HDR1012000170020121981500COLD STORAGE Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 21, 1998, 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 December 31, 1997, were greater than year earlier levels for concentrated orange juice, butter, turkeys, meat, fruit, vegetables, and potatoes. Cooler stocks of pears and peanuts were higher than a year earlier. Total red meat supplies in freezers decreased 3 percent from November, but were up 16 percent from December 1996. Frozen pork stocks were 3 percent above last month and were up 10 percent from last year. Stocks of pork bellies were up 77 percent from last month and were 18 percent above a year ago. Total frozen poultry supplies decreased 2 percent from last month, but were 6 percent above last year. Total stocks of chicken increased 1 percent during the month, but were 5 percent below 1996. Total pounds of turkey in freezers decreased 5 percent from last month, but were up 27 percent from last year's level. Public cooler occupancy was at 49 percent of capacity, up 2 points from a year ago. Public freezer occupancy at 68 percent was down 3 points from last month, but 5 points above the year earlier level. Table of Contents Page Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, December 1997 . . . 3 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, November 30, 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, December 31, 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, December 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, December 1997 . . 15 Survey and Estimating Procedures, Revision Policy and Reliability . . . 16 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, December 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Dec 31, : Nov 30, : Dec 31, : Dec : Nov : Dec 31, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 :1996 :1997 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage : 941,523 1,543,642 1,009,454 107 65 Controlled Atmosphere:3,731,341 3,627,709 3,413,445 91 94 Total :4,672,864 5,171,351 4,422,899 95 86 46,852 Pears : Bartlett : 117 9,560 1,331 14 Other Varieties : 209,215 436,443 335,972 161 77 Total : 209,332 446,003 337,303 161 76 853 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 215,702 222,150 258,423 120 116 Pecans : 34,794 14,975 17,415 50 116 Other Shelled : 94,886 88,712 97,781 103 110 Total : 345,382 325,837 373,619 108 115 163,276 In-Shell : Peanuts : 20,469 10,725 15,643 76 146 Pecans : 70,596 34,771 81,375 115 234 Other In-Shell : 7,057 10,251 7,324 104 71 Total : 98,122 55,747 104,342 106 187 30,419 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 13,707 15,365 18,354 134 119 16,697 (Government Owned) : 294 364 317 108 87 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 379,673 407,765 413,909 109 102 (Government Owned) : 47 149 103 219 69 Swiss : 12,668 13,406 13,772 109 103 Other Natural Cheese : 94,609 54,924 49,181 52 90 Total : 486,950 476,095 476,862 98 100 255,285 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 1,062 943 1,197 113 127 Yolks : 1,014 967 1,147 113 119 Whole & Mixed : 6,810 7,649 6,516 96 85 Unclassified : 1,299 705 756 58 107 Total : 10,185 10,264 9,616 94 94 9,055 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers (Whole) : 33,306 28,727 23,684 71 82 Hens : 5,705 5,900 8,581 150 145 Other Chicken : 608,000 575,273 581,785 96 101 Total : 647,011 609,900 614,050 95 101 Turkey : Whole Turkeys : 146,859 208,021 177,864 121 86 Other Turkey : 181,092 230,535 239,373 132 104 Total : 327,951 438,556 417,237 127 95 Ducks : 2,203 1,964 1,745 79 89 Total : 977,165 1,050,420 1,033,032 106 98 905,401 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, December 1997 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Dec 31, : Nov 30, : Dec 31, : Dec : Nov : Dec 31, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 :1996 :1997 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 75,665 53,174 63,149 83 119 Apricots : 8,545 16,228 13,089 153 81 Blackberries, Total : 20,227 28,374 26,122 129 92 IQF : 12,407 14,859 13,805 111 93 Pails and Tubs : 2,750 3,775 3,611 131 96 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 4,159 8,226 7,353 177 89 Concentrate : 911 1,514 1,353 149 89 Blueberries : 60,126 96,928 86,600 144 89 Boysenberries : 3,561 6,060 5,670 159 94 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 127,102 148,945 138,422 109 93 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 4,076 1,855 1,786 44 96 Cherries, Sweet : 12,201 15,469 14,988 123 97 Grapes : 4,879 3,740 3,684 76 99 Peaches : 50,471 82,393 78,803 156 96 Raspberries, Black : 1,324 873 649 49 74 Raspberries, Red, Total: 36,494 54,154 49,447 135 91 IQF : 12,717 12,864 10,807 85 84 Pails and Tubs : 13,173 16,514 14,963 114 91 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 9,615 23,470 21,742 226 93 Concentrate : 989 1,306 1,935 196 148 Strawberries, Total : 212,031 251,850 214,518 101 85 Other Frozen Fruit : 473,832 595,928 541,890 114 91 Total :1,090,534 1,355,971 1,238,817 114 91 738,858 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 1/ :1,069,372 1,214,354 1,553,519 145 128 (Gallon Equivalent) : 108,061 122,712 156,985 Other Juice Concentrate: 410,221 426,810 429,002 105 101 Total :1,479,593 1,641,164 1,982,521 134 121 263,889 Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 8,353 7,890 6,799 81 86 Limas, Fordhook : 15,209 18,251 17,193 113 94 Limas, Baby : 44,036 68,186 60,580 138 89 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 161,433 217,985 196,718 122 90 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 41,174 37,821 33,634 82 89 Broccoli, Spears : 22,101 17,778 20,508 93 115 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut: 98,870 93,874 91,400 92 97 Brussels Sprouts : 16,314 17,489 20,151 124 115 Carrots, Diced : 92,298 84,028 88,103 95 105 Carrots, Other : 189,493 243,987 214,865 113 88 Cauliflower : 54,618 46,693 57,898 106 124 Corn, Cut : 352,378 437,505 397,655 113 91 Corn, Cob : 293,046 309,459 271,253 93 88 Mixed Vegetables : 54,208 49,458 45,088 83 91 Okra : 28,576 58,562 52,258 183 89 Onion Rings : 10,040 10,807 10,999 110 102 Onions, Other : 30,481 30,513 31,178 102 102 Blackeye Peas : 9,795 12,085 9,337 95 77 Green Peas : 208,357 236,726 204,346 98 86 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 6,731 6,836 5,553 82 81 Spinach : 47,868 75,454 67,142 140 89 Squash, Summer/Zucchini: 58,749 79,117 74,697 127 94 Southern Greens : 26,936 18,665 20,774 77 111 Other Vegetables : 314,640 304,631 286,000 91 94 Total :2,185,704 2,483,800 2,284,129 105 92 1,533,816 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, December 1997 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 31, : Nov 30, : Dec 31, : Dec : Nov : Dec 31, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 :1997 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Potatoes : French Fries : 921,248 1,094,772 970,846 105 89 Other Frozen : 177,173 219,271 182,164 103 83 Total : 1,098,421 1,314,043 1,153,010 105 88 817,703 Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 256,625 346,963 319,192 124 92 Beef Cuts : 28,317 31,197 31,637 112 101 Total : 284,942 378,160 350,829 123 93 348,078 (Government Owned) : 5,879 3,781 3,267 56 86 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 4,595 10,940 7,318 159 67 Hams, Total : 33,506 61,331 44,771 134 73 40,893 Bone-in : 18,537 32,284 23,148 125 72 20,812 Boneless : 14,969 29,047 21,623 144 74 20,081 Bellies : 37,930 25,365 44,832 118 177 Loins, Total : 18,214 23,205 22,225 122 96 19,310 Bone-in : 8,968 12,671 10,644 119 84 Boneless : 9,246 10,534 11,581 125 110 Ribs : 71,234 47,797 55,610 78 116 Butts : 5,941 7,829 9,920 167 127 Trimmings : 32,696 41,107 51,583 158 125 Other : 70,994 73,738 70,584 99 96 Variety Meats : 24,403 30,809 24,509 100 80 Unclassified : 14,310 11,979 13,145 92 110 Total : 313,823 334,100 344,497 110 103 293,668 (Government Owned) : 1,259 1,056 1,458 116 138 Other : Veal : 7,273 6,587 8,037 111 122 Lamb & Mutton : 8,899 16,534 13,705 154 83 Total : 16,172 23,121 21,742 134 94 21,412 Canned : Canned Hams : 5,336 4,879 3,468 65 71 Other Canned Meat : 980 765 574 59 75 Total : 6,316 5,644 4,042 64 72 3,288 Total : 621,253 741,025 721,110 116 97 666,446 Miscellaneous : Cooler : 679,823 812,631 646,932 95 80 473,316 Freezer : 1,673,589 1,858,762 1,811,159 108 97 1,754,863 Total : 2,353,412 2,671,393 2,458,091 104 92 2,228,179 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 6,500,359 7,296,460 6,370,657 98 87 977,485 Stored in Freezers : 9,142,265 10,462,018 10,243,048 112 98 6,699,244 Total :15,642,624 17,758,478 16,613,705 106 94 7,676,729 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Adjusted to 42.0 degrees Brix equivalent (9.896 pounds per gallon). Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, November 30, 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 93,884 649,877 495,579 4,164 350,111 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 10 664 26 122,053 Pecans 1/ : 46 5,009 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 6 15,744 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 1,312 1,459 7,029 1,002 11 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 20,874 37,843 234,547 53,588 254 Other Natural Cheese : 70 6,279 37,302 4,326 2,467 : Broilers (Whole) : 65 692 986 1,185 9,313 Hens : 32 515 613 1,990 Other Chicken : 1,655 5,297 12,574 23,984 161,461 Total : 1,720 6,021 14,075 25,782 172,764 Whole Turkeys : 2,592 17,678 17,807 26,568 32,127 Other Turkey : 589 13,177 26,996 60,790 63,202 Total : 3,181 30,855 44,803 87,358 95,329 Ducks : 41 109 1,474 23 69 Total : 4,942 36,985 60,352 113,163 268,162 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 41 16,280 19,325 93 2,774 Blueberries : 18,068 7,246 49,172 615 4,182 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 94 3,623 129,212 148 207 Cherries, Sweet : 1,092 8,118 372 92 Peaches : 107 1,599 2,607 976 1,103 Raspberries, Red : 135 1,181 922 820 194 Strawberries, Total : 76 1,922 5,264 5,178 2,457 Other Frozen Fruit : 152,290 53,422 263,509 2,159 6,171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, November 30, 1997 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 59 1,091 89,326 3,487,260 5,171,351 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 30,165 68,377 178 677 222,150 Pecans 1/ : 136 9,662 122 14,975 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,084 17,936 1 34,771 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 32 1,064 290 3,166 15,365 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 197 610 15,426 44,426 407,765 Other Natural Cheese : 1,471 166 587 2,256 54,924 : Broilers (Whole) : 774 10,386 292 5,034 28,727 Hens : 1,741 65 375 569 5,900 Other Chicken : 100,301 233,306 2,966 33,729 575,273 Total : 102,816 243,757 3,633 39,332 609,900 Whole Turkeys : 3,530 57,606 18,521 31,592 208,021 Other Turkey : 707 25,195 6,198 33,681 230,535 Total : 4,237 82,801 24,719 65,273 438,556 Ducks : 4 35 56 153 1,964 Total : 107,057 326,593 28,408 104,758 1,050,420 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 177 1,313 292 12,879 53,174 Blueberries : 243 720 576 16,106 96,928 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 46 278 7,511 7,826 148,945 Cherries, Sweet : 164 130 45 5,456 15,469 Peaches : 102 844 86 74,969 82,393 Raspberries, Red : 231 190 27 50,454 54,154 Strawberries, Total : 2,176 20,126 2,504 212,147 251,850 Other Frozen Fruit : 310 8,831 1,289 107,947 595,928 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, November 30, 1997 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 72 1,987 327 1,161,221 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,281 25,438 15,160 995 188,975 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 368 2,800 388 205 Limas, Fordhook : 433 777 273 2,055 Limas, Baby : 2,304 1,698 2,242 16,258 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 30,461 46,092 1,786 7,253 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 8,305 5,498 324 432 Broccoli, Spears : 1,371 272 364 1,386 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 5,372 5,655 2,265 9,459 Brussels Sprouts : 325 384 512 514 Carrots, Diced : 7,311 27,231 1,112 3,566 Carrots, Other : 13,751 11,792 1,827 12,126 Cauliflower : 1,994 2,365 801 1,004 Corn, Cut : 33,216 42,451 34,669 13,088 Corn, Cob : 22,828 12,793 34,599 4,435 Mixed Vegetables : 2,436 3,616 2,196 3,353 Okra : 829 278 795 36,079 Onion Rings : 958 5,500 1,544 765 Onions, Other : 1,169 2,454 419 3,882 Blackeye Peas : 243 1,341 34 8,811 Green Peas : 21,639 29,890 21,203 16,559 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 432 727 81 649 Spinach : 17,166 1,545 1,206 6,470 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 3,102 28,255 333 12,816 Southern Greens : 3,178 20 99 5,373 Other Vegetables : 28,575 33,428 13,454 28,891 : Potatoes : French Fries : 39,220 22,617 112,674 101,358 23,196 Other Frozen : 6,633 15,649 29,582 10,782 3,272 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 8,756 32,120 39,330 90,868 37,045 Beef Cuts : 4,045 1,005 2,771 7,005 870 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 322 1,350 16,478 20,330 4,340 Trimmings : 299 986 7,725 22,624 5,971 Other : 417 1,779 17,486 24,920 4,812 : Other : Veal : 528 1,330 2,866 671 116 Lamb & Mutton : 737 4,359 2,778 1,462 1,507 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, November 30, 1997 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 92 3,490 1,880 45,285 1,214,354 Other Juice Concentrate : 519 19,563 1,238 173,641 426,810 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 244 146 3,739 7,890 Limas, Fordhook : 104 14,609 18,251 Limas, Baby : 784 6,386 38,514 68,186 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,251 463 130,679 217,985 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 386 407 22,469 37,821 Broccoli, Spears : 7,264 132 6,989 17,778 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 24,629 1,256 45,238 93,874 Brussels Sprouts : 2,238 69 13,447 17,489 Carrots, Diced : 592 484 43,732 84,028 Carrots, Other : 9,086 1,674 193,731 243,987 Cauliflower : 5,098 688 34,743 46,693 Corn, Cut : 3,163 1,509 309,409 437,505 Corn, Cob : 2,210 2,590 230,004 309,459 Mixed Vegetables : 3,750 329 33,778 49,458 Okra : 20,001 580 58,562 Onion Rings : 192 5 1,843 10,807 Onions, Other : 871 2,176 19,542 30,513 Blackeye Peas : 1,367 289 12,085 Green Peas : 1,568 2,051 143,816 236,726 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 93 14 4,840 6,836 Spinach : 6,213 179 42,675 75,454 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 6,565 442 27,604 79,117 Southern Greens : 9,203 1 791 18,665 Other Vegetables : 43,137 5,275 151,871 304,631 : Potatoes : French Fries : 2,905 1,634 311,036 480,132 1,094,772 Other Frozen : 539 3,978 59,387 89,449 219,271 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 2,739 76,370 4,599 55,136 346,963 Beef Cuts : 1,216 4,976 3,877 5,432 31,197 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 1,987 2,132 23 835 47,797 Trimmings : 532 1,026 53 1,891 41,107 Other : 4,794 16,085 505 2,940 73,738 : Other : Veal : 192 884 6,587 Lamb & Mutton : 1 2,184 1,283 2,223 16,534 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 31, 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 77,967 581,174 386,518 2,649 310,816 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 2 530 27 140,226 Pecans 1/ : 51 5,923 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 31,407 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 1,886 1,312 8,686 895 407 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 20,242 38,711 239,404 59,128 315 Other Natural Cheese : 122 5,660 34,721 3,667 772 : Broilers (Whole) : 58 687 821 1,116 10,461 Hens : 23 590 770 3,534 Other Chicken : 1,736 4,369 15,178 23,588 164,896 Total : 1,794 5,079 16,589 25,474 178,891 Whole Turkeys : 1,335 15,905 12,980 23,587 25,590 Other Turkey : 461 11,201 26,211 70,530 63,670 Total : 1,796 27,106 39,191 94,117 89,260 Ducks : 35 143 1,143 9 47 Total : 3,625 32,328 56,923 119,600 268,198 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 29 18,418 22,664 135 5,538 Blueberries : 16,264 7,427 43,191 617 4,149 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 104 3,053 120,208 158 87 Cherries, Sweet : 1,032 8,025 394 164 Peaches : 101 1,836 3,048 955 858 Raspberries, Red : 134 936 932 767 178 Strawberries, Total : 79 1,913 4,857 4,848 2,036 Other Frozen Fruit : 136,095 57,534 239,831 2,024 3,434 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, December 31, 1997 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 11 779 66,809 2,996,176 4,422,899 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 41,100 74,774 64 1,700 258,423 Pecans 1/ : 204 11,092 145 17,415 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 2,266 47,702 81,375 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 39 1,095 331 3,703 18,354 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 188 353 12,096 43,472 413,909 Other Natural Cheese : 1,424 139 620 2,056 49,181 : Broilers (Whole) : 699 5,398 405 4,039 23,684 Hens : 1,503 127 1,738 296 8,581 Other Chicken : 97,050 238,212 2,668 34,088 581,785 Total : 99,252 243,737 4,811 38,423 614,050 Whole Turkeys : 2,464 54,354 17,025 24,624 177,864 Other Turkey : 600 24,237 7,366 35,097 239,373 Total : 3,064 78,591 24,391 59,721 417,237 Ducks : 3 20 41 304 1,745 Total : 102,319 322,348 29,243 98,448 1,033,032 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 180 1,185 283 14,717 63,149 Blueberries : 185 626 364 13,777 86,600 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 42 495 7,005 7,270 138,422 Cherries, Sweet : 174 81 44 5,074 14,988 Peaches : 129 756 158 70,962 78,803 Raspberries, Red : 213 146 31 46,110 49,447 Strawberries, Total : 1,912 16,278 3,019 179,576 214,518 Other Frozen Fruit : 373 8,723 1,090 92,786 541,890 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, December 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/ : 63 2,405 308 1,489,152 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,279 25,949 13,434 1,562 191,705 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 256 2,331 306 177 Limas, Fordhook : 341 716 229 2,084 Limas, Baby : 1,842 1,406 2,133 14,082 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 27,026 40,879 1,581 7,191 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 7,597 4,869 285 377 Broccoli, Spears : 1,807 773 437 1,693 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 5,915 4,852 2,507 10,641 Brussels Sprouts : 384 481 615 654 Carrots, Diced : 5,254 27,772 752 5,045 Carrots, Other : 14,527 10,429 2,211 10,522 Cauliflower : 2,640 2,915 2,219 1,162 Corn, Cut : 32,700 38,491 34,105 11,562 Corn, Cob : 19,017 11,483 32,257 4,554 Mixed Vegetables : 2,004 3,557 2,508 3,501 Okra : 762 270 531 33,241 Onion Rings : 670 5,633 1,525 1,188 Onions, Other : 1,429 2,378 424 3,490 Blackeye Peas : 272 260 39 7,862 Green Peas : 19,628 25,658 18,994 14,929 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 430 567 102 578 Spinach : 16,500 1,081 1,188 5,817 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 3,234 26,848 274 12,586 Southern Greens : 3,019 22 59 7,472 Other Vegetables : 25,914 31,055 11,781 30,194 : Potatoes : French Fries : 35,394 37,015 90,504 95,659 20,235 Other Frozen : 5,453 13,577 24,591 9,160 2,843 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 9,226 26,860 36,919 85,215 31,406 Beef Cuts : 3,932 1,615 2,617 7,412 761 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 377 1,750 16,299 26,292 5,199 Trimmings : 521 1,625 8,037 27,003 8,671 Other : 546 1,772 18,503 27,577 4,369 : Other : Veal : 641 1,925 2,797 1,012 171 Lamb & Mutton : 617 3,139 2,845 1,450 959 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, December 31, 1997 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 107 4,166 2,942 54,376 1,553,519 Other Juice Concentrate : 494 19,422 1,098 174,059 429,002 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 292 12 3,425 6,799 Limas, Fordhook : 100 13,723 17,193 Limas, Baby : 750 6,238 34,129 60,580 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,121 296 118,624 196,718 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 328 381 19,797 33,634 Broccoli, Spears : 8,329 176 7,293 20,508 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 24,847 1,222 41,416 91,400 Brussels Sprouts : 2,082 104 15,831 20,151 Carrots, Diced : 548 523 48,209 88,103 Carrots, Other : 7,585 1,498 168,093 214,865 Cauliflower : 9,773 829 38,360 57,898 Corn, Cut : 3,766 1,280 275,751 397,655 Corn, Cob : 2,057 1,289 200,596 271,253 Mixed Vegetables : 4,631 222 28,665 45,088 Okra : 16,864 10 580 52,258 Onion Rings : 214 3 1,766 10,999 Onions, Other : 796 2,497 20,164 31,178 Blackeye Peas : 647 257 9,337 Green Peas : 1,553 1,776 121,808 204,346 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 95 10 3,771 5,553 Spinach : 6,512 173 35,871 67,142 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 5,830 561 25,364 74,697 Southern Greens : 9,517 2 683 20,774 Other Vegetables : 37,789 4,548 144,719 286,000 : Potatoes : French Fries : 2,349 1,522 256,419 431,749 970,846 Other Frozen : 625 3,470 45,265 77,180 182,164 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 2,427 67,347 3,903 55,889 319,192 Beef Cuts : 973 5,051 4,587 4,689 31,637 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 2,501 2,265 41 886 55,610 Trimmings : 692 2,370 54 2,610 51,583 Other : 4,106 9,816 299 3,596 70,584 : Other : Veal : 200 1,291 8,037 Lamb & Mutton : 1 1,693 1,168 1,833 13,705 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cooler : Freezer :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Usable : Usable : Usable : Usable Region : Space : Space Occupied : Space : Space Occupied :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 31 :Dec 31:Nov 30:Dec 31: Dec 31 :Dec 31:Nov 30:Dec 31 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 : Cu Ft ---- Percent --- Cu Ft ---- Percent --- : New England : 2,415 50 55 50 20,250 40 65 66 Middle Atlantic : 34,506 57 73 73 85,254 72 83 82 E. North Central : 43,336 54 61 61 174,272 60 65 63 W. North Central : 44,941 46 51 51 147,428 53 58 56 South Atlantic : 42,007 44 49 50 135,300 59 65 62 E. South Central : 9,147 38 51 52 35,210 62 68 68 W. South Central : 17,814 29 30 32 114,729 64 71 69 Mountain : 5,893 51 45 50 45,706 63 75 70 Pacific : 44,980 43 40 22 244,046 71 80 77 : US : 245,039 47 52 49 1,002,195 63 71 68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, December 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Warehouses :----------------------------------------------------------- State : Dec 31, : Nov 30, : Dec 31, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : CA : 129,741 170,656 127,191 MI : 256,222 459,102 365,106 N ENG : 66,960 93,884 77,967 NY : 294,882 389,718 354,018 OH : 10,120 24,050 11,890 OR : 48,258 41,571 33,900 PA : 197,400 259,177 226,801 VA : 108,576 190,358 185,410 WA : 3,354,460 3,275,034 2,835,084 WV : 50,680 74,225 65,547 : Other States : 155,565 193,576 139,985 : US : 4,672,864 5,171,351 4,422,899 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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