Co St 1 (4-09) Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 21, 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 March 31, 2009 were greater than year earlier levels for eggs, turkey, and cheese. Butter stocks were up 5 percent from last month but down 4 percent from a year ago. Total red meat supplies in freezers were down 4 percent from the previous month and down 6 percent from last year. Frozen pork supplies were down 5 percent from the previous month and down 10 percent from last year. Stocks of pork bellies were down 3 percent from last month and down 26 percent from last year. Total frozen poultry supplies on March 31, 2009 were up 3 percent from the previous month but down 4 percent from a year ago. Total stocks of chicken were down 2 percent from the previous month and down 17 percent from last year. Total pounds of turkey in freezers were up 10 percent from last month and up 19 percent from March 31, 2008. This page is intentionally blank. Contents Page Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity United States, March 2009.................................................1 Region, and United States, February 28, 2009..............................5 Region, and United States, March 31, 2009.................................9 Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, March 2009..........13 Cold Storage Publication Geographic Regions..............................13 Reliability Statement....................................................14 Information Contacts.....................................................14 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, March 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Mar 31, : Feb 28, : Mar 31, : Mar : Feb : Mar 31, : 2008 : 2009 1/ : 2009 :2008 :2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage : 236,922 380,633 275,396 116 72 Controlled Atmosphere:2,171,169 3,275,350 2,584,857 119 79 Total :2,408,091 3,655,983 2,860,253 119 78 942 Pears : Bartlett : 399 727 2,034 510 280 Other Varieties : 129,615 167,626 108,772 84 65 Total : 130,014 168,353 110,806 85 66 2,067 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 347,955 338,058 345,224 99 102 Pecans : 43,942 45,019 45,985 105 102 In-Shell : Peanuts : 16,681 24,299 23,440 141 96 Pecans : 226,176 136,845 115,529 51 84 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 224,804 204,927 215,218 96 105 171,195 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 526,001 560,052 561,666 107 100 Swiss : 24,533 23,178 23,650 96 102 Other Natural Cheese : 273,775 291,876 307,166 112 105 Total : 824,309 875,106 892,482 108 102 344,614 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 2,886 2,796 2,649 92 95 Yolks : 953 862 1,042 109 121 Whole & Mixed : 6,397 9,259 8,486 133 92 Unclassified : 6,066 9,148 8,415 139 92 Total : 16,302 22,065 20,592 126 93 20,222 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 22,540 21,435 21,389 95 100 Hens, Mature Chickens: 1,774 5,132 3,634 205 71 Breasts & Breast Meat: 142,394 129,986 128,312 90 99 Drumsticks : 14,805 13,715 10,938 74 80 Leg Quarters : 84,795 62,589 60,025 71 96 Legs : 11,350 9,521 9,373 83 98 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 12,240 9,441 8,329 68 88 Thigh Meat : 12,796 12,050 13,697 107 114 Wings : 35,054 26,660 22,740 65 85 Paws and Feet : 16,349 12,005 11,793 72 98 Other : 410,668 345,225 344,470 84 100 Total Chicken : 764,765 647,759 634,700 83 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, March 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Mar 31, : Feb 28, : Mar 31, : Mar : Feb : Mar 31, : 2008 : 2009 1/ : 2009 :2008 :2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Turkeys : Toms (Whole Carcasses) : 96,027 110,627 136,259 142 123 Hens (Whole Carcasses) : 84,151 105,840 116,622 139 110 Whole Turkeys : 180,178 216,467 252,881 140 117 Other Turkey : 247,955 245,928 255,050 103 104 Total Turkey : 428,133 462,395 507,931 119 110 Ducks : 4,227 3,456 4,299 102 124 Total Poultry :1,197,125 1,113,610 1,146,930 96 103 1,005,122 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 81,651 82,134 88,000 108 107 Apricots : 7,777 4,768 3,826 49 80 Blackberries, Total : 22,673 20,797 17,562 77 84 IQF : 17,740 17,232 14,383 81 83 Pails and Tubs : 2,782 1,012 684 25 68 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 2,084 2,508 2,395 115 95 Concentrate : 67 45 100 149 222 Blueberries : 78,106 130,964 114,946 147 88 Boysenberries : 2,883 3,157 2,954 102 94 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 100,479 90,052 79,573 79 88 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 4,558 2,622 2,404 53 92 Cherries, Sweet : 12,259 15,384 14,381 117 93 Grapes : 5,025 5,438 4,346 86 80 Peaches : 52,331 59,525 48,800 93 82 Raspberries, Black : 910 1,161 824 91 71 Raspberries, Red, Total: 19,566 25,817 23,691 121 92 IQF : 10,710 12,548 11,987 112 96 Pails and Tubs : 2,804 5,631 5,328 190 95 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 4,428 6,235 4,757 107 76 Concentrate : 1,624 1,403 1,619 100 115 Strawberries, Total : 182,162 182,112 151,678 83 83 IQF and Poly : 92,110 90,500 78,119 85 86 Pails and Tubs : 58,001 50,318 41,187 71 82 Barrels and Drums : 26,686 29,960 21,461 80 72 Juice Stock : 5,365 11,334 10,911 203 96 Other Frozen Fruit : 350,167 414,907 364,834 104 88 Total : 920,547 1,038,838 917,819 100 88 826,052 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ :1,031,926 1,249,519 1,266,008 123 101 (Gallon Equivalent) : 104,277 126,265 127,931 Other Juice Concentrate: 378,757 409,086 429,656 113 105 Total :1,410,683 1,658,605 1,695,664 120 102 222,869 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, March 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :----------------------------------------------------- : Mar 31, : Feb 28, : Mar 31, : Mar : Feb : Mar 31, : 2008 : 2009 1/ : 2009 : 2008 :2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 3,608 7,363 7,059 196 96 Limas, Fordhook : 4,807 2,516 2,219 46 88 Limas, Baby : 27,484 32,758 29,846 109 91 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 121,767 169,346 147,578 121 87 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 22,616 22,285 20,100 89 90 Broccoli, Spears : 33,594 33,786 40,094 119 119 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 45,708 47,702 46,919 103 98 Brussels Sprouts : 12,384 18,183 17,344 140 95 Carrots, Diced : 96,253 138,387 126,030 131 91 Carrots, Other : 97,645 133,716 128,427 132 96 Cauliflower : 23,143 19,979 23,703 102 119 Corn, Cut : 318,052 368,520 330,106 104 90 Corn, Cob : 163,020 218,649 191,474 117 88 Mixed Vegetables : 45,999 47,748 49,373 107 103 Okra : 8,635 16,861 13,341 154 79 Onion Rings : 6,451 5,689 5,197 81 91 Onions, Other : 37,730 29,025 29,785 79 103 Blackeye Peas : 4,084 3,144 2,831 69 90 Green Peas : 132,601 199,313 167,622 126 84 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 3,964 4,911 4,819 122 98 Spinach : 51,301 37,458 48,902 95 131 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 49,596 52,866 48,856 99 92 Southern Greens : 13,697 16,188 15,769 115 97 Other Vegetables : 302,281 357,668 327,699 108 92 Total :1,626,420 1,984,061 1,825,093 112 92 1,146,867 : Potatoes : French Fries : 880,608 945,098 990,791 113 105 Other Frozen : 207,053 246,997 237,360 115 96 Total :1,087,661 1,192,095 1,228,151 113 103 957,156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, March 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 31, : Feb 28, : Mar 31, : Mar : Feb : Mar 31, : 2008 : 2009 1/ : 2009 : 2008 :2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 3/ : 351,252 369,433 357,884 102 97 Beef Cuts 4/ : 75,456 65,081 64,573 86 99 Total : 426,708 434,514 422,457 99 97 412,499 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 14,389 12,085 14,373 100 119 Hams, Total : 94,834 96,205 73,314 77 76 Bone-in : 51,271 46,059 29,204 57 63 Boneless 5/ : 43,563 50,146 44,110 101 88 Bellies : 98,896 75,668 73,331 74 97 Loins, Total : 48,540 44,048 44,029 91 100 Bone-in : 18,082 20,141 20,752 115 103 Boneless 6/ : 30,458 23,907 23,277 76 97 Ribs 7/ : 87,121 92,883 85,842 99 92 Butts : 22,978 25,351 22,844 99 90 Trimmings 8/ : 75,864 62,705 60,324 80 96 Other 9/ : 116,166 110,589 113,838 98 103 Variety Meats 10/ : 31,109 24,368 23,685 76 97 Unclassified 11/ : 67,447 80,575 81,617 121 101 Total : 657,344 624,477 593,197 90 95 516,427 Other : Veal : 5,752 7,590 5,770 100 76 Lamb & Mutton : 17,118 18,279 19,424 113 106 Total : 22,870 25,869 25,194 110 97 24,718 Total : 1,106,922 1,084,860 1,040,848 94 96 953,644 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 4,221,972 5,448,590 4,608,937 109 85 518,818 Stored in Freezers : 7,365,660 8,094,134 7,875,097 107 97 5,131,932 Total :11,587,632 13,542,724 12,484,034 108 92 5,650,750 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 28, 2009, Revised -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 15,776 462,819 156,670 140,700 : Nuts 1/ : Shelled : Peanuts : 243,328 Pecans : 11,241 In-Shell : Pecans : 30,347 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 35,257 43,245 207,372 119,755 4,693 Other Natural Cheese : 412 12,453 207,204 29,257 261 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken 2/ : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 10,856 Hens, Mature Chickens : 2,356 Breasts & Breast Meat : 24,826 Drumsticks : 6,761 Leg Quarters : 32,624 Legs : 3,872 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 3,469 Thigh Meat : 3,667 Wings : 14,698 Paws and Feet : 7,057 Other : 122,037 Total Chicken : 232,223 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 849 27,107 11,723 42,742 29,078 Other Turkey : 483 5,691 27,911 71,328 93,602 Total Turkey : 1,332 32,798 39,634 114,070 122,680 Ducks : 92 1,601 232 16 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 41 20,256 43,375 81 359 Blueberries : 14,303 9,494 68,995 399 3,599 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 4 6,969 71,789 32 50 Cherries, Sweet : 19 227 12,564 60 21 Peaches : 3 1,649 15,180 304 164 Raspberries, Red : 6 2,268 1,287 462 65 Strawberries, Total : 15 5,467 9,305 2,297 1,140 Other Frozen Fruit : 23,125 4,386 256,576 6,141 5,064 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 28, 2009, Revised, (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 19,662 2,860,356 3,655,983 : Nuts 1/ : Shelled : Peanuts : 29,758 64,972 338,058 Pecans : 1,452 32,326 45,019 In-Shell : Pecans : 1,741 104,757 136,845 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 2,245 5,742 48,661 93,082 560,052 Other Natural Cheese : 2,648 1,268 6,609 31,764 291,876 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken 2/ : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 4,616 2,830 3,133 21,435 Hens, Mature Chickens : 12 2,662 102 5,132 Breasts & Breast Meat : 26,212 58,445 20,503 129,986 Drumsticks : 3,393 2,711 850 13,715 Leg Quarters : 12,377 16,170 1,418 62,589 Legs : 1,543 3,264 842 9,521 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 1,450 3,863 659 9,441 Thigh Meat : 2,717 3,481 2,185 12,050 Wings : 3,475 7,326 1,161 26,660 Paws and Feet : 2,186 2,658 104 12,005 Other : 118,662 91,767 12,759 345,225 Total Chicken : 176,643 195,177 43,716 647,759 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 2,012 76,206 9,453 17,297 216,467 Other Turkey : 2,012 28,825 8,024 8,052 245,928 Total Turkey : 4,024 105,031 17,477 25,349 462,395 Ducks : 6 18 1,491 3,456 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 3 699 23 17,297 82,134 Blueberries : 105 421 71 33,577 130,964 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 90 9,384 1,734 90,052 Cherries, Sweet : 1 11 2,481 15,384 Peaches : 3 754 5 41,463 59,525 Raspberries, Red : 27 34 37 21,631 25,817 Strawberries, Total : 68 16,324 139 147,357 182,112 Other Frozen Fruit : 111 20,478 278 98,748 414,907 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 28, 2009, Revised -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 3/ : 18 2,601 131 1,230,865 Other Juice Concentrate : 24,449 94,932 28,742 3,677 145,973 Total Frozen Juice : 24,467 94,932 31,343 3,808 1,376,838 : Frozen Vegetables 4/ : Asparagus : 620 4,243 4 30 Limas, Fordhook : 562 368 184 Limas, Baby : 1,217 3,446 1,557 5,648 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 32,655 53,988 5,252 1,499 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 4,162 3,687 1,379 156 Broccoli, Spears : 7,911 3,082 406 2,526 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 6,039 6,104 3,596 1,029 Brussels Sprouts : 1,769 1,249 1,723 Carrots, Diced : 17,090 31,734 9,645 416 Carrots, Other : 9,581 29,829 1,890 1,273 Cauliflower : 3,373 2,056 74 463 Corn, Cut : 38,127 46,005 48,263 2,999 Corn, Cob : 11,901 24,361 46,381 2,496 Mixed Vegetables : 2,742 5,806 71 1,910 Okra : 924 749 2,099 882 Onion Rings : 229 2,073 425 1,694 Onions, Other : 4,164 1,539 234 3,011 Blackeye Peas : 679 71 1,170 Green Peas : 39,297 30,698 15,803 6,966 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 730 716 4 190 Spinach : 7,861 3,760 538 663 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 3,492 18,249 107 780 Southern Greens : 1,817 834 2,100 1,063 Other Vegetables : 64,045 44,665 19,486 38,657 Total Vegetables : 260,987 319,312 159,314 77,428 : Potatoes : French Fries : 32,733 45,824 71,374 115,891 50,345 Other Frozen : 5,311 9,120 31,710 11,788 5,351 Total Potatoes : 38,044 54,944 103,084 127,679 55,696 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 5/ : 1,719 61,329 42,803 103,302 21,781 Beef Cuts 6/ : 71 5,463 3,104 20,607 5,277 Total Beef : 1,790 66,792 45,907 123,909 27,058 Other 7/ : Veal : 4,142 1,802 Lamb & Mutton : 7,371 1,703 Total Other Meat : 11,513 3,505 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 28, 2009, Revised, (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 3/ : 21 1,410 883 13,590 1,249,519 Other Juice Concentrate : 34 13,205 2,270 95,804 409,086 Total Frozen Juice : 55 14,615 3,153 109,394 1,658,605 : Frozen Vegetables 4/ : Asparagus : 718 6 1,742 7,363 Limas, Fordhook : 47 1,355 2,516 Limas, Baby : 453 20,437 32,758 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,136 26 74,790 169,346 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 50 20 12,831 22,285 Broccoli, Spears : 17,658 1 2,202 33,786 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 12,112 382 18,440 47,702 Brussels Sprouts : 1,135 12,307 18,183 Carrots, Diced : 798 26 78,678 138,387 Carrots, Other : 6,456 120 84,567 133,716 Cauliflower : 2,448 26 11,539 19,979 Corn, Cut : 2,082 81 230,963 368,520 Corn, Cob : 2,837 11 130,662 218,649 Mixed Vegetables : 7,399 65 29,755 47,748 Okra : 10,981 1,226 16,861 Onion Rings : 417 701 150 5,689 Onions, Other : 1,542 1,184 17,351 29,025 Blackeye Peas : 917 307 3,144 Green Peas : 2,573 85 103,891 199,313 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 169 10 3,092 4,911 Spinach : 9,447 1 15,188 37,458 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 7,482 147 22,609 52,866 Southern Greens : 9,398 976 16,188 Other Vegetables : 33,757 2,313 154,745 357,668 Total Vegetables : 132,012 5,205 1,029,803 1,984,061 : Potatoes : French Fries : 5,994 32,063 185,038 405,836 945,098 Other Frozen : 2,576 38,321 84,593 58,227 246,997 Total Potatoes : 8,570 70,384 269,631 464,063 1,192,095 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 5/ : 2,695 59,891 13,099 62,814 369,433 Beef Cuts 6/ : 657 4,183 12,210 13,509 65,081 Total Beef : 3,352 64,074 25,309 76,323 434,514 Other 7/ : Veal : 1,321 325 7,590 Lamb & Mutton : 1,317 7,888 18,279 Total Other Meat : 2,638 8,213 25,869 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 31, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 10,916 355,446 113,085 86,955 : Nuts 1/ : Shelled : Peanuts : 247,957 Pecans : 11,164 In-Shell : Pecans : 27,095 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 35,460 42,768 219,314 109,855 4,329 Other Natural Cheese : 423 13,381 209,212 34,319 251 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken 2/ : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 10,960 Hens, Mature Chickens : 994 Breasts & Breast Meat : 23,666 Drumsticks : 4,978 Leg Quarters : 31,336 Legs : 3,546 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 3,755 Thigh Meat : 4,969 Wings : 12,374 Paws and Feet : 6,373 Other : 117,155 Total Chicken : 220,106 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 1,816 30,416 11,604 46,765 27,747 Other Turkey : 215 5,144 30,688 59,875 96,684 Total Turkey : 2,031 35,560 42,292 106,640 124,431 Ducks : 141 2,252 146 62 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 33 22,831 45,097 286 363 Blueberries : 11,918 8,016 63,158 357 3,528 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 3 5,389 64,633 26 34 Cherries, Sweet : 18 281 11,663 85 24 Peaches : 2 1,527 13,702 196 121 Raspberries, Red : 5 2,405 1,103 453 87 Strawberries, Total : 10 5,006 9,157 2,256 2,095 Other Frozen Fruit : 20,391 4,472 228,385 5,564 5,403 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, March 31, 2009 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 10,515 2,283,336 2,860,253 : Nuts 1/ : Shelled : Peanuts : 31,002 66,265 345,224 Pecans : 1,656 33,165 45,985 In-Shell : Pecans : 1,024 87,410 115,529 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 1,989 4,682 51,457 91,812 561,666 Other Natural Cheese : 2,996 1,207 7,080 38,297 307,166 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken 2/ : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 5,156 2,395 2,878 21,389 Hens, Mature Chickens : 26 2,174 440 3,634 Breasts & Breast Meat : 21,558 62,011 21,077 128,312 Drumsticks : 3,191 1,998 771 10,938 Leg Quarters : 11,990 13,762 2,937 60,025 Legs : 1,532 3,720 575 9,373 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 1,325 2,605 644 8,329 Thigh Meat : 2,756 3,582 2,390 13,697 Wings : 3,318 6,088 960 22,740 Paws and Feet : 2,300 2,770 350 11,793 Other : 121,226 90,448 15,641 344,470 Total Chicken : 174,378 191,553 48,663 634,700 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 3,713 93,306 15,295 22,219 252,881 Other Turkey : 1,929 45,290 5,044 10,181 255,050 Total Turkey : 5,642 138,596 20,339 32,400 507,931 Ducks : 8 52 1,638 4,299 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 3 744 22 18,621 88,000 Blueberries : 93 406 133 27,337 114,946 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 117 7,569 1,802 79,573 Cherries, Sweet : 1 9 14 2,286 14,381 Peaches : 2 428 3 32,819 48,800 Raspberries, Red : 23 81 31 19,503 23,691 Strawberries, Total : 87 19,782 134 113,151 151,678 Other Frozen Fruit : 115 21,873 268 78,363 364,834 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, March 31, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 3/ : 50 3,259 279 1,250,781 Other Juice Concentrate : 25,940 100,744 26,994 3,103 154,947 Total Frozen Juice : 25,990 100,744 30,253 3,382 1,405,728 : Frozen Vegetables 4/ : Asparagus : 697 3,747 1 44 Limas, Fordhook : 493 215 161 Limas, Baby : 1,728 2,864 1,389 5,752 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 29,253 48,293 4,314 1,339 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 3,859 4,082 971 134 Broccoli, Spears : 6,733 7,598 446 2,534 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 6,448 6,552 3,504 971 Brussels Sprouts : 2,252 2,041 1,460 Carrots, Diced : 14,119 28,712 9,251 398 Carrots, Other : 10,959 29,101 1,889 1,133 Cauliflower : 7,383 4,096 31 434 Corn, Cut : 30,723 39,318 43,400 2,497 Corn, Cob : 10,758 21,819 38,662 2,318 Mixed Vegetables : 2,887 6,083 53 1,958 Okra : 963 688 1,765 733 Onion Rings : 182 1,917 366 1,684 Onions, Other : 3,947 1,597 250 3,017 Blackeye Peas : 659 84 1,179 Green Peas : 35,501 28,207 11,605 5,690 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 625 854 5 161 Spinach : 9,028 3,646 572 837 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 4,453 16,227 102 758 Southern Greens : 1,323 956 2,120 1,165 Other Vegetables : 57,482 41,234 16,924 34,138 Total Vegetables : 242,455 299,931 137,620 70,495 : Potatoes : French Fries : 28,135 44,064 74,867 119,437 51,375 Other Frozen : 4,991 10,639 27,930 12,930 6,040 Total Potatoes : 33,126 54,703 102,797 132,367 57,415 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 5/ : 2,306 60,901 48,971 92,151 21,820 Beef Cuts 6/ : 59 5,429 3,161 20,114 3,986 Total Beef : 2,365 66,330 52,132 112,265 25,806 Other 7/ : Veal : 2,717 1,583 Lamb & Mutton : 7,987 1,659 Total Other Meat : 10,704 3,242 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, March 31, 2009 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 3/ : 21 1,376 892 9,350 1,266,008 Other Juice Concentrate : 35 13,219 2,694 101,980 429,656 Total Frozen Juice : 56 14,595 3,586 111,330 1,695,664 : Frozen Vegetables 4/ : Asparagus : 696 46 1,828 7,059 Limas, Fordhook : 28 1,322 2,219 Limas, Baby : 381 17,732 29,846 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,018 33 63,328 147,578 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 63 23 10,968 20,100 Broccoli, Spears : 19,867 1 2,915 40,094 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 12,328 318 16,798 46,919 Brussels Sprouts : 850 10,741 17,344 Carrots, Diced : 743 62 72,745 126,030 Carrots, Other : 6,537 112 78,696 128,427 Cauliflower : 2,289 26 9,444 23,703 Corn, Cut : 2,944 109 211,115 330,106 Corn, Cob : 2,376 10 115,531 191,474 Mixed Vegetables : 6,656 65 31,671 49,373 Okra : 7,801 1,391 13,341 Onion Rings : 301 624 123 5,197 Onions, Other : 1,808 1,537 17,629 29,785 Blackeye Peas : 597 312 2,831 Green Peas : 2,966 84 83,569 167,622 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 131 6 3,037 4,819 Spinach : 10,195 24,624 48,902 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 5,885 306 21,125 48,856 Southern Greens : 9,494 711 15,769 Other Vegetables : 31,828 2,425 143,668 327,699 Total Vegetables : 127,782 5,787 941,023 1,825,093 : Potatoes : French Fries : 6,295 33,989 186,479 446,150 990,791 Other Frozen : 2,509 35,690 75,894 60,737 237,360 Total Potatoes : 8,804 69,679 262,373 506,887 1,228,151 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 5/ : 2,613 57,933 13,218 57,971 357,884 Beef Cuts 6/ : 536 2,816 12,040 16,432 64,573 Total Beef : 3,149 60,749 25,258 74,403 422,457 Other 7/ : Veal : 1,208 262 5,770 Lamb & Mutton : 1,321 8,457 19,424 Total Other Meat : 2,529 8,719 25,194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Warehouses :----------------------------------------------------------- State : Mar 31, : Feb 28, : Mar 31, : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : CA : 10,117 34,318 14,746 MI : 83,984 149,069 109,176 N ENG : 6,310 15,776 10,916 NY : 295,848 344,442 255,318 OH : 640 5,610 2,615 OR : 16,701 22,538 16,130 PA : 96,348 118,377 100,128 VA : 69,680 95,437 62,344 WA : 1,778,880 2,803,500 2,252,460 WV : 29,780 25,655 12,635 : Other States : 19,803 41,261 23,785 : US : 2,408,091 3,655,983 2,860,253 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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