Co St 1 (12-08) Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 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 November 30, 2008 were greater than year earlier levels for turkey, chicken, pork, and cheese. Butter stocks were down 20 percent from last month and down 16 percent from a year ago. Total red meat supplies in freezers were up 2 percent from the previous month and up 5 percent from last year. Frozen pork supplies were up 1 percent from the previous month and up 9 percent from last year. Stocks of pork bellies were up 59 percent from last month and up slightly from last year. Total frozen poultry supplies on November 30, 2008 were down 13 percent from the previous month but up 28 percent from a year ago. Total stocks of chicken were up 4 percent from the previous month and up 14 percent from last year. Total pounds of turkey in freezers were down 36 percent from last month but up 79 percent from November 30, 2007. This page is intentionally blank. Contents Page Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity United States, November 2008............................................................1 Region, and United States, October 31, 2008.............................................5 Region, and United States, November 30, 2008............................................9 Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, November 2008.....................13 Cold Storage Publication Geographic Regions............................................13 Reliability Statement..................................................................14 Information Contacts...................................................................14 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, November 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Nov 30, : Oct 31, : Nov 30, : Nov : Oct : Nov 30, : 2007 : 2008 1/ : 2008 :2007 :2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage : 969,572 1,667,238 1,421,161 147 85 Controlled Atmosphere:4,438,267 4,761,437 4,717,678 106 99 Total :5,407,839 6,428,675 6,138,839 114 95 20,185 Pears : Bartlett : 38,935 54,677 43,070 111 79 Other Varieties : 367,000 391,297 337,168 92 86 Total : 405,935 445,974 380,238 94 85 1,460 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 250,598 208,643 238,380 95 114 Pecans : 19,761 47,817 40,394 204 84 In-Shell : Peanuts : 8,975 16,570 17,305 193 104 Pecans : 57,307 43,321 56,310 98 130 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 143,244 149,391 120,114 84 80 88,632 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 517,955 540,140 529,207 102 98 Swiss : 27,421 21,994 22,685 83 103 Other Natural Cheese : 260,545 266,839 269,371 103 101 Total : 805,921 828,973 821,263 102 99 322,362 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 2,711 3,272 2,874 106 88 Yolks : 1,282 962 1,049 82 109 Whole & Mixed : 5,790 8,898 8,653 149 97 Unclassified : 5,401 9,226 8,828 163 96 Total : 15,184 22,358 21,404 141 96 21,241 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 17,316 23,910 24,836 143 104 Hens, Mature Chickens: 3,393 5,686 4,731 139 83 Breasts & Breast Meat: 135,026 139,605 145,754 108 104 Drumsticks : 14,006 21,328 21,502 154 101 Leg Quarters : 67,086 117,606 122,067 182 104 Legs : 7,138 7,081 12,520 175 177 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 7,115 11,913 12,098 170 102 Thigh Meat : 12,673 16,421 19,746 156 120 Wings : 44,406 42,170 44,669 101 106 Paws and Feet : 22,177 21,958 17,595 79 80 Other : 387,519 380,252 392,741 101 103 Total Chicken : 717,855 787,930 818,259 114 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, November 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Nov 30, : Oct 31, : Nov 30, : Nov : Oct : Nov 30, : 2007 : 2008 1/ : 2008 :2007 :2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Turkeys : Toms (Whole Carcasses) : 26,212 177,613 66,036 252 37 Hens (Whole Carcasses) : 30,587 133,136 65,550 214 49 Whole Turkeys : 56,799 310,749 131,586 232 42 Other Turkey : 150,063 267,235 238,592 159 89 Total Turkey : 206,862 577,984 370,178 179 64 Ducks : 6,045 1,774 1,955 32 110 Total Poultry : 930,762 1,367,688 1,190,392 128 87 1,044,851 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 60,654 58,235 66,468 110 114 Apricots : 7,303 6,265 5,926 81 95 Blackberries, Total : 36,000 35,328 31,372 87 89 IQF : 24,101 29,264 25,568 106 87 Pails and Tubs : 6,778 1,259 1,221 18 97 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 4,598 4,565 4,387 95 96 Concentrate : 523 240 196 37 82 Blueberries : 125,577 174,334 164,685 131 94 Boysenberries : 3,333 3,527 4,654 140 132 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 132,845 113,867 107,984 81 95 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 5,363 4,525 4,222 79 93 Cherries, Sweet : 14,747 18,919 16,937 115 90 Grapes : 8,185 10,570 9,421 115 89 Peaches : 77,439 87,140 82,642 107 95 Raspberries, Black : 1,403 1,616 1,523 109 94 Raspberries, Red, Total: 39,369 45,873 41,851 106 91 IQF : 18,888 20,534 18,905 100 92 Pails and Tubs : 7,020 9,541 8,764 125 92 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 11,393 13,747 12,344 108 90 Concentrate : 2,068 2,051 1,838 89 90 Strawberries, Total : 308,867 296,064 272,307 88 92 IQF and Poly : 139,429 139,981 129,212 93 92 Pails and Tubs : 104,775 87,999 77,224 74 88 Barrels and Drums : 49,149 53,000 51,809 105 98 Juice Stock : 15,514 15,084 14,062 91 93 Other Frozen Fruit : 498,790 537,319 532,741 107 99 Total :1,319,875 1,393,582 1,342,733 102 96 1,150,523 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 563,674 1,085,951 1,036,597 184 95 (Gallon Equivalent) : 56,960 109,736 104,749 Other Juice Concentrate: 372,183 347,884 388,823 104 112 Total : 935,857 1,433,835 1,425,420 152 99 233,531 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, November 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :----------------------------------------------------- : Nov 30, : Oct 31, : Nov 30, : Nov : Oct : Nov 30, : 2007 : 2008 1/ : 2008 : 2007 :2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 5,776 8,360 7,865 136 94 Limas, Fordhook : 7,900 3,990 3,507 44 88 Limas, Baby : 46,348 51,658 46,778 101 91 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 205,671 238,098 233,514 114 98 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 37,028 35,675 31,942 86 90 Broccoli, Spears : 21,591 36,578 33,797 157 92 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 34,402 54,280 46,194 134 85 Brussels Sprouts : 14,446 13,742 17,212 119 125 Carrots, Diced : 129,497 107,118 154,381 119 144 Carrots, Other : 142,586 136,851 163,497 115 119 Cauliflower : 34,084 25,805 27,915 82 108 Corn, Cut : 500,697 559,266 514,250 103 92 Corn, Cob : 274,619 321,617 298,553 109 93 Mixed Vegetables : 45,566 51,737 50,989 112 99 Okra : 28,668 31,585 30,477 106 96 Onion Rings : 8,219 5,944 6,618 81 111 Onions, Other : 29,710 35,062 33,489 113 96 Blackeye Peas : 4,872 3,295 3,127 64 95 Green Peas : 260,036 312,439 289,051 111 93 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 4,906 4,730 4,986 102 105 Spinach : 48,283 53,901 46,765 97 87 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 64,539 60,762 58,741 91 97 Southern Greens : 12,493 12,734 12,714 102 100 Other Vegetables : 404,600 456,239 444,893 110 98 Total :2,366,537 2,621,466 2,561,255 108 98 1,697,254 : Potatoes : French Fries : 863,394 958,324 963,401 112 101 Other Frozen : 215,033 243,140 248,900 116 102 Total :1,078,427 1,201,464 1,212,301 112 101 941,897 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, November 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 30, : Oct 31, : Nov 30, : Nov : Oct : Nov 30, : 2007 : 2008 1/ : 2008 : 2007 :2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 3/ : 403,953 386,879 394,324 98 102 Beef Cuts 4/ : 71,354 78,184 79,996 112 102 Total : 475,307 465,063 474,320 100 102 469,771 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 12,063 14,374 10,947 91 76 Hams, Total : 75,380 136,837 93,604 124 68 Bone-in : 46,891 91,794 56,668 121 62 Boneless 5/ : 28,489 45,043 36,936 130 82 Bellies : 34,328 21,696 34,453 100 159 Loins, Total : 38,769 28,788 40,903 106 142 Bone-in : 15,591 11,294 15,632 100 138 Boneless 6/ : 23,178 17,494 25,271 109 144 Ribs 7/ : 62,223 56,439 72,589 117 129 Butts : 14,590 16,363 20,718 142 127 Trimmings 8/ : 46,163 40,682 51,978 113 128 Other 9/ : 101,018 90,421 94,870 94 105 Variety Meats 10/ : 39,995 33,790 26,497 66 78 Unclassified 11/ : 50,042 71,437 70,676 141 99 Total : 474,571 510,827 517,235 109 101 453,505 Other : Veal : 5,383 7,420 7,532 140 102 Lamb & Mutton : 13,096 21,331 21,578 165 101 Total : 18,479 28,751 29,110 158 101 28,480 Total : 968,357 1,004,641 1,020,665 105 102 951,756 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 7,099,580 8,169,364 7,812,843 110 96 432,639 Stored in Freezers : 7,614,999 9,045,034 8,774,170 115 97 6,041,053 Total :14,714,579 17,214,398 16,587,013 113 96 6,473,692 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 31, 2008, Revised -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 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 : 141,524 Pecans : 14,417 In-Shell : Pecans : 2,930 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 35,394 41,107 222,796 95,610 3,986 Other Natural Cheese : 290 14,873 182,343 29,904 301 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken 2/ : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 13,741 Hens, Mature Chickens : 4,414 Breasts & Breast Meat : 29,652 Drumsticks : 8,674 Leg Quarters : 56,433 Legs : 2,485 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 4,379 Thigh Meat : 7,275 Wings : 17,881 Paws and Feet : 12,293 Other : 135,982 Total Chicken : 293,209 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 10,982 43,746 42,439 57,038 27,146 Other Turkey : 982 6,527 25,853 84,771 99,724 Total Turkey : 11,964 50,273 68,292 141,809 126,870 Ducks : 122 1,343 48 28 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 14 13,220 32,799 123 235 Blueberries : 18,914 12,155 82,290 177 6,858 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 8 6,210 93,116 72 51 Cherries, Sweet : 36 359 15,901 87 22 Peaches : 35 1,957 18,120 314 184 Raspberries, Red : 7 1,972 3,143 542 51 Strawberries, Total : 20 5,393 10,515 1,065 1,393 Other Frozen Fruit : 30,579 14,861 330,748 7,816 9,034 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 31, 2008, Revised, (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 48,763 208,643 Pecans : 1,258 32,142 47,817 In-Shell : Pecans : 279 40,112 43,321 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 1,626 5,213 42,647 91,761 540,140 Other Natural Cheese : 2,917 892 7,052 28,267 266,839 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken 2/ : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 3,383 4,207 2,579 23,910 Hens, Mature Chickens : 219 973 80 5,686 Breasts & Breast Meat : 24,287 69,854 15,812 139,605 Drumsticks : 5,281 6,663 710 21,328 Leg Quarters : 29,214 30,232 1,727 117,606 Legs : 72 3,486 1,038 7,081 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 1,715 4,549 1,270 11,913 Thigh Meat : 3,175 4,251 1,720 16,421 Wings : 5,561 17,208 1,520 42,170 Paws and Feet : 4,794 4,644 227 21,958 Other : 108,368 116,845 19,057 380,252 Total Chicken : 186,069 262,912 45,740 787,930 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 11,561 56,628 21,719 39,490 310,749 Other Turkey : 5,415 29,133 6,726 8,104 267,235 Total Turkey : 16,976 85,761 28,445 47,594 577,984 Ducks : 5 36 30 162 1,774 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 9 449 14 11,372 58,235 Blueberries : 136 499 76 53,229 174,334 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 61 11,243 3,106 113,867 Cherries, Sweet : 1 3 2,510 18,919 Peaches : 4 887 94 65,545 87,140 Raspberries, Red : 46 44 32 40,036 45,873 Strawberries, Total : 937 21,238 132 255,371 296,064 Other Frozen Fruit : 74 15,103 59 129,045 537,319 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 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/ : 5 3,680 41 1,037,802 Other Juice Concentrate : 15,789 92,838 27,991 4,032 117,363 Total Frozen Juice : 15,794 92,838 31,671 4,073 1,155,165 : Frozen Vegetables 4/ : Asparagus : 826 5,448 8 35 Limas, Fordhook : 464 269 356 Limas, Baby : 3,747 3,022 1,557 12,212 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 35,306 74,540 11,815 1,761 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 6,241 7,275 1,877 981 Broccoli, Spears : 6,805 6,008 489 3,680 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 9,149 9,924 2,734 1,587 Brussels Sprouts : 1,483 1,511 1 1,743 Carrots, Diced : 16,721 24,823 1,931 564 Carrots, Other : 11,521 27,354 2,812 1,667 Cauliflower : 2,915 5,736 371 684 Corn, Cut : 45,884 89,727 80,180 4,229 Corn, Cob : 23,732 32,645 69,109 3,670 Mixed Vegetables : 3,041 8,005 78 2,330 Okra : 1,614 1,069 3,475 2,925 Onion Rings : 256 2,274 298 1,787 Onions, Other : 4,399 2,436 193 3,631 Blackeye Peas : 1,009 89 1,371 Green Peas : 49,827 45,203 29,186 11,547 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 808 758 5 187 Spinach : 11,103 5,008 441 1,341 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 4,616 21,478 40 1,116 Southern Greens : 3,258 1,852 1,890 1,070 Other Vegetables : 78,717 58,384 24,423 44,264 Total Vegetables : 323,442 434,838 232,913 104,738 : Potatoes : French Fries : 30,587 43,815 75,711 128,645 55,132 Other Frozen : 4,727 9,942 22,844 12,914 8,042 Total Potatoes : 35,314 53,757 98,555 141,559 63,174 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 5/ : 1,218 57,752 25,974 107,805 20,935 Beef Cuts 6/ : 115 8,372 5,613 22,478 3,823 Total Beef : 1,333 66,124 31,587 130,283 24,758 Other 7/ : Veal : 3,469 2,076 Lamb & Mutton : 7,856 2,474 Total Other Meat : 11,325 4,550 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 31, 2008, Revised, (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 3/ : 20 5,031 1,701 37,671 1,085,951 Other Juice Concentrate : 30 13,105 4,030 72,706 347,884 Total Frozen Juice : 50 18,136 5,731 110,377 1,433,835 : Frozen Vegetables 4/ : Asparagus : 198 1,845 8,360 Limas, Fordhook : 164 2,737 3,990 Limas, Baby : 1,505 29,615 51,658 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,119 85 113,472 238,098 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 75 34 19,192 35,675 Broccoli, Spears : 17,273 2,323 36,578 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 12,422 606 17,858 54,280 Brussels Sprouts : 638 8,366 13,742 Carrots, Diced : 994 44 62,041 107,118 Carrots, Other : 6,718 157 86,622 136,851 Cauliflower : 2,704 13,395 25,805 Corn, Cut : 2,435 160 336,651 559,266 Corn, Cob : 2,306 5,471 184,684 321,617 Mixed Vegetables : 8,561 63 29,659 51,737 Okra : 20,882 1,620 31,585 Onion Rings : 283 803 243 5,944 Onions, Other : 2,269 3,117 19,017 35,062 Blackeye Peas : 705 121 3,295 Green Peas : 3,393 103 173,180 312,439 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 99 3 2,870 4,730 Spinach : 5,182 10 30,816 53,901 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 5,746 145 27,621 60,762 Southern Greens : 3,212 1,452 12,734 Other Vegetables : 44,408 3,511 202,532 456,239 Total Vegetables : 143,291 14,312 1,367,932 2,621,466 : Potatoes : French Fries : 5,969 35,464 188,623 394,378 958,324 Other Frozen : 4,702 33,200 90,244 56,525 243,140 Total Potatoes : 10,671 68,664 278,867 450,903 1,201,464 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 5/ : 2,476 69,644 15,936 85,139 386,879 Beef Cuts 6/ : 820 5,640 15,241 16,082 78,184 Total Beef : 3,296 75,284 31,177 101,221 465,063 Other 7/ : Veal : 1,163 712 7,420 Lamb & Mutton : 838 10,163 21,331 Total Other Meat : 2,001 10,875 28,751 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 30, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 34,235 724,211 331,059 861 429,689 : Nuts 1/ : Shelled : Peanuts : 155,420 Pecans : 10,612 In-Shell : Pecans : 17,584 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 35,605 40,395 213,478 90,459 2,981 Other Natural Cheese : 445 14,173 180,974 31,306 321 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken 2/ : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 13,422 Hens, Mature Chickens : 3,787 Breasts & Breast Meat : 29,268 Drumsticks : 6,896 Leg Quarters : 57,155 Legs : 1,893 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 3,868 Thigh Meat : 8,905 Wings : 19,027 Paws and Feet : 8,597 Other : 143,730 Total Chicken : 296,548 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 1,052 8,241 13,443 37,723 11,322 Other Turkey : 145 7,618 25,303 78,484 82,082 Total Turkey : 1,197 15,859 38,746 116,207 93,404 Ducks : 81 1,426 22 24 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 24 15,699 36,968 101 217 Blueberries : 17,379 11,885 78,990 191 6,065 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 6 6,022 88,922 55 56 Cherries, Sweet : 34 309 14,167 86 26 Peaches : 25 1,921 17,585 312 206 Raspberries, Red : 7 1,964 2,891 461 45 Strawberries, Total : 56 4,951 9,601 1,149 1,190 Other Frozen Fruit : 31,790 14,863 330,944 7,776 8,671 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, November 30, 2008 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 43,904 4,574,880 6,138,839 : Nuts 1/ : Shelled : Peanuts : 20,215 62,745 238,380 Pecans : 1,129 28,653 40,394 In-Shell : Pecans : 1,146 37,580 56,310 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 1,489 4,354 47,274 93,172 529,207 Other Natural Cheese : 2,879 1,149 6,698 31,426 269,371 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken 2/ : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 3,370 5,493 2,551 24,836 Hens, Mature Chickens : 27 348 569 4,731 Breasts & Breast Meat : 28,603 70,390 17,493 145,754 Drumsticks : 4,639 8,871 1,096 21,502 Leg Quarters : 34,870 28,285 1,757 122,067 Legs : 4,445 4,719 1,463 12,520 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 1,652 5,245 1,333 12,098 Thigh Meat : 3,926 4,664 2,251 19,746 Wings : 5,932 17,896 1,814 44,669 Paws and Feet : 4,500 4,107 391 17,595 Other : 112,983 119,018 17,010 392,741 Total Chicken : 204,947 269,036 47,728 818,259 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 2,833 34,079 12,923 9,970 131,586 Other Turkey : 3,525 27,807 6,442 7,186 238,592 Total Turkey : 6,358 61,886 19,365 17,156 370,178 Ducks : 6 40 33 323 1,955 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 10 670 14 12,765 66,468 Blueberries : 129 414 64 49,568 164,685 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 50 10,059 2,814 107,984 Cherries, Sweet : 1 2 2,312 16,937 Peaches : 3 801 86 61,703 82,642 Raspberries, Red : 42 28 28 36,385 41,851 Strawberries, Total : 410 19,639 91 235,220 272,307 Other Frozen Fruit : 91 14,947 56 123,603 532,741 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, November 30, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 3/ : 150 3,533 39 990,057 Other Juice Concentrate : 17,218 103,464 31,469 3,527 120,651 Total Frozen Juice : 17,368 103,464 35,002 3,566 1,110,708 : Frozen Vegetables 4/ : Asparagus : 716 4,978 11 29 Limas, Fordhook : 209 285 305 Limas, Baby : 2,757 3,584 1,886 11,185 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 41,466 71,598 11,442 2,035 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 4,980 5,923 1,760 882 Broccoli, Spears : 6,589 4,290 460 3,557 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 6,093 7,500 2,343 1,220 Brussels Sprouts : 1,344 1,286 1 1,787 Carrots, Diced : 20,457 39,174 6,479 550 Carrots, Other : 10,655 38,177 3,169 1,676 Cauliflower : 3,320 5,221 366 724 Corn, Cut : 52,672 78,877 69,450 4,101 Corn, Cob : 19,961 31,257 67,362 3,464 Mixed Vegetables : 3,162 6,971 75 2,192 Okra : 1,701 1,108 3,389 2,679 Onion Rings : 263 2,413 552 2,011 Onions, Other : 3,835 2,342 176 3,512 Blackeye Peas : 922 96 1,341 Green Peas : 47,653 42,562 26,745 10,814 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 810 604 5 196 Spinach : 9,146 4,676 569 1,047 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 4,550 19,465 77 1,464 Southern Greens : 3,150 1,897 1,889 1,073 Other Vegetables : 74,084 63,744 24,426 42,589 Total Vegetables : 320,495 438,028 222,632 100,433 : Potatoes : French Fries : 28,834 47,750 67,369 130,180 57,230 Other Frozen : 4,706 9,972 24,562 12,341 9,844 Total Potatoes : 33,540 57,722 91,931 142,521 67,074 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 5/ : 1,321 57,099 31,353 111,256 21,170 Beef Cuts 6/ : 70 8,595 6,550 24,323 4,696 Total Beef : 1,391 65,694 37,903 135,579 25,866 Other 7/ : Veal : 3,840 2,059 Lamb & Mutton : 8,356 2,722 Total Other Meat : 12,196 4,781 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, November 30, 2008 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 3/ : 19 3,976 1,663 37,160 1,036,597 Other Juice Concentrate : 34 14,200 3,863 94,397 388,823 Total Frozen Juice : 53 18,176 5,526 131,557 1,425,420 : Frozen Vegetables 4/ : Asparagus : 294 1,837 7,865 Limas, Fordhook : 161 2,547 3,507 Limas, Baby : 530 26,836 46,778 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,122 154 105,697 233,514 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 80 29 18,288 31,942 Broccoli, Spears : 16,862 2,039 33,797 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 10,319 581 18,138 46,194 Brussels Sprouts : 737 12,057 17,212 Carrots, Diced : 983 44 86,694 154,381 Carrots, Other : 8,069 140 101,611 163,497 Cauliflower : 2,779 25 15,480 27,915 Corn, Cut : 2,092 156 306,902 514,250 Corn, Cob : 2,326 3,791 170,392 298,553 Mixed Vegetables : 7,582 64 30,943 50,989 Okra : 19,951 1,649 30,477 Onion Rings : 268 887 224 6,618 Onions, Other : 2,382 3,117 18,125 33,489 Blackeye Peas : 602 166 3,127 Green Peas : 2,835 83 158,359 289,051 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 40 2 3,329 4,986 Spinach : 5,268 24 26,035 46,765 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 6,046 225 26,914 58,741 Southern Greens : 3,337 1,368 12,714 Other Vegetables : 43,302 3,489 193,259 444,893 Total Vegetables : 137,967 12,811 1,328,889 2,561,255 : Potatoes : French Fries : 5,984 36,894 191,217 397,943 963,401 Other Frozen : 3,602 33,953 87,569 62,351 248,900 Total Potatoes : 9,586 70,847 278,786 460,294 1,212,301 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 5/ : 2,800 70,406 15,540 83,379 394,324 Beef Cuts 6/ : 940 6,342 13,203 15,277 79,996 Total Beef : 3,740 76,748 28,743 98,656 474,320 Other 7/ : Veal : 760 873 7,532 Lamb & Mutton : 634 9,866 21,578 Total Other Meat : 1,394 10,739 29,110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Warehouses :----------------------------------------------------------- State : Nov 30, : Oct 31, : Nov 30, : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : CA : 48,804 81,497 69,769 MI : 273,629 312,665 310,356 N ENG : 21,057 33,187 34,235 NY : 520,170 558,222 519,708 OH : 8,135 28,700 16,520 OR : 33,491 58,181 37,235 PA : 224,616 233,058 204,503 VA : 140,554 176,189 153,115 WA : 4,013,478 4,750,000 4,467,876 WV : 55,032 52,148 49,440 : Other States : 68,873 144,828 276,082 : US : 5,407,839 6,428,675 6,138,839 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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