Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 21, 1998, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Stati202) 720-0585, office hours 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. Frozen food stocks in refrigerated warehouses on July 31, 1998, were greater than year earlier levels for concentrated orange juice, eggs, vegetables, fruit, and pork. Cooler stocks of pecans and apples were higher than a year earlier. Total red meat supplies in freezers decreased 3 percent from June, but were up 3 percent from July 1997. Frozen pork stocks were 3 percent below last month, but were up 7 percent from last year. Stocks of pork bellies were down 40 percent from last month and were 7 percent below a year ago. Total frozen poultry supplies increased 1 percent from last month, but were down 9 percent from last year's level. Total stocks of chicken decreased 5 percent during the month and were 15 percent below 1997. Total pounds of turkey in freezers increased 6 percent from last month, but were 3 percent below last year. Public cooler occupancy was at 57 percent of capacity, up 8 points from a year ago. Public freezer occupancy at 65 percent was up 1 point from last month and was the same as a year earlier. Co St 1 (8-98) Table of Contents Page Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, July 1998 . . . . . . 3 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, June 30, 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, July 31, 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, July 1998. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Survey and Estimating Procedures, Revision Policy and Reliability . . . . .15 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, July 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Jul 31, : Jun 30, : Jul 31, : Jul : Jun : Jul 31, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 :1997 :1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage : 15,219 17,384 15,830 104 91 Controlled Atmosphere: 280,610 619,738 306,528 109 49 Total : 295,829 637,122 322,358 109 51 6,395 Pears : Bartlett : 63,037 352 1 Other Varieties : 1,785 4,131 46 3 1 Total : 64,822 4,131 398 1 10 69 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 412,581 489,526 393,745 95 80 Pecans : 39,822 46,054 44,713 112 97 Other Shelled : 65,496 123,135 119,303 182 97 Total : 517,899 658,715 557,761 108 85 315,404 In-Shell : Peanuts : 36,155 22,402 19,433 54 87 Pecans : 21,819 117,529 93,617 429 80 Other In-Shell : 4,344 4,213 4,664 107 111 Total : 62,318 144,144 117,714 189 82 47,538 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 85,582 60,550 50,826 59 84 48,149 (Government Owned) : 661 300 209 32 70 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 469,008 449,747 468,078 100 104 (Government Owned) : 47 139 297 632 214 Swiss : 11,516 11,437 10,731 93 94 Other Natural Cheese : 124,372 122,118 123,194 99 101 Total : 604,896 583,302 602,003 100 103 337,724 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 1,133 856 869 77 102 Yolks : 1,293 1,000 985 76 99 Whole & Mixed : 5,984 6,306 7,417 124 118 Unclassified : 477 2,014 2,907 609 144 Total : 8,887 10,176 12,178 137 120 11,751 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers (Whole) : 26,402 19,053 16,031 61 84 Hens : 10,254 9,183 9,325 91 102 Other Chicken : 629,410 564,460 538,793 86 95 Total : 666,066 592,696 564,149 85 95 Turkey : Whole Turkeys : 440,077 387,962 412,475 94 106 Other Turkey : 274,245 268,536 281,090 102 105 Total : 714,322 656,498 693,565 97 106 Ducks : 2,801 5,835 4,684 167 80 Total :1,383,189 1,255,029 1,262,398 91 101 1,142,159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, July 1998 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Jul 31, : Jun 30, : Jul 31, : Jul : Jun : Jul 31, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 :1997 :1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 74,766 74,190 66,190 89 89 Apricots : 22,367 9,386 23,059 103 246 Blackberries, Total : 36,121 10,131 29,560 82 292 IQF : 17,854 5,426 16,359 92 301 Pails and Tubs : 5,919 887 3,165 53 357 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 11,263 2,787 8,969 80 322 Concentrate : 1,085 1,031 1,067 98 103 Blueberries : 38,753 47,537 70,350 182 148 Boysenberries : 8,927 4,173 7,726 87 185 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 105,283 62,012 169,771 161 274 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 1,116 2,777 6,514 584 235 Cherries, Sweet : 15,599 9,323 17,283 111 185 Grapes : 1,870 1,065 733 39 69 Peaches : 39,272 21,449 22,043 56 103 Raspberries, Black : 2,129 610 2,067 97 339 Raspberries, Red, Total: 81,798 28,475 70,602 86 248 IQF : 19,544 8,402 15,450 79 184 Pails and Tubs : 22,063 7,651 16,835 76 220 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 39,080 10,737 36,058 92 336 Concentrate : 1,111 1,685 2,259 203 134 Strawberries, Total : 359,749 345,714 361,157 100 104 Other Frozen Fruit : 150,751 219,351 192,896 128 88 Total : 938,501 836,193 1,039,951 111 124 798,715 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 1/ :1,761,760 2,447,920 2,240,142 127 92 (Gallon Equivalent) : 178,027 247,365 226,368 Other Juice Concentrate: 505,923 444,971 463,899 92 104 Total :2,267,683 2,892,891 2,704,041 119 93 310,050 Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 11,765 11,766 11,105 94 94 Limas, Fordhook : 8,432 9,520 7,608 90 80 Limas, Baby : 14,717 28,139 24,753 168 88 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 126,000 72,493 135,110 107 186 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 30,250 18,773 32,723 108 174 Broccoli, Spears : 21,357 23,296 22,934 107 98 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut: 97,610 85,377 88,936 91 104 Brussels Sprouts : 8,042 7,485 6,043 75 81 Carrots, Diced : 41,687 38,257 29,018 70 76 Carrots, Other : 108,177 124,919 122,110 113 98 Cauliflower : 29,454 38,028 32,450 110 85 Corn, Cut : 85,924 130,729 159,255 185 122 Corn, Cob : 78,770 98,036 91,449 116 93 Mixed Vegetables : 51,239 49,375 52,528 103 106 Okra : 43,328 63,950 77,495 179 121 Onion Rings : 12,242 11,419 11,849 97 104 Onions, Other : 28,520 22,179 23,842 84 107 Blackeye Peas : 3,948 6,654 6,092 154 92 Green Peas : 300,102 230,233 403,013 134 175 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 7,751 7,154 7,343 95 103 Spinach : 96,053 107,369 97,339 101 91 Squash, Summer/Zucchini: 65,058 64,966 69,536 107 107 Southern Greens : 19,103 37,660 33,014 173 88 Other Vegetables : 240,182 251,391 272,125 113 108 Total :1,529,711 1,539,168 1,817,670 119 118 1,076,434 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, July 1998 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 31, : Jun 30, : Jul 31, : Jul : Jun : Jul 31, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 :1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Potatoes : French Fries : 985,027 1,036,189 973,878 99 94 Other Frozen : 229,273 280,261 266,260 116 95 Total : 1,214,300 1,316,450 1,240,138 102 94 879,294 Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 274,516 283,117 266,934 97 94 Beef Cuts : 28,271 33,377 35,623 126 107 Total : 302,787 316,494 302,557 100 96 300,388 (Government Owned) : 3,455 1,733 1,975 57 114 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 8,890 8,673 9,973 112 115 Hams, Total : 113,201 90,364 105,394 93 117 98,936 Bone-in : 65,741 54,583 61,664 94 113 60,146 Boneless : 47,460 35,781 43,730 92 122 38,790 Bellies : 33,657 52,010 31,436 93 60 Loins, Total : 16,724 22,053 17,601 105 80 15,549 Bone-in : 8,966 13,962 10,065 112 72 Boneless : 7,758 8,091 7,536 97 93 Ribs : 29,888 38,890 39,856 133 102 Butts : 4,833 9,638 7,234 150 75 Trimmings : 45,855 70,438 62,456 136 89 Other : 79,338 70,586 75,949 96 108 Variety Meats : 43,751 47,149 48,037 110 102 Unclassified : 12,530 17,011 17,184 137 101 Total : 388,667 426,812 415,120 107 97 362,450 (Government Owned) : 528 623 964 183 155 Other : Veal : 5,045 5,227 5,011 99 96 Lamb & Mutton : 18,535 16,040 15,769 85 98 Total : 23,580 21,267 20,780 88 98 20,657 Canned : Canned Hams : 9,696 5,987 7,613 79 127 Other Canned Meat : 1,567 488 612 39 125 Total : 11,263 6,475 8,225 73 127 5,302 Total : 726,297 771,048 746,682 103 97 688,797 Miscellaneous : Cooler : 654,330 698,919 697,149 107 100 515,560 Freezer : 1,820,515 1,874,053 1,863,084 102 99 1,800,491 Total : 2,474,845 2,572,972 2,560,233 103 100 2,316,051 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 2,212,833 2,732,808 2,305,608 104 84 1,227,992 Stored in Freezers : 9,961,926 10,549,083 10,728,743 108 102 6,750,538 Total :12,174,759 13,281,891 13,034,351 107 98 7,978,530 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Adjusted to 42.0 degrees Brix equivalent (9.896 pounds per gallon). Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, June 30, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 14 630 43 336,398 Pecans 1/ : 100 16,889 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 27,313 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 22,805 43,918 239,770 70,097 746 Other Natural Cheese : 303 13,310 99,160 1,566 779 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 53 278 285 732 9,079 Hens : 1 451 997 848 2,668 Other Chicken : 1,576 3,656 13,611 27,175 167,949 Total : 1,630 4,385 14,893 28,755 179,696 Whole Turkeys : 7,095 36,010 29,465 50,365 68,630 Other Turkey : 420 11,919 22,963 81,013 69,004 Total : 7,515 47,929 52,428 131,378 137,634 Ducks : 76 280 4,624 5 67 Total : 9,221 52,594 71,945 160,138 317,397 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 42 21,861 30,815 115 2,314 Blueberries : 8,000 6,884 20,667 385 3,782 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 46 1,785 53,753 95 234 Cherries, Sweet : 319 5,774 261 74 Peaches : 31 1,498 1,453 153 480 Raspberries, Red : 505 1,277 730 336 128 Strawberries, Total : 119 2,997 4,626 2,109 2,115 Other Frozen Fruit : 44,344 23,198 103,155 1,076 975 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, June 30, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 41,724 110,113 160 444 489,526 Pecans 1/ : 805 28,047 213 46,054 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,519 88,697 117,529 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 222 219 18,621 53,349 449,747 Other Natural Cheese : 2,000 426 909 3,665 122,118 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 1,443 5,664 305 1,214 19,053 Hens : 2,712 194 76 1,236 9,183 Other Chicken : 87,640 232,069 3,466 27,318 564,460 Total : 91,795 237,927 3,847 29,768 592,696 Whole Turkeys : 5,499 111,880 19,646 59,372 387,962 Other Turkey : 1,894 30,783 12,874 37,666 268,536 Total : 7,393 142,663 32,520 97,038 656,498 Ducks : 4 23 1 755 5,835 Total : 99,192 380,613 36,368 127,561 1,255,029 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 152 1,417 189 17,285 74,190 Blueberries : 109 865 214 6,631 47,537 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 70 372 2,730 2,927 62,012 Cherries, Sweet : 26 76 20 2,773 9,323 Peaches : 112 564 28 17,130 21,449 Raspberries, Red : 37 873 38 24,551 28,475 Strawberries, Total : 3,982 37,962 193 291,611 345,714 Other Frozen Fruit : 239 8,901 1,663 35,800 219,351 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, June 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/ : 66 3,908 488 2,342,048 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,079 27,509 15,834 1,707 215,114 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 172 6,339 114 333 Limas, Fordhook : 482 468 326 1,398 Limas, Baby : 1,164 730 594 6,060 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 4,883 12,466 1,030 2,834 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 2,406 1,836 221 150 Broccoli, Spears : 1,813 299 261 1,386 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 3,587 5,301 2,510 9,930 Brussels Sprouts : 298 226 454 471 Carrots, Diced : 2,470 6,355 1,119 6,267 Carrots, Other : 6,252 6,446 2,232 10,448 Cauliflower : 1,125 2,412 1,130 1,374 Corn, Cut : 12,387 14,471 11,872 8,751 Corn, Cob : 2,385 4,793 7,734 3,368 Mixed Vegetables : 2,288 3,639 1,760 4,346 Okra : 598 328 511 25,545 Onion Rings : 838 5,862 1,428 750 Onions, Other : 1,424 3,615 622 1,967 Blackeye Peas : 149 194 21 4,869 Green Peas : 23,897 22,379 7,460 14,996 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 539 460 67 499 Spinach : 15,023 1,591 1,829 9,037 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 8,073 16,033 389 12,188 Southern Greens : 2,032 30 14 15,522 Other Vegetables : 21,721 23,355 7,601 31,672 : Potatoes : French Fries : 42,348 22,873 94,211 93,801 18,757 Other Frozen : 8,640 15,873 47,775 6,536 4,175 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 3,973 24,018 30,136 71,247 28,443 Beef Cuts : 3,846 752 2,313 5,025 790 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 282 1,750 11,546 16,367 4,461 Trimmings : 902 6,075 14,148 34,374 10,472 Other : 797 2,735 16,669 27,110 5,462 : Other : Veal : 324 718 2,488 691 86 Lamb & Mutton : 811 3,601 2,215 1,713 2,971 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, June 30, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 146 9,997 3,814 87,453 2,447,920 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,422 17,636 329 164,341 444,971 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 267 42 4,499 11,766 Limas, Fordhook : 174 6,672 9,520 Limas, Baby : 576 887 18,128 28,139 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,221 243 49,816 72,493 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 227 67 13,866 18,773 Broccoli, Spears : 11,146 104 8,287 23,296 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 20,499 408 43,142 85,377 Brussels Sprouts : 749 5,287 7,485 Carrots, Diced : 964 413 20,669 38,257 Carrots, Other : 18,133 1,089 80,319 124,919 Cauliflower : 12,681 122 19,184 38,028 Corn, Cut : 2,443 652 80,153 130,729 Corn, Cob : 1,124 966 77,666 98,036 Mixed Vegetables : 7,696 185 29,461 49,375 Okra : 36,476 492 63,950 Onion Rings : 648 9 1,884 11,419 Onions, Other : 1,227 1,568 11,756 22,179 Blackeye Peas : 1,228 193 6,654 Green Peas : 2,268 8,710 150,523 230,233 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 148 20 5,421 7,154 Spinach : 21,195 454 58,240 107,369 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 11,528 222 16,533 64,966 Southern Greens : 18,602 429 1,031 37,660 Other Vegetables : 26,635 3,230 137,177 251,391 : Potatoes : French Fries : 1,779 5,232 289,263 467,925 1,036,189 Other Frozen : 207 5,206 75,003 116,846 280,261 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 4,720 61,481 7,909 51,190 283,117 Beef Cuts : 836 12,606 3,142 4,067 33,377 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 1,791 1,776 40 877 38,890 Trimmings : 835 2,454 211 967 70,438 Other : 3,107 10,440 260 4,006 70,586 : Other : Veal : 25 299 596 5,227 Lamb & Mutton : 1,426 1,229 2,074 16,040 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 31, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 13 293 30 279,695 Pecans 1/ : 105 15,878 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 23,012 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 24,112 44,532 254,000 73,788 679 Other Natural Cheese : 338 13,342 99,632 1,606 584 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 45 287 243 622 9,169 Hens : 1 433 777 780 2,798 Other Chicken : 1,308 5,093 11,182 24,549 157,591 Total : 1,354 5,813 12,202 25,951 169,558 Whole Turkeys : 9,067 40,462 34,425 53,496 67,310 Other Turkey : 1,383 11,058 26,113 77,880 75,095 Total : 10,450 51,520 60,538 131,376 142,405 Ducks : 54 286 3,368 42 55 Total : 11,858 57,619 76,108 157,369 312,018 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 33 19,492 27,741 81 2,243 Blueberries : 8,719 12,760 26,158 543 5,267 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 91 6,602 144,513 162 319 Cherries, Sweet : 274 13,115 341 90 Peaches : 32 1,077 1,417 109 521 Raspberries, Red : 525 1,518 1,412 196 147 Strawberries, Total : 117 3,364 4,381 2,865 2,282 Other Frozen Fruit : 37,662 20,790 89,581 731 847 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, July 31, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 32,566 80,567 175 406 393,745 Pecans 1/ : 890 27,658 182 44,713 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,396 69,209 93,617 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 230 288 14,649 55,800 468,078 Other Natural Cheese : 2,020 477 884 4,311 123,194 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 887 4,306 212 260 16,031 Hens : 2,901 158 154 1,323 9,325 Other Chicken : 95,283 216,126 3,497 24,164 538,793 Total : 99,071 220,590 3,863 25,747 564,149 Whole Turkeys : 6,372 110,402 22,242 68,699 412,475 Other Turkey : 2,004 35,318 13,812 38,427 281,090 Total : 8,376 145,720 36,054 107,126 693,565 Ducks : 7 45 1 826 4,684 Total : 107,454 366,355 39,918 133,699 1,262,398 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 137 1,084 146 15,233 66,190 Blueberries : 140 1,051 200 15,512 70,350 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 38 456 7,352 10,238 169,771 Cherries, Sweet : 26 98 75 3,264 17,283 Peaches : 76 664 34 18,113 22,043 Raspberries, Red : 96 760 26 65,922 70,602 Strawberries, Total : 4,066 23,737 690 319,655 361,157 Other Frozen Fruit : 239 6,667 1,579 34,800 192,896 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, July 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/ : 24 3,634 283 2,147,113 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,016 32,640 16,422 1,584 213,297 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 216 5,968 66 371 Limas, Fordhook : 354 341 211 851 Limas, Baby : 867 705 608 5,297 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 14,147 28,154 1,233 4,081 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 6,939 2,889 326 268 Broccoli, Spears : 2,221 258 391 1,468 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 4,840 4,841 2,861 8,550 Brussels Sprouts : 259 191 401 317 Carrots, Diced : 2,195 4,145 752 5,021 Carrots, Other : 5,648 5,875 2,544 10,046 Cauliflower : 965 2,556 809 1,381 Corn, Cut : 15,361 17,494 9,346 10,196 Corn, Cob : 2,579 4,483 6,024 3,628 Mixed Vegetables : 2,213 3,626 1,946 4,566 Okra : 512 237 562 32,311 Onion Rings : 708 5,952 1,565 831 Onions, Other : 1,566 3,219 441 1,936 Blackeye Peas : 121 164 14 4,195 Green Peas : 39,743 39,074 19,454 15,976 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 492 446 61 501 Spinach : 12,244 1,307 1,809 8,715 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 2,874 17,376 541 16,366 Southern Greens : 3,094 25 14 12,290 Other Vegetables : 24,422 24,133 8,109 33,183 : Potatoes : French Fries : 42,530 22,250 83,667 88,106 17,269 Other Frozen : 4,089 16,457 45,820 6,052 4,239 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 4,581 24,063 31,042 62,816 26,833 Beef Cuts : 3,946 743 2,730 5,551 702 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 280 1,505 13,024 17,448 3,192 Trimmings : 774 4,246 14,990 29,272 8,988 Other : 1,821 2,721 18,057 28,638 7,321 : Other : Veal : 313 705 2,465 501 66 Lamb & Mutton : 864 3,309 2,260 1,738 3,226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, July 31, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 133 7,515 3,376 78,064 2,240,142 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,530 17,510 331 179,569 463,899 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 287 3 4,194 11,105 Limas, Fordhook : 84 5,767 7,608 Limas, Baby : 543 605 16,128 24,753 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,543 194 85,758 135,110 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 371 74 21,856 32,723 Broccoli, Spears : 10,521 87 7,988 22,934 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 22,267 226 45,351 88,936 Brussels Sprouts : 779 4,096 6,043 Carrots, Diced : 627 411 15,867 29,018 Carrots, Other : 19,761 1,007 77,229 122,110 Cauliflower : 9,603 114 17,022 32,450 Corn, Cut : 3,207 566 103,085 159,255 Corn, Cob : 941 389 73,405 91,449 Mixed Vegetables : 10,814 186 29,177 52,528 Okra : 43,337 536 77,495 Onion Rings : 978 30 1,785 11,849 Onions, Other : 1,249 1,676 13,755 23,842 Blackeye Peas : 1,442 156 6,092 Green Peas : 3,570 19,873 265,323 403,013 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 157 13 5,673 7,343 Spinach : 21,989 362 50,913 97,339 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 11,035 164 21,180 69,536 Southern Greens : 16,220 237 1,134 33,014 Other Vegetables : 27,575 2,023 152,680 272,125 : Potatoes : French Fries : 1,691 8,484 275,861 434,020 973,878 Other Frozen : 218 4,622 75,164 109,599 266,260 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 4,026 56,539 7,433 49,601 266,934 Beef Cuts : 860 12,088 4,296 4,707 35,623 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 2,285 1,323 98 701 39,856 Trimmings : 795 1,988 332 1,071 62,456 Other : 3,266 9,783 319 4,023 75,949 : Other : Veal : 25 333 603 5,011 Lamb & Mutton : 1,291 1,004 2,077 15,769 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cooler : Freezer :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Usable : Usable : Usable : Usable Region : Space : Space Occupied : Space : Space Occupied :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 31 :Jul 31:Jun 30:Jul 31: Jul 31 :Jul 31:Jun 30:Jul 31 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 : Cu Ft ---- Percent --- Cu Ft ---- Percent --- : New England : 2,415 56 59 59 20,251 59 74 74 Middle Atlantic : 34,446 63 72 69 84,499 77 79 79 E. North Central : 48,884 51 57 59 175,307 56 60 61 W. North Central : 45,163 41 54 54 146,723 56 59 58 South Atlantic : 46,092 57 63 62 161,233 61 55 55 E. South Central : 9,178 60 52 52 49,985 72 59 59 W. South Central : 18,708 45 57 54 128,683 74 69 69 Mountain : 5,893 54 85 84 45,706 65 68 68 Pacific : 35,114 37 40 38 243,438 70 66 69 : US : 245,893 49 58 57 1,055,825 65 64 65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. While these errors cannot be measured directly, they are minimized by carefully reviewing all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. The next "Cold Storage" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on September 18, 1998. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact the USDA's TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 14th and Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C., 20250-9410, or call 202-720-5964 (voice or TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. ACCESS TO REPORTS!! For your convenience, there are several ways to obtain NASS reports, data products, and services: INTERNET ACCESS All NASS reports are available free of charge on the worldwide Internet. For access, connect to the Internet and go to the NASS Home Page at: http://www.usda.gov/nass/. Select "Today's Reports" or Publications and then Reports by Calendar or Publications and then Search, by Title or Subject. E-MAIL SUBSCRIPTION All NASS reports are available by subscription free of charge direct to your e-mail address. Send an e-mail message to: usda-reports@usda.mannlib.cornell.edu. In the body of the message type the word: list. AUTOFAX ACCESS NASSFax service is available for some reports from your fax machine. Please call 202-720-2000, using the handset attached to your fax. Respond to the voice prompts. Document 0411 is a list of available reports. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PRINTED REPORTS OR DATA PRODUCTS CALL OUR TOLL-FREE ORDER DESK: 800-999-6779 (U.S. and Canada) Other areas, please call 703-834-0125 FAX: 703-834-0110 (Visa, MasterCard, check, or money order acceptable for payment.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ASSISTANCE For assistance with general agricultural statistics or further information about NASS or its products or services, contact the Agricultural Statistics Hotline at 800-727-9540, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET, or e-mail: nass@nass.usda.gov.