Co St 1 (6-98) Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released June 19, 1998, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statist2) 720-0585, office hours 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. Frozen food stocks in refrigerated warehouses on May 31, 1998, were greater than year earlier levels for eggs, concentrated orange juice, meat, vegetables, fruit, potatoes, and turkey. Cooler stocks of pecans were higher than a year earlier. Total red meat supplies in freezers decreased 4 percent from April, but were up 13 percent from May 1997. Frozen pork stocks were 2 percent below last month, but were up 16 percent from last year. Stocks of pork bellies were up 1 percent from last month and were 8 percent above a year ago. Total frozen poultry supplies increased 1 percent from last month, but were down 4 percent from last year's level. Total stocks of chicken decreased 3 percent during the month and were 9 percent below 1997. Total pounds of turkey in freezers increased 6 percent from last month and were 1 percent above last year. Public cooler occupancy was at 54 percent of capacity, up 4 points from a year ago. Public freezer occupancy at 63 percent was down one point from last month, but 1 point above the year earlier level. Table of Contents Page Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, May 1998 . . . 3 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, April 30, 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, May 31, 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, May 1998. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Survey and Estimating Procedures, Revision Policy and Reliability. .15 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, May 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : May 31, : Apr 30, : May 31, : May : Apr : May 31, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 :1997 :1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage : 33,738 105,524 47,046 139 45 Controlled Atmosphere:1,219,382 1,520,112 1,065,855 87 70 Total :1,253,120 1,625,636 1,112,901 89 68 6,032 Pears : Bartlett : 243 4 2 Other Varieties : 34,353 60,543 32,443 94 54 Total : 34,353 60,786 32,447 94 53 156 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 470,696 424,601 479,709 102 113 Pecans : 42,827 41,030 42,219 99 103 Other Shelled : 88,199 125,221 124,629 141 100 Total : 601,722 590,852 646,557 107 109 335,330 In-Shell : Peanuts : 48,546 20,247 20,433 42 101 Pecans : 52,379 167,546 140,257 268 84 Other In-Shell : 29,546 3,965 3,513 12 89 Total : 130,471 191,758 164,203 126 86 62,303 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 104,162 67,415 72,666 70 108 66,209 (Government Owned) : 1,259 398 308 24 77 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 446,157 441,580 442,646 99 100 (Government Owned) : 45 171 155 344 91 Swiss : 13,237 12,556 11,298 85 90 Other Natural Cheese : 124,933 90,520 97,884 78 108 Total : 584,327 544,656 551,828 94 101 300,721 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 1,036 972 1,006 97 103 Yolks : 959 1,027 1,265 132 123 Whole & Mixed : 5,346 5,347 8,394 157 157 Unclassified : 813 1,876 2,305 284 123 Total : 8,154 9,222 12,970 159 141 12,228 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers (Whole) : 32,839 21,797 20,188 61 93 Hens : 7,748 5,013 8,874 115 177 Other Chicken : 690,903 661,740 637,195 92 96 Total : 731,490 688,550 666,257 91 97 Turkey : Whole Turkeys : 352,840 315,803 352,014 100 111 Other Turkey : 258,935 264,407 264,246 102 100 Total : 611,775 580,210 616,260 101 106 Ducks : 3,225 4,313 5,430 168 126 Total :1,346,490 1,273,073 1,287,947 96 101 1,167,971 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, May 1998 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : May 31, : Apr 30, : May 31, : May : Apr : May 31, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 :1997 :1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 86,598 82,911 81,289 94 98 Apricots : 4,456 8,321 7,361 165 88 Blackberries, Total : 11,735 14,755 12,212 104 83 IQF : 7,135 8,631 6,941 97 80 Pails and Tubs : 2,417 1,459 1,121 46 77 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 1,606 3,613 3,182 198 88 Concentrate : 577 1,052 968 168 92 Blueberries : 25,661 60,136 52,455 204 87 Boysenberries : 2,560 3,800 3,472 136 91 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 70,508 92,521 83,160 118 90 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 628 4,269 4,061 647 95 Cherries, Sweet : 6,981 10,845 9,689 139 89 Grapes : 2,133 1,605 1,237 58 77 Peaches : 23,021 37,811 31,409 136 83 Raspberries, Black : 583 331 206 35 62 Raspberries, Red, Total: 19,633 28,777 25,127 128 87 IQF : 8,873 7,808 6,936 78 89 Pails and Tubs : 6,735 8,208 7,133 106 87 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 3,189 11,104 9,443 296 85 Concentrate : 836 1,657 1,615 193 97 Strawberries, Total : 245,454 129,014 170,187 69 132 Other Frozen Fruit : 225,872 333,087 285,195 126 86 Total : 725,823 808,183 767,060 106 95 502,313 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 1/ :2,175,989 2,473,722 2,590,438 119 105 (Gallon Equivalent) : 219,886 249,972 261,766 Other Juice Concentrate: 540,443 491,976 453,708 84 92 Total :2,716,432 2,965,698 3,044,146 112 103 336,509 Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 8,234 4,432 10,203 124 230 Limas, Fordhook : 9,948 11,498 10,886 109 95 Limas, Baby : 21,732 36,632 32,176 148 88 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 72,652 102,523 83,899 115 82 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 21,711 21,925 20,022 92 91 Broccoli, Spears : 20,737 25,881 23,977 116 93 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut: 91,399 86,550 91,746 100 106 Brussels Sprouts : 9,056 9,926 8,662 96 87 Carrots, Diced : 53,289 53,771 49,196 92 91 Carrots, Other : 114,488 145,766 136,027 119 93 Cauliflower : 34,969 46,885 43,865 125 94 Corn, Cut : 136,005 193,786 163,192 120 84 Corn, Cob : 128,531 165,354 128,959 100 78 Mixed Vegetables : 48,365 51,951 56,040 116 108 Okra : 12,992 26,410 29,954 231 113 Onion Rings : 8,080 11,816 11,667 144 99 Onions, Other : 28,061 23,443 22,785 81 97 Blackeye Peas : 3,426 7,840 7,175 209 92 Green Peas : 73,375 109,885 96,473 131 88 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 5,534 6,514 7,136 129 110 Spinach : 98,832 91,197 100,649 102 110 Squash, Summer/Zucchini: 40,710 60,918 59,971 147 98 Southern Greens : 20,179 28,392 28,878 143 102 Other Vegetables : 249,707 245,221 233,312 93 95 Total :1,312,012 1,568,516 1,456,850 111 93 913,579 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, May 1998 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : May 31, : Apr 30, : May 31, : May : Apr : May 31, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 :1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Potatoes : French Fries : 973,498 970,306 1,008,822 104 104 Other Frozen : 239,800 254,786 273,301 114 107 Total : 1,213,298 1,225,092 1,282,123 106 105 914,297 Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 254,868 298,459 276,075 108 93 Beef Cuts : 23,870 36,991 34,930 146 94 Total : 278,738 335,450 311,005 112 93 309,165 (Government Owned) : 4,247 2,220 1,931 45 87 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 7,782 14,982 13,064 168 87 Hams, Total : 101,114 79,773 91,813 91 115 85,193 Bone-in : 54,261 41,915 52,286 96 125 50,655 Boneless : 46,853 37,858 39,527 84 104 34,538 Bellies : 55,274 58,600 59,462 108 101 Loins, Total : 22,833 23,166 18,604 81 80 16,548 Bone-in : 13,876 13,580 10,602 76 78 Boneless : 8,957 9,586 8,002 89 83 Ribs : 45,672 59,367 47,402 104 80 Butts : 8,001 11,062 11,447 143 103 Trimmings : 46,951 108,519 98,907 211 91 Other : 81,377 78,493 72,314 89 92 Variety Meats : 28,043 38,071 48,079 171 126 Unclassified : 16,305 15,002 16,494 101 110 Total : 413,352 487,035 477,586 116 98 393,356 (Government Owned) : 889 1,286 1,015 114 79 Other : Veal : 3,986 5,905 4,905 123 83 Lamb & Mutton : 15,220 16,306 16,655 109 102 Total : 19,206 22,211 21,560 112 97 21,349 Canned : Canned Hams : 7,031 3,512 4,474 64 127 Other Canned Meat : 1,348 1,085 680 50 63 Total : 8,379 4,597 5,154 62 112 3,234 Total : 719,675 849,293 815,305 113 96 727,104 Miscellaneous : Cooler : 596,747 673,020 678,009 114 101 464,768 Freezer : 1,826,223 1,937,589 1,883,660 103 97 1,817,771 Total : 2,422,970 2,610,609 2,561,669 106 98 2,282,539 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 3,210,783 3,691,305 3,191,099 99 86 1,172,544 Stored in Freezers : 9,962,226 10,699,484 10,617,573 107 99 6,454,747 Total :13,173,009 14,390,789 13,808,672 105 96 7,627,291 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Adjusted to 42.0 degrees Brix equivalent (9.896 pounds per gallon). Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, April 30, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 21,369 221,259 76,656 72 84,887 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 10 1,023 36 272,975 Pecans 1/ : 107 13,603 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 44,107 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 22,798 44,239 244,905 68,483 466 Other Natural Cheese : 162 11,464 69,977 2,079 561 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 56 972 940 902 9,418 Hens : 1 25 311 739 1,938 Other Chicken : 1,484 3,954 14,309 29,713 203,014 Total : 1,541 4,951 15,560 31,354 214,370 Whole Turkeys : 5,880 30,023 22,264 42,874 55,911 Other Turkey : 391 12,207 27,686 77,023 63,868 Total : 6,271 42,230 49,950 119,897 119,779 Ducks : 62 212 3,554 3 72 Total : 7,874 47,393 69,064 151,254 334,221 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 25 27,729 32,192 125 3,262 Blueberries : 10,599 4,922 30,526 519 3,165 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 57 2,858 80,967 99 231 Cherries, Sweet : 835 5,992 394 155 Peaches : 54 1,876 1,919 385 707 Raspberries, Red : 541 1,086 863 599 106 Strawberries, Total : 73 4,172 4,054 2,240 1,277 Other Frozen Fruit : 75,176 36,923 150,822 1,156 1,708 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, April 30, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 630 9,371 1,211,392 1,625,636 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 43,004 106,693 161 699 424,601 Pecans 1/ : 759 26,352 209 41,030 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,720 121,719 167,546 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 211 200 11,957 48,321 441,580 Other Natural Cheese : 1,742 450 742 3,343 90,520 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 1,387 5,591 292 2,239 21,797 Hens : 1,362 99 100 438 5,013 Other Chicken : 100,428 270,600 3,978 34,260 661,740 Total : 103,177 276,290 4,370 36,937 688,550 Whole Turkeys : 4,227 96,195 11,851 46,578 315,803 Other Turkey : 494 33,033 11,832 37,873 264,407 Total : 4,721 129,228 23,683 84,451 580,210 Ducks : 4 16 8 382 4,313 Total : 107,902 405,534 28,061 121,770 1,273,073 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 225 1,427 190 17,736 82,911 Blueberries : 774 633 684 8,314 60,136 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 26 546 3,855 3,882 92,521 Cherries, Sweet : 29 76 33 3,331 10,845 Peaches : 40 604 88 32,138 37,811 Raspberries, Red : 220 761 29 24,572 28,777 Strawberries, Total : 1,961 15,946 601 98,690 129,014 Other Frozen Fruit : 367 10,960 1,281 54,694 333,087 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, April 30, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 58 4,043 848 2,365,192 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,056 26,256 17,645 2,131 237,993 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 160 1,056 190 146 Limas, Fordhook : 220 618 229 1,089 Limas, Baby : 1,480 1,029 748 8,329 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 11,183 17,705 1,534 4,327 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 4,275 2,484 162 196 Broccoli, Spears : 1,709 349 356 841 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 4,077 4,733 3,146 13,618 Brussels Sprouts : 523 324 638 503 Carrots, Diced : 3,372 11,459 1,467 6,919 Carrots, Other : 8,855 7,458 2,445 9,842 Cauliflower : 1,568 3,011 1,775 1,776 Corn, Cut : 15,697 22,318 21,818 6,851 Corn, Cob : 6,321 7,317 18,850 4,439 Mixed Vegetables : 1,959 4,619 2,227 3,316 Okra : 324 226 590 14,485 Onion Rings : 918 6,006 1,898 704 Onions, Other : 1,585 3,378 782 2,272 Blackeye Peas : 255 229 34 6,017 Green Peas : 10,079 14,690 7,730 7,507 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 423 501 90 477 Spinach : 12,695 1,555 1,468 8,220 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 2,782 21,771 507 10,865 Southern Greens : 1,526 24 17 15,075 Other Vegetables : 20,369 25,927 9,590 33,432 : Potatoes : French Fries : 34,650 22,496 89,995 85,107 18,751 Other Frozen : 8,127 16,139 40,736 9,695 3,104 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 3,278 23,906 30,508 72,837 29,864 Beef Cuts : 4,835 961 2,351 5,967 776 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 393 3,201 17,281 25,309 6,917 Trimmings : 1,205 6,844 17,530 43,765 13,689 Other : 1,347 2,578 21,686 27,166 4,738 : Other : Veal : 492 864 2,522 938 80 Lamb & Mutton : 776 3,710 2,634 1,387 2,416 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, April 30, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 150 10,475 3,723 89,233 2,473,722 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,179 19,747 1,357 184,612 491,976 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 222 5 2,653 4,432 Limas, Fordhook : 136 9,206 11,498 Limas, Baby : 607 2,880 21,559 36,632 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 963 115 66,696 102,523 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 275 206 14,327 21,925 Broccoli, Spears : 13,042 87 9,497 25,881 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 18,312 680 41,984 86,550 Brussels Sprouts : 610 57 7,271 9,926 Carrots, Diced : 1,288 457 28,809 53,771 Carrots, Other : 14,154 1,979 101,033 145,766 Cauliflower : 15,487 367 22,901 46,885 Corn, Cut : 2,737 647 123,718 193,786 Corn, Cob : 1,379 1,197 125,851 165,354 Mixed Vegetables : 8,376 173 31,281 51,951 Okra : 10,274 4 507 26,410 Onion Rings : 303 13 1,974 11,816 Onions, Other : 761 1,713 12,952 23,443 Blackeye Peas : 1,011 294 7,840 Green Peas : 1,535 5,870 62,474 109,885 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 81 22 4,920 6,514 Spinach : 14,254 184 52,821 91,197 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 4,979 266 19,748 60,918 Southern Greens : 11,180 2 568 28,392 Other Vegetables : 29,298 3,480 123,125 245,221 : Potatoes : French Fries : 1,572 11,406 259,312 447,017 970,306 Other Frozen : 268 5,651 63,170 107,896 254,786 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 6,113 70,569 8,558 52,826 298,459 Beef Cuts : 890 12,985 4,206 4,020 36,991 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 2,181 2,640 105 1,340 59,367 Trimmings : 1,047 22,661 165 1,613 108,519 Other : 3,533 13,296 236 3,913 78,493 : Other : Veal : 296 713 5,905 Lamb & Mutton : 1,359 1,449 2,575 16,306 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 31, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 11,083 145,406 42,155 51,960 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 55 714 40 318,556 Pecans 1/ : 100 12,952 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 37,952 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 22,916 45,059 241,428 68,908 860 Other Natural Cheese : 227 12,997 75,267 1,480 577 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 53 479 435 733 9,157 Hens : 1 432 1,075 810 3,416 Other Chicken : 1,346 3,637 13,735 31,523 199,680 Total : 1,400 4,548 15,245 33,066 212,253 Whole Turkeys : 6,705 31,196 25,803 46,486 62,778 Other Turkey : 300 12,347 22,990 83,570 62,927 Total : 7,005 43,543 48,793 130,056 125,705 Ducks : 12 157 4,598 2 81 Total : 8,417 48,248 68,636 163,124 338,039 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 29 26,291 32,505 111 3,111 Blueberries : 9,216 4,091 26,239 487 2,871 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 51 2,401 72,696 97 293 Cherries, Sweet : 371 6,044 333 73 Peaches : 45 1,545 1,703 289 612 Raspberries, Red : 508 1,070 997 446 123 Strawberries, Total : 84 2,202 3,372 2,030 1,290 Other Frozen Fruit : 62,247 32,578 129,007 995 1,980 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, May 31, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 214 3,570 858,513 1,112,901 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 43,729 115,853 155 607 479,709 Pecans 1/ : 845 28,126 196 42,219 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,545 100,760 140,257 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 213 123 12,750 50,389 442,646 Other Natural Cheese : 1,827 382 782 4,345 97,884 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 1,456 5,651 236 1,988 20,188 Hens : 1,966 136 78 960 8,874 Other Chicken : 99,314 255,884 4,203 27,873 637,195 Total : 102,736 261,671 4,517 30,821 666,257 Whole Turkeys : 4,931 105,872 13,819 54,424 352,014 Other Turkey : 408 31,386 12,136 38,182 264,246 Total : 5,339 137,258 25,955 92,606 616,260 Ducks : 5 9 1 565 5,430 Total : 108,080 398,938 30,473 123,992 1,287,947 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 220 1,594 167 17,261 81,289 Blueberries : 676 615 576 7,684 52,455 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 26 398 3,490 3,708 83,160 Cherries, Sweet : 4 157 33 2,674 9,689 Peaches : 34 555 62 26,564 31,409 Raspberries, Red : 124 762 179 20,918 25,127 Strawberries, Total : 1,837 19,854 327 139,191 170,187 Other Frozen Fruit : 339 10,176 1,726 46,147 285,195 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, May 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/ : 72 4,304 758 2,476,112 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,038 21,178 16,088 1,970 221,253 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 227 5,096 72 276 Limas, Fordhook : 300 508 273 1,290 Limas, Baby : 1,437 908 476 7,815 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 7,794 14,375 935 4,320 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 2,526 2,247 172 153 Broccoli, Spears : 1,272 294 448 767 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 4,280 5,520 3,136 12,006 Brussels Sprouts : 371 299 610 439 Carrots, Diced : 2,944 9,616 1,146 6,671 Carrots, Other : 6,330 6,840 2,696 10,559 Cauliflower : 1,324 3,064 1,478 1,492 Corn, Cut : 11,975 20,129 16,919 6,301 Corn, Cob : 2,633 5,866 11,478 3,714 Mixed Vegetables : 2,377 4,866 2,033 4,245 Okra : 771 182 612 14,643 Onion Rings : 859 6,026 1,459 695 Onions, Other : 1,543 3,582 778 1,963 Blackeye Peas : 210 207 28 5,157 Green Peas : 8,654 12,410 4,504 9,104 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 556 431 69 494 Spinach : 13,324 1,522 1,553 8,625 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 2,825 19,612 471 11,319 Southern Greens : 288 32 17 16,195 Other Vegetables : 20,735 23,945 8,291 33,839 : Potatoes : French Fries : 36,760 22,756 81,070 87,202 19,407 Other Frozen : 8,507 19,331 43,649 9,889 3,384 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 3,645 22,635 28,600 64,452 28,692 Beef Cuts : 3,915 1,130 2,649 4,934 755 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 353 2,607 13,645 20,605 5,064 Trimmings : 1,057 6,316 17,188 38,937 11,865 Other : 1,070 3,039 18,031 26,036 6,322 : Other : Veal : 365 651 2,154 765 117 Lamb & Mutton : 781 4,074 2,524 1,114 2,959 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, May 31, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 154 10,806 4,767 93,465 2,590,438 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,246 17,912 591 172,432 453,708 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 205 5 4,322 10,203 Limas, Fordhook : 164 8,351 10,886 Limas, Baby : 529 1,537 19,474 32,176 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,193 178 55,104 83,899 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 465 137 14,322 20,022 Broccoli, Spears : 11,639 83 9,474 23,977 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 17,654 353 48,797 91,746 Brussels Sprouts : 626 35 6,282 8,662 Carrots, Diced : 1,081 428 27,310 49,196 Carrots, Other : 17,219 1,721 90,662 136,027 Cauliflower : 14,325 422 21,760 43,865 Corn, Cut : 3,037 795 104,036 163,192 Corn, Cob : 1,414 903 102,951 128,959 Mixed Vegetables : 13,765 180 28,574 56,040 Okra : 13,190 2 554 29,954 Onion Rings : 586 9 2,033 11,667 Onions, Other : 953 1,596 12,370 22,785 Blackeye Peas : 1,366 207 7,175 Green Peas : 2,184 4,279 55,338 96,473 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 187 61 5,338 7,136 Spinach : 16,187 392 59,046 100,649 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 9,355 286 16,103 59,971 Southern Greens : 11,058 575 713 28,878 Other Vegetables : 29,037 3,982 113,483 233,312 : Potatoes : French Fries : 1,602 6,968 273,538 479,519 1,008,822 Other Frozen : 234 5,582 72,818 109,907 273,301 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 7,274 63,449 7,170 50,158 276,075 Beef Cuts : 797 12,588 3,865 4,297 34,930 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 1,846 2,199 69 1,014 47,402 Trimmings : 946 20,934 231 1,433 98,907 Other : 3,242 10,431 310 3,833 72,314 : Other : Veal : 305 548 4,905 Lamb & Mutton : 1,431 1,368 2,404 16,655 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cooler : Freezer :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Usable : Usable : Usable : Usable Region : Space : Space Occupied : Space : Space Occupied :-------------------------------------------------------------- : May 31 :May 31:Apr 30:May 31: May 31 :May 31:Apr 30:May 31 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 : Cu Ft ---- Percent --- Cu Ft ---- Percent --- : New England : 2,415 59 56 55 20,250 54 69 72 Middle Atlantic : 34,447 61 69 68 84,499 76 79 77 E. North Central : 45,875 52 52 50 175,307 58 61 60 W. North Central : 45,163 41 58 57 146,724 52 58 57 South Atlantic : 46,172 57 47 50 161,573 61 57 57 E. South Central : 9,178 54 56 55 48,735 71 60 61 W. South Central : 18,708 42 50 49 128,683 69 71 71 Mountain : 5,894 51 74 76 45,705 58 66 66 Pacific : 35,114 41 42 44 243,438 64 65 63 : US : 242,966 50 54 54 1,054,914 62 64 63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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