Co St 1 (12-03) Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 18, 2003, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Cold Storage" call Barry Adams at (202) 720-8784, office hours 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. HIGHLIGHTS Frozen food stocks in refrigerated warehouses on November 30, 2003 were greater than year earlier levels for frozen eggs,vegetables, potatoes, and total turkey. Butter stocks were down 28 percent from October 2003 and 9 percent below a year ago. Total red meat supplies in freezers were 1 percent below October 31, 2003, and 17 percent below November 2002. Frozen pork stocks were 2 percent below last month, and 5 percent below last year. Stocks of pork bellies were 60 percent above last month and 88 percent above November 2002 stocks. Total frozen poultry supplies on November 30, 2003 were down 21 percent from last month and 18 percent below last year's level. Total stocks of chicken were down 3 percent from last month and down 27 percent from last year's level. Total pounds of turkey in freezers decreased 39 percent from last month but were 6 percent above last year. Public cooler occupancy on November 30, 2003, was at 43 percent of capacity, unchanged from last year. Public freezer occupancy, was at 57 percent, down 1 point from last year. This page is intentionally blank. Table of Contents Page Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, November 2003. . . . . . . . . . . .4 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 31, 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, November 30, 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, November 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, November 30, 2003 and 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Survey and Estimating Procedures, Revision Policy and Reliability. . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, November 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Nov 30, : Oct 31, : Nov 30, : Nov : Oct : Nov 30, : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 :2002 :2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Apples : Regular Storage :1,027,615 1,791,585 952,574 93 53 Controlled Atmosphere:3,952,142 3,716,010 3,898,436 99 105 Total :4,979,757 5,507,595 4,851,010 97 88 4,851 Pears : Bartlett : 25,500 81,492 46,515 182 57 Other Varieties : 359,021 433,359 381,455 106 88 Total : 384,521 514,851 427,970 111 83 3,765 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 260,687 168,126 205,366 79 122 Pecans : 35,114 16,417 15,315 44 93 Other Shelled : 107,247 97,314 113,950 106 117 Total : 403,048 281,857 334,631 83 119 128,262 In-Shell : Peanuts : 13,589 10,329 15,776 116 153 Pecans : 42,369 10,703 35,271 83 330 Other In-Shell : 14,468 13,192 9,739 67 74 Total : 70,426 34,224 60,786 86 178 17,932 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 135,632 170,154 123,187 91 72 104,684 (Government Owned) 1/ : 1,021 11,084 8,703 852 79 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 474,055 491,098 467,455 99 95 (Government Owned) : 463 9,473 6,918 1,494 73 Swiss : 22,251 22,044 24,931 112 113 Other Natural Cheese : 200,757 209,264 203,366 101 97 Total : 697,063 722,406 695,752 100 96 388,839 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 1,736 2,653 2,654 153 100 Yolks : 514 1,050 846 165 81 Whole & Mixed : 5,913 9,916 8,301 140 84 Unclassified : 3,036 3,235 3,121 103 96 Total : 11,199 16,854 14,922 133 89 14,582 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 31,590 29,846 28,530 90 96 Hens, Mature Chickens: 5,767 4,391 3,680 64 84 Breasts & Breast Meat: 94,540 102,271 108 Drumsticks : 10,857 10,111 93 Leg Quarters : 88,445 74,823 85 Legs : 12,515 8,632 69 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 3,295 4,864 148 Thigh Meat 2/ : 14,564 13,355 92 Wings 3/ : 31,128 29,989 96 Paws and Feet : 9,562 8,592 90 Other : 301,521 298,999 99 Total Chicken : 800,423 600,664 583,846 73 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, November 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Nov 30, : Oct 31, : Nov 30, : Nov : Oct : Nov 30, : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 :2002 :2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Turkeys : Toms (Whole Carcasses) : 45,638 198,937 78,073 171 39 Hens (Whole Carcasses) : 47,060 129,253 54,567 116 42 Whole Turkeys : 92,698 328,190 132,640 143 40 Other Turkey : 241,641 254,493 220,713 91 87 Total Turkey : 334,339 582,683 353,353 106 61 262,703 Ducks : 7,551 2,690 1,836 24 68 Total Poultry :1,142,313 1,186,037 939,035 82 79 810,143 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 37,649 25,456 25,588 68 101 Apricots : 5,260 8,554 7,469 142 87 Blackberries, Total : 26,161 28,740 26,086 100 91 IQF : 15,727 19,875 18,737 119 94 Pails and Tubs : 1,904 1,835 1,934 102 105 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 8,045 6,240 3,919 49 63 Concentrate : 485 790 1,496 308 189 Blueberries : 100,274 86,071 84,032 84 98 Boysenberries : 3,356 1,516 1,268 38 84 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 59,721 83,314 76,352 128 92 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 2,174 1,732 1,868 86 108 Cherries, Sweet : 8,019 8,241 7,444 93 90 Grapes : 7,605 10,512 11,025 145 105 Peaches : 82,842 82,408 76,525 92 93 Raspberries, Black : 2,585 1,491 1,287 50 86 Raspberries, Red, Total: 56,441 54,675 46,950 83 86 IQF : 19,998 25,318 21,486 107 85 Pails and Tubs : 12,016 12,249 11,062 92 90 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 23,792 15,525 13,003 55 84 Concentrate : 635 1,583 1,399 220 88 Strawberries, Total : 292,889 338,315 283,710 97 84 IQF and Poly : 197,396 159,937 130,861 66 82 Pails and Tubs : 58,426 115,292 102,500 175 89 Barrels and Drums : 21,283 47,450 39,979 188 84 Juice Stock : 15,784 15,636 10,370 66 66 Other Frozen Fruit : 435,283 451,285 454,559 104 101 Total :1,120,259 1,182,310 1,104,162 99 93 946,853 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 4/ :1,471,232 1,335,617 1,419,572 96 106 (Gallon Equivalent) : 148,669 134,965 143,449 Other Juice Concentrate: 276,948 307,470 305,094 110 99 Total :1,748,180 1,643,087 1,724,666 99 105 227,592 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, November 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :----------------------------------------------------- : Nov 30, : Oct 31, : Nov 30, : Nov : Oct : Nov 30, : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 :2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 7,188 8,795 8,069 112 92 Limas, Fordhook : 14,681 8,787 7,218 49 82 Limas, Baby : 48,481 59,179 54,760 113 93 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 187,561 174,300 150,363 80 86 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 24,026 30,874 26,839 112 87 Broccoli, Spears : 46,383 41,891 35,752 77 85 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 69,585 58,433 58,121 84 99 Brussels Sprouts : 17,935 8,715 14,187 79 163 Carrots, Diced : 99,574 72,728 94,784 95 130 Carrots, Other : 144,808 172,167 178,337 123 104 Cauliflower : 38,733 26,741 28,531 74 107 Corn, Cut : 425,682 618,896 545,604 128 88 Corn, Cob : 288,565 393,673 359,709 125 91 Mixed Vegetables : 40,489 50,755 49,057 121 97 Okra : 51,187 48,000 42,505 83 89 Onion Rings : 9,241 7,007 7,397 80 106 Onions, Other : 30,069 31,686 32,228 107 102 Blackeye Peas : 8,208 3,570 3,377 41 95 Green Peas : 206,345 240,162 211,615 103 88 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 8,365 9,459 8,967 107 95 Spinach : 63,057 61,886 54,913 87 89 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 46,891 48,891 47,730 102 98 Southern Greens : 26,275 12,937 15,763 60 122 Other Vegetables : 331,863 367,832 359,417 108 98 Total :2,235,192 2,557,364 2,395,243 107 94 1,933,690 : Potatoes : French Fries : 957,161 974,023 967,988 101 99 Other Frozen : 257,214 279,923 264,567 103 95 Total :1,214,375 1,253,946 1,232,555 101 98 903,361 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, November 2003 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 30, : Oct 31, : Nov 30, : Nov : Oct : Nov 30, : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 :2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 5/ : 453,370 319,538 322,670 71 101 Beef Cuts 6/ : 59,197 55,633 49,154 83 88 Total : 512,567 375,171 371,824 73 99 369,999 (Government Owned) : 1,622 5,482 7,907 487 144 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 11,879 11,999 11,274 95 94 Hams, Total : 87,685 110,873 73,151 83 66 69,934 Bone-in : 45,504 75,229 43,756 96 58 42,628 Boneless 7/ : 42,181 35,644 29,395 70 82 27,306 Bellies : 18,059 21,135 33,885 188 160 Loins, Total : 35,427 32,285 39,915 113 124 34,478 Bone-in : 17,055 12,435 20,789 122 167 Boneless 8/ : 18,372 19,850 19,126 104 96 Ribs 9/ : 77,728 53,694 64,990 84 121 Butts : 14,304 7,422 11,142 78 150 Trimmings 10/ : 50,737 34,435 38,549 76 112 Other 11/ : 75,805 71,256 70,410 93 99 Variety Meats 12/ : 42,849 50,403 42,165 98 84 Unclassified 13/ : 49,469 53,341 54,371 110 102 Total : 463,942 446,843 439,852 95 98 385,783 (Government Owned) : 1,107 1,461 1,930 174 132 Other : Veal : 7,511 4,762 5,627 75 118 Lamb & Mutton : 9,255 4,485 4,943 53 110 Total : 16,766 9,247 10,570 63 114 10,500 Canned : Canned Hams : 4,051 5,230 4,707 116 90 Other Canned Meat : 362 425 778 215 183 Total : 4,413 5,655 5,485 124 97 5,449 Total : 997,688 836,916 827,731 83 99 771,731 Miscellaneous : Cooler : 941,873 1,157,026 1,089,764 116 94 388,666 Freezer : 2,190,913 2,352,782 2,150,387 98 91 2,103,589 Total : 3,132,786 3,509,808 3,240,151 103 92 2,492,255 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 7,491,971 8,231,861 7,472,811 100 91 1,320,427 Stored in Freezers :10,780,468 11,185,548 10,498,990 97 94 7,810,776 Total :18,272,439 19,417,409 17,971,801 98 93 9,131,203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Preliminary revisions indicate Government Owned Butter stocks at 10,779 for June; 8,938 for May; 5,089 for April; 2,576 for March; 1,391 for February. Annual revisions will be published in February 2004. 2/ Boneless. 3/ All Products. 4/ Adjusted to 42.0 degrees Brix equivalent (9.896 pounds per gallon). 5/ Includes all boxed boneless beef, such as ground beef, roasts, steaks, loins, strips, rounds, trimmings, etc. Variety meats (edible offal), such as tongues, livers, hearts, kidneys, and other organs removed from slaughtered beef, are included as miscellaneous freezer stocks. 6/ Includes all boxed primal beef cuts, bone-in. 7/ Includes full ham, bone removed and individual muscles separated. 8/ Includes pork tenderloins. 9/ Includes spareribs and backribs. 10/ 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. 11/ Includes ears, tails, feet, neckbones and snouts. 12/ Includes tongues, kidneys, livers, stomachs, hearts, chitterlings, salivary glands, and other organs removed from slaughtered hogs. 13/ Includes product unable to be classified elsewhere in this report. Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 31, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 52,524 797,663 477,265 5,567 288,282 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 706 827 11 99,364 Pecans 1/ : 70 5,779 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 3,153 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 20,202 48,260 201,472 107,907 116 Other Natural Cheese : 256 14,417 121,963 53,099 1,892 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 1,513 263 806 9,643 Hens, Mature Chickens : 18 190 42 195 1,038 Other : 1,434 14,324 15,112 31,864 192,787 Total Chicken : 1,452 16,027 15,417 32,865 203,468 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 8,146 30,478 17,332 42,478 72,144 Other Turkey : 1,216 12,117 23,090 54,811 107,519 Total Turkey : 9,362 42,595 40,422 97,289 179,663 Ducks : 436 1,716 350 Total Poultry : 10,814 59,058 57,555 130,154 383,481 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 5 6,691 13,049 59 415 Blueberries : 15,903 11,815 30,251 2,569 2,590 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 5 4,773 65,551 99 1,915 Cherries, Sweet : 398 3,974 943 51 Peaches : 42 3,170 8,065 2,357 634 Raspberries, Red : 35 1,321 1,336 413 250 Strawberries, Total : 110 5,009 5,527 1,982 970 Other Frozen Fruit : 124 14,265 269,899 2,557 2,389 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 31, 2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 111 3,449 50,899 3,831,835 5,507,595 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 32,395 34,560 71 192 168,126 Pecans 1/ : 260 10,242 66 16,417 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,003 6,547 10,703 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 188 3,345 16,562 93,046 491,098 Other Natural Cheese : 2,205 104 3,614 11,714 209,264 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 3,419 11,317 624 2,261 29,846 Hens, Mature Chickens : 1,265 900 54 689 4,391 Other : 118,526 163,695 2,024 26,661 566,427 Total Chicken : 123,210 175,912 2,702 29,611 600,664 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 8,945 74,070 20,224 54,373 328,190 Other Turkey : 3,023 22,534 11,896 18,287 254,493 Total Turkey : 11,968 96,604 32,120 72,660 582,683 Ducks : 31 47 29 81 2,690 Total Poultry : 135,209 272,563 34,851 102,352 1,186,037 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 80 372 103 4,682 25,456 Blueberries : 209 733 101 21,900 86,071 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 299 2,315 8,357 83,314 Cherries, Sweet : 1 22 1,001 1,851 8,241 Peaches : 33 1,315 73 66,719 82,408 Raspberries, Red : 361 173 269 50,517 54,675 Strawberries, Total : 1,688 25,674 200 297,155 338,315 Other Frozen Fruit : 293 12,030 10,240 139,488 451,285 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 31, 2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 78 630 84 1,278,560 Other Juice Concentrate : 18,613 42,599 7,997 843 99,642 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 919 4,619 88 565 Limas, Fordhook : 1,938 929 2 940 Limas, Baby : 5,279 1,776 11,309 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 45,535 39,710 740 2,490 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 9,960 8,552 244 562 Broccoli, Spears : 4,839 3,922 1 2,166 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 4,145 6,780 4,780 6,621 Brussels Sprouts : 915 1,307 676 Carrots, Diced : 4,374 26,039 593 1,502 Carrots, Other : 19,711 26,181 342 5,670 Cauliflower : 1,413 2,240 6 794 Corn, Cut : 53,916 99,804 64,312 10,530 Corn, Cob : 19,545 44,326 31,102 8,698 Mixed Vegetables : 5,343 9,413 78 2,760 Okra : 1,642 728 409 7,758 Onion Rings : 276 3,742 1,140 556 Onions, Other : 4,164 4,323 290 2,617 Blackeye Peas : 421 106 2,029 Green Peas : 28,842 34,351 21,154 6,766 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 1,073 1,547 135 429 Spinach : 9,257 4,175 144 3,812 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 4,243 12,115 25 4,930 Southern Greens : 1,831 372 43 3,402 Other Vegetables : 40,963 46,630 11,776 31,225 : Potatoes : French Fries : 35,966 35,190 61,789 115,566 29,831 Other Frozen : 4,311 13,506 27,366 5,430 4,369 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 1,359 51,876 34,541 92,541 27,910 Beef Cuts 5/ : 2,036 2,649 9,549 7,684 3,356 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 232 1,222 14,935 23,517 6,691 Trimmings 7/ : 43 373 9,861 17,274 2,004 Other 8/ : 1,590 935 11,044 34,712 13,865 : Other : Veal : 702 837 156 209 Lamb & Mutton : 3 518 928 565 797 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 31, 2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 58 4,263 108 51,836 1,335,617 Other Juice Concentrate : 151 14,640 1,837 121,148 307,470 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 463 6 2,135 8,795 Limas, Fordhook : 359 158 4,461 8,787 Limas, Baby : 1,011 6,223 33,581 59,179 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,692 230 83,903 174,300 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 219 18 11,319 30,874 Broccoli, Spears : 15,128 77 15,758 41,891 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 11,227 862 24,018 58,433 Brussels Sprouts : 180 6 5,631 8,715 Carrots, Diced : 940 9 39,271 72,728 Carrots, Other : 10,049 275 109,939 172,167 Cauliflower : 1,490 16 20,782 26,741 Corn, Cut : 2,096 5,821 382,417 618,896 Corn, Cob : 1,157 5,576 283,269 393,673 Mixed Vegetables : 5,152 215 27,794 50,755 Okra : 36,906 557 48,000 Onion Rings : 207 400 686 7,007 Onions, Other : 2,275 4,212 13,805 31,686 Blackeye Peas : 723 291 3,570 Green Peas : 3,078 11,937 134,034 240,162 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 586 22 5,667 9,459 Spinach : 7,025 87 37,386 61,886 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 4,696 331 22,551 48,891 Southern Greens : 5,373 1,916 12,937 Other Vegetables : 43,196 7,654 186,388 367,832 : Potatoes : French Fries : 7,540 11,921 203,621 472,599 974,023 Other Frozen : 1,394 26,293 54,997 142,257 279,923 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 2,874 55,279 8,844 44,314 319,538 Beef Cuts 5/ : 4,180 8,764 8,644 8,771 55,633 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 2,245 1,822 240 2,790 53,694 Trimmings 7/ : 250 3,707 20 903 34,435 Other 8/ : 3,723 2,690 246 2,451 71,256 : Other : Veal : 61 365 1 2,431 4,762 Lamb & Mutton : 13 362 8 1,291 4,485 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 4/ Includes all boxed boneless beef, such as ground beef, roasts, steaks, loins, strips, rounds, trimmings, etc. Variety meats (edible offal), such as tongues, livers, hearts, kidneys, and other organs removed from slaughtered beef, are included as miscellaneous freezer stocks. 5/ Includes all boxed primal beef cuts, bone-in. 6/ Includes spareribs and backribs. 7/ 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. 8/ Includes ears, tails, feet, neckbones and snouts. 9/ Includes tongues, kidneys, livers, stomachs, hearts, chitterlings, salivary glands, and other organs removed from slaughtered hogs. 10/ Includes product unable to be classified elsewhere in this report. Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, November 30, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 40,427 595,943 439,181 2,224 261,030 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 712 986 14 115,531 Pecans 1/ : 71 5,541 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 4,191 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 20,496 45,231 181,476 108,441 111 Other Natural Cheese : 383 14,572 117,798 51,663 1,830 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 9 1,452 244 799 9,496 Hens, Mature Chickens : 17 187 48 208 637 Other : 1,676 14,538 14,287 26,803 184,437 Total Chicken : 1,702 16,177 14,579 27,810 194,570 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 1,224 6,393 2,500 19,476 29,806 Other Turkey : 813 9,046 19,597 49,031 94,779 Total Turkey : 2,037 15,439 22,097 68,507 124,585 Ducks : 436 944 1 242 Total Poultry : 3,739 32,052 37,620 96,318 319,397 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 21 6,473 13,700 52 338 Blueberries : 13,468 10,359 36,430 2,170 2,307 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 5 5,338 59,607 94 1,758 Cherries, Sweet : 326 3,703 960 40 Peaches : 39 3,021 6,678 3,829 550 Raspberries, Red : 34 1,030 1,235 352 210 Strawberries, Total : 88 4,373 5,208 2,008 1,159 Other Frozen Fruit : 125 13,971 275,393 2,518 4,038 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, November 30, 2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 3,400 41,328 3,467,477 4,851,010 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 33,577 54,343 73 130 205,366 Pecans 1/ : 192 9,447 64 15,315 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,355 29,725 35,271 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 181 1,979 17,306 92,234 467,455 Other Natural Cheese : 2,139 97 3,544 11,340 203,366 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 3,384 10,356 627 2,163 28,530 Hens, Mature Chickens : 1,164 786 27 606 3,680 Other : 112,963 169,052 2,198 25,682 551,636 Total Chicken : 117,511 180,194 2,852 28,451 583,846 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 3,455 38,921 10,043 20,822 132,640 Other Turkey : 3,208 19,232 9,098 15,909 220,713 Total Turkey : 6,663 58,153 19,141 36,731 353,353 Ducks : 28 46 75 64 1,836 Total Poultry : 124,202 238,393 22,068 65,246 939,035 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 82 397 84 4,441 25,588 Blueberries : 167 687 223 18,221 84,032 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 344 1,787 7,419 76,352 Cherries, Sweet : 1 40 601 1,773 7,444 Peaches : 32 1,241 138 60,997 76,525 Raspberries, Red : 311 141 191 43,445 46,949 Strawberries, Total : 1,451 22,339 219 246,865 283,710 Other Frozen Fruit : 292 11,376 3,886 142,960 454,559 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, November 30, 2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 103 864 86 1,358,634 Other Juice Concentrate : 27,845 38,444 13,822 734 90,282 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 817 4,091 68 561 Limas, Fordhook : 1,518 774 10 707 Limas, Baby : 4,683 1,700 9,877 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 35,267 35,425 2,643 1,974 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 6,648 7,945 319 712 Broccoli, Spears : 4,121 3,622 2 2,047 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 3,537 5,403 5,070 6,209 Brussels Sprouts : 1,255 1,126 13 813 Carrots, Diced : 8,299 27,244 566 2,240 Carrots, Other : 23,337 24,680 367 4,986 Cauliflower : 1,684 2,228 11 822 Corn, Cut : 49,610 90,811 44,017 7,288 Corn, Cob : 17,798 41,656 30,023 7,628 Mixed Vegetables : 5,033 8,358 129 2,714 Okra : 1,338 636 144 6,804 Onion Rings : 314 3,769 898 559 Onions, Other : 4,192 4,008 233 2,515 Blackeye Peas : 514 77 8 1,909 Green Peas : 23,468 30,164 18,573 5,860 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 962 1,336 133 391 Spinach : 8,344 3,951 80 3,299 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 4,145 12,175 22 4,995 Southern Greens : 2,386 441 6 4,183 Other Vegetables : 39,767 45,591 11,898 28,084 : Potatoes : French Fries : 34,207 37,700 61,074 116,298 28,127 Other Frozen : 4,843 13,030 31,417 6,262 4,275 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 1,346 50,343 35,374 99,743 27,105 Beef Cuts 5/ : 1,137 2,393 9,032 7,814 3,548 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 301 1,354 16,844 30,294 7,368 Trimmings 7/ : 48 423 11,206 19,880 1,968 Other 8/ : 1,637 993 10,616 34,128 13,857 Other : Veal : 937 838 193 141 Lamb & Mutton : 4 500 870 1,019 880 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, November 30, 2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 62 4,493 143 55,187 1,419,572 Other Juice Concentrate : 144 14,368 1,757 117,698 305,094 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 533 4 1,995 8,069 Limas, Fordhook : 372 1 3,836 7,218 Limas, Baby : 1,038 6,163 31,299 54,760 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 2,745 223 72,086 150,363 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 198 12 11,005 26,839 Broccoli, Spears : 13,102 81 12,777 35,752 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 13,488 954 23,460 58,121 Brussels Sprouts : 151 4 10,825 14,187 Carrots, Diced : 1,070 44 55,321 94,784 Carrots, Other : 9,124 318 115,525 178,337 Cauliflower : 2,065 17 21,704 28,531 Corn, Cut : 1,792 4,981 347,105 545,604 Corn, Cob : 1,562 4,429 256,613 359,709 Mixed Vegetables : 5,031 125 27,667 49,057 Okra : 33,075 508 42,505 Onion Rings : 587 574 696 7,397 Onions, Other : 1,944 4,054 15,282 32,228 Blackeye Peas : 624 1 244 3,377 Green Peas : 2,913 11,479 119,158 211,615 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 523 21 5,601 8,967 Spinach : 6,471 84 32,684 54,913 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 4,553 303 21,537 47,730 Southern Greens : 6,594 2,153 15,763 Other Vegetables : 41,550 7,554 184,973 359,417 : Potatoes : French Fries : 7,465 11,313 208,203 463,601 967,988 Other Frozen : 1,296 22,260 55,379 125,805 264,567 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 4/ : 2,816 53,920 8,617 43,406 322,670 Beef Cuts 5/ : 3,846 7,465 7,441 6,478 49,154 Frozen Pork : Ribs 6/ : 2,741 2,645 279 3,164 64,990 Trimmings 7/ : 280 3,693 56 995 38,549 Other 8/ : 3,605 2,691 243 2,640 70,410 : Other : Veal : 76 433 1 3,008 5,627 Lamb & Mutton : 14 301 55 1,300 4,943 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 4/ Includes all boxed boneless beef, such as ground beef, roasts, steaks, loins, strips, rounds, trimmings, etc. Variety meats (edible offal), such as tongues, livers, hearts, kidneys, and other organs removed from slaughtered beef, are included as miscellaneous freezer stocks. 5/ Includes all boxed primal beef cuts, bone-in. 6/ Includes spareribs and backribs. 7/ 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. 8/ Includes ears, tails, feet, neckbones and snouts. 9/ Includes tongues, kidneys, livers, stomachs, hearts, chitterlings, salivary glands, and other organs removed from slaughtered hogs. 10/ Includes product unable to be classified elsewhere in this report. Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, November 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cooler : Freezer :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Usable : Usable : Usable : Usable Region : Space : Space Occupied : Space : Space Occupied :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 30 :Nov 30:Oct 31:Nov 30: Nov 30 :Nov 30:Oct 31:Nov 30 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 : Cu Ft ---- Percent --- Cu Ft ---- Percent --- : New England : 1,770 76 72 78 15,757 66 80 81 Middle Atlantic : 47,224 65 62 61 135,685 54 56 55 E. North Central : 58,552 53 55 54 219,335 56 55 55 W. North Central : 46,860 44 40 39 159,686 58 52 51 South Atlantic : 52,395 32 27 26 196,271 57 50 50 E. South Central : 9,918 41 45 45 70,335 41 42 42 W. South Central : 29,731 19 23 23 139,245 54 40 43 Mountain : 13,027 33 40 40 59,571 64 68 67 Pacific : 55,620 35 38 43 317,568 67 71 72 : US : 315,097 43 42 43 1,313,453 58 57 57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, November 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Warehouses :----------------------------------------------------------- State : Nov 30, : Oct 31, : Nov 30 : 2002 : 2003 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 Pounds ------- : CA : 81,687 91,668 71,316 MI : 216,805 438,345 413,896 N ENG : 32,613 52,524 40,427 NY : 216,678 506,100 320,964 OH : 12,300 23,290 15,360 OR : 38,535 40,167 33,305 PA : 213,544 291,284 274,832 VA : 126,361 161,547 140,958 WA : 3,865,974 3,700,000 3,362,856 WV : 93,374 79,214 81,208 : Other States : 81,886 123,456 95,888 : US : 4,979,757 5,507,595 4,851,010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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