Co St 1 (11-08)a Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 21, 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. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Update Alert After the November 21, 2008 Cold Storage report was released, updated reported data was received correcting a misclassification between frozen blueberries and tart cherries (RTP) inventory for October 31, 2008. As a result, this report was reissued on December 2, 2008 to reflect corrected frozen blueberry and tart cherry (RTP) inventory estimates. Tables on pages 2, 9 and 10 have been updated. All October 31, 2008 cold storage estimates are subject to revision in the December 22, 2008 Cold Storage release. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Highlights Frozen food stocks in refrigerated warehouses on October 31, 2008 were greater than year earlier levels for turkey, chicken, pork, and cheese. Butter stocks were down 20 percent from last month and down 24 percent from a year ago. Total red meat supplies in freezers were up 2 percent from the previous month and up slightly from last year. Frozen pork supplies were up 1 percent from the previous month and up 4 percent from last year. Stocks of pork bellies were up 7 percent from last month and up 12 percent from last year. Total frozen poultry supplies on October 31, 2008 were down 2 percent from the previous month but up 22 percent from a year ago. Total stocks of chicken were up 3 percent from the previous month and up 13 percent from last year. Total pounds of turkey in freezers were down 8 percent from last month but up 37 percent from October 31, 2007. Special Note Data users of frozen poultry need to be aware of the following situation: A change in classification of reported data beginning with September 30, 2008 in the Other Chicken category has resulted in an increase of Breasts & Breast Meat, Drumsticks, Leg Quarters and Wings along with a corresponding decrease in Other Chicken. Updated historic reported data for 2007 are unavailable. Year to year relationships are impacted by this change. The Total Chicken category is unaffected by this change in reporting. This page is intentionally blank. Contents Page Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity United States, October 2008 1 Region, and United States, September 30, 2008 5 Region, and United States, October 31, 2008 9 Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, October 2008 13 Cold Storage Publication Geographic Regions 13 Reliability Statement 14 Information Contacts 14 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, October 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Oct 31, : Sep 30, : Oct 31, : Oct : Sep : Oct 31, : 2007 : 2008 1/ : 2008 :2007 :2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage :1,411,482 1,263,957 1,667,238 118 132 Controlled Atmosphere:4,638,750 1,930,533 4,761,437 103 247 Total :6,050,232 3,194,490 6,428,675 106 201 24,311 Pears : Bartlett : 54,164 104,112 55,024 102 53 Other Varieties : 415,926 301,733 395,896 95 131 Total : 470,090 405,845 450,920 96 111 2,477 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 252,134 180,968 214,051 85 118 Pecans : 19,238 46,515 47,949 249 103 In-Shell : Peanuts : 9,358 10,980 16,570 177 151 Pecans : 18,505 79,055 43,938 237 56 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 196,629 186,878 149,413 76 80 116,599 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 524,118 549,635 540,393 103 98 Swiss : 28,632 24,129 21,808 76 90 Other Natural Cheese : 257,869 260,413 261,267 101 100 Total : 810,619 834,177 823,468 102 99 328,604 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 3,052 3,083 2,740 90 89 Yolks : 1,310 1,129 845 65 75 Whole & Mixed : 6,707 8,892 8,256 123 93 Unclassified : 6,487 8,786 9,233 142 105 Total : 17,556 21,890 21,074 120 96 20,764 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 18,576 25,678 23,770 128 93 Hens, Mature Chickens: 5,454 6,963 5,614 103 81 * Breasts & Breast Meat: 110,049 125,209 139,859 127 112 * Drumsticks : 14,342 22,141 20,987 146 95 * Leg Quarters : 65,250 113,050 118,152 181 105 Legs : 9,430 4,242 7,064 75 167 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 7,292 9,556 11,953 164 125 Thigh Meat : 11,682 15,932 16,117 138 101 * Wings : 44,643 39,041 41,948 94 107 Paws and Feet : 19,832 23,892 21,906 110 92 * Other : 387,470 373,617 377,186 97 101 Total Chicken : 694,020 759,321 784,556 113 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued * A change in classification of reported data beginning with September 30, 2008 in the Other Chicken category has resulted in an increase of Breasts & Breast Meat, Drumsticks, Leg Quarters and Wings along with a corresponding decrease in Other Chicken. Updated historic reported data for 2007 are unavailable. Year to year relationships are impacted by this change. The Total Chicken category is unaffected by this change in reporting. Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, October 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Oct 31, : Sep 30, : Oct 31, : Oct : Sep : Oct 31, : 2007 : 2008 1/ : 2008 :2007 :2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Turkeys : Toms (Whole Carcasses) : 126,958 193,104 175,711 138 91 Hens (Whole Carcasses) : 93,828 141,345 132,315 141 94 Whole Turkeys : 220,786 334,449 308,026 140 92 Other Turkey : 196,185 287,026 263,193 134 92 Total Turkey : 416,971 621,475 571,219 137 92 Ducks : 6,184 1,571 1,782 29 113 Total Poultry :1,117,175 1,382,367 1,357,557 122 98 1,177,382 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 58,756 59,204 56,954 97 96 Apricots : 7,623 6,828 6,336 83 93 Blackberries, Total : 42,769 39,871 35,259 82 88 IQF : 29,337 32,682 29,213 100 89 Pails and Tubs : 7,695 1,892 1,241 16 66 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 5,597 5,148 4,565 82 89 Concentrate : 140 149 240 171 161 Blueberries : 134,715 182,478 175,312 130 96 Boysenberries : 3,499 3,410 3,528 101 103 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 142,039 120,386 113,823 80 95 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 5,682 4,752 4,524 80 95 Cherries, Sweet : 15,266 20,005 18,757 123 94 Grapes : 10,778 6,502 10,600 98 163 Peaches : 84,584 87,006 87,129 103 100 Raspberries, Black : 1,535 2,366 1,616 105 68 Raspberries, Red, Total: 44,626 49,094 45,791 103 93 IQF : 21,885 21,000 20,467 94 97 Pails and Tubs : 7,834 10,365 9,550 122 92 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 13,063 16,092 13,725 105 85 Concentrate : 1,844 1,637 2,049 111 125 Strawberries, Total : 349,491 329,502 295,323 85 90 IQF and Poly : 165,117 155,690 139,611 85 90 Pails and Tubs : 112,292 98,871 87,695 78 89 Barrels and Drums : 57,296 56,823 52,971 92 93 Juice Stock : 14,786 18,118 15,046 102 83 Other Frozen Fruit : 451,052 219,247 514,922 114 235 Total :1,352,415 1,130,651 1,369,874 101 121 1,175,006 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 582,220 1,199,739 1,085,430 186 90 (Gallon Equivalent) : 58,834 121,235 109,684 Other Juice Concentrate: 364,491 293,459 344,968 95 118 Total : 946,711 1,493,198 1,430,398 151 96 226,492 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, October 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :----------------------------------------------------- : Oct 31, : Sep 30, : Oct 31, : Oct : Sep : Oct 31, : 2007 : 2008 1/ : 2008 : 2007 :2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 6,370 8,402 8,393 132 100 Limas, Fordhook : 8,824 6,128 5,438 62 89 Limas, Baby : 48,684 48,834 56,895 117 117 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 220,553 240,495 232,086 105 97 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 39,363 35,823 33,259 84 93 Broccoli, Spears : 22,971 37,850 35,944 156 95 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 31,263 53,262 51,856 166 97 Brussels Sprouts : 9,056 10,761 13,802 152 128 Carrots, Diced : 82,252 57,579 102,813 125 179 Carrots, Other : 120,185 92,989 135,140 112 145 Cauliflower : 28,660 21,764 25,562 89 117 Corn, Cut : 539,506 518,630 555,285 103 107 Corn, Cob : 291,044 295,216 321,343 110 109 Mixed Vegetables : 48,798 50,540 51,861 106 103 Okra : 33,257 31,487 31,364 94 100 Onion Rings : 8,107 6,290 5,952 73 95 Onions, Other : 29,546 36,496 35,046 119 96 Blackeye Peas : 5,377 3,596 3,317 62 92 Green Peas : 294,144 342,420 313,081 106 91 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 5,244 4,930 4,488 86 91 Spinach : 46,472 55,211 51,988 112 94 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 61,738 58,479 61,015 99 104 Southern Greens : 11,099 13,492 12,058 109 89 Other Vegetables : 411,051 427,982 455,467 111 106 Total :2,403,564 2,458,656 2,603,453 108 106 1,742,083 : Potatoes : French Fries : 914,312 925,985 957,305 105 103 Other Frozen : 219,446 254,818 243,716 111 96 Total :1,133,758 1,180,803 1,201,021 106 102 931,440 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, October 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 31, : Sep 30, : Oct 31, : Oct : Sep : Oct 31, : 2007 : 2008 1/ : 2008 : 2007 :2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 3/ : 420,255 370,536 385,067 92 104 Beef Cuts 4/ : 67,778 77,597 77,970 115 100 Total : 488,033 448,133 463,037 95 103 455,633 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 12,296 9,809 14,373 117 147 Hams, Total : 136,129 162,977 138,348 102 85 Bone-in : 96,369 110,079 93,579 97 85 Boneless 5/ : 39,760 52,898 44,769 113 85 Bellies : 20,356 21,270 22,725 112 107 Loins, Total : 26,849 24,704 28,944 108 117 Bone-in : 10,468 9,722 11,186 107 115 Boneless 6/ : 16,381 14,982 17,758 108 119 Ribs 7/ : 50,785 44,664 56,082 110 126 Butts : 12,286 14,732 16,901 138 115 Trimmings 8/ : 40,296 36,165 40,993 102 113 Other 9/ : 108,393 90,646 90,202 83 100 Variety Meats 10/ : 45,885 33,264 33,814 74 102 Unclassified 11/ : 41,476 69,483 70,979 171 102 Total : 494,751 507,714 513,361 104 101 454,927 Other : Veal : 6,479 7,900 7,251 112 92 Lamb & Mutton : 13,944 20,796 21,208 152 102 Total : 20,423 28,696 28,459 139 99 27,832 Total : 1,003,207 984,543 1,004,857 100 102 938,392 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 7,826,805 4,938,908 8,174,984 104 166 471,991 Stored in Freezers : 7,974,386 8,652,108 8,988,234 113 104 6,211,559 Total :15,801,191 13,591,016 17,163,218 109 126 6,683,550 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 30, 2008, Revised -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 265,543 12,420 1 18,059 : Nuts 1/ : Shelled : Peanuts : 124,637 Pecans : 11,500 In-Shell : Pecans : 9,537 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 35,921 41,262 234,028 95,089 4,013 Other Natural Cheese : 244 14,859 182,994 25,971 328 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken 2/ : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 15,083 Hens, Mature Chickens : 4,462 Breasts & Breast Meat : 27,225 Drumsticks : 9,604 Leg Quarters : 55,512 Legs : 1,697 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 3,923 Thigh Meat : 8,554 Wings : 17,576 Paws and Feet : 13,062 Other : 147,929 Total Chicken : 304,627 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 12,992 39,824 48,318 54,408 32,238 Other Turkey : 926 7,027 26,231 89,709 108,361 Total Turkey : 13,918 46,851 74,549 144,117 140,599 Ducks : 107 1,119 46 33 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 4 14,461 34,291 197 219 Blueberries : 20,011 14,116 87,082 188 6,753 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 11 6,514 100,749 64 44 Cherries, Sweet : 49 383 16,570 82 25 Peaches : 1,705 18,068 163 214 Raspberries, Red : 3 1,582 1,864 414 46 Strawberries, Total : 21 5,406 11,010 1,210 1,704 Other Frozen Fruit : 5,479 4,736 101,804 4,267 3,275 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, September 30, 2008, Revised, (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 100 2,898,367 3,194,490 : Nuts 1/ : Shelled : Peanuts : 11,171 45,160 180,968 Pecans : 1,700 33,315 46,515 In-Shell : Pecans : 1,065 68,453 79,055 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 1,738 7,669 37,525 92,390 549,635 Other Natural Cheese : 2,743 540 6,666 26,068 260,413 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken 2/ : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 4,061 4,543 1,991 25,678 Hens, Mature Chickens : 265 1,840 396 6,963 Breasts & Breast Meat : 21,814 63,346 12,824 125,209 Drumsticks : 5,061 6,503 973 22,141 Leg Quarters : 24,591 31,018 1,929 113,050 Legs : 119 2,384 42 4,242 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 1,556 2,653 1,424 9,556 Thigh Meat : 2,402 3,612 1,364 15,932 Wings : 5,656 15,483 326 39,041 Paws and Feet : 5,211 5,505 114 23,892 Other : 103,069 106,368 16,251 373,617 Total Chicken : 173,805 243,255 37,634 759,321 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 13,673 66,902 21,684 44,410 334,449 Other Turkey : 7,738 34,193 5,354 7,487 287,026 Total Turkey : 21,411 101,095 27,038 51,897 621,475 Ducks : 5 32 34 195 1,571 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 13 573 17 9,429 59,204 Blueberries : 129 372 92 53,735 182,478 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 77 9,084 3,843 120,386 Cherries, Sweet : 2 102 2,792 20,005 Peaches : 4 935 24 65,893 87,006 Raspberries, Red : 50 44 33 45,058 49,094 Strawberries, Total : 1,237 28,156 153 280,605 329,502 Other Frozen Fruit : 65 13,117 65 86,439 219,247 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, September 30, 2008, Revised -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 3/ : 3 3,776 47 1,144,085 Other Juice Concentrate : 9,440 40,212 29,296 2,573 124,765 Total Frozen Juice : 9,443 40,212 33,072 2,620 1,268,850 : Frozen Vegetables 4/ : Asparagus : 698 5,739 12 55 Limas, Fordhook : 713 548 356 Limas, Baby : 2,086 15,421 1,642 3,417 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 43,494 67,950 13,181 1,881 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 7,022 5,807 1,955 267 Broccoli, Spears : 6,858 7,202 168 3,943 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 5,387 11,918 1,238 1,635 Brussels Sprouts : 1,571 2,272 1,838 Carrots, Diced : 6,101 9,762 472 1,296 Carrots, Other : 5,214 15,932 2,519 881 Cauliflower : 3,301 6,091 77 514 Corn, Cut : 47,860 90,960 72,727 3,603 Corn, Cob : 28,551 28,785 60,820 2,979 Mixed Vegetables : 3,324 8,006 20 2,340 Okra : 2,070 980 3,494 2,445 Onion Rings : 214 2,407 573 1,793 Onions, Other : 3,542 2,103 170 3,891 Blackeye Peas : 838 117 1,571 Green Peas : 51,212 49,392 32,152 12,351 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 965 700 5 189 Spinach : 7,399 4,748 445 1,566 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 5,119 22,586 1 1,241 Southern Greens : 2,761 1,519 1,891 1,256 Other Vegetables : 77,961 57,949 23,042 43,433 Total Vegetables : 314,261 418,894 216,604 94,741 : Potatoes : French Fries : 30,317 29,218 75,567 120,646 45,365 Other Frozen : 4,840 9,724 22,277 12,399 5,371 Total Potatoes : 35,157 38,942 97,844 133,045 50,736 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 5/ : 1,292 56,923 28,193 105,476 22,990 Beef Cuts 6/ : 92 8,071 4,619 23,799 3,635 Total Beef : 1,384 64,994 32,812 129,275 26,625 Other 7/ : Veal : 3,158 2,183 Lamb & Mutton : 8,314 2,593 Total Other Meat : 11,472 4,776 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, September 30, 2008, Revised, (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 3/ : 21 6,210 1,324 44,273 1,199,739 Other Juice Concentrate : 29 12,453 3,389 71,302 293,459 Total Frozen Juice : 50 18,663 4,713 115,575 1,493,198 : Frozen Vegetables 4/ : Asparagus : 249 1,649 8,402 Limas, Fordhook : 105 4,406 6,128 Limas, Baby : 471 25,797 48,834 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,089 174 112,726 240,495 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 80 13 20,679 35,823 Broccoli, Spears : 17,250 2,429 37,850 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 14,252 559 18,273 53,262 Brussels Sprouts : 809 4,271 10,761 Carrots, Diced : 837 33 39,078 57,579 Carrots, Other : 7,213 160 61,070 92,989 Cauliflower : 3,373 14 8,394 21,764 Corn, Cut : 2,751 172 300,557 518,630 Corn, Cob : 2,692 5,471 165,918 295,216 Mixed Vegetables : 7,514 59 29,277 50,540 Okra : 20,869 1,629 31,487 Onion Rings : 173 855 275 6,290 Onions, Other : 2,848 3,701 20,241 36,496 Blackeye Peas : 860 84 126 3,596 Green Peas : 3,447 73 193,793 342,420 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 81 14 2,976 4,930 Spinach : 6,985 11 34,057 55,211 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 6,614 185 22,733 58,479 Southern Greens : 4,371 1,694 13,492 Other Vegetables : 38,745 3,301 183,551 427,982 Total Vegetables : 143,678 14,879 1,255,599 2,458,656 : Potatoes : French Fries : 6,177 36,399 184,384 397,912 925,985 Other Frozen : 3,409 36,212 93,290 67,296 254,818 Total Potatoes : 9,586 72,611 277,674 465,208 1,180,803 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 5/ : 2,449 64,331 13,518 75,364 370,536 Beef Cuts 6/ : 731 5,831 13,037 17,782 77,597 Total Beef : 3,180 70,162 26,555 93,146 448,133 Other 7/ : Veal : 1,902 657 7,900 Lamb & Mutton : 838 9,051 20,796 Total Other Meat : 2,740 9,708 28,696 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 31, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 33,187 791,280 348,462 9,379 287,820 : Nuts 1/ : Shelled : Peanuts : 146,932 Pecans : 14,389 In-Shell : Pecans : 3,514 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 35,394 41,107 223,306 95,386 3,986 Other Natural Cheese : 290 14,873 177,483 29,940 301 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken 2/ : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 13,741 Hens, Mature Chickens : 4,414 Breasts & Breast Meat : 29,985 Drumsticks : 8,431 Leg Quarters : 56,586 Legs : 2,485 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 4,379 Thigh Meat : 7,245 Wings : 17,845 Paws and Feet : 12,253 Other : 136,083 Total Chicken : 293,447 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 10,982 43,746 42,275 55,784 27,146 Other Turkey : 982 6,527 24,757 83,635 97,714 Total Turkey : 11,964 50,273 67,032 139,419 124,860 Ducks : 122 1,343 48 28 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 14 13,124 31,577 123 235 Blueberries : 18,914 12,943 82,363 178 6,970 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 8 6,196 93,086 72 51 Cherries, Sweet : 36 360 15,764 87 22 Peaches : 35 1,961 18,124 264 184 Raspberries, Red : 7 1,970 3,108 520 51 Strawberries, Total : 20 5,374 9,870 1,022 1,393 Other Frozen Fruit : 30,579 15,058 308,088 7,767 9,034 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 31, 2008 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 61 68,808 4,889,678 6,428,675 : Nuts 1/ : Shelled : Peanuts : 18,356 48,763 214,051 Pecans : 1,373 32,187 47,949 In-Shell : Pecans : 311 40,113 43,938 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 1,626 5,225 42,920 91,443 540,393 Other Natural Cheese : 2,917 892 6,959 27,612 261,267 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken 2/ : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 3,371 4,198 2,460 23,770 Hens, Mature Chickens : 169 970 61 5,614 Breasts & Breast Meat : 24,023 69,948 15,903 139,859 Drumsticks : 5,281 6,565 710 20,987 Leg Quarters : 29,655 30,194 1,717 118,152 Legs : 72 3,469 1,038 7,064 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 1,715 4,549 1,310 11,953 Thigh Meat : 2,964 4,246 1,662 16,117 Wings : 5,557 17,204 1,342 41,948 Paws and Feet : 4,794 4,643 216 21,906 Other : 105,191 116,851 19,061 377,186 Total Chicken : 182,792 262,837 45,480 784,556 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 11,561 56,836 20,910 38,786 308,026 Other Turkey : 6,376 29,299 5,821 8,082 263,193 Total Turkey : 17,937 86,135 26,731 46,868 571,219 Ducks : 5 36 38 162 1,782 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 9 449 14 11,409 56,954 Blueberries : 136 499 98 53,211 175,312 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 61 11,243 3,106 113,823 Cherries, Sweet : 1 3 2,484 18,757 Peaches : 4 921 94 65,542 87,129 Raspberries, Red : 46 44 32 40,013 45,791 Strawberries, Total : 937 21,238 123 255,346 295,323 Other Frozen Fruit : 74 15,103 139 129,080 514,922 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 31, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 3/ : 5 3,583 42 1,037,802 Other Juice Concentrate : 15,789 92,844 24,831 4,050 117,363 Total Frozen Juice : 15,794 92,844 28,414 4,092 1,155,165 : Frozen Vegetables 4/ : Asparagus : 843 5,426 8 35 Limas, Fordhook : 976 491 356 Limas, Baby : 3,593 16,636 1,557 4,769 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 35,382 68,403 11,779 1,761 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 6,498 5,239 1,932 243 Broccoli, Spears : 6,568 6,023 157 3,680 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 9,029 9,689 1,318 1,587 Brussels Sprouts : 1,574 1,477 1 1,743 Carrots, Diced : 18,589 21,402 2,134 564 Carrots, Other : 11,521 27,553 3,443 1,667 Cauliflower : 3,250 5,658 132 684 Corn, Cut : 46,329 79,458 80,128 4,229 Corn, Cob : 24,676 31,130 68,655 3,670 Mixed Vegetables : 3,018 7,038 78 2,330 Okra : 1,601 852 3,477 2,925 Onion Rings : 256 2,286 298 1,787 Onions, Other : 4,266 2,400 190 3,631 Blackeye Peas : 1,044 78 1,371 Green Peas : 49,457 43,416 28,712 11,373 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 737 579 5 187 Spinach : 9,629 4,691 432 1,341 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 4,824 21,494 40 1,116 Southern Greens : 2,697 1,794 1,833 1,070 Other Vegetables : 78,448 57,918 24,236 44,264 Total Vegetables : 324,805 421,131 230,545 96,383 : Potatoes : French Fries : 30,587 43,815 75,711 128,666 55,132 Other Frozen : 4,727 9,958 22,525 12,914 8,042 Total Potatoes : 35,314 53,773 98,236 141,580 63,174 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 5/ : 1,218 57,752 25,694 107,817 20,935 Beef Cuts 6/ : 115 8,372 5,601 22,422 3,823 Total Beef : 1,333 66,124 31,295 130,239 24,758 Other 7/ : Veal : 3,469 1,936 Lamb & Mutton : 7,856 2,372 Total Other Meat : 11,325 4,308 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 31, 2008 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 3/ : 20 5,031 1,276 37,671 1,085,430 Other Juice Concentrate : 30 13,106 4,249 72,706 344,968 Total Frozen Juice : 50 18,137 5,525 110,377 1,430,398 : Frozen Vegetables 4/ : Asparagus : 198 1,883 8,393 Limas, Fordhook : 164 3,451 5,438 Limas, Baby : 1,505 28,835 56,895 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,119 85 113,557 232,086 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 75 34 19,238 33,259 Broccoli, Spears : 17,273 2,243 35,944 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 12,422 606 17,205 51,856 Brussels Sprouts : 638 8,369 13,802 Carrots, Diced : 994 52 59,078 102,813 Carrots, Other : 6,718 157 84,081 135,140 Cauliflower : 2,704 13,134 25,562 Corn, Cut : 2,434 165 342,542 555,285 Corn, Cob : 2,307 5,471 185,434 321,343 Mixed Vegetables : 8,561 63 30,773 51,861 Okra : 20,882 1,627 31,364 Onion Rings : 283 803 239 5,952 Onions, Other : 2,269 3,117 19,173 35,046 Blackeye Peas : 705 119 3,317 Green Peas : 3,393 103 176,627 313,081 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 99 3 2,878 4,488 Spinach : 5,182 10 30,703 51,988 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 5,746 145 27,650 61,015 Southern Greens : 3,212 1,452 12,058 Other Vegetables : 44,273 3,511 202,817 455,467 Total Vegetables : 143,156 14,325 1,373,108 2,603,453 : Potatoes : French Fries : 5,969 35,483 189,668 392,274 957,305 Other Frozen : 4,702 33,200 90,931 56,717 243,716 Total Potatoes : 10,671 68,683 280,599 448,991 1,201,021 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 5/ : 2,476 69,620 15,889 83,666 385,067 Beef Cuts 6/ : 820 5,640 15,216 15,961 77,970 Total Beef : 3,296 75,260 31,105 99,627 463,037 Other 7/ : Veal : 1,163 683 7,251 Lamb & Mutton : 833 10,147 21,208 Total Other Meat : 1,996 10,830 28,459 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, October 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Warehouses :----------------------------------------------------------- State : Oct 31, : Oct 31, : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : CA : 63,955 81,497 MI : 322,867 312,665 N ENG : 26,656 33,187 NY : 560,406 558,222 OH : 13,010 28,700 OR : 51,599 58,181 PA : 234,318 233,058 VA : 133,550 176,189 WA : 4,500,000 4,750,000 WV : 48,978 52,148 : Other States : 94,893 144,828 : US : 6,050,232 6,428,675 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reliability of Cold Storage Estimates Survey Procedures: Questionnaires are mailed about the 24th of each month to all operators on the list of approximately 1,400 public and private cold storage warehouses. 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