Co St 1 (1-09) Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 22, 2009, 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 December 31, 2008 were greater than year earlier levels for turkey, pork, cheese, and chicken. Butter stocks were down 1 percent from last month and down 23 percent from a year ago. Total red meat supplies in freezers were up 4 percent from the previous month and up 10 percent from last year. Frozen pork supplies were up 7 percent from the previous month and up 20 percent from last year. Stocks of pork bellies were up 54 percent from last month but down 6 percent from last year. Total frozen poultry supplies on December 31, 2008 were down 1 percent from the previous month but up 16 percent from a year ago. Total stocks of chicken were down 6 percent from the previous month but up 3 percent from last year. Total pounds of turkey in freezers were up 10 percent from last month and up 53 percent from December 31, 2007. This page is intentionally blank. Contents Page Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity United States, December 2008..............................................1 Region, and United States, November 30, 2008..............................5 Region, and United States, December 31, 2008..............................9 Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, December 2008.......13 Cold Storage Publication Geographic Regions..............................13 Reliability Statement....................................................14 Information Contacts.....................................................14 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, December 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Dec 31, : Nov 30, : Dec 31, : Dec : Nov : Dec 31, : 2007 : 2008 1/ : 2008 :2007 :2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage : 712,227 1,421,161 789,434 111 56 Controlled Atmosphere:3,988,840 4,717,678 4,458,611 112 95 Total :4,701,067 6,138,839 5,248,045 112 85 13,527 Pears : Bartlett : 12,735 43,070 16,661 131 39 Other Varieties : 312,374 337,168 270,446 87 80 Total : 325,109 380,238 287,107 88 76 2,042 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 251,651 242,894 266,625 106 110 Pecans : 23,952 41,000 37,809 158 92 In-Shell : Peanuts : 12,006 17,305 19,762 165 114 Pecans : 113,933 58,838 90,691 80 154 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 155,162 119,946 118,918 77 99 85,679 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 508,659 526,941 541,694 106 103 Swiss : 24,151 22,723 22,596 94 99 Other Natural Cheese : 265,497 268,969 282,301 106 105 Total : 798,307 818,633 846,591 106 103 320,475 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 3,030 2,873 3,130 103 109 Yolks : 1,301 1,049 1,192 92 114 Whole & Mixed : 5,572 8,762 9,102 163 104 Unclassified : 4,749 8,577 9,339 197 109 Total : 14,652 21,261 22,763 155 107 22,467 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 18,843 24,584 26,880 143 109 Hens, Mature Chickens: 2,247 4,736 3,867 172 82 Breasts & Breast Meat: 137,564 144,507 142,890 104 99 Drumsticks : 16,471 21,296 14,538 88 68 Leg Quarters : 76,421 119,971 103,162 135 86 Legs : 5,468 12,474 10,340 189 83 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 7,917 12,083 15,588 197 129 Thigh Meat : 15,120 19,616 15,552 103 79 Wings : 39,954 44,842 38,310 96 85 Paws and Feet : 20,098 17,912 17,346 86 97 Other : 401,042 389,079 375,501 94 97 Total Chicken : 741,145 811,100 763,974 103 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, December 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Dec 31, : Nov 30, : Dec 31, : Dec : Nov : Dec 31, : 2007 : 2008 1/ : 2008 :2007 :2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Turkeys : Toms (Whole Carcasses) : 37,219 67,205 68,588 184 102 Hens (Whole Carcasses) : 38,407 64,201 70,446 183 110 Whole Turkeys : 75,626 131,406 139,034 184 106 Other Turkey : 184,968 228,973 259,060 140 113 Total Turkey : 260,594 360,379 398,094 153 110 Ducks : 5,521 1,951 1,991 36 102 Total Poultry :1,007,260 1,173,430 1,164,059 116 99 1,023,539 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 72,620 66,475 69,146 95 104 Apricots : 8,468 5,926 5,475 65 92 Blackberries, Total : 32,000 31,335 26,114 82 83 IQF : 21,320 25,570 20,845 98 82 Pails and Tubs : 6,112 1,218 1,114 18 91 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 4,399 4,351 4,088 93 94 Concentrate : 169 196 67 40 34 Blueberries : 114,114 164,703 153,709 135 93 Boysenberries : 3,255 4,650 4,214 129 91 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 126,646 108,046 101,786 80 94 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 5,440 4,222 3,543 65 84 Cherries, Sweet : 14,076 16,944 16,871 120 100 Grapes : 7,399 9,434 7,897 107 84 Peaches : 75,780 82,656 76,367 101 92 Raspberries, Black : 1,266 1,523 1,544 122 101 Raspberries, Red, Total: 33,681 41,861 34,039 101 81 IQF : 16,050 18,894 13,764 86 73 Pails and Tubs : 6,195 8,785 7,574 122 86 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 9,200 12,344 11,050 120 90 Concentrate : 2,236 1,838 1,651 74 90 Strawberries, Total : 280,186 271,843 233,405 83 86 IQF and Poly : 129,561 129,320 112,621 87 87 Pails and Tubs : 94,244 77,326 66,931 71 87 Barrels and Drums : 43,739 51,132 43,515 99 85 Juice Stock : 12,642 14,065 10,338 82 74 Other Frozen Fruit : 464,609 527,876 510,084 110 97 Total :1,239,540 1,337,494 1,244,194 100 93 1,088,939 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 682,523 1,034,557 1,088,629 160 105 (Gallon Equivalent) : 68,970 104,543 110,007 Other Juice Concentrate: 397,441 385,770 371,109 93 96 Total :1,079,964 1,420,327 1,459,738 135 103 227,826 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, December 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :----------------------------------------------------- : Dec 31, : Nov 30, : Dec 31, : Dec : Nov : Dec 31, : 2007 : 2008 1/ : 2008 : 2007 :2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 5,409 7,860 7,336 136 93 Limas, Fordhook : 7,442 4,079 3,693 50 91 Limas, Baby : 40,364 46,992 42,831 106 91 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 183,696 231,706 206,727 113 89 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 32,284 32,086 29,548 92 92 Broccoli, Spears : 24,078 33,700 36,204 150 107 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 36,422 47,476 44,562 122 94 Brussels Sprouts : 21,491 17,191 20,807 97 121 Carrots, Diced : 128,121 155,285 152,558 119 98 Carrots, Other : 142,063 162,820 155,012 109 95 Cauliflower : 36,694 28,535 27,760 76 97 Corn, Cut : 461,503 511,993 457,814 99 89 Corn, Cob : 256,464 297,614 261,568 102 88 Mixed Vegetables : 43,868 51,073 47,169 108 92 Okra : 23,720 30,176 24,083 102 80 Onion Rings : 7,428 6,620 6,634 89 100 Onions, Other : 32,010 33,482 29,262 91 87 Blackeye Peas : 4,394 3,044 2,687 61 88 Green Peas : 232,647 288,190 254,016 109 88 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 5,090 4,969 5,304 104 107 Spinach : 47,467 48,775 42,561 90 87 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 62,534 58,664 56,888 91 97 Southern Greens : 12,833 12,272 12,779 100 104 Other Vegetables : 373,370 443,586 424,085 114 96 Total :2,221,392 2,558,188 2,351,888 106 92 1,557,321 : Potatoes : French Fries : 820,461 963,069 873,069 106 91 Other Frozen : 191,894 249,024 224,694 117 90 Total :1,012,355 1,212,093 1,097,763 108 91 855,934 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, December 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 31, : Nov 30, : Dec 31, : Dec : Nov : Dec 31, : 2007 : 2008 1/ : 2008 : 2007 :2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 3/ : 409,933 395,761 403,961 99 102 Beef Cuts 4/ : 72,576 79,165 77,780 107 98 Total : 482,509 474,926 481,741 100 101 477,554 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 11,709 11,149 9,272 79 83 Hams, Total : 48,999 90,805 63,280 129 70 Bone-in : 21,606 55,616 27,659 128 50 Boneless 5/ : 27,393 35,189 35,621 130 101 Bellies : 54,746 33,490 51,700 94 154 Loins, Total : 37,986 40,570 44,429 117 110 Bone-in : 15,271 15,485 18,119 119 117 Boneless 6/ : 22,715 25,085 26,310 116 105 Ribs 7/ : 68,189 71,240 82,268 121 115 Butts : 15,723 20,228 24,454 156 121 Trimmings 8/ : 54,013 51,082 65,534 121 128 Other 9/ : 101,062 97,291 106,387 105 109 Variety Meats 10/ : 32,529 26,153 28,589 88 109 Unclassified 11/ : 33,709 70,755 73,108 217 103 Total : 458,665 512,763 549,021 120 107 484,525 Other : Veal : 7,464 7,923 9,374 126 118 Lamb & Mutton : 12,918 21,659 21,001 163 97 Total : 20,382 29,582 30,375 149 103 29,732 Total : 961,556 1,017,271 1,061,137 110 104 991,811 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 6,381,187 7,817,693 6,915,548 108 88 421,723 Stored in Freezers : 7,536,719 8,740,064 8,401,542 111 96 5,767,837 Total :13,917,906 16,557,757 15,317,090 110 93 6,189,560 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 30, 2008, Revised -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 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 : 159,934 Pecans : 11,571 In-Shell : Pecans : 20,141 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 35,605 40,396 210,657 89,309 2,981 Other Natural Cheese : 445 14,173 180,637 31,255 321 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken 2/ : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 13,422 Hens, Mature Chickens : 3,787 Breasts & Breast Meat : 29,242 Drumsticks : 6,802 Leg Quarters : 56,773 Legs : 1,893 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 3,868 Thigh Meat : 8,861 Wings : 19,005 Paws and Feet : 8,674 Other : 142,056 Total Chicken : 294,383 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 1,052 8,881 12,497 37,691 11,322 Other Turkey : 145 7,618 23,604 78,153 80,768 Total Turkey : 1,197 16,499 36,101 115,844 92,090 Ducks : 81 1,426 22 24 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 24 15,699 36,951 97 217 Blueberries : 17,379 11,879 79,065 194 6,020 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 6 6,018 88,936 55 56 Cherries, Sweet : 34 309 14,174 86 26 Peaches : 25 1,924 17,596 312 206 Raspberries, Red : 7 1,968 2,907 458 45 Strawberries, Total : 56 4,968 9,136 1,149 1,190 Other Frozen Fruit : 31,790 10,159 330,765 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, Revised, (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 62,745 242,894 Pecans : 1,123 28,306 41,000 In-Shell : Pecans : 1,146 37,551 58,838 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 1,533 4,354 48,934 93,172 526,941 Other Natural Cheese : 2,954 1,149 6,609 31,426 268,969 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken 2/ : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 3,219 5,420 2,523 24,584 Hens, Mature Chickens : 28 348 573 4,736 Breasts & Breast Meat : 28,111 69,545 17,609 144,507 Drumsticks : 4,486 8,869 1,139 21,296 Leg Quarters : 34,111 27,336 1,751 119,971 Legs : 4,405 4,713 1,463 12,474 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 1,654 5,245 1,316 12,083 Thigh Meat : 3,807 4,657 2,291 19,616 Wings : 5,930 18,030 1,877 44,842 Paws and Feet : 4,502 4,273 463 17,912 Other : 112,923 118,210 15,890 389,079 Total Chicken : 203,176 266,646 46,895 811,100 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 2,868 33,973 13,541 9,581 131,406 Other Turkey : 2,369 23,008 6,198 7,110 228,973 Total Turkey : 5,237 56,981 19,739 16,691 360,379 Ducks : 6 40 30 322 1,951 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 10 670 14 12,793 66,475 Blueberries : 129 414 56 49,567 164,703 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 50 10,059 2,866 108,046 Cherries, Sweet : 1 2 2,312 16,944 Peaches : 3 801 86 61,703 82,656 Raspberries, Red : 42 28 28 36,378 41,861 Strawberries, Total : 413 19,637 103 235,191 271,843 Other Frozen Fruit : 91 14,968 53 123,603 527,876 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, November 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/ : 150 3,460 38 990,057 Other Juice Concentrate : 17,218 101,625 31,422 3,527 120,651 Total Frozen Juice : 17,368 101,625 34,882 3,565 1,110,708 : Frozen Vegetables 4/ : Asparagus : 718 4,971 11 29 Limas, Fordhook : 775 291 305 Limas, Baby : 2,326 3,558 1,886 11,856 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 40,938 70,290 11,465 2,029 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 4,911 6,080 1,742 956 Broccoli, Spears : 6,571 4,274 438 3,553 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 6,081 7,560 3,549 1,248 Brussels Sprouts : 1,333 1,276 1 1,787 Carrots, Diced : 21,254 39,356 6,479 478 Carrots, Other : 10,655 38,079 2,787 1,479 Cauliflower : 3,759 5,235 552 705 Corn, Cut : 52,562 79,166 67,016 4,097 Corn, Cob : 19,664 30,970 67,007 3,464 Mixed Vegetables : 3,107 7,110 75 2,192 Okra : 1,630 1,075 3,192 2,679 Onion Rings : 263 2,419 552 2,011 Onions, Other : 3,883 2,280 181 3,514 Blackeye Peas : 839 96 1,341 Green Peas : 46,818 42,531 26,738 10,804 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 797 600 5 196 Spinach : 10,884 4,662 575 1,047 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 4,407 19,539 76 1,457 Southern Greens : 2,708 1,896 1,890 1,073 Other Vegetables : 74,616 61,928 24,439 42,561 Total Vegetables : 321,499 435,242 220,656 100,861 : Potatoes : French Fries : 28,834 47,750 67,808 130,177 57,230 Other Frozen : 4,706 9,955 24,576 12,341 9,844 Total Potatoes : 33,540 57,705 92,384 142,518 67,074 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 5/ : 1,321 57,099 33,787 111,171 21,170 Beef Cuts 6/ : 70 8,595 5,619 24,324 4,696 Total Beef : 1,391 65,694 39,406 135,495 25,866 Other 7/ : Veal : 3,840 2,089 Lamb & Mutton : 8,356 2,692 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, Revised, (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 3/ : 19 3,975 1,699 35,159 1,034,557 Other Juice Concentrate : 34 14,140 3,756 93,397 385,770 Total Frozen Juice : 53 18,115 5,455 128,556 1,420,327 : Frozen Vegetables 4/ : Asparagus : 294 1,837 7,860 Limas, Fordhook : 161 2,547 4,079 Limas, Baby : 530 26,836 46,992 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,122 165 105,697 231,706 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 80 29 18,288 32,086 Broccoli, Spears : 16,862 2,002 33,700 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 10,319 581 18,138 47,476 Brussels Sprouts : 737 12,057 17,191 Carrots, Diced : 983 41 86,694 155,285 Carrots, Other : 8,069 140 101,611 162,820 Cauliflower : 2,779 25 15,480 28,535 Corn, Cut : 2,089 161 306,902 511,993 Corn, Cob : 2,326 3,791 170,392 297,614 Mixed Vegetables : 7,582 64 30,943 51,073 Okra : 19,951 1,649 30,176 Onion Rings : 268 887 220 6,620 Onions, Other : 2,382 3,117 18,125 33,482 Blackeye Peas : 602 166 3,044 Green Peas : 2,835 105 158,359 288,190 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 40 2 3,329 4,969 Spinach : 5,548 24 26,035 48,775 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 6,046 225 26,914 58,664 Southern Greens : 3,337 1,368 12,272 Other Vegetables : 43,302 3,489 193,251 443,586 Total Vegetables : 138,244 12,846 1,328,840 2,558,188 : Potatoes : French Fries : 6,023 36,894 190,391 397,962 963,069 Other Frozen : 3,621 33,932 87,698 62,351 249,024 Total Potatoes : 9,644 70,826 278,089 460,313 1,212,093 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 5/ : 2,721 70,065 15,524 82,903 395,761 Beef Cuts 6/ : 1,177 6,342 13,207 15,135 79,165 Total Beef : 3,898 76,407 28,731 98,038 474,926 Other 7/ : Veal : 760 1,234 7,923 Lamb & Mutton : 634 9,977 21,659 Total Other Meat : 1,394 11,211 29,582 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 31, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 28,951 633,087 285,271 457 241,528 : Nuts 1/ : Shelled : Peanuts : 184,073 Pecans : 10,047 In-Shell : Pecans : 31,368 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 35,703 41,011 208,282 101,616 4,413 Other Natural Cheese : 491 11,388 191,976 35,122 227 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken 2/ : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 14,143 Hens, Mature Chickens : 2,524 Breasts & Breast Meat : 28,583 Drumsticks : 5,930 Leg Quarters : 46,052 Legs : 1,906 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 6,339 Thigh Meat : 6,032 Wings : 17,597 Paws and Feet : 9,143 Other : 135,624 Total Chicken : 273,873 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 651 14,902 9,262 36,364 10,066 Other Turkey : 112 4,563 27,392 82,156 100,120 Total Turkey : 763 19,465 36,654 118,520 110,186 Ducks : 105 1,445 84 22 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 18 15,846 37,283 121 322 Blueberries : 15,812 10,643 77,364 169 4,904 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 5 7,572 83,327 46 41 Cherries, Sweet : 29 269 14,364 73 70 Peaches : 9 1,800 16,741 313 184 Raspberries, Red : 9 1,672 2,744 399 86 Strawberries, Total : 36 4,505 11,214 1,322 1,046 Other Frozen Fruit : 29,735 11,306 315,649 7,465 8,957 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, December 31, 2008 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 36,602 4,022,149 5,248,045 : Nuts 1/ : Shelled : Peanuts : 22,706 59,846 266,625 Pecans : 1,191 26,571 37,809 In-Shell : Pecans : 2,864 56,459 90,691 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 1,834 2,504 49,146 97,185 541,694 Other Natural Cheese : 3,038 1,035 6,640 32,384 282,301 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken 2/ : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 3,614 6,406 2,717 26,880 Hens, Mature Chickens : 108 742 493 3,867 Breasts & Breast Meat : 27,885 68,785 17,637 142,890 Drumsticks : 3,066 4,410 1,132 14,538 Leg Quarters : 39,589 15,817 1,704 103,162 Legs : 3,665 3,639 1,130 10,340 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 2,117 5,689 1,443 15,588 Thigh Meat : 2,823 4,878 1,819 15,552 Wings : 5,210 13,771 1,732 38,310 Paws and Feet : 4,467 3,374 362 17,346 Other : 111,071 114,690 14,116 375,501 Total Chicken : 203,615 242,201 44,285 763,974 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 1,369 45,391 11,675 9,354 139,034 Other Turkey : 1,926 29,849 5,476 7,466 259,060 Total Turkey : 3,295 75,240 17,151 16,820 398,094 Ducks : 6 41 18 270 1,991 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 6 679 16 14,855 69,146 Blueberries : 123 488 76 44,130 153,709 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 63 8,983 1,749 101,786 Cherries, Sweet : 1 2 2,063 16,871 Peaches : 3 781 28 56,508 76,367 Raspberries, Red : 36 19 23 29,051 34,039 Strawberries, Total : 145 14,518 95 200,524 233,405 Other Frozen Fruit : 97 17,200 102 119,573 510,084 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, December 31, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 3/ : 2 3,829 37 1,052,044 Other Juice Concentrate : 24,202 78,235 26,609 3,718 124,248 Total Frozen Juice : 24,204 78,235 30,438 3,755 1,176,292 : Frozen Vegetables 4/ : Asparagus : 632 4,504 6 26 Limas, Fordhook : 696 265 278 Limas, Baby : 2,040 3,927 1,786 10,955 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 39,325 62,520 7,559 1,921 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 4,525 5,546 1,764 880 Broccoli, Spears : 7,561 4,353 440 3,119 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 5,559 4,638 3,569 1,261 Brussels Sprouts : 1,570 1,811 1 1,895 Carrots, Diced : 18,752 39,591 9,036 437 Carrots, Other : 9,576 37,346 2,306 1,432 Cauliflower : 3,582 5,390 119 593 Corn, Cut : 49,257 69,738 63,940 3,690 Corn, Cob : 17,780 27,300 57,277 3,012 Mixed Vegetables : 2,825 6,008 43 2,192 Okra : 1,373 878 2,862 1,473 Onion Rings : 212 2,368 612 1,990 Onions, Other : 4,127 2,028 179 3,160 Blackeye Peas : 641 79 1,288 Green Peas : 42,334 37,999 24,831 9,441 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 1,089 626 5 211 Spinach : 10,059 4,037 558 824 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 4,323 19,025 25 981 Southern Greens : 2,401 1,843 1,787 1,160 Other Vegetables : 69,343 60,616 22,696 54,843 Total Vegetables : 299,582 402,436 201,401 107,062 : Potatoes : French Fries : 31,061 43,349 60,575 117,945 50,751 Other Frozen : 4,978 9,728 27,044 11,392 8,891 Total Potatoes : 36,039 53,077 87,619 129,337 59,642 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 5/ : 1,405 61,045 40,592 111,628 22,030 Beef Cuts 6/ : 99 8,194 3,001 25,640 4,181 Total Beef : 1,504 69,239 43,593 137,268 26,211 Other 7/ : Veal : 4,294 2,195 Lamb & Mutton : 8,525 2,387 Total Other Meat : 12,819 4,582 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, December 31, 2008 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 3/ : 20 1,448 1,783 29,466 1,088,629 Other Juice Concentrate : 32 14,606 3,546 95,913 371,109 Total Frozen Juice : 52 16,054 5,329 125,379 1,459,738 : Frozen Vegetables 4/ : Asparagus : 288 77 1,803 7,336 Limas, Fordhook : 122 2,332 3,693 Limas, Baby : 434 23,689 42,831 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,039 54 94,309 206,727 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 74 38 16,721 29,548 Broccoli, Spears : 17,805 1 2,925 36,204 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 8,965 458 20,112 44,562 Brussels Sprouts : 946 14,584 20,807 Carrots, Diced : 905 45 83,792 152,558 Carrots, Other : 7,217 207 96,928 155,012 Cauliflower : 2,575 25 15,476 27,760 Corn, Cut : 2,018 114 269,057 457,814 Corn, Cob : 2,189 11 153,999 261,568 Mixed Vegetables : 6,947 59 29,095 47,169 Okra : 16,126 1,371 24,083 Onion Rings : 452 858 142 6,634 Onions, Other : 1,815 1,718 16,235 29,262 Blackeye Peas : 532 147 2,687 Green Peas : 2,573 88 136,750 254,016 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 229 3 3,141 5,304 Spinach : 5,752 18 21,313 42,561 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 6,083 155 26,296 56,888 Southern Greens : 4,362 1,226 12,779 Other Vegetables : 31,804 3,541 181,242 424,085 Total Vegetables : 121,252 7,470 1,212,685 2,351,888 : Potatoes : French Fries : 5,548 34,912 178,765 350,163 873,069 Other Frozen : 2,882 30,940 81,195 47,644 224,694 Total Potatoes : 8,430 65,852 259,960 397,807 1,097,763 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 5/ : 2,870 61,811 15,203 87,377 403,961 Beef Cuts 6/ : 1,154 6,942 13,555 15,014 77,780 Total Beef : 4,024 68,753 28,758 102,391 481,741 Other 7/ : Veal : 1,546 1,339 9,374 Lamb & Mutton : 1,044 9,045 21,001 Total Other Meat : 2,590 10,384 30,375 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Warehouses :----------------------------------------------------------- State : Dec 31, : Nov 30, : Dec 31, : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : CA : 38,977 69,769 63,480 MI : 217,797 310,356 269,035 N ENG : 22,859 34,235 28,951 NY : 480,732 519,708 462,882 OH : 4,485 16,520 12,520 OR : 25,381 37,235 30,535 PA : 223,524 204,503 170,205 VA : 122,087 153,115 164,694 WA : 3,461,346 4,467,876 3,928,134 WV : 51,246 49,440 43,996 : Other States : 52,633 276,082 73,613 : US : 4,701,067 6,138,839 5,248,045 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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