Co St 1 (4-08) Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 21, 2008, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Cold Storage" call David Colwell at (202) 720-8784, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Highlights Frozen food stocks in refrigerated warehouses on March 31, 2008 were greater than year earlier levels for pork, chicken, turkey, and butter. Butter stocks were up 8 percent from last month and up 17 percent from a year ago. Total red meat supplies in freezers were up 5 percent from the previous month and up 17 percent from last year. Frozen pork supplies were up 8 percent from the previous month and up 33 percent from last year. Stocks of pork bellies were up 25 percent from last month and up 79 percent from last year. Total frozen poultry supplies on March 31, 2008 were up 3 percent from the previous month and up 28 percent from a year ago. Total stocks of chicken were up 4 percent from the previous month and up 31 percent from last year. Total pounds of turkey in freezers were up 3 percent from last month and up 24 percent from March 31, 2007. Contents Page Stocks in Cold Storage By Commodity United States, March 2008..........................................1 Region, and United States, February 29, 2008.......................5 Region, and United States, March 31, 2008..........................9 Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, March 2008.............13 Cold Storage Publication Geographic Regions.................................13 Reliability Statement.......................................................14 Information Contacts........................................................14 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, March 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Mar 31, : Feb 29, : Mar 31, : Mar : Feb : Mar 31, : 2007 : 2008 1/ : 2008 :2007 :2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage : 169,054 364,058 236,922 140 65 Controlled Atmosphere:2,144,969 2,865,032 2,171,169 101 76 Total :2,314,023 3,229,090 2,408,091 104 75 212 Pears : Bartlett : 136 4,611 399 293 9 Other Varieties : 114,381 178,050 129,615 113 73 Total : 114,517 182,661 130,014 114 71 1,176 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 391,038 297,411 344,595 88 116 Pecans : 35,362 37,298 40,379 114 108 In-Shell : Peanuts : 20,310 14,914 19,529 96 131 Pecans : 99,022 234,454 230,391 233 98 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 193,104 210,422 226,430 117 108 196,784 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 571,942 513,073 529,067 93 103 Swiss : 34,224 25,891 24,679 72 95 Other Natural Cheese : 286,766 262,028 269,125 94 103 Total : 892,932 800,992 822,871 92 103 452,630 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 2,752 2,952 2,655 96 90 Yolks : 1,014 962 870 86 90 Whole & Mixed : 5,633 7,097 5,905 105 83 Unclassified : 5,233 5,721 6,072 116 106 Total : 14,632 16,732 15,502 106 93 16,085 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 23,987 20,240 20,442 85 101 Hens, Mature Chickens: 6,249 1,969 1,751 28 89 Breasts & Breast Meat: 117,929 146,777 145,371 123 99 Drumsticks : 9,857 16,643 16,668 169 100 Leg Quarters : 51,240 83,423 84,310 165 101 Legs : 6,757 9,860 11,364 168 115 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 11,490 16,876 12,331 107 73 Thigh Meat : 11,374 11,071 12,622 111 114 Wings : 33,282 36,254 35,262 106 97 Paws and Feet : 13,658 16,110 16,543 121 103 Other : 315,043 401,608 432,708 137 108 Total Chicken : 600,866 760,831 789,372 131 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, March 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Mar 31, : Feb 29, : Mar 31, : Mar : Feb : Mar 31, : 2007 : 2008 1/ : 2008 :2007 :2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Turkeys : Toms (Whole Carcasses) : 84,725 79,694 95,492 113 120 Hens (Whole Carcasses) : 86,126 75,580 78,776 91 104 Whole Turkeys : 170,851 155,274 174,268 102 112 Other Turkey : 175,933 261,420 256,238 146 98 Total Turkey : 346,784 416,694 430,506 124 103 Ducks : 5,660 5,228 4,197 74 80 Total Poultry : 953,310 1,182,753 1,224,075 128 103 1,028,256 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 94,087 75,670 78,602 84 104 Apricots : 3,675 8,042 7,796 212 97 Blackberries, Total : 22,748 25,723 22,626 99 88 IQF : 17,913 19,039 17,741 99 93 Pails and Tubs : 2,806 3,246 2,734 97 84 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 1,823 3,247 2,084 114 64 Concentrate : 206 191 67 33 35 Blueberries : 65,398 94,652 83,500 128 88 Boysenberries : 3,666 2,968 2,886 79 97 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 76,170 109,423 101,757 134 93 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 3,203 5,018 4,425 138 88 Cherries, Sweet : 11,424 12,861 11,983 105 93 Grapes : 7,404 6,190 4,566 62 74 Peaches : 60,635 62,681 52,186 86 83 Raspberries, Black : 924 1,064 910 98 86 Raspberries, Red, Total: 34,686 25,349 21,804 63 86 IQF : 17,451 14,852 12,971 74 87 Pails and Tubs : 6,953 3,641 2,795 40 77 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 8,531 5,458 4,423 52 81 Concentrate : 1,751 1,398 1,615 92 116 Strawberries, Total : 150,460 236,353 205,030 136 87 IQF and Poly : 66,738 125,684 116,236 174 92 Pails and Tubs : 53,668 69,551 56,913 106 82 Barrels and Drums : 23,704 33,186 26,512 112 80 Juice Stock : 6,350 7,932 5,369 85 68 Other Frozen Fruit : 319,167 402,895 334,055 105 83 Total : 853,647 1,068,889 932,126 109 87 787,352 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 825,090 942,397 1,053,272 128 112 (Gallon Equivalent) : 83,376 95,230 106,434 Other Juice Concentrate: 372,276 421,150 388,057 104 92 Total :1,197,366 1,363,547 1,441,329 120 106 225,889 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, March 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :----------------------------------------------------- : Mar 31, : Feb 29, : Mar 31, : Mar : Feb : Mar 31, : 2007 : 2008 1/ : 2008 : 2007 :2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 4,282 3,499 3,119 73 89 Limas, Fordhook : 4,328 5,687 4,778 110 84 Limas, Baby : 29,791 28,610 26,199 88 92 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 117,447 138,508 114,378 97 83 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 15,506 25,690 22,141 143 86 Broccoli, Spears : 25,669 29,637 33,473 130 113 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 40,732 44,108 45,368 111 103 Brussels Sprouts : 15,218 13,922 12,555 83 90 Carrots, Diced : 79,937 105,301 96,747 121 92 Carrots, Other : 83,961 112,980 97,849 117 87 Cauliflower : 24,560 24,919 23,092 94 93 Corn, Cut : 307,655 352,171 286,903 93 81 Corn, Cob : 172,282 185,562 151,866 88 82 Mixed Vegetables : 46,651 42,788 45,316 97 106 Okra : 10,185 12,819 8,378 82 65 Onion Rings : 7,790 6,408 6,443 83 101 Onions, Other : 38,454 37,079 37,956 99 102 Blackeye Peas : 3,924 4,176 3,882 99 93 Green Peas : 124,968 173,323 125,231 100 72 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 4,744 4,531 3,768 79 83 Spinach : 54,276 38,676 53,159 98 137 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 51,469 53,337 49,595 96 93 Southern Greens : 13,625 14,648 13,739 101 94 Other Vegetables : 256,480 311,246 302,702 118 97 Total :1,533,934 1,769,625 1,568,637 102 89 1,038,089 : Potatoes : French Fries : 886,170 899,273 879,681 99 98 Other Frozen : 230,056 218,218 206,750 90 95 Total :1,116,226 1,117,491 1,086,431 97 97 823,887 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, March 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 31, : Feb 29, : Mar 31, : Mar : Feb : Mar 31, : 2007 : 2008 1/ : 2008 : 2007 :2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 3/ : 366,248 347,050 348,597 95 100 Beef Cuts 4/ : 60,940 77,074 75,471 124 98 Total : 427,188 424,124 424,068 99 100 415,780 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 13,229 18,102 14,392 109 80 Hams, Total : 57,475 86,772 89,536 156 103 Bone-in : 24,919 43,656 45,964 184 105 Boneless 5/ : 32,556 43,116 43,572 134 101 Bellies : 55,160 79,282 98,984 179 125 Loins, Total : 37,238 47,351 48,221 129 102 Bone-in : 13,184 18,270 18,168 138 99 Boneless 6/ : 24,054 29,081 30,053 125 103 Ribs 7/ : 83,351 83,769 90,176 108 108 Butts : 12,729 25,332 22,971 180 91 Trimmings 8/ : 54,487 70,604 78,960 145 112 Other 9/ : 101,221 105,570 115,741 114 110 Variety Meats 10/ : 36,966 32,480 31,164 84 96 Unclassified 11/ : 42,905 56,456 66,961 156 119 Total : 494,761 605,718 657,106 133 108 585,998 Other : Veal : 5,576 6,107 5,606 101 92 Lamb & Mutton : 15,996 18,157 17,117 107 94 Total : 21,572 24,264 22,723 105 94 22,320 Total : 943,521 1,054,106 1,103,897 117 105 1,024,098 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 4,060,308 5,007,242 4,222,300 104 84 650,802 Stored in Freezers : 6,612,636 7,573,143 7,371,997 111 97 4,943,656 Total :10,672,944 12,580,385 11,594,297 109 92 5,594,458 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 29, 2008, Revised -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 13,150 525,101 124,253 140,949 : Nuts 1/ : Shelled : Peanuts : 217,278 Pecans : 12,290 In-Shell : Pecans : 52,835 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 36,009 46,155 238,991 80,630 4,736 Other Natural Cheese : 185 13,217 157,314 55,799 81 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken 2/ : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 7,764 Hens, Mature Chickens : 851 Breasts & Breast Meat : 38,162 Drumsticks : 6,881 Leg Quarters : 26,139 Legs : 8,150 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 8,852 Thigh Meat : 4,158 Wings : 16,230 Paws and Feet : 8,234 Other : 158,112 Total Chicken : 283,533 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 29 11,283 6,962 31,611 22,552 Other Turkey : 175 4,318 21,379 91,954 104,756 Total Turkey : 204 15,601 28,341 123,565 127,308 Ducks : 10 232 4,090 5 38 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 34 19,470 44,416 125 415 Blueberries : 6,112 6,932 45,034 346 771 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 114 7,993 86,533 93 35 Cherries, Sweet : 325 9,673 41 1 Peaches : 18 1,689 10,237 145 205 Raspberries, Red : 2 1,231 1,393 364 35 Strawberries, Total : 13 5,450 12,047 2,067 1,071 Other Frozen Fruit : 15,544 3,610 222,079 6,512 5,513 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 29, 2008, Revised, (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 7,561 2,418,076 3,229,090 : Nuts 1/ : Shelled : Peanuts : 26,635 53,498 297,411 Pecans : 1,525 23,483 37,298 In-Shell : Pecans : 3,349 178,270 234,454 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 275 3,668 26,958 75,651 513,073 Other Natural Cheese : 2,853 969 4,092 27,518 262,028 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken 2/ : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 5,588 4,666 2,222 20,240 Hens, Mature Chickens : 100 880 138 1,969 Breasts & Breast Meat : 31,427 60,104 17,084 146,777 Drumsticks : 5,153 4,202 407 16,643 Leg Quarters : 39,493 16,933 858 83,423 Legs : 919 685 106 9,860 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 1,468 4,966 1,590 16,876 Thigh Meat : 2,146 2,995 1,772 11,071 Wings : 5,939 12,110 1,975 36,254 Paws and Feet : 4,333 3,469 74 16,110 Other : 99,971 129,457 14,068 401,608 Total Chicken : 196,537 240,467 40,294 760,831 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 1,337 64,385 5,279 11,836 155,274 Other Turkey : 1,477 21,517 4,556 11,288 261,420 Total Turkey : 2,814 85,902 9,835 23,124 416,694 Ducks : 17 29 807 5,228 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 14 656 91 10,449 75,670 Blueberries : 64 340 76 34,977 94,652 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 176 10,348 4,131 109,423 Cherries, Sweet : 1 6 2,814 12,861 Peaches : 3 1,722 78 48,584 62,681 Raspberries, Red : 25 124 38 22,137 25,349 Strawberries, Total : 21 17,592 179 197,913 236,353 Other Frozen Fruit : 28 16,958 32 132,619 402,895 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 29, 2008, Revised -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 3/ : 278 2,132 54 893,688 Other Juice Concentrate : 14,082 61,960 65,700 773 146,892 Total Frozen Juice : 14,360 61,960 67,832 827 1,040,580 : Frozen Vegetables 4/ : Asparagus : 962 1,355 107 Limas, Fordhook : 850 665 136 492 Limas, Baby : 3,051 4,013 1,245 5,862 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 20,468 45,861 3,535 1,971 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 6,073 4,542 1,300 263 Broccoli, Spears : 3,641 2,742 1 6,206 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 5,133 5,325 403 4,526 Brussels Sprouts : 2,657 1,973 466 Carrots, Diced : 11,765 23,320 3,941 720 Carrots, Other : 13,425 24,851 2,963 1,025 Cauliflower : 4,396 1,916 208 943 Corn, Cut : 32,258 51,149 33,434 3,019 Corn, Cob : 17,376 22,598 29,823 2,552 Mixed Vegetables : 4,207 7,055 12 2,232 Okra : 1,216 513 3 1,827 Onion Rings : 140 2,977 445 1,691 Onions, Other : 3,539 2,291 139 4,168 Blackeye Peas : 761 252 2,096 Green Peas : 16,005 22,239 23,083 5,682 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 1,110 790 3 178 Spinach : 6,407 3,221 105 1,725 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 4,041 19,337 748 Southern Greens : 2,105 398 40 1,632 Other Vegetables : 59,376 30,027 22,810 34,911 Total Vegetables : 220,962 279,410 123,629 85,042 : Potatoes : French Fries : 36,699 25,484 74,010 114,126 18,457 Other Frozen : 7,723 12,733 26,487 7,811 1,736 Total Potatoes : 44,422 38,217 100,497 121,937 20,193 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 5/ : 1,068 47,701 41,422 102,013 21,012 Beef Cuts 6/ : 155 892 6,925 24,550 4,374 Total Beef : 1,223 48,593 48,347 126,563 25,386 Other 7/ : Veal : 2,451 1,375 Lamb & Mutton : 7,679 1,571 Total Other Meat : 10,130 2,946 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 29, 2008, Revised, (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 3/ : 17 4,575 1,010 40,643 942,397 Other Juice Concentrate : 40 18,291 12,413 100,999 421,150 Total Frozen Juice : 57 22,866 13,423 141,642 1,363,547 : Frozen Vegetables 4/ : Asparagus : 211 2 862 3,499 Limas, Fordhook : 130 3,414 5,687 Limas, Baby : 689 2 13,748 28,610 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,606 99 64,968 138,508 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 70 50 13,392 25,690 Broccoli, Spears : 14,071 5 2,971 29,637 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 12,574 349 15,798 44,108 Brussels Sprouts : 498 8,328 13,922 Carrots, Diced : 860 43 64,652 105,301 Carrots, Other : 5,727 121 64,868 112,980 Cauliflower : 4,728 61 12,667 24,919 Corn, Cut : 5,791 1,205 225,315 352,171 Corn, Cob : 3,067 754 109,392 185,562 Mixed Vegetables : 7,512 969 20,801 42,788 Okra : 8,194 1,066 12,819 Onion Rings : 521 439 195 6,408 Onions, Other : 2,376 9,508 15,058 37,079 Blackeye Peas : 899 168 4,176 Green Peas : 2,939 523 102,852 173,323 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 40 5 2,405 4,531 Spinach : 13,305 12 13,901 38,676 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 4,553 168 24,490 53,337 Southern Greens : 9,447 1,026 14,648 Other Vegetables : 31,500 9,546 123,076 311,246 Total Vegetables : 131,308 23,861 905,413 1,769,625 : Potatoes : French Fries : 6,415 22,717 202,496 398,869 899,273 Other Frozen : 2,025 34,538 69,389 55,776 218,218 Total Potatoes : 8,440 57,255 271,885 454,645 1,117,491 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 5/ : 3,153 66,256 12,261 52,164 347,050 Beef Cuts 6/ : 1,030 6,395 14,940 17,813 77,074 Total Beef : 4,183 72,651 27,201 69,977 424,124 Other 7/ : Veal : 886 1,395 6,107 Lamb & Mutton : 164 8,743 18,157 Total Other Meat : 1,050 10,138 24,264 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 6,310 392,196 88,619 111,608 : Nuts 1/ : Shelled : Peanuts : 260,976 Pecans : 13,295 In-Shell : Pecans : 47,640 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 36,283 48,148 237,557 84,522 3,024 Other Natural Cheese : 246 13,681 161,479 55,889 142 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken 2/ : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 7,815 Hens, Mature Chickens : 790 Breasts & Breast Meat : 37,975 Drumsticks : 7,958 Leg Quarters : 31,178 Legs : 9,586 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 6,323 Thigh Meat : 4,846 Wings : 16,263 Paws and Feet : 8,521 Other : 162,810 Total Chicken : 294,065 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 30 15,786 9,207 36,031 24,175 Other Turkey : 139 4,012 22,301 92,038 99,888 Total Turkey : 169 19,798 31,508 128,069 124,063 Ducks : 262 3,313 1 61 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 31 20,049 46,379 148 419 Blueberries : 4,969 6,212 40,718 357 770 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 114 7,212 82,558 91 30 Cherries, Sweet : 336 9,163 49 1 Peaches : 29 1,562 8,576 127 154 Raspberries, Red : 13 1,253 1,272 389 69 Strawberries, Total : 7 4,834 9,478 1,761 2,798 Other Frozen Fruit : 10,408 3,330 176,101 5,656 4,730 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, March 31, 2008 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 3,660 1,805,698 2,408,091 : Nuts 1/ : Shelled : Peanuts : 25,166 58,453 344,595 Pecans : 1,910 25,174 40,379 In-Shell : Pecans : 2,590 180,161 230,391 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 285 6,503 28,096 84,649 529,067 Other Natural Cheese : 2,999 1,063 4,766 28,860 269,125 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken 2/ : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 4,938 5,490 2,199 20,442 Hens, Mature Chickens : 104 733 124 1,751 Breasts & Breast Meat : 32,642 59,533 15,221 145,371 Drumsticks : 4,534 3,876 300 16,668 Leg Quarters : 36,178 15,943 1,011 84,310 Legs : 925 834 19 11,364 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 1,619 2,611 1,778 12,331 Thigh Meat : 1,811 3,964 2,001 12,622 Wings : 5,321 11,322 2,356 35,262 Paws and Feet : 5,017 2,927 78 16,543 Other : 109,223 146,473 14,202 432,708 Total Chicken : 202,312 253,706 39,289 789,372 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 1,588 67,531 5,903 14,017 174,268 Other Turkey : 1,964 20,695 4,604 10,597 256,238 Total Turkey : 3,552 88,226 10,507 24,614 430,506 Ducks : 14 23 523 4,197 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 13 632 96 10,835 78,602 Blueberries : 57 427 72 29,918 83,500 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 165 8,369 3,218 101,757 Cherries, Sweet : 1 4 2,429 11,983 Peaches : 2 1,693 61 39,982 52,186 Raspberries, Red : 21 132 32 18,623 21,804 Strawberries, Total : 17 22,788 127 163,220 205,030 Other Frozen Fruit : 28 16,031 13 117,758 334,055 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, March 31, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 3/ : 254 2,206 46 1,000,101 Other Juice Concentrate : 9,824 60,460 46,978 751 154,093 Total Frozen Juice : 10,078 60,460 49,184 797 1,154,194 : Frozen Vegetables 4/ : Asparagus : 801 1,135 122 Limas, Fordhook : 687 532 115 415 Limas, Baby : 2,585 3,268 1,042 4,844 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 17,764 36,298 2,825 1,705 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 5,944 3,359 1,100 228 Broccoli, Spears : 6,272 3,073 1 6,187 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 5,540 4,915 462 4,907 Brussels Sprouts : 2,749 1,349 1 763 Carrots, Diced : 11,434 20,828 4,170 640 Carrots, Other : 11,041 20,217 2,820 943 Cauliflower : 4,224 1,566 168 789 Corn, Cut : 27,244 35,176 30,272 2,409 Corn, Cob : 16,466 13,161 24,352 2,217 Mixed Vegetables : 3,739 5,965 41 2,281 Okra : 1,072 276 3 756 Onion Rings : 141 2,843 468 1,707 Onions, Other : 3,765 2,259 119 4,130 Blackeye Peas : 675 157 1,951 Green Peas : 11,834 11,656 15,059 4,313 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 1,099 644 3 150 Spinach : 8,158 3,586 307 2,065 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 3,119 17,622 620 Southern Greens : 2,063 291 38 1,595 Other Vegetables : 56,041 24,215 23,129 34,444 Total Vegetables : 203,411 214,391 106,495 59,980 : Potatoes : French Fries : 32,793 24,596 72,969 101,746 19,443 Other Frozen : 6,808 12,559 24,652 6,274 1,813 Total Potatoes : 39,601 37,155 97,621 108,020 21,256 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 5/ : 1,187 47,744 37,258 109,930 19,744 Beef Cuts 6/ : 84 872 6,375 28,007 4,029 Total Beef : 1,271 48,616 43,633 137,937 23,773 Other 7/ : Veal : 2,385 1,330 Lamb & Mutton : 7,756 1,444 Total Other Meat : 10,141 2,774 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, March 31, 2008 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 3/ : 19 4,270 1,147 45,229 1,053,272 Other Juice Concentrate : 36 16,559 9,177 90,179 388,057 Total Frozen Juice : 55 20,829 10,324 135,408 1,441,329 : Frozen Vegetables 4/ : Asparagus : 197 2 862 3,119 Limas, Fordhook : 79 2,950 4,778 Limas, Baby : 541 2 13,917 26,199 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,509 79 54,198 114,378 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 75 77 11,358 22,141 Broccoli, Spears : 15,357 5 2,578 33,473 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 12,043 372 17,129 45,368 Brussels Sprouts : 669 7,024 12,555 Carrots, Diced : 702 40 58,933 96,747 Carrots, Other : 6,754 168 55,906 97,849 Cauliflower : 5,009 56 11,280 23,092 Corn, Cut : 3,542 955 187,305 286,903 Corn, Cob : 2,925 634 92,111 151,866 Mixed Vegetables : 7,423 1,007 24,860 45,316 Okra : 5,426 845 8,378 Onion Rings : 539 542 203 6,443 Onions, Other : 2,722 9,675 15,286 37,956 Blackeye Peas : 1,045 54 3,882 Green Peas : 2,632 222 79,515 125,231 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 20 3 1,849 3,768 Spinach : 13,317 33 25,693 53,159 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 4,831 121 23,282 49,595 Southern Greens : 8,912 840 13,739 Other Vegetables : 34,378 8,915 121,580 302,702 Total Vegetables : 130,647 22,908 809,558 1,568,637 : Potatoes : French Fries : 6,581 23,648 194,148 403,757 879,681 Other Frozen : 2,387 34,858 57,962 59,437 206,750 Total Potatoes : 8,968 58,506 252,110 463,194 1,086,431 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 5/ : 2,643 63,580 11,614 54,897 348,597 Beef Cuts 6/ : 693 5,939 14,336 15,136 75,471 Total Beef : 3,336 69,519 25,950 70,033 424,068 Other 7/ : Veal : 565 1,326 5,606 Lamb & Mutton : 144 7,773 17,117 Total Other Meat : 709 9,099 22,723 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Warehouses :----------------------------------------------------------- State : Mar 31, : Feb 29, : Mar 31, : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : CA : 11,424 16,770 10,117 MI : 143,579 122,105 83,984 N ENG : 3,961 13,150 6,310 NY : 141,120 386,610 295,848 OH : 3,070 1,140 640 OR : 18,965 20,998 16,701 PA : 123,354 138,390 96,348 VA : 66,172 87,962 69,680 WA : 1,744,344 2,380,308 1,778,880 WV : 30,272 36,593 29,780 : Other States : 27,762 25,064 19,803 : US : 2,314,023 3,229,090 2,408,091 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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