Co St 1 (3-98) Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released March 20, 1998, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statis02) 720-0585, office hours 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. Frozen food stocks in refrigerated warehouses on February 28, 1998, were greater than year earlier levels for butter, concentrated orange juice, meat, turkeys, fruit, eggs, vegetables, and potatoes. Cooler stocks of pears, pecans, and peanuts were higher than a year earlier. Total red meat supplies in freezers increased 2 percent from January and were up 21 percent from February 1997. Frozen pork stocks were 4 percent above last month and were up 21 percent from last year. Stocks of pork bellies were up slightly from last month and were 25 percent above a year ago. Total frozen poultry supplies increased 2 percent from last month and were just below last year's level. Total stocks of chicken increased slightly during the month, but were 11 percent below 1997. Total pounds of turkey in freezers increased 4 percent from last month and were 16 percent above last year. Public cooler occupancy was at 52 percent of capacity, up 5 points from a year ago. Public freezer occupancy at 66 percent was the same as last month, but 4 points above the year earlier level. Table of Contents Page Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, February 1998 . 3 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, January 31, 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 28, 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, February 1998. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, February 1998 . 15 Survey and Estimating Procedures, Revision Policy and Reliability . . 16 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, February 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Feb 28, : Jan 31, : Feb 28, : Feb : Jan : Feb 28, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 :1997 :1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage : 287,607 606,302 403,139 140 66 Controlled Atmosphere:2,589,601 3,122,302 2,437,310 94 78 Total :2,877,208 3,728,604 2,840,449 99 76 29,842 Pears : Bartlett : 1,751 6,571 45 3 1 Other Varieties : 116,738 266,302 210,797 181 79 Total : 118,489 272,873 210,842 178 77 796 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 311,388 289,085 330,973 106 114 Pecans : 39,800 26,934 30,625 77 114 Other Shelled : 95,788 121,127 114,413 119 94 Total : 446,976 437,146 476,011 106 109 204,054 In-Shell : Peanuts : 31,014 20,644 23,176 75 112 Pecans : 98,450 170,207 192,162 195 113 Other In-Shell : 7,193 7,684 6,968 97 91 Total : 136,657 198,535 222,306 163 112 80,516 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 35,976 34,166 44,064 122 129 39,695 (Government Owned) : 347 160 110 32 69 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 379,446 411,764 404,973 107 98 (Government Owned) : 31 103 183 590 178 Swiss : 13,513 14,380 15,456 114 107 Other Natural Cheese : 101,663 67,347 71,674 71 106 Total : 494,622 493,491 492,103 99 100 256,066 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 1,190 843 1,010 85 120 Yolks : 1,212 1,240 1,105 91 89 Whole & Mixed : 7,822 9,058 8,849 113 98 Unclassified : 1,251 908 1,381 110 152 Total : 11,475 12,049 12,345 108 102 11,673 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers (Whole) : 41,766 24,383 21,483 51 88 Hens : 5,878 8,855 9,258 158 105 Other Chicken : 652,246 591,733 595,029 91 101 Total : 699,890 624,971 625,770 89 100 Turkey : Whole Turkeys : 235,197 228,445 263,822 112 115 Other Turkey : 211,181 269,138 253,949 120 94 Total : 446,378 497,583 517,771 116 104 Ducks : 1,832 2,286 2,029 111 89 Total :1,148,100 1,124,840 1,145,570 100 102 1,028,331 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, February 1998 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Feb 28, : Jan 31, : Feb 28, : Feb : Jan : Feb 28, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 :1997 :1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 81,391 71,372 79,400 98 111 Apricots : 6,288 11,496 10,364 165 90 Blackberries, Total : 16,407 23,239 21,266 130 92 IQF : 10,505 12,632 11,294 108 89 Pails and Tubs : 2,495 2,942 2,730 109 93 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 2,235 6,193 5,987 268 97 Concentrate : 1,172 1,472 1,255 107 85 Blueberries : 47,892 83,353 74,501 156 89 Boysenberries : 3,097 4,833 4,554 147 94 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 100,144 130,388 109,550 109 84 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 702 3,652 4,094 583 112 Cherries, Sweet : 7,742 14,380 13,326 172 93 Grapes : 3,779 2,633 2,485 66 94 Peaches : 37,814 60,369 52,564 139 87 Raspberries, Black : 1,089 566 756 69 134 Raspberries, Red, Total: 29,224 42,777 38,121 130 89 IQF : 9,643 10,543 10,158 105 96 Pails and Tubs : 10,818 13,405 11,901 110 89 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 7,681 16,900 14,596 190 86 Concentrate : 1,082 1,929 1,466 135 76 Strawberries, Total : 158,019 182,139 155,933 99 86 Other Frozen Fruit : 372,646 496,421 441,395 118 89 Total : 866,234 1,127,618 1,008,309 116 89 603,673 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 1/ :1,677,619 1,945,939 2,034,384 121 105 (Gallon Equivalent) : 169,525 196,639 205,576 Other Juice Concentrate: 430,231 439,672 445,509 104 101 Total :2,107,850 2,385,611 2,479,893 118 104 302,344 Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 6,538 5,692 5,382 82 95 Limas, Fordhook : 12,753 15,327 14,006 110 91 Limas, Baby : 39,520 49,950 43,052 109 86 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 114,179 179,474 140,464 123 78 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 33,824 31,659 31,680 94 100 Broccoli, Spears : 21,018 19,527 21,868 104 112 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut: 78,241 90,480 90,733 116 100 Brussels Sprouts : 16,899 17,418 14,965 89 86 Carrots, Diced : 75,896 74,958 60,336 79 80 Carrots, Other : 158,144 197,072 182,911 116 93 Cauliflower : 50,528 61,152 57,921 115 95 Corn, Cut : 266,989 334,780 280,434 105 84 Corn, Cob : 221,735 247,305 215,814 97 87 Mixed Vegetables : 53,488 44,856 45,057 84 100 Okra : 25,475 46,051 42,370 166 92 Onion Rings : 11,285 9,695 10,469 93 108 Onions, Other : 32,227 28,724 27,642 86 96 Blackeye Peas : 6,861 9,054 9,113 133 101 Green Peas : 144,706 190,227 163,277 113 86 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 5,714 5,859 7,091 124 121 Spinach : 34,646 68,450 62,818 181 92 Squash, Summer/Zucchini: 45,406 70,645 65,730 145 93 Southern Greens : 30,252 26,547 27,659 91 104 Other Vegetables : 263,188 242,399 239,423 91 99 Total :1,749,512 2,067,301 1,860,215 106 90 1,180,893 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, February 1998 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 28, : Jan 31, : Feb 28, : Feb : Jan : Feb 28, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 :1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Potatoes : French Fries : 968,552 948,225 1,023,127 106 108 Other Frozen : 211,592 198,990 218,282 103 110 Total : 1,180,144 1,147,215 1,241,409 105 108 879,842 Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 239,857 288,194 280,781 117 97 Beef Cuts : 21,839 38,387 42,592 195 111 Total : 261,696 326,581 323,373 124 99 321,175 (Government Owned) : 7,757 4,176 3,333 43 80 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 9,010 15,043 14,441 160 96 Hams, Total : 52,658 70,488 76,533 145 109 69,996 Bone-in : 26,796 35,130 41,107 153 117 40,370 Boneless : 25,862 35,358 35,426 137 100 29,626 Bellies : 44,277 55,249 55,368 125 100 Loins, Total : 20,212 25,382 23,909 118 94 21,366 Bone-in : 10,728 13,379 12,962 121 97 Boneless : 9,484 12,003 10,947 115 91 Ribs : 70,438 58,725 63,098 90 107 Butts : 9,177 10,259 10,544 115 103 Trimmings : 46,697 77,443 84,774 182 109 Other : 92,958 82,297 86,115 93 105 Variety Meats : 24,051 37,068 36,393 151 98 Unclassified : 14,400 14,179 12,998 90 92 Total : 383,878 446,133 464,173 121 104 386,340 (Government Owned) : 2,375 1,286 458 19 36 Other : Veal : 6,624 6,857 6,285 95 92 Lamb & Mutton : 9,862 13,920 15,288 155 110 Total : 16,486 20,777 21,573 131 104 21,315 Canned : Canned Hams : 6,755 4,061 3,722 55 92 Other Canned Meat : 1,055 732 875 83 120 Total : 7,810 4,793 4,597 59 96 3,466 Total : 669,870 798,284 813,716 121 102 732,296 Miscellaneous : Cooler : 643,169 681,337 699,264 109 103 494,593 Freezer : 1,653,301 1,803,844 1,878,083 114 104 1,813,597 Total : 2,296,470 2,485,181 2,577,347 112 104 2,308,190 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 4,726,560 5,816,779 4,945,572 105 85 1,069,333 Stored in Freezers : 9,413,023 10,496,135 10,479,007 111 100 6,588,878 Total :14,139,583 16,312,914 15,424,579 109 95 7,658,211 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Adjusted to 42.0 degrees Brix equivalent (9.896 pounds per gallon). Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, January 31, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 65,316 507,193 304,568 1,275 253,893 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 67 515 29 154,825 Pecans 1/ : 129 9,983 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 3 41,768 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 3,089 1,477 18,861 1,489 981 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 23,098 41,074 238,805 55,617 317 Other Natural Cheese : 109 6,078 52,465 3,765 611 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 57 1,055 688 1,120 8,379 Hens : 1 22 732 747 4,607 Other Chicken : 1,343 5,164 14,567 24,941 171,361 Total : 1,401 6,241 15,987 26,808 184,347 Whole Turkeys : 1,601 20,130 14,326 30,772 39,080 Other Turkey : 371 12,250 26,780 80,709 67,694 Total : 1,972 32,380 41,106 111,481 106,774 Ducks : 40 163 1,401 5 56 Total : 3,413 38,784 58,494 138,294 291,177 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 24 22,016 25,482 142 5,984 Blueberries : 16,020 5,975 42,224 649 4,339 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 91 2,979 112,891 108 69 Cherries, Sweet : 1,181 7,719 385 124 Peaches : 84 1,627 2,944 813 912 Raspberries, Red : 109 1,040 963 820 165 Strawberries, Total : 67 1,415 4,960 4,271 1,710 Other Frozen Fruit : 123,220 49,333 223,983 2,023 2,613 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, January 31, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 1,217 50,426 2,544,716 3,728,604 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 44,090 88,992 194 373 289,085 Pecans 1/ : 414 16,236 172 26,934 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 2,266 126,170 170,207 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 55 2,977 175 5,062 34,166 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 190 231 9,118 43,314 411,764 Other Natural Cheese : 1,428 94 637 2,160 67,347 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 832 7,642 184 4,426 24,383 Hens : 1,616 133 54 943 8,855 Other Chicken : 94,504 240,246 4,541 35,066 591,733 Total : 96,952 248,021 4,779 40,435 624,971 Whole Turkeys : 2,872 74,137 15,136 30,391 228,445 Other Turkey : 675 31,982 8,193 40,484 269,138 Total : 3,547 106,119 23,329 70,875 497,583 Ducks : 3 17 29 572 2,286 Total : 100,502 354,157 28,137 111,882 1,124,840 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 188 1,203 279 16,054 71,372 Blueberries : 190 700 415 12,841 83,353 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 58 664 6,618 6,910 130,388 Cherries, Sweet : 181 72 32 4,686 14,380 Peaches : 148 580 118 53,143 60,369 Raspberries, Red : 131 201 35 39,313 42,777 Strawberries, Total : 1,406 13,076 2,756 152,478 182,139 Other Frozen Fruit : 449 7,772 859 86,169 496,421 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, January 31, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 97 3,106 475 1,864,949 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,476 24,857 16,877 1,573 207,543 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 156 1,178 225 138 Limas, Fordhook : 319 709 201 1,712 Limas, Baby : 1,765 1,369 1,676 13,147 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 23,751 35,627 2,087 6,361 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 6,664 4,374 273 359 Broccoli, Spears : 1,288 358 897 1,248 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 5,531 4,957 2,717 12,754 Brussels Sprouts : 411 516 518 746 Carrots, Diced : 5,110 16,430 751 5,148 Carrots, Other : 11,368 10,281 1,499 11,102 Cauliflower : 2,493 3,924 2,375 1,298 Corn, Cut : 26,287 37,390 29,074 10,321 Corn, Cob : 17,784 10,235 29,930 5,150 Mixed Vegetables : 1,733 3,556 2,428 3,144 Okra : 644 262 478 26,605 Onion Rings : 1,001 5,070 968 780 Onions, Other : 1,015 2,932 387 3,252 Blackeye Peas : 461 257 43 7,381 Green Peas : 16,915 23,765 15,527 12,307 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 380 417 123 516 Spinach : 15,946 1,490 1,125 5,897 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 3,040 25,794 241 11,604 Southern Greens : 2,735 31 54 11,636 Other Vegetables : 24,577 28,931 10,401 29,340 : Potatoes : French Fries : 33,872 29,116 84,891 87,796 19,714 Other Frozen : 5,727 12,970 27,706 7,448 3,041 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 8,841 21,777 30,133 77,808 33,107 Beef Cuts : 4,196 1,269 3,176 8,195 707 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 384 1,764 16,465 28,095 6,512 Trimmings : 846 7,124 10,109 34,355 11,469 Other : 502 1,832 20,073 31,243 5,699 : Other : Veal : 568 1,399 2,445 1,126 195 Lamb & Mutton : 659 3,404 2,872 1,298 1,269 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, January 31, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 143 4,759 2,591 69,819 1,945,939 Other Juice Concentrate : 458 19,651 1,100 166,137 439,672 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 229 4 3,762 5,692 Limas, Fordhook : 96 12,290 15,327 Limas, Baby : 667 5,033 26,293 49,950 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 2,083 216 109,349 179,474 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 605 409 18,975 31,659 Broccoli, Spears : 8,081 116 7,539 19,527 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 22,327 991 41,203 90,480 Brussels Sprouts : 1,549 38 13,640 17,418 Carrots, Diced : 573 397 46,549 74,958 Carrots, Other : 7,787 1,707 153,328 197,072 Cauliflower : 14,550 735 35,777 61,152 Corn, Cut : 3,751 1,032 226,925 334,780 Corn, Cob : 1,727 1,362 181,117 247,305 Mixed Vegetables : 4,288 260 29,447 44,856 Okra : 17,568 6 488 46,051 Onion Rings : 303 26 1,547 9,695 Onions, Other : 852 2,306 17,980 28,724 Blackeye Peas : 713 199 9,054 Green Peas : 1,581 11,568 108,564 190,227 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 83 5 4,335 5,859 Spinach : 10,832 133 33,027 68,450 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 5,636 422 23,908 70,645 Southern Greens : 11,370 2 719 26,547 Other Vegetables : 25,890 5,149 118,111 242,399 : Potatoes : French Fries : 2,049 1,226 256,426 433,135 948,225 Other Frozen : 705 3,527 47,259 90,607 198,990 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 2,179 54,531 4,996 54,822 288,194 Beef Cuts : 1,410 10,416 3,983 5,035 38,387 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 2,323 2,130 42 1,010 58,725 Trimmings : 715 10,886 98 1,841 77,443 Other : 3,875 15,033 286 3,754 82,297 : Other : Veal : 201 923 6,857 Lamb & Mutton : 1,201 1,138 2,079 13,920 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ East North Central combined with South Atlantic. Mountain and West North Central combined with West South Central. 2/ Middle Atlantic combined with South Altantic. 3/ New England combined with Middle Atlantic. East South Central combined with South Atlantic. Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 28, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 50,309 417,489 212,080 534 202,930 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 2 674 32 192,394 Pecans 1/ : 107 10,236 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 43,045 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 4,387 1,983 25,546 1,595 1,203 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 23,122 39,783 229,782 56,704 322 Other Natural Cheese : 78 8,514 53,683 2,359 643 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 54 969 494 1,078 7,103 Hens : 1 28 609 781 5,326 Other Chicken : 1,522 5,376 15,044 26,456 167,815 Total : 1,577 6,373 16,147 28,315 180,244 Whole Turkeys : 3,689 21,446 16,809 36,146 45,874 Other Turkey : 377 11,398 27,639 76,375 58,983 Total : 4,066 32,844 44,448 112,521 104,857 Ducks : 35 129 1,242 5 49 Total : 5,678 39,346 61,837 140,841 285,150 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 32 24,059 28,902 127 6,460 Blueberries : 14,239 5,400 38,740 638 3,995 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 75 2,158 95,329 96 154 Cherries, Sweet : 943 7,297 346 210 Peaches : 74 1,317 2,518 725 855 Raspberries, Red : 134 816 867 784 140 Strawberries, Total : 96 1,371 4,678 3,617 1,360 Other Frozen Fruit : 109,716 44,485 201,141 1,864 2,481 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 28, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 1,182 33,957 1,921,968 2,840,449 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 39,304 97,974 175 418 330,973 Pecans 1/ : 567 19,515 200 30,625 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 2,199 146,918 192,162 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 66 3,627 170 5,487 44,064 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 196 293 9,425 45,346 404,973 Other Natural Cheese : 1,487 74 801 4,035 71,674 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 2,480 5,561 179 3,565 21,483 Hens : 1,655 105 119 634 9,258 Other Chicken : 103,840 232,386 4,557 38,033 595,029 Total : 107,975 238,052 4,855 42,232 625,770 Whole Turkeys : 3,175 88,055 12,474 36,154 263,822 Other Turkey : 643 30,886 8,955 38,693 253,949 Total : 3,818 118,941 21,429 74,847 517,771 Ducks : 3 11 27 528 2,029 Total : 111,796 357,004 26,311 117,607 1,145,570 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 229 1,529 234 17,828 79,400 Blueberries : 173 651 405 10,260 74,501 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 36 587 5,553 5,562 109,550 Cherries, Sweet : 141 75 34 4,280 13,326 Peaches : 124 559 67 46,325 52,564 Raspberries, Red : 65 185 67 35,063 38,121 Strawberries, Total : 1,757 10,868 2,070 130,116 155,933 Other Frozen Fruit : 328 7,616 780 72,984 441,395 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 28, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 57 3,217 960 1,946,192 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,238 26,301 18,946 2,121 203,760 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 180 1,424 217 158 Limas, Fordhook : 349 756 265 1,655 Limas, Baby : 1,590 1,231 1,428 11,021 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 19,610 28,825 2,078 5,639 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 6,338 3,919 220 245 Broccoli, Spears : 2,232 400 804 1,348 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 5,978 4,729 2,832 14,342 Brussels Sprouts : 596 436 555 643 Carrots, Diced : 4,112 15,097 1,041 4,692 Carrots, Other : 11,689 9,090 2,269 10,994 Cauliflower : 2,240 3,569 2,245 1,590 Corn, Cut : 22,297 33,234 27,350 8,017 Corn, Cob : 14,463 9,056 26,871 4,319 Mixed Vegetables : 2,484 3,836 2,318 3,137 Okra : 701 258 537 24,539 Onion Rings : 704 5,526 1,629 787 Onions, Other : 2,060 3,025 417 2,945 Blackeye Peas : 444 272 43 6,859 Green Peas : 14,992 20,148 13,898 10,669 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 456 408 118 539 Spinach : 13,476 1,385 1,160 6,012 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 2,914 23,346 272 10,707 Southern Greens : 2,297 31 23 11,968 Other Vegetables : 23,570 27,262 9,410 28,099 : Potatoes : French Fries : 37,311 27,241 89,432 95,727 19,640 Other Frozen : 6,051 16,636 33,425 6,878 3,242 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 6,651 22,294 30,194 78,730 29,059 Beef Cuts : 4,966 1,390 2,655 8,099 708 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 407 2,546 16,916 29,855 7,177 Trimmings : 974 2,798 17,745 36,272 10,454 Other : 481 2,913 22,251 31,135 5,108 : Other : Veal : 533 1,327 2,160 995 190 Lamb & Mutton : 692 4,146 2,876 1,184 2,232 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 28, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 201 6,087 3,226 74,444 2,034,384 Other Juice Concentrate : 603 20,460 1,206 170,874 445,509 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 235 3 3,165 5,382 Limas, Fordhook : 102 10,879 14,006 Limas, Baby : 670 4,516 22,596 43,052 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,498 196 82,618 140,464 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 504 404 20,050 31,680 Broccoli, Spears : 8,539 193 8,352 21,868 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 20,211 873 41,768 90,733 Brussels Sprouts : 784 11,951 14,965 Carrots, Diced : 627 401 34,366 60,336 Carrots, Other : 7,812 1,641 139,416 182,911 Cauliflower : 15,313 645 32,319 57,921 Corn, Cut : 3,804 950 184,782 280,434 Corn, Cob : 1,647 1,076 158,382 215,814 Mixed Vegetables : 4,399 139 28,744 45,057 Okra : 15,718 1 616 42,370 Onion Rings : 66 13 1,744 10,469 Onions, Other : 686 2,102 16,407 27,642 Blackeye Peas : 1,231 264 9,113 Green Peas : 1,612 10,879 91,079 163,277 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 80 2 5,488 7,091 Spinach : 12,246 86 28,453 62,818 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 5,167 320 23,004 65,730 Southern Greens : 12,177 422 741 27,659 Other Vegetables : 24,288 4,758 122,036 239,423 : Potatoes : French Fries : 2,229 1,519 257,950 492,078 1,023,127 Other Frozen : 483 3,667 46,408 101,492 218,282 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 2,147 56,393 4,762 50,551 280,781 Beef Cuts : 1,291 14,968 3,922 4,593 42,592 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 2,526 2,561 65 1,045 63,098 Trimmings : 785 12,750 106 2,890 84,774 Other : 4,050 16,048 281 3,848 86,115 : Other : Veal : 189 891 6,285 Lamb & Mutton : 907 1,170 2,081 15,288 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ East North Central combined with South Atlantic. Mountain and West North Central Combined with West South Central. 2/ Middle Atlantic combined with South Atlantic. 3/ New England combined with Middle Atlantic. East South Central combined with South Atlantic. Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, February 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cooler : Freezer :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Usable : Usable : Usable : Usable Region : Space : Space Occupied : Space : Space Occupied :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 28 :Feb 28:Jan 31:Feb 28: Feb 28 :Feb 28:Jan 31:Feb 28 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 : Cu Ft ---- Percent --- Cu Ft ---- Percent --- : New England : 2,415 53 52 49 20,250 54 66 64 Middle Atlantic : 34,506 56 65 68 85,254 76 81 82 E. North Central : 43,854 51 56 59 174,272 56 61 61 W. North Central : 44,863 43 50 53 147,023 52 59 60 South Atlantic : 46,098 50 44 45 153,359 58 64 62 E. South Central : 9,147 44 57 55 36,424 65 62 65 W. South Central : 17,312 33 38 41 116,496 67 70 73 Mountain : 5,894 50 58 56 45,705 57 64 64 Pacific : 35,094 44 41 41 243,438 68 70 69 : US : 239,183 47 50 52 1,022,221 62 66 66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, February 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Warehouses :----------------------------------------------------------- State : Feb 28, : Jan 31, : Feb 28, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : CA : 62,868 91,514 56,929 MI : 122,010 289,519 201,020 N ENG : 38,157 65,316 50,309 NY : 200,382 306,684 254,352 OH : 4,200 8,740 7,460 OR : 22,291 24,317 15,980 PA : 121,296 200,337 163,044 VA : 66,755 159,205 126,826 WA : 2,136,197 2,428,886 1,849,058 WV : 18,022 50,780 43,530 : Other States : 85,030 103,306 71,941 : US : 2,877,208 3,728,604 2,840,449 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. In addition, apple data are obtained from special surveys and other sources (State Departments of Agriculture, U.S. Apple Association, etc.). All survey data represent stocks as of the end of the month. Data are collected from warehouses artificially cooled to a temperature of 50 degrees Fahrenheit or lower, and whose food products are normally stored for 30 days or more. All food items in these facilities are reported regardless of the number of days stored at the time of the report. Also included are specialized storage facilities meeting the 30 day requirement, such as fruit houses, dairy manufacturing plants, frozen fruit, fruit juice, and vegetable processors, and poultry and meat packing plants. Excluded are stocks in space maintained by wholesalers, jobbers, distributors, chain stores, locker plants containing individual lockers, meat packer branch houses, and frozen food processors whose entire inventories are turned over more than once a month. Estimating Procedures: Data for reporting firms are added to estimates for non-reporting firms to obtain regional and National totals. Estimates for non-reporting firms are obtained by multiplying the previous month's figure by a percent change from the previous month. The percent change is calculated for each item from totals of the current and previous month summed from firms that reported both months. Revision Policy: Data are revised the following month based on late reports or corrected data. Final figures are published in the annual summary in February of the following year. Reliability: Reports are received from 900 firms each month which represent about 70 percent of the total capacity. Firms that are not on the list or firms who have never reported are not represented in the data. Monthly data can vary due to different firms reporting month to month. Survey data are also subject to non-sampling errors such as omissions and mistakes in reporting and in processing the data. 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