Co St 1 (9-08) Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 22, 2008, 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, 2008 were greater than year earlier levels for turkey, chicken, cheese, and pork. Butter stocks were down 10 percent from last month and down 15 percent from a year ago. Total red meat supplies in freezers were up slightly from the previous month but down 2 percent from last year. Frozen pork supplies were down 2 percent from the previous month but up 5 percent from last year. Stocks of pork bellies were down 45 percent from last month but up 49 percent from last year. Total frozen poultry supplies on August 31, 2008 were up 2 percent from the previous month and up 17 percent from a year ago. Total stocks of chicken were up 2 percent from the previous month and up 16 percent from last year. Total pounds of turkey in freezers were up 1 percent from last month and up 19 percent from August 31, 2007. This page is intentionally blank. Contents Page Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity United States, August 2008..................................1 Region, and United States, July 31, 2008....................5 Region, and United States, August 31, 2008..................9 Cold Storage Publication Geographic Regions.............................13 Reliability Statement...................................................14 Information Contacts....................................................14 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, August 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Aug 31, : Jul 31, : Aug 31, : Aug : Jul : Aug 31, : 2007 : 2008 1/ : 2008 :2007 :2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage : 29,159 2,790 39,591 136 1,419 Controlled Atmosphere: 70,207 291,568 76,267 109 26 Total : 99,366 294,358 115,858 117 39 1,225 Pears : Bartlett : 82,769 44,772 97,764 118 218 Other Varieties : 8,578 2,877 9,594 112 333 Total : 91,347 47,649 107,358 118 225 8,088 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 320,788 291,747 243,227 76 83 Pecans : 37,143 46,225 47,789 129 103 In-Shell : Peanuts : 10,033 18,228 16,893 168 93 Pecans : 17,902 128,575 96,370 538 75 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 260,879 246,132 221,165 85 90 177,779 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 548,769 577,636 569,405 104 99 Swiss : 28,118 24,712 25,115 89 102 Other Natural Cheese : 269,337 300,449 300,519 112 100 Total : 846,224 902,797 895,039 106 99 367,143 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 3,167 3,021 2,807 89 93 Yolks : 1,759 1,109 1,153 66 104 Whole & Mixed : 7,434 8,419 7,797 105 93 Unclassified : 6,125 8,548 8,303 136 97 Total : 18,485 21,097 20,060 109 95 19,980 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 17,747 25,405 29,590 167 116 Hens, Mature Chickens: 7,900 5,434 6,433 81 118 Breasts & Breast Meat: 98,580 117,935 110,318 112 94 Drumsticks : 12,246 18,551 19,891 162 107 Leg Quarters : 58,452 83,989 96,348 165 115 Legs : 5,464 6,185 7,802 143 126 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 7,814 10,923 10,371 133 95 Thigh Meat : 11,385 15,379 15,385 135 100 Wings : 48,448 38,958 38,607 80 99 Paws and Feet : 20,805 24,853 29,162 140 117 Other : 363,562 391,260 390,849 108 100 Total Chicken : 652,403 738,872 754,756 116 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, August 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Aug 31, : Jul 31, : Aug 31, : Aug : Jul : Aug 31, : 2007 : 2008 1/ : 2008 :2007 :2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Turkeys : Toms (Whole Carcasses) : 164,358 160,615 177,845 108 111 Hens (Whole Carcasses) : 133,786 129,538 138,288 103 107 Whole Turkeys : 298,144 290,153 316,133 106 109 Other Turkey : 226,242 330,539 309,970 137 94 Total Turkey : 524,386 620,692 626,103 119 101 Ducks : 8,095 2,485 1,992 25 80 Total Poultry :1,184,884 1,362,049 1,382,851 117 102 1,193,916 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 65,049 76,137 63,355 97 83 Apricots : 11,445 9,473 8,395 73 89 Blackberries, Total : 46,102 30,665 35,307 77 115 IQF : 30,116 24,142 28,540 95 118 Pails and Tubs : 8,263 2,816 1,625 20 58 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 7,606 3,597 4,933 65 137 Concentrate : 117 110 209 179 190 Blueberries : 154,880 69,783 170,034 110 244 Boysenberries : 3,985 3,502 3,976 100 114 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 158,643 118,790 137,967 87 116 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 7,258 4,094 5,970 82 146 Cherries, Sweet : 17,359 20,700 22,480 130 109 Grapes : 2,743 3,245 2,935 107 90 Peaches : 63,129 37,217 54,975 87 148 Raspberries, Black : 1,798 1,562 2,096 117 134 Raspberries, Red, Total: 60,685 44,129 51,417 85 117 IQF : 26,844 18,118 18,465 69 102 Pails and Tubs : 9,855 8,666 10,414 106 120 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 22,226 16,303 21,343 96 131 Concentrate : 1,760 1,042 1,195 68 115 Strawberries, Total : 436,899 373,259 342,057 78 92 IQF and Poly : 202,779 176,510 165,392 82 94 Pails and Tubs : 142,445 107,289 96,477 68 90 Barrels and Drums : 77,378 71,859 60,581 78 84 Juice Stock : 14,297 17,601 19,607 137 111 Other Frozen Fruit : 196,806 234,242 208,208 106 89 Total :1,226,781 1,026,798 1,109,172 90 108 939,006 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 761,233 1,424,921 1,319,381 173 93 (Gallon Equivalent) : 76,923 143,990 133,325 Other Juice Concentrate: 308,045 326,471 315,166 102 97 Total :1,069,278 1,751,392 1,634,547 153 93 200,323 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, August 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :----------------------------------------------------- : Aug 31, : Jul 31, : Aug 31, : Aug : Jul : Aug 31, : 2007 : 2008 1/ : 2008 : 2007 :2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 7,619 9,618 9,171 120 95 Limas, Fordhook : 3,844 2,140 2,767 72 129 Limas, Baby : 25,164 13,027 17,307 69 133 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 201,269 118,181 205,736 102 174 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 31,915 25,278 34,071 107 135 Broccoli, Spears : 27,566 36,854 36,197 131 98 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 41,297 51,582 58,392 141 113 Brussels Sprouts : 8,558 9,795 10,391 121 106 Carrots, Diced : 42,361 53,977 52,558 124 97 Carrots, Other : 50,819 77,812 78,728 155 101 Cauliflower : 18,087 20,707 20,679 114 100 Corn, Cut : 337,746 167,499 340,745 101 203 Corn, Cob : 190,260 81,937 194,813 102 238 Mixed Vegetables : 52,000 47,581 47,496 91 100 Okra : 32,820 26,600 29,633 90 111 Onion Rings : 8,095 6,005 6,315 78 105 Onions, Other : 28,639 35,244 36,088 126 102 Blackeye Peas : 5,190 2,654 2,651 51 100 Green Peas : 374,470 386,368 357,782 96 93 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 5,384 4,747 4,483 83 94 Spinach : 56,252 75,037 66,658 118 89 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 59,678 48,965 55,394 93 113 Southern Greens : 12,343 14,982 14,361 116 96 Other Vegetables : 333,105 325,305 368,614 111 113 Total :1,954,481 1,641,895 2,051,030 105 125 1,303,098 : Potatoes : French Fries : 798,962 858,063 880,122 110 103 Other Frozen : 201,392 249,762 271,530 135 109 Total :1,000,354 1,107,825 1,151,652 115 104 876,134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, August 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 31, : Jul 31, : Aug 31, : Aug : Jul : Aug 31, : 2007 : 2008 1/ : 2008 : 2007 :2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 3/ : 423,986 361,559 357,945 84 99 Beef Cuts 4/ : 56,958 62,354 76,026 133 122 Total : 480,944 423,913 433,971 90 102 427,731 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 10,079 6,901 10,848 108 157 Hams, Total : 149,134 131,227 141,545 95 108 Bone-in : 95,452 82,495 92,329 97 112 Boneless 5/ : 53,682 48,732 49,216 92 101 Bellies : 21,410 57,964 31,822 149 55 Loins, Total : 20,360 30,168 26,098 128 87 Bone-in : 8,343 12,450 10,451 125 84 Boneless 6/ : 12,017 17,718 15,647 130 88 Ribs 7/ : 33,657 42,878 39,605 118 92 Butts : 5,774 13,429 15,003 260 112 Trimmings 8/ : 39,505 41,164 36,747 93 89 Other 9/ : 95,055 85,818 94,975 100 111 Variety Meats 10/ : 42,648 27,412 27,336 64 100 Unclassified 11/ : 40,630 54,434 58,784 145 108 Total : 458,252 491,395 482,763 105 98 430,039 Other : Veal : 3,845 4,721 5,785 150 123 Lamb & Mutton : 15,692 19,723 21,145 135 107 Total : 19,537 24,444 26,930 138 110 26,250 Total : 958,733 939,752 943,664 98 100 884,020 Commodities : Stored in Coolers :1,683,682 1,975,711 1,743,699 104 88 554,235 Stored in Freezers :7,412,996 7,850,808 8,292,976 112 106 5,416,477 Total :9,096,678 9,826,519 10,036,675 110 102 5,970,712 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Adjusted to 42.0 degrees Brix equivalent (9.896 pounds per gallon). 3/ Includes all boxed boneless beef, such as ground beef, roasts, steaks, loins, strips, rounds, trimmings, etc. Excludes variety meats (edible offal), such as tongues, livers, hearts, kidneys, and other organs removed from slaughtered beef. 4/ Includes all boxed primal beef cuts, bone-in. 5/ Includes full ham, bone removed and individual muscles separated. 6/ Includes pork tenderloins. 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. 10/ Includes tongues, kidneys, livers, stomachs, hearts, chitterlings, salivary glands, and other organs removed from slaughtered hogs. 11/ Includes product unable to be classified elsewhere in this report. Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, July 31, 2008, Revised -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 67,543 44 : Nuts 1/ : Shelled : Peanuts : 199,358 Pecans : 10,649 In-Shell : Pecans : 27,882 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 36,624 52,073 250,539 93,456 7,004 Other Natural Cheese : 312 16,224 190,286 55,153 590 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken 2/ : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 12,954 Hens, Mature Chickens : 3,123 Breasts & Breast Meat : 31,798 Drumsticks : 9,372 Leg Quarters : 43,773 Legs : 2,140 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 5,744 Thigh Meat : 8,955 Wings : 20,569 Paws and Feet : 12,029 Other : 144,867 Total Chicken : 295,324 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 7,538 28,680 35,655 58,505 25,787 Other Turkey : 735 7,023 25,807 119,443 118,289 Total Turkey : 8,273 35,703 61,462 177,948 144,076 Ducks : 133 1,544 2 36 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 57 20,003 42,695 214 481 Blueberries : 2,574 11,146 32,675 238 4,605 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 3 7,245 99,621 68 62 Cherries, Sweet : 4 563 16,670 107 27 Peaches : 1 820 6,580 100 135 Raspberries, Red : 5 1,046 1,537 402 72 Strawberries, Total : 12 5,050 10,617 1,512 2,097 Other Frozen Fruit : 2,928 4,315 113,399 4,400 3,466 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, July 31, 2008, Revised, (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 226,771 294,358 : Nuts 1/ : Shelled : Peanuts : 22,556 69,833 291,747 Pecans : 2,229 33,347 46,225 In-Shell : Pecans : 1,431 99,262 128,575 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 1,593 10,461 36,423 89,463 577,636 Other Natural Cheese : 3,109 508 6,406 27,861 300,449 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken 2/ : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 5,774 4,134 2,543 25,405 Hens, Mature Chickens : 773 1,260 278 5,434 Breasts & Breast Meat : 25,627 48,084 12,426 117,935 Drumsticks : 5,272 3,307 600 18,551 Leg Quarters : 24,091 15,128 997 83,989 Legs : 171 3,855 19 6,185 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 1,477 1,960 1,742 10,923 Thigh Meat : 1,941 2,780 1,703 15,379 Wings : 5,563 12,368 458 38,958 Paws and Feet : 7,562 5,093 169 24,853 Other : 100,000 132,699 13,694 391,260 Total Chicken : 178,251 230,668 34,629 738,872 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 10,027 74,414 12,112 37,435 290,153 Other Turkey : 3,648 40,414 7,343 7,837 330,539 Total Turkey : 13,675 114,828 19,455 45,272 620,692 Ducks : 8 41 721 2,485 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 14 561 8 12,104 76,137 Blueberries : 51 262 108 18,124 69,783 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 95 7,216 4,480 118,790 Cherries, Sweet : 2 7 2 3,318 20,700 Peaches : 2 720 8 28,851 37,217 Raspberries, Red : 48 86 22 40,911 44,129 Strawberries, Total : 451 38,418 132 314,970 373,259 Other Frozen Fruit : 90 11,507 33 94,104 234,242 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, July 31, 2008, Revised -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 3/ : 10 3,816 59 1,346,845 Other Juice Concentrate : 5,021 52,414 25,603 3,753 151,700 Total Frozen Juice : 5,031 52,414 29,419 3,812 1,498,545 : Frozen Vegetables 4/ : Asparagus : 738 6,548 1 109 Limas, Fordhook : 662 246 309 Limas, Baby : 1,788 2,149 284 1,537 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 16,905 35,931 5,506 1,423 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 5,319 2,703 1,255 206 Broccoli, Spears : 8,282 4,019 164 6,335 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 5,445 10,024 1,396 2,474 Brussels Sprouts : 1,943 1,705 1 614 Carrots, Diced : 6,920 10,903 761 425 Carrots, Other : 5,922 12,323 3,000 829 Cauliflower : 3,183 4,019 101 562 Corn, Cut : 14,661 18,010 11,063 1,579 Corn, Cob : 5,489 7,289 6,969 1,025 Mixed Vegetables : 3,262 7,453 98 2,239 Okra : 1,638 533 3,052 1,842 Onion Rings : 240 2,302 463 1,728 Onions, Other : 3,289 2,769 461 4,335 Blackeye Peas : 738 75 797 Green Peas : 54,278 49,017 42,311 13,011 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 848 740 5 164 Spinach : 12,648 6,038 486 2,228 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 4,685 11,128 7 1,171 Southern Greens : 2,971 606 1,894 1,342 Other Vegetables : 64,242 40,430 17,779 30,875 Total Vegetables : 226,096 236,960 97,057 77,159 : Potatoes : French Fries : 30,314 31,065 66,225 103,244 33,182 Other Frozen : 4,833 9,171 20,227 12,983 6,125 Total Potatoes : 35,147 40,236 86,452 116,227 39,307 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 5/ : 1,483 45,836 33,761 117,187 20,980 Beef Cuts 6/ : 72 2,676 2,358 15,212 3,011 Total Beef : 1,555 48,512 36,119 132,399 23,991 Other 7/ : Veal : 2,051 1,940 Lamb & Mutton : 7,851 2,291 Total Other Meat : 9,902 4,231 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, July 31, 2008, Revised, (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 3/ : 25 6,403 1,294 66,469 1,424,921 Other Juice Concentrate : 33 14,036 3,052 70,859 326,471 Total Frozen Juice : 58 20,439 4,346 137,328 1,751,392 : Frozen Vegetables 4/ : Asparagus : 324 1,898 9,618 Limas, Fordhook : 74 849 2,140 Limas, Baby : 623 4 6,642 13,027 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,425 332 56,659 118,181 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 70 21 15,704 25,278 Broccoli, Spears : 14,433 3,621 36,854 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 14,751 224 17,268 51,582 Brussels Sprouts : 757 4,775 9,795 Carrots, Diced : 641 47 34,280 53,977 Carrots, Other : 8,633 129 46,976 77,812 Cauliflower : 3,713 14 9,115 20,707 Corn, Cut : 2,421 100 119,665 167,499 Corn, Cob : 3,203 6 57,956 81,937 Mixed Vegetables : 7,452 47 27,030 47,581 Okra : 18,378 1,157 26,600 Onion Rings : 248 676 348 6,005 Onions, Other : 1,182 6,163 17,045 35,244 Blackeye Peas : 949 95 2,654 Green Peas : 3,612 66 224,073 386,368 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 60 28 2,902 4,747 Spinach : 9,301 25 44,311 75,037 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 7,176 216 24,582 48,965 Southern Greens : 6,926 1,243 14,982 Other Vegetables : 35,044 3,087 133,848 325,305 Total Vegetables : 141,396 11,185 852,042 1,641,895 : Potatoes : French Fries : 5,273 36,786 175,253 376,721 858,063 Other Frozen : 3,063 39,649 85,585 68,126 249,762 Total Potatoes : 8,336 76,435 260,838 444,847 1,107,825 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 5/ : 2,720 60,932 14,929 63,731 361,559 Beef Cuts 6/ : 755 4,138 16,568 17,564 62,354 Total Beef : 3,475 65,070 31,497 81,295 423,913 Other 7/ : Veal : 200 530 4,721 Lamb & Mutton : 232 9,349 19,723 Total Other Meat : 432 9,879 24,444 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England and Middle Atlantic combined with South Atlantic. East North Central combined with East South Central. Pacific, Mountain and West North Central combined with West South Central. 2/ New England and Middle Atlantic combined with South Atlantic. East North Central combined with East South Central. Mountain combined with Pacific. West North Central combined with West South Central. 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. Excludes variety meats (edible offal), such as tongues, livers, hearts, kidneys, and other organs removed from slaughtered beef. 6/ Includes all boxed primal beef cuts, bone-in. 7/ New England and South Atlantic combined with Middle Atlantic. East South Central combined with East North Central. West North Central combined with West South Central. Mountain combined with Pacific. Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, August 31, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 33,943 45 8 : Nuts 1/ : Shelled : Peanuts : 171,600 Pecans : 11,720 In-Shell : Pecans : 17,781 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 36,266 42,846 252,917 90,499 5,377 Other Natural Cheese : 297 16,346 190,182 51,968 566 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken 2/ : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 16,814 Hens, Mature Chickens : 4,429 Breasts & Breast Meat : 28,195 Drumsticks : 10,628 Leg Quarters : 46,199 Legs : 1,787 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 4,918 Thigh Meat : 8,646 Wings : 20,234 Paws and Feet : 15,865 Other : 148,526 Total Chicken : 306,241 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 9,612 37,672 38,075 56,413 32,723 Other Turkey : 1,005 7,644 27,274 103,018 111,403 Total Turkey : 10,617 45,316 65,349 159,431 144,126 Ducks : 89 1,651 51 35 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 47 15,949 35,950 236 263 Blueberries : 19,770 13,784 85,716 229 4,763 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 12 7,306 114,177 73 45 Cherries, Sweet : 50 550 18,083 115 29 Peaches : 1,462 11,755 131 146 Raspberries, Red : 7 1,175 1,864 482 58 Strawberries, Total : 10 5,871 9,665 1,654 2,125 Other Frozen Fruit : 2,339 4,506 91,711 4,172 3,257 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, August 31, 2008 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 173 81,689 115,858 : Nuts 1/ : Shelled : Peanuts : 17,408 54,219 243,227 Pecans : 2,010 34,059 47,789 In-Shell : Pecans : 1,589 77,000 96,370 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 1,532 10,315 36,386 93,267 569,405 Other Natural Cheese : 2,731 711 6,480 31,238 300,519 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken 2/ : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 5,234 4,570 2,972 29,590 Hens, Mature Chickens : 250 1,494 260 6,433 Breasts & Breast Meat : 21,446 50,091 10,586 110,318 Drumsticks : 4,961 3,670 632 19,891 Leg Quarters : 28,066 21,143 940 96,348 Legs : 56 5,937 22 7,802 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 1,581 1,583 2,289 10,371 Thigh Meat : 2,235 3,075 1,429 15,385 Wings : 5,148 12,767 458 38,607 Paws and Feet : 7,229 5,853 215 29,162 Other : 97,172 129,097 16,054 390,849 Total Chicken : 173,378 239,280 35,857 754,756 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 11,421 72,438 15,638 42,141 316,133 Other Turkey : 7,197 37,227 6,815 8,387 309,970 Total Turkey : 18,618 109,665 22,453 50,528 626,103 Ducks : 6 45 41 74 1,992 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 7 603 4 10,296 63,355 Blueberries : 124 442 102 45,104 170,034 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 95 11,996 4,263 137,967 Cherries, Sweet : 2 189 1 3,461 22,480 Peaches : 2 656 6 40,817 54,975 Raspberries, Red : 58 46 37 47,690 51,417 Strawberries, Total : 1,362 33,658 205 287,507 342,057 Other Frozen Fruit : 73 13,757 17 88,376 208,208 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, August 31, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 3/ : 7 3,572 59 1,259,018 Other Juice Concentrate : 4,614 48,781 28,704 3,426 135,223 Total Frozen Juice : 4,621 48,781 32,276 3,485 1,394,241 : Frozen Vegetables 4/ : Asparagus : 743 6,269 3 85 Limas, Fordhook : 689 250 243 Limas, Baby : 1,283 2,463 722 1,652 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 31,028 64,582 10,395 1,632 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 6,345 5,682 975 265 Broccoli, Spears : 7,536 5,406 167 4,365 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 6,700 12,058 1,382 2,644 Brussels Sprouts : 1,953 2,411 1,012 Carrots, Diced : 6,173 9,084 735 291 Carrots, Other : 5,095 12,791 2,827 829 Cauliflower : 3,142 5,252 97 506 Corn, Cut : 27,872 49,487 37,603 2,855 Corn, Cob : 13,426 19,002 30,578 2,385 Mixed Vegetables : 3,567 7,782 20 2,249 Okra : 1,857 1,103 3,052 1,892 Onion Rings : 231 2,708 427 1,787 Onions, Other : 3,962 2,621 285 4,240 Blackeye Peas : 777 57 825 Green Peas : 53,587 45,235 36,879 12,122 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 897 514 4 173 Spinach : 12,325 5,253 439 1,852 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 5,154 18,107 1 1,300 Southern Greens : 2,971 1,071 1,893 1,206 Other Vegetables : 69,846 51,333 17,809 37,307 Total Vegetables : 267,159 330,521 146,293 83,717 : Potatoes : French Fries : 30,725 26,379 71,759 104,654 40,455 Other Frozen : 4,200 8,804 19,875 34,612 5,333 Total Potatoes : 34,925 35,183 91,634 139,266 45,788 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 5/ : 1,341 55,584 28,344 109,062 21,759 Beef Cuts 6/ : 92 7,878 3,551 23,239 3,224 Total Beef : 1,433 63,462 31,895 132,301 24,983 Other 7/ : Veal : 2,790 2,019 Lamb & Mutton : 8,125 2,649 Total Other Meat : 10,915 4,668 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, August 31, 2008 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 3/ : 23 6,263 1,252 49,187 1,319,381 Other Juice Concentrate : 32 14,109 3,413 76,864 315,166 Total Frozen Juice : 55 20,372 4,665 126,051 1,634,547 : Frozen Vegetables 4/ : Asparagus : 267 1,804 9,171 Limas, Fordhook : 75 1,510 2,767 Limas, Baby : 480 5 10,702 17,307 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,185 302 96,612 205,736 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 80 31 20,693 34,071 Broccoli, Spears : 14,641 4,082 36,197 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 16,518 305 18,785 58,392 Brussels Sprouts : 734 4,281 10,391 Carrots, Diced : 687 45 35,543 52,558 Carrots, Other : 7,547 116 49,523 78,728 Cauliflower : 3,949 14 7,719 20,679 Corn, Cut : 1,842 149 220,937 340,745 Corn, Cob : 3,079 1,605 124,738 194,813 Mixed Vegetables : 6,867 51 26,960 47,496 Okra : 19,934 1,795 29,633 Onion Rings : 202 820 140 6,315 Onions, Other : 1,490 4,756 18,734 36,088 Blackeye Peas : 842 150 2,651 Green Peas : 3,398 87 206,474 357,782 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 51 21 2,823 4,483 Spinach : 8,159 22 38,608 66,658 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 6,726 168 23,938 55,394 Southern Greens : 5,670 1,550 14,361 Other Vegetables : 34,688 3,172 154,459 368,614 Total Vegetables : 139,111 11,669 1,072,560 2,051,030 : Potatoes : French Fries : 5,906 33,253 178,027 388,964 880,122 Other Frozen : 2,789 38,250 91,248 66,419 271,530 Total Potatoes : 8,695 71,503 269,275 455,383 1,151,652 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 5/ : 2,425 60,609 13,669 65,152 357,945 Beef Cuts 6/ : 887 6,092 12,997 18,066 76,026 Total Beef : 3,312 66,701 26,666 83,218 433,971 Other 7/ : Veal : 395 581 5,785 Lamb & Mutton : 893 9,478 21,145 Total Other Meat : 1,288 10,059 26,930 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England and Middle Atlantic combined with South Atlantic. East North Central combined with East South Central. Pacific, Mountain and West North Central combined with West South Central. 2/ New England and Middle Atlantic combined with South Atlantic. East North Central combined with East South Central. Mountain combined with Pacific. West North Central combined with West South Central. 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. Excludes variety meats (edible offal), such as tongues, livers, hearts, kidneys, and other organs removed from slaughtered beef. 6/ Includes all boxed primal beef cuts, bone-in. 7/ New England and South Atlantic combined with Middle Atlantic. East South Central combined with East North Central. West North Central combined with West South Central. Mountain combined with Pacific. 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