HDR1012000170020919971500Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 19, 1997, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Cold Storage" call John Lange at (202) 720-0585, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Frozen food stocks in refrigerated warehouses on August 31, 1997, were greater than year earlier levels for butter, concentrated orange juice, potatoes, meat, fruit, vegetables, and turkey. Cooler stocks of peanuts, apples, natural cheese, and pears were higher than a year earlier. Total red meat supplies in freezers increased 1 percent from July and were up 12 percent from August 1996. Frozen pork stocks were 4 percent below last month, but were up 16 percent from last year. Stocks of pork bellies were down 45 percent from last month and were 3 percent below a year ago. Total frozen poultry supplies decreased 5 percent from last month and were 3 percent below last year's level. Total stocks of chicken decreased 15 percent during the month and were 8 percent below 1996. Total pounds of turkey in freezers increased 3 percent from last month and were up 2 percent from last year. Public cooler occupancy was at 47 percent of capacity, down 2 points from a year ago. Public freezer occupancy at 64 percent was down 1 point from last month, but unchanged from the year earlier level. Table of Contents Page Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, August 1997 . . . . . . . . 2 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, July 31, 1997 . 6 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, August 31,1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, August 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Survey and Estimating Procedures, Revision Policy and Reliability. . . . . . . 15 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, August 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Aug 31, : Jul 31, : Aug 31, : Aug : Jul : Aug 31, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 :1996 :1997 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage : 19,067 15,219 24,102 126 158 Controlled Atmosphere: 32,946 280,610 60,890 185 22 Total : 52,013 295,829 84,992 163 29 1,923 Pears : Bartlett : 109,874 63,037 106,628 97 169 Other Varieties : 4,151 1,785 8,144 196 456 Total : 114,025 64,822 114,772 101 177 21,489 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 144,254 412,581 278,105 193 67 Pecans : 48,163 39,822 35,297 73 89 Other Shelled : 72,458 68,419 60,386 83 88 Total : 264,875 520,822 373,788 141 72 212,463 In-Shell : Peanuts : 5,340 36,155 15,064 282 42 Pecans : 44,491 21,819 13,102 29 60 Other In-Shell : 11,587 4,344 6,558 57 151 Total : 61,418 62,318 34,724 57 56 11,185 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 27,299 62,757 53,595 196 85 47,941 (Government Owned) : 843 661 570 68 86 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 381,241 469,119 459,599 121 98 (Government Owned) : 225 47 294 131 626 Swiss : 12,606 11,516 11,507 91 100 Other Natural Cheese : 113,095 124,372 110,400 98 89 Total : 506,942 605,007 581,506 115 96 329,927 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 1,543 1,141 981 64 86 Yolks : 1,684 1,289 1,172 70 91 Whole & Mixed : 10,278 6,251 8,834 86 141 Unclassified : 1,538 477 551 36 116 Total : 15,043 9,158 11,538 77 126 11,055 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers (Whole) : 33,635 26,402 29,057 86 110 Hens : 15,766 10,254 7,900 50 77 Other Chicken : 566,619 629,410 529,038 93 84 Total : 616,020 666,066 565,995 92 85 Turkey : Whole Turkeys : 492,666 439,485 477,011 97 109 Other Turkey : 230,520 274,326 261,598 113 95 Total : 723,186 713,811 738,609 102 103 Ducks : 1,987 2,801 2,277 115 81 Total :1,341,193 1,382,678 1,306,881 97 95 1,161,699 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, August 1997 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Aug 31, : Jul 31, : Aug 31, : Aug : Jul : Aug 31, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 :1996 :1997 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 59,817 74,766 61,010 102 82 Apricots : 12,867 22,367 24,130 188 108 Blackberries, Total : 26,147 36,121 39,297 150 109 IQF : 14,733 17,854 20,121 137 113 Pails and Tubs : 3,765 5,919 5,990 159 101 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 6,682 11,263 12,190 182 108 Concentrate : 967 1,085 996 103 92 Blueberries : 81,006 38,753 90,916 112 235 Boysenberries : 6,281 8,927 8,098 129 91 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 155,678 105,283 196,720 126 187 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 3,727 1,116 2,901 78 260 Cherries, Sweet : 15,209 15,599 21,139 139 136 Grapes : 3,335 1,870 1,574 47 84 Peaches : 52,915 39,414 60,212 114 153 Raspberries, Black : 1,837 2,129 1,381 75 65 Raspberries, Red, Total: 54,617 81,798 74,780 137 91 IQF : 17,049 19,544 16,938 99 87 Pails and Tubs : 17,103 22,063 21,575 126 98 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 19,532 39,080 35,193 180 90 Concentrate : 933 1,111 1,074 115 97 Strawberries, Total : 311,106 360,189 321,844 103 89 Other Frozen Fruit : 134,730 150,750 125,795 93 83 Total : 919,272 939,082 1,029,797 112 110 762,950 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 1/ :1,237,292 1,761,763 1,562,005 126 89 (Gallon Equivalent) : 125,030 178,028 157,842 Other Juice Concentrate: 493,757 506,028 480,481 97 95 Total :1,731,049 2,267,791 2,042,486 118 90 312,025 Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 11,067 11,765 9,956 90 85 Limas, Fordhook : 14,510 8,432 19,279 133 229 Limas, Baby : 21,924 14,679 23,907 109 163 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 202,969 126,000 232,951 115 185 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 47,901 30,250 40,872 85 135 Broccoli, Spears : 33,204 21,339 19,173 58 90 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut: 113,665 97,623 99,921 88 102 Brussels Sprouts : 8,368 8,042 8,995 107 112 Carrots, Diced : 30,334 41,687 37,518 124 90 Carrots, Other : 130,136 108,158 122,217 94 113 Cauliflower : 33,960 29,454 29,899 88 102 Corn, Cut : 190,210 85,924 261,348 137 304 Corn, Cob : 141,805 78,780 173,951 123 221 Mixed Vegetables : 50,855 51,187 48,111 95 94 Okra : 39,705 43,328 50,871 128 117 Onion Rings : 9,171 12,242 9,001 98 74 Onions, Other : 27,659 28,524 27,324 99 96 Blackeye Peas : 9,184 3,948 4,450 48 113 Green Peas : 324,942 300,110 321,716 99 107 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 8,571 7,751 6,020 70 78 Spinach : 66,409 96,053 85,135 128 89 Squash, Summer/Zucchini: 60,544 65,058 79,977 132 123 Southern Greens : 13,420 19,103 16,256 121 85 Other Vegetables : 310,840 240,182 258,769 83 108 Total :1,901,353 1,529,619 1,987,617 105 130 1,255,977 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, August 1997 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 31, : Jul 31, : Aug 31, : Aug : Jul : Aug 31, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 :1997 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Potatoes : French Fries : 760,996 984,858 905,993 119 92 Other Frozen : 196,778 229,374 224,478 114 98 Total : 957,774 1,214,232 1,130,471 118 93 771,845 Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 276,039 274,418 295,064 107 108 Beef Cuts : 29,162 28,268 30,419 104 108 Total : 305,201 302,686 325,483 107 108 323,170 (Government Owned) : 6,524 3,432 4,233 65 123 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 5,972 8,890 9,600 161 108 Hams, Total : 83,437 113,205 115,570 139 102 106,168 Bone-in : 53,163 65,752 64,311 121 98 57,080 Boneless : 30,274 47,453 51,259 169 108 49,088 Bellies : 18,996 33,657 18,347 97 55 Loins, Total : 12,771 16,724 14,669 115 88 13,415 Bone-in : 6,460 8,966 7,416 115 83 Boneless : 6,311 7,758 7,253 115 93 Ribs : 29,014 29,902 23,620 81 79 Butts : 3,918 4,833 4,133 105 86 Trimmings : 33,976 45,855 42,848 126 93 Other : 83,743 78,271 82,790 99 106 Variety Meats : 35,383 43,867 49,815 141 114 Unclassified : 15,657 12,530 11,561 74 92 Total : 322,867 387,734 372,953 116 96 305,226 (Government Owned) : 1,024 528 318 31 60 Other : Veal : 6,938 5,045 5,159 74 102 Lamb & Mutton : 14,645 18,535 19,607 134 106 Total : 21,583 23,580 24,766 115 105 24,330 Canned : Canned Hams : 7,201 9,696 9,347 130 96 Other Canned Meat : 580 1,567 1,861 321 119 Total : 7,781 11,263 11,208 144 100 8,878 Total : 657,432 725,263 734,410 112 101 661,604 Miscellaneous : Cooler : 568,608 655,888 656,929 116 100 450,869 Freezer : 1,746,652 1,814,379 1,813,033 104 100 1,748,102 Total : 2,315,260 2,470,267 2,469,962 107 100 2,198,971 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 1,577,018 2,217,425 1,861,572 118 84 1,038,273 Stored in Freezers : 9,287,930 9,932,220 10,094,967 109 102 6,722,781 Total :10,864,948 12,149,645 11,956,539 110 98 7,761,054 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Adjusted to 42.0 degrees Brix equivalent (9.896 pounds per gallon). Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, July 31, 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 3 672 34 254,044 Pecans 1/ : 96 12,266 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 18 3,923 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 9,777 9,778 12,767 10,401 657 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 23,907 43,857 250,787 81,868 229 Other Natural Cheese : 181 20,470 86,692 3,912 5,621 : Broilers (Whole) : 93 643 842 1,210 7,188 Hens : 1 39 102 1,188 5,812 Other Chicken : 1,847 6,917 12,569 34,369 157,659 Total : 1,941 7,599 13,513 36,767 170,659 Whole Turkeys : 13,418 45,322 42,267 60,525 67,113 Other Turkey : 771 16,907 29,463 74,698 82,457 Total : 14,189 62,229 71,730 135,223 149,570 Ducks : 61 171 1,897 33 156 Total : 16,191 69,999 87,140 172,023 320,385 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 24 24,844 23,604 280 9,465 Blueberries : 4,170 6,972 6,366 452 6,256 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 52 4,306 83,634 136 108 Cherries, Sweet : 1,118 8,370 281 192 Peaches : 73 1,699 1,600 85 2,513 Raspberries, Red : 209 1,285 1,148 445 207 Strawberries, Total : 115 3,007 4,700 2,875 2,460 Other Frozen Fruit : 25,729 15,935 65,873 1,097 2,175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, July 31, 1997 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 50,928 103,051 102 3,747 412,581 Pecans 1/ : 539 26,474 447 39,822 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,326 16,542 10 21,819 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 182 756 357 18,082 62,757 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 224 1,852 20,995 45,400 469,119 Other Natural Cheese : 3,321 184 1,041 2,950 124,372 : Broilers (Whole) : 758 7,389 729 7,550 26,402 Hens : 1,615 85 614 798 10,254 Other Chicken : 130,624 246,677 2,359 36,389 629,410 Total : 132,997 254,151 3,702 44,737 666,066 Whole Turkeys : 8,998 119,326 22,000 60,516 439,485 Other Turkey : 616 24,855 6,046 38,513 274,326 Total : 9,614 144,181 28,046 99,029 713,811 Ducks : 7 33 41 402 2,801 Total : 142,618 398,365 31,789 144,168 1,382,678 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 161 948 382 15,058 74,766 Blueberries : 170 1,261 301 12,805 38,753 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 68 460 6,863 9,656 105,283 Cherries, Sweet : 177 106 71 5,284 15,599 Peaches : 92 676 134 32,542 39,414 Raspberries, Red : 198 515 67 77,724 81,798 Strawberries, Total : 2,140 37,359 3,733 303,800 360,189 Other Frozen Fruit : 341 6,140 3,089 30,371 150,750 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, July 31, 1997 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 134 3,213 369 1,673,456 Other Juice Concentrate : 390 22,458 19,849 1,112 234,622 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 222 4,584 422 153 Limas, Fordhook : 237 359 335 975 Limas, Baby : 353 714 602 3,903 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 9,011 22,465 1,601 5,908 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 3,179 3,918 493 296 Broccoli, Spears : 2,428 276 940 1,333 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 4,047 4,829 5,363 5,248 Brussels Sprouts : 390 296 664 409 Carrots, Diced : 2,775 12,221 1,732 3,194 Carrots, Other : 4,252 5,637 1,258 6,943 Cauliflower : 930 1,451 716 896 Corn, Cut : 6,375 11,041 7,728 3,675 Corn, Cob : 1,189 4,143 3,085 1,658 Mixed Vegetables : 2,168 4,111 2,681 3,159 Okra : 596 280 355 12,495 Onion Rings : 3,441 4,717 1,577 575 Onions, Other : 1,012 2,437 643 4,512 Blackeye Peas : 192 346 38 2,141 Green Peas : 32,318 35,913 23,635 21,230 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 542 415 78 524 Spinach : 14,018 1,802 1,487 7,484 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 1,795 17,529 468 9,115 Southern Greens : 3,183 27 136 6,885 Other Vegetables : 21,221 23,185 10,523 22,570 : Potatoes : French Fries : 29,858 23,731 112,528 107,858 15,245 Other Frozen : 7,434 19,189 35,005 7,917 3,049 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 4,134 25,909 31,686 63,904 33,317 Beef Cuts : 3,541 764 1,955 5,533 903 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 202 1,366 10,657 9,665 3,297 Trimmings : 377 1,415 7,690 22,526 4,004 Other : 162 1,279 15,283 24,399 16,381 : Other : Veal : 376 1,188 2,227 459 241 Lamb & Mutton : 692 4,683 2,641 1,154 1,711 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, July 31, 1997 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 136 5,372 2,640 76,443 1,761,763 Other Juice Concentrate : 648 15,556 958 210,435 506,028 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 833 238 5,313 11,765 Limas, Fordhook : 45 7 6,474 8,432 Limas, Baby : 503 401 8,203 14,679 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,081 934 85,000 126,000 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 322 630 21,412 30,250 Broccoli, Spears : 7,231 179 8,952 21,339 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 26,273 1,849 50,014 97,623 Brussels Sprouts : 1,552 14 4,717 8,042 Carrots, Diced : 407 194 21,164 41,687 Carrots, Other : 10,535 568 78,965 108,158 Cauliflower : 5,836 276 19,349 29,454 Corn, Cut : 1,765 1,738 53,602 85,924 Corn, Cob : 789 354 67,562 78,780 Mixed Vegetables : 6,341 950 31,777 51,187 Okra : 28,929 2 671 43,328 Onion Rings : 369 4 1,559 12,242 Onions, Other : 1,137 2,229 16,554 28,524 Blackeye Peas : 1,018 2 211 3,948 Green Peas : 2,111 17,295 167,608 300,110 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 71 81 6,040 7,751 Spinach : 8,668 875 61,719 96,053 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 9,958 388 25,805 65,058 Southern Greens : 7,620 1 1,251 19,103 Other Vegetables : 42,162 4,223 116,298 240,182 : Potatoes : French Fries : 3,638 1,577 278,467 411,956 984,858 Other Frozen : 1,882 3,935 49,227 101,736 229,374 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 1,781 60,133 2,280 51,274 274,418 Beef Cuts : 1,324 5,637 3,658 4,953 28,268 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 1,491 1,644 4 1,576 29,902 Trimmings : 590 8,462 154 637 45,855 Other : 4,699 11,090 174 4,804 78,271 : Other : Veal : 52 502 5,045 Lamb & Mutton : 1 2,605 1,694 3,354 18,535 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 31, 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 2 570 27 168,662 Pecans 1/ : 86 11,120 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 11 2,566 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 8,326 8,670 11,614 8,292 469 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 24,178 42,972 245,669 78,103 226 Other Natural Cheese : 175 18,116 76,027 4,283 5,080 : Broilers (Whole) : 95 947 733 1,299 9,601 Hens : 82 78 916 3,767 Other Chicken : 1,633 5,112 12,118 26,860 136,051 Total : 1,728 6,141 12,929 29,075 149,419 Whole Turkeys : 15,365 50,802 51,299 68,376 69,600 Other Turkey : 868 16,235 27,616 68,585 79,437 Total : 16,233 67,037 78,915 136,961 149,037 Ducks : 46 196 1,263 116 106 Total : 18,007 73,374 93,107 166,152 298,562 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 38 20,986 21,966 222 4,359 Blueberries : 17,622 11,077 33,016 693 6,043 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 107 5,585 170,093 207 142 Cherries, Sweet : 1,053 11,171 349 126 Peaches : 111 1,874 2,111 82 1,899 Raspberries, Red : 161 1,446 809 677 276 Strawberries, Total : 90 3,555 4,883 4,082 2,941 Other Frozen Fruit : 17,874 13,746 47,966 1,246 2,966 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, August 31, 1997 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 39,144 67,027 125 2,548 278,105 Pecans 1/ : 484 23,136 471 35,297 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,175 9,340 10 13,102 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 151 653 349 15,071 53,595 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 264 2,387 20,839 44,961 459,599 Other Natural Cheese : 2,956 172 1,010 2,581 110,400 : Broilers (Whole) : 801 8,172 315 7,094 29,057 Hens : 1,629 60 848 520 7,900 Other Chicken : 102,313 208,753 2,056 34,142 529,038 Total : 104,743 216,985 3,219 41,756 565,995 Whole Turkeys : 9,809 118,565 26,238 66,957 477,011 Other Turkey : 581 26,236 5,801 36,239 261,598 Total : 10,390 144,801 32,039 103,196 738,609 Ducks : 7 33 64 446 2,277 Total : 115,140 361,819 35,322 145,398 1,306,881 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 140 811 282 12,206 61,010 Blueberries : 233 773 808 20,651 90,916 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 103 371 10,690 9,422 196,720 Cherries, Sweet : 184 104 70 8,082 21,139 Peaches : 106 799 59 53,171 60,212 Raspberries, Red : 171 371 96 70,773 74,780 Strawberries, Total : 1,995 30,825 3,550 269,923 321,844 Other Frozen Fruit : 377 10,467 2,747 28,406 125,795 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, August 31, 1997 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 75 2,859 313 1,487,724 Other Juice Concentrate : 197 24,995 16,166 1,234 221,772 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 226 3,947 435 115 Limas, Fordhook : 409 833 346 1,642 Limas, Baby : 273 941 682 3,949 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 21,008 41,218 1,618 7,418 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 6,787 5,066 426 372 Broccoli, Spears : 1,600 249 565 1,882 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 3,384 5,392 4,813 5,380 Brussels Sprouts : 371 304 554 350 Carrots, Diced : 2,852 12,046 1,545 2,596 Carrots, Other : 4,159 6,205 1,085 6,517 Cauliflower : 941 1,572 675 838 Corn, Cut : 10,930 27,229 14,438 9,698 Corn, Cob : 5,544 6,562 13,607 2,067 Mixed Vegetables : 2,362 3,791 2,507 3,295 Okra : 659 251 276 23,397 Onion Rings : 626 4,595 1,473 643 Onions, Other : 1,026 2,413 767 4,201 Blackeye Peas : 122 367 31 3,330 Green Peas : 31,575 38,521 24,895 22,049 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 566 278 79 591 Spinach : 11,949 1,512 1,302 6,404 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 1,297 25,731 459 13,947 Southern Greens : 2,791 26 126 5,365 Other Vegetables : 25,982 26,646 11,820 23,656 : Potatoes : French Fries : 27,264 24,568 93,769 94,320 13,117 Other Frozen : 6,930 17,051 30,764 9,445 2,692 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 4,889 27,041 31,736 72,817 34,993 Beef Cuts : 3,862 698 1,929 6,507 1,003 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 157 1,220 9,565 6,626 2,495 Trimmings : 364 1,258 6,354 21,141 4,038 Other : 242 1,760 17,427 24,871 17,028 : Other : Veal : 432 1,047 2,288 575 222 Lamb & Mutton : 699 4,913 2,816 1,419 1,623 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, August 31, 1997 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 126 4,798 2,008 64,102 1,562,005 Other Juice Concentrate : 597 20,041 1,129 194,350 480,481 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 329 220 4,684 9,956 Limas, Fordhook : 131 1 15,917 19,279 Limas, Baby : 625 2,084 15,353 23,907 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,515 637 159,537 232,951 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 328 570 27,323 40,872 Broccoli, Spears : 6,316 110 8,451 19,173 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 24,800 1,962 54,190 99,921 Brussels Sprouts : 2,072 48 5,296 8,995 Carrots, Diced : 376 206 17,897 37,518 Carrots, Other : 9,856 466 93,929 122,217 Cauliflower : 5,113 637 20,123 29,899 Corn, Cut : 1,841 1,179 196,033 261,348 Corn, Cob : 1,249 183 144,739 173,951 Mixed Vegetables : 4,977 523 30,656 48,111 Okra : 25,724 5 559 50,871 Onion Rings : 243 5 1,416 9,001 Onions, Other : 1,059 2,081 15,777 27,324 Blackeye Peas : 397 2 201 4,450 Green Peas : 2,038 20,999 181,639 321,716 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 55 42 4,409 6,020 Spinach : 7,213 654 56,101 85,135 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 9,409 398 28,736 79,977 Southern Greens : 6,963 1 984 16,256 Other Vegetables : 35,173 4,702 130,790 258,769 : Potatoes : French Fries : 3,192 1,736 245,213 402,814 905,993 Other Frozen : 750 3,715 52,974 100,157 224,478 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 2,540 65,670 1,910 53,468 295,064 Beef Cuts : 1,157 6,845 4,276 4,142 30,419 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 1,161 1,562 3 831 23,620 Trimmings : 692 8,230 127 644 42,848 Other : 5,296 11,072 206 4,888 82,790 : Other : Veal : 24 571 5,159 Lamb & Mutton : 1 3,163 1,415 3,558 19,607 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cooler : Freezer :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Usable : Usable : Usable : Usable Region : Space : Space Occupied : Space : Space Occupied :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 31 :Aug 31:Jul 31:Aug 31: Aug 31 :Aug 31:Jul 31:Aug 31 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 : Cu Ft ---- Percent --- Cu Ft ---- Percent --- : New England : 2,415 48 56 53 20,250 39 59 59 Middle Atlantic : 34,506 59 63 59 85,254 74 77 77 E. North Central : 40,542 54 51 51 168,354 60 56 57 W. North Central : 43,595 51 41 41 145,918 52 56 54 South Atlantic : 42,357 43 57 54 128,274 61 61 60 E. South Central : 9,518 42 60 57 34,835 62 72 70 W. South Central : 17,814 29 42 41 114,729 71 74 71 Mountain : 5,891 72 54 52 45,713 56 65 62 Pacific : 44,980 48 37 34 243,866 72 70 71 : US : 241,618 49 49 47 987,193 64 65 64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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