,580 2,626 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 24,573 55,015 6,597 4,101 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 8,031 8,223 1,135 350 Broccoli, Spears : 8,128 4,807 14 1,830 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 7,306 8,093 603 2,580 Brussels Sprouts : 1,352 779 21 281 Carrots, Diced : 4,686 10,469 211 430 Carrots, Other : 8,063 10,512 1,322 718 Cauliflower : 3,161 2,799 525 862 Corn, Cut : 33,468 70,791 49,750 6,561 Corn, Cob : 15,013 25,008 34,829 5,864 Mixed Vegetables : 4,759 11,627 4,287 2,572 Okra : 1,556 247 10,218 4,742 Onion Rings : 183 2,801 1,107 1,687 Onions, Other : 3,045 2,635 533 4,069 Blackeye Peas : 1,012 189 6 2,906 Green Peas : 46,947 43,544 39,223 16,051 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 1,132 1,022 6 249 Spinach : 16,164 6,503 143 4,908 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 5,283 24,754 1,048 Southern Greens : 2,258 583 1 3,357 Other Vegetables : 37,376 37,205 4,969 19,375 Total Vegetables : 238,229 336,860 157,162 87,721 : Potatoes : French Fries : 28,692 16,028 53,166 81,138 16,331 Other Frozen : 5,394 9,150 27,409 6,890 1,914 Total Potatoes : 34,086 25,178 80,575 88,028 18,245 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 5/ : 1,495 50,142 40,668 125,295 33,405 Beef Cuts 6/ : 267 2,316 3,143 22,848 2,070 Total Beef : 1,762 52,458 43,811 148,143 35,475 Frozen Pork : Ribs 7/ : 335 1,595 11,303 21,011 6,487 Trimmings 8/ : 824 9,010 18,292 1,180 Other 9/ : 4,974 462 28,526 40,098 9,518 Other : Veal : 1,014 996 40 24 Lamb & Mutton : 5,990 1,496 35 45 Total Other Meat : 7,004 2,492 75 69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, August 31, 2006, Revised, (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 3/ : 16 2,311 954 30,502 888,835 Other Juice Concentrate : 59 11,500 6,392 72,693 243,023 Total Frozen Juice : 75 13,811 7,346 103,195 1,131,858 : Frozen Vegetables 4/ : Asparagus : 262 5 3,217 10,270 Limas, Fordhook : 70 733 2,417 Limas, Baby : 363 5 12,339 23,136 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,164 205 107,583 199,238 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 111 6 16,997 34,853 Broccoli, Spears : 12,005 7 3,483 30,274 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 13,788 266 29,555 62,191 Brussels Sprouts : 437 3 3,213 6,086 Carrots, Diced : 967 36 27,154 43,953 Carrots, Other : 9,643 82 49,383 79,723 Cauliflower : 2,662 106 13,423 23,538 Corn, Cut : 1,598 11,423 219,096 392,687 Corn, Cob : 1,692 346 106,491 189,243 Mixed Vegetables : 7,957 1,370 29,060 61,632 Okra : 22,729 388 39,880 Onion Rings : 497 359 180 6,814 Onions, Other : 1,966 15,871 12,243 40,362 Blackeye Peas : 499 420 5,032 Green Peas : 4,671 8,617 231,769 390,822 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 126 11 2,699 5,245 Spinach : 11,793 13 54,705 94,229 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 6,797 91 23,058 61,031 Southern Greens : 8,478 1,566 16,243 Other Vegetables : 21,380 11,265 134,367 265,937 Total Vegetables : 131,655 50,087 1,083,122 2,084,836 : Potatoes : French Fries : 7,210 14,989 151,260 396,276 765,090 Other Frozen : 1,745 20,861 46,631 79,055 199,049 Total Potatoes : 8,955 35,850 197,891 475,331 964,139 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 5/ : 4,030 91,220 8,936 56,409 411,600 Beef Cuts 6/ : 2,381 8,235 11,616 7,201 60,077 Total Beef : 6,411 99,455 20,552 63,610 471,677 Frozen Pork : Ribs 7/ : 2,060 5,998 21 887 49,697 Trimmings 8/ : 453 3,157 89 1,068 34,073 Other 9/ : 2,441 2,104 241 2,219 90,583 Other : Veal : 124 583 2,781 Lamb & Mutton : 718 148 2,151 10,583 Total Other Meat : 842 148 2,734 13,364 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 30, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 280,920 20,677 1 7 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 244 64 10 235,164 Pecans 1/ : 15 145 7,462 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 8,266 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 36,744 52,954 228,532 117,666 4,129 Other Natural Cheese : 41 16,371 155,640 60,351 142 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 694 249 1,034 5,709 Hens, Mature Chickens : 5 452 142 616 8,179 Other : 1,915 26,522 23,826 33,332 232,797 Total Chicken : 1,920 27,668 24,217 34,982 246,685 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 8,151 29,255 13,608 49,760 41,174 Other Turkey : 760 4,819 17,323 49,115 84,831 Total Turkey : 8,911 34,074 30,931 98,875 126,005 Ducks : 240 5,828 2 26 Total Poultry : 10,831 61,982 60,976 133,859 372,716 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 110 9,852 34,687 137 727 Blueberries : 9,662 8,795 59,472 1,688 2,492 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 49 6,622 107,991 146 Cherries, Sweet : 265 10,197 248 3 Peaches : 60 2,277 9,938 5,752 80 Raspberries, Red : 119 1,890 2,334 371 18 Strawberries, Total : 120 5,602 8,476 559 903 Other Frozen Fruit : 1,331 4,284 67,320 4,838 1,931 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, September 30, 2006 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 84 2,789,680 3,091,369 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 25,253 93,408 80 175 354,398 Pecans 1/ : 873 26,116 85 34,696 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,324 46,299 55,889 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 254 4,361 39,403 81,519 565,562 Other Natural Cheese : 2,983 1,048 4,301 11,751 252,628 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 2,576 4,090 191 2,169 16,712 Hens, Mature Chickens : 452 1,177 2 170 11,195 Other : 117,552 213,634 1,935 44,478 695,991 Total Chicken : 120,580 218,901 2,128 46,817 723,898 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 8,068 47,269 11,430 24,586 233,301 Other Turkey : 3,848 28,372 3,843 37,054 229,965 Total Turkey : 11,916 75,641 15,273 61,640 463,266 Ducks : 21 5 32 140 6,294 Total Poultry : 132,517 294,547 17,433 108,597 1,193,458 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 71 623 87 7,733 54,027 Blueberries : 154 409 21 32,771 115,464 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 87 14,934 4,249 134,078 Cherries, Sweet : 2 5,496 16,211 Peaches : 27 988 9 41,180 60,311 Raspberries, Red : 138 319 62 63,365 68,616 Strawberries, Total : 1,155 24,837 142 254,160 295,954 Other Frozen Fruit : 181 13,021 89 80,979 173,974 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, September 30, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 9 1,172 81 748,421 Other Juice Concentrate : 8,563 21,646 25,030 1,860 92,804 Total Frozen Juice : 8,572 21,646 26,202 1,941 835,884 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 735 5,404 43 86 Limas, Fordhook : 469 796 43 427 Limas, Baby : 4,534 2,286 4,138 3,375 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 28,807 73,733 7,808 4,637 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 9,310 11,148 470 406 Broccoli, Spears : 7,493 4,897 2 2,127 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 5,925 6,917 595 2,568 Brussels Sprouts : 995 512 195 Carrots, Diced : 3,510 13,383 3,151 451 Carrots, Other : 6,811 12,135 695 657 Cauliflower : 3,722 2,493 455 894 Corn, Cut : 46,507 92,196 91,634 6,914 Corn, Cob : 22,887 35,567 62,169 9,892 Mixed Vegetables : 5,648 11,531 8,584 2,583 Okra : 1,623 238 10,188 4,851 Onion Rings : 203 2,764 725 1,588 Onions, Other : 2,726 2,904 342 4,464 Blackeye Peas : 927 112 2,881 Green Peas : 43,430 39,012 37,565 14,718 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 1,007 896 5 212 Spinach : 12,498 5,579 143 4,352 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 5,169 30,884 999 Southern Greens : 2,303 692 1 3,403 Other Vegetables : 48,662 37,662 8,682 21,420 Total Vegetables : 264,068 393,741 237,438 74,325 : Potatoes : French Fries : 30,508 16,716 62,472 90,032 18,623 Other Frozen : 5,560 8,364 29,900 7,054 1,210 Total Potatoes : 36,068 25,080 92,372 97,086 19,833 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 1,536 49,378 47,907 131,951 34,707 Beef Cuts 5/ : 261 2,256 3,179 21,794 2,334 Total Beef : 1,797 51,634 51,086 153,745 37,041 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 347 1,752 11,872 24,143 7,034 Trimmings 7/ : 32 604 9,748 21,700 1,344 Other 8/ : 6,143 398 28,194 47,021 11,100 Other : Veal : 1,445 1,266 49 30 Lamb & Mutton : 5,666 1,637 34 141 Total Other Meat : 7,111 2,903 83 171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, September 30, 2006 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 14 2,168 838 26,356 779,059 Other Juice Concentrate : 57 12,349 6,124 64,691 233,124 Total Frozen Juice : 71 14,517 6,962 91,047 1,012,183 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 277 4 1,376 7,925 Limas, Fordhook : 67 5,178 6,980 Limas, Baby : 217 6 24,785 39,341 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,138 135 132,689 248,947 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 131 6 17,778 39,249 Broccoli, Spears : 12,039 7 2,989 29,554 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 12,759 235 26,173 55,172 Brussels Sprouts : 349 1,929 3,980 Carrots, Diced : 1,011 45 39,467 61,018 Carrots, Other : 8,388 95 53,763 82,544 Cauliflower : 3,536 83 17,131 28,314 Corn, Cut : 1,620 14,287 317,615 570,773 Corn, Cob : 1,842 7,239 178,023 317,619 Mixed Vegetables : 7,961 1,367 29,743 67,417 Okra : 21,968 703 39,571 Onion Rings : 426 337 168 6,211 Onions, Other : 1,760 15,873 14,582 42,651 Blackeye Peas : 410 251 4,581 Green Peas : 3,266 8,802 213,395 360,188 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 99 12 2,605 4,836 Spinach : 9,207 3 47,674 79,456 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 5,817 137 24,658 67,664 Southern Greens : 8,156 1,700 16,255 Other Vegetables : 28,985 12,452 142,530 300,393 Total Vegetables : 131,429 61,125 1,296,905 2,480,639 : Potatoes : French Fries : 7,127 16,398 162,142 398,840 802,858 Other Frozen : 1,739 21,047 47,021 78,456 200,351 Total Potatoes : 8,866 37,445 209,163 477,296 1,003,209 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 3,856 84,447 9,414 69,860 433,056 Beef Cuts 5/ : 2,477 8,788 11,864 11,492 64,445 Total Beef : 6,333 93,235 21,278 81,352 497,501 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 2,512 7,252 24 1,449 56,385 Trimmings 7/ : 461 2,877 92 1,105 37,963 Other 8/ : 2,608 2,244 322 2,023 100,053 Other : Veal : 238 755 3,783 Lamb & Mutton : 555 99 16,694 24,826 Total Other Meat : 793 99 17,449 28,609 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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