Co St 1 (4-98) Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 20, 1998, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statis02) 720-0585, office hours 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. Frozen food stocks in refrigerated warehouses on March 31, 1998, were greater than year earlier levels for eggs, concentrated orange juice, fruit, meat, butter, vegetables, potatoes, and turkeys. Cooler stocks of pecans, pears, and cheese were higher than a year earlier. Total red meat supplies in freezers decreased 2 percent from February, but were up 12 percent from March 1997. Frozen pork stocks were 1 percent below last month, but were up 14 percent from last year. Stocks of pork bellies were down 2 percent from last month and were 1 percent below a year ago. Total frozen poultry supplies increased 3 percent from last month, but and were down 2 percent from last year's level. Total stocks of chicken increased 3 percent during the month, but were 8 percent below 1997. Total pounds of turkey in freezers increased 2 percent from last month and were 5 percent above last year. Public cooler occupancy was at 51 percent of capacity, up 5 points from a year ago. Public freezer occupancy at 65 percent was the same as last month, but 3 points above the year earlier level. Table of Contents Page Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, March 1998. . . . 3 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 28, 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, March 31, 1998. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, March 1998. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, March 1998 . . . 15 Survey and Estimating Procedures, Revision Policy and Reliability. . . 16 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, March 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Mar 31, : Feb 28, : Mar 31, : Mar : Feb : Mar 31, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 :1997 :1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage : 135,261 403,315 178,118 132 44 Controlled Atmosphere:2,293,612 2,437,311 2,099,026 92 86 Total :2,428,873 2,840,626 2,277,144 94 80 9,300 Pears : Bartlett : 287 2,834 991 345 35 Other Varieties : 82,165 209,550 126,174 154 60 Total : 82,452 212,384 127,165 154 60 488 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 366,752 329,930 369,407 101 112 Pecans : 39,627 29,827 35,500 90 119 Other Shelled : 96,567 114,440 127,224 132 111 Total : 502,946 474,197 532,131 106 112 232,050 In-Shell : Peanuts : 38,726 23,244 23,379 60 101 Pecans : 87,843 198,523 179,903 205 91 Other In-Shell : 30,704 6,974 4,247 14 61 Total : 157,273 228,741 207,529 132 91 80,959 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 50,286 44,199 56,220 112 127 51,254 (Government Owned) : 364 127 262 72 206 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 392,486 410,717 422,646 108 103 (Government Owned) : 77 180 204 265 113 Swiss : 12,809 15,441 15,642 122 101 Other Natural Cheese : 111,735 83,350 84,905 76 102 Total : 517,030 509,508 523,193 101 103 278,313 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 1,016 1,005 1,108 109 110 Yolks : 1,010 1,097 1,011 100 92 Whole & Mixed : 5,502 8,814 6,823 124 77 Unclassified : 1,018 1,358 1,489 146 110 Total : 8,546 12,274 10,431 122 85 9,848 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers (Whole) : 35,561 21,362 17,762 50 83 Hens : 6,933 9,251 10,247 148 111 Other Chicken : 672,591 608,120 632,545 94 104 Total : 715,085 638,733 660,554 92 103 Turkey : Whole Turkeys : 267,303 263,275 277,564 104 105 Other Turkey : 229,179 249,393 245,133 107 98 Total : 496,482 512,668 522,697 105 102 Ducks : 1,751 2,556 3,449 197 135 Total :1,213,318 1,153,957 1,186,700 98 103 1,074,880 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, March 1998 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Mar 31, : Feb 28, : Mar 31, : Mar : Feb : Mar 31, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 :1997 :1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 92,725 79,249 79,992 86 101 Apricots : 5,619 10,398 9,401 167 90 Blackberries, Total : 14,475 21,283 17,583 121 83 IQF : 8,882 11,316 10,068 113 89 Pails and Tubs : 2,558 2,727 1,953 76 72 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 2,071 5,985 4,453 215 74 Concentrate : 964 1,255 1,109 115 88 Blueberries : 39,023 74,665 63,580 163 85 Boysenberries : 3,121 4,545 4,202 135 92 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 90,809 113,024 100,284 110 89 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 750 3,988 3,223 430 81 Cherries, Sweet : 8,128 13,597 12,480 154 92 Grapes : 3,152 2,479 2,302 73 93 Peaches : 33,725 52,494 43,846 130 84 Raspberries, Black : 1,056 755 348 33 46 Raspberries, Red, Total: 25,461 38,265 32,879 129 86 IQF : 10,205 10,149 9,125 89 90 Pails and Tubs : 9,180 12,050 10,140 110 84 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 5,117 14,600 12,260 240 84 Concentrate : 959 1,466 1,354 141 92 Strawberries, Total : 136,213 156,233 129,780 95 83 Pkgs. 20 Oz. & Less : 61,568 44,125 72 Pkgs. Over 20 Oz. : 74,645 85,655 115 Other Frozen Fruit : 311,779 438,219 377,479 121 86 Total : 766,036 1,009,194 877,379 115 87 536,822 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 1/ :1,752,871 2,029,724 2,026,502 116 100 (Gallon Equivalent) : 177,129 205,105 204,780 Other Juice Concentrate: 509,062 441,052 481,804 95 109 Total :2,261,933 2,470,776 2,508,306 111 102 309,192 Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 6,522 5,359 4,413 68 82 Limas, Fordhook : 11,677 13,916 12,560 108 90 Limas, Baby : 30,056 42,980 42,502 141 99 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 100,703 140,751 114,939 114 82 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 27,817 31,890 28,013 101 88 Broccoli, Spears : 23,411 27,949 27,322 117 98 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut: 78,591 92,864 87,166 111 94 Brussels Sprouts : 14,075 14,975 13,490 96 90 Carrots, Diced : 76,584 60,074 55,488 72 92 Carrots, Other : 141,415 182,418 162,239 115 89 Cauliflower : 46,519 61,256 56,958 122 93 Corn, Cut : 213,951 278,790 225,567 105 81 Corn, Cob : 201,205 214,298 188,319 94 88 Mixed Vegetables : 50,116 48,530 48,909 98 101 Okra : 21,321 42,422 33,353 156 79 Onion Rings : 10,237 10,463 12,561 123 120 Onions, Other : 31,811 27,710 24,735 78 89 Blackeye Peas : 5,809 9,281 7,956 137 86 Green Peas : 111,692 163,000 132,565 119 81 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 5,706 7,087 6,927 121 98 Spinach : 50,695 63,507 68,442 135 108 Squash, Summer/Zucchini: 40,881 65,599 60,760 149 93 Southern Greens : 19,107 27,659 29,322 153 106 Other Vegetables : 233,540 241,211 243,791 104 101 Total :1,553,441 1,873,989 1,688,297 109 90 1,070,706 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, March 1998 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 31, : Feb 28, : Mar 31, : Mar : Feb : Mar 31, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 :1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Potatoes : French Fries : 970,952 1,018,665 1,040,303 107 102 Other Frozen : 206,153 217,058 238,957 116 110 Total : 1,177,105 1,235,723 1,279,260 109 104 913,160 Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 268,243 287,292 278,005 104 97 Beef Cuts : 22,178 43,656 42,089 190 96 Total : 290,421 330,948 320,094 110 97 318,107 (Government Owned) : 8,641 3,270 2,840 33 87 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 7,180 14,444 11,500 160 80 Hams, Total : 55,795 76,452 80,214 144 105 75,376 Bone-in : 26,160 41,013 36,912 141 90 36,366 Boneless : 29,635 35,439 43,302 146 122 39,010 Bellies : 54,767 55,368 54,442 99 98 Loins, Total : 21,266 23,911 22,828 107 95 20,632 Bone-in : 11,562 12,962 12,443 108 96 Boneless : 9,704 10,949 10,385 107 95 Ribs : 68,526 63,459 62,807 92 99 Butts : 11,123 10,544 11,264 101 107 Trimmings : 52,436 84,753 88,139 168 104 Other : 92,957 86,105 81,173 87 94 Variety Meats : 23,539 36,471 33,831 144 93 Unclassified : 17,126 12,945 13,906 81 107 Total : 404,715 464,452 460,104 114 99 388,487 (Government Owned) : 2,030 509 1,224 60 240 Other : Veal : 6,270 6,541 6,121 98 94 Lamb & Mutton : 11,163 15,284 16,189 145 106 Total : 17,433 21,825 22,310 128 102 22,084 Canned : Canned Hams : 6,274 3,727 4,761 76 128 Other Canned Meat : 691 875 870 126 99 Total : 6,965 4,602 5,631 81 122 4,389 Total : 719,534 821,827 808,139 112 98 733,067 Miscellaneous : Cooler : 591,982 695,898 632,248 107 91 450,572 Freezer : 1,723,697 1,884,587 1,863,575 108 99 1,799,539 Total : 2,315,679 2,580,485 2,495,823 108 97 2,250,111 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 4,289,456 4,965,956 4,305,041 100 87 1,056,071 Stored in Freezers : 9,464,996 10,501,924 10,272,676 109 98 6,494,079 Total :13,754,452 15,467,880 14,577,717 106 94 7,550,150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Adjusted to 42.0 degrees Brix equivalent (9.896 pounds per gallon). Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 28, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 50,309 417,665 212,081 534 202,930 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 2 672 32 189,266 Pecans 1/ : 107 10,234 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 50,413 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 23,122 39,780 226,944 65,149 322 Other Natural Cheese : 78 8,502 66,215 1,648 519 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 54 969 491 722 7,103 Hens : 1 28 609 781 5,326 Other Chicken : 1,522 5,364 15,323 26,062 183,543 Total : 1,577 6,361 16,423 27,565 195,972 Whole Turkeys : 3,689 21,129 17,754 36,021 45,874 Other Turkey : 377 11,372 27,229 73,443 58,983 Total : 4,066 32,501 44,983 109,464 104,857 Ducks : 35 128 1,771 5 49 Total : 5,678 38,990 63,177 137,034 300,878 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 32 24,059 28,787 127 6,460 Blueberries : 14,239 5,401 38,901 638 3,995 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 75 2,159 98,888 96 154 Cherries, Sweet : 943 7,391 346 210 Peaches : 74 1,318 2,443 725 855 Raspberries, Red : 134 889 946 784 140 Strawberries, Total : 96 1,400 4,976 3,617 1,360 Other Frozen Fruit : 108,126 44,485 199,551 1,864 2,459 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 28, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 1,182 33,957 1,921,968 2,840,626 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 39,304 100,061 175 418 329,930 Pecans 1/ : 567 18,719 200 29,827 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 2,199 145,911 198,523 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 196 293 9,456 45,455 410,717 Other Natural Cheese : 1,489 74 790 4,035 83,350 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 2,689 5,561 208 3,565 21,362 Hens : 1,659 105 108 634 9,251 Other Chicken : 102,121 232,386 4,177 37,622 608,120 Total : 106,469 238,052 4,493 41,821 638,733 Whole Turkeys : 3,226 88,055 11,373 36,154 263,275 Other Turkey : 750 28,390 10,156 38,693 249,393 Total : 3,976 116,445 21,529 74,847 512,668 Ducks : 3 11 26 528 2,556 Total : 110,448 354,508 26,048 117,196 1,153,957 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 229 1,529 198 17,828 79,249 Blueberries : 173 651 407 10,260 74,665 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 36 587 5,467 5,562 113,024 Cherries, Sweet : 141 243 43 4,280 13,597 Peaches : 124 559 71 46,325 52,494 Raspberries, Red : 65 185 56 35,066 38,265 Strawberries, Total : 1,727 10,868 2,074 130,115 156,233 Other Frozen Fruit : 328 7,616 780 73,010 438,219 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 28, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 57 3,192 960 1,941,673 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,238 26,301 16,887 2,121 204,154 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 180 1,401 217 158 Limas, Fordhook : 349 756 265 1,565 Limas, Baby : 1,590 1,232 1,428 11,021 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 19,610 29,427 2,078 5,639 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 6,338 3,938 220 245 Broccoli, Spears : 2,232 381 804 1,348 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 5,978 4,762 2,832 14,342 Brussels Sprouts : 596 436 555 643 Carrots, Diced : 4,112 14,844 1,041 4,681 Carrots, Other : 11,689 9,103 2,269 10,832 Cauliflower : 2,240 3,569 2,245 1,590 Corn, Cut : 22,297 33,317 27,350 8,234 Corn, Cob : 14,463 9,056 26,871 4,319 Mixed Vegetables : 2,484 3,823 2,318 3,123 Okra : 701 258 537 24,591 Onion Rings : 704 5,520 1,629 787 Onions, Other : 2,060 3,064 417 2,945 Blackeye Peas : 444 272 43 7,027 Green Peas : 14,989 20,146 13,898 10,807 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 456 404 118 539 Spinach : 13,476 1,401 1,160 6,012 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 2,914 24,142 272 10,707 Southern Greens : 2,297 31 23 11,968 Other Vegetables : 23,570 27,707 9,410 29,710 : Potatoes : French Fries : 37,311 27,255 84,928 95,727 19,640 Other Frozen : 6,051 16,596 32,316 6,878 3,242 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 6,651 22,314 32,099 78,730 29,178 Beef Cuts : 4,966 1,373 2,704 8,099 708 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 407 2,546 17,269 29,855 7,177 Trimmings : 974 2,798 17,660 36,272 10,454 Other : 481 2,923 22,291 31,135 5,108 : Other : Veal : 533 1,326 2,417 995 190 Lamb & Mutton : 692 4,144 2,876 1,184 2,230 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 28, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 201 6,087 3,110 74,444 2,029,724 Other Juice Concentrate : 603 17,760 1,113 170,875 441,052 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 235 3 3,165 5,359 Limas, Fordhook : 102 10,879 13,916 Limas, Baby : 670 4,442 22,597 42,980 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,498 196 82,303 140,751 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 504 404 20,241 31,890 Broccoli, Spears : 14,639 193 8,352 27,949 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 22,311 871 41,768 92,864 Brussels Sprouts : 784 10 11,951 14,975 Carrots, Diced : 627 400 34,369 60,074 Carrots, Other : 7,812 1,572 139,141 182,418 Cauliflower : 18,513 709 32,390 61,256 Corn, Cut : 3,804 950 182,838 278,790 Corn, Cob : 1,647 1,076 156,866 214,298 Mixed Vegetables : 7,899 139 28,744 48,530 Okra : 15,718 1 616 42,422 Onion Rings : 66 13 1,744 10,463 Onions, Other : 686 2,102 16,436 27,710 Blackeye Peas : 1,231 264 9,281 Green Peas : 1,612 10,868 90,680 163,000 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 80 2 5,488 7,087 Spinach : 12,919 86 28,453 63,507 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 4,495 320 22,749 65,599 Southern Greens : 12,177 422 741 27,659 Other Vegetables : 24,288 4,569 121,957 241,211 : Potatoes : French Fries : 2,229 1,594 257,903 492,078 1,018,665 Other Frozen : 461 3,592 46,430 101,492 217,058 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 2,185 57,620 7,966 50,549 287,292 Beef Cuts : 1,295 16,136 3,785 4,590 43,656 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 2,525 2,561 74 1,045 63,459 Trimmings : 855 12,750 100 2,890 84,753 Other : 3,995 16,048 276 3,848 86,105 : Other : Veal : 189 891 6,541 Lamb & Mutton : 907 1,170 2,081 15,284 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 31, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 35,671 319,196 124,865 90 124,594 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 46 855 34 216,332 Pecans 1/ : 88 11,008 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 9 48,342 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 22,126 42,678 232,701 64,441 243 Other Natural Cheese : 115 9,664 67,000 1,639 522 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 49 706 424 655 6,459 Hens : 1 175 327 793 6,550 Other Chicken : 1,607 4,343 15,587 25,716 189,561 Total : 1,657 5,224 16,338 27,164 202,570 Whole Turkeys : 4,978 24,471 18,217 38,647 50,135 Other Turkey : 376 12,311 28,655 70,984 58,133 Total : 5,354 36,782 46,872 109,631 108,268 Ducks : 39 207 2,762 5 50 Total : 7,050 42,213 65,972 136,800 310,888 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 28 26,461 30,129 112 4,397 Blueberries : 11,514 4,703 32,833 568 3,537 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 65 2,917 87,516 118 172 Cherries, Sweet : 830 6,914 388 116 Peaches : 62 1,287 2,070 529 670 Raspberries, Red : 211 1,264 844 706 135 Strawberries, Total : 90 1,425 4,944 2,660 1,414 Other Frozen Fruit : 89,062 41,002 170,701 1,472 1,461 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, March 31, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 838 17,976 1,653,914 2,277,144 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 44,613 106,530 167 830 369,407 Pecans 1/ : 693 23,527 184 35,500 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,841 129,711 179,903 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 200 260 13,296 46,701 422,646 Other Natural Cheese : 1,614 146 731 3,474 84,905 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 1,142 5,025 234 3,068 17,762 Hens : 1,828 80 120 373 10,247 Other Chicken : 105,013 251,071 4,197 35,450 632,545 Total : 107,983 256,176 4,551 38,891 660,554 Whole Turkeys : 3,575 85,570 11,747 40,224 277,564 Other Turkey : 815 28,027 9,746 36,086 245,133 Total : 4,390 113,597 21,493 76,310 522,697 Ducks : 3 17 22 344 3,449 Total : 112,376 369,790 26,066 115,545 1,186,700 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 239 1,509 199 16,918 79,992 Blueberries : 134 577 640 9,074 63,580 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 68 385 4,706 4,337 100,284 Cherries, Sweet : 101 213 46 3,872 12,480 Peaches : 109 384 73 38,662 43,846 Raspberries, Red : 107 192 44 29,376 32,879 Strawberries, Total : 2,116 10,611 1,383 105,137 129,780 Other Frozen Fruit : 335 8,317 1,001 64,128 377,479 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, March 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/ : 56 3,507 828 1,931,120 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,171 29,033 17,029 2,190 232,666 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 200 942 139 181 Limas, Fordhook : 309 630 235 1,299 Limas, Baby : 1,364 1,021 935 10,543 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 16,094 23,228 1,765 4,802 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 5,666 2,865 200 265 Broccoli, Spears : 2,012 354 519 1,388 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 4,444 4,569 3,223 15,610 Brussels Sprouts : 1,484 389 717 510 Carrots, Diced : 3,770 12,537 1,264 5,530 Carrots, Other : 9,677 8,189 2,672 11,871 Cauliflower : 1,963 3,109 2,019 2,387 Corn, Cut : 19,493 27,863 25,641 7,321 Corn, Cob : 13,145 8,267 22,803 4,066 Mixed Vegetables : 1,902 3,762 2,250 2,842 Okra : 426 215 582 18,988 Onion Rings : 1,364 6,530 1,569 758 Onions, Other : 1,101 3,155 419 2,680 Blackeye Peas : 354 232 36 6,317 Green Peas : 11,748 17,051 10,456 9,154 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 502 325 105 555 Spinach : 10,908 1,460 1,466 6,143 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 2,855 21,250 341 10,012 Southern Greens : 1,882 30 20 14,497 Other Vegetables : 22,914 28,498 9,956 31,613 : Potatoes : French Fries : 38,552 25,508 88,617 89,543 19,397 Other Frozen : 7,755 17,035 36,533 6,903 3,143 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 3,336 21,993 30,213 70,602 30,447 Beef Cuts : 5,426 885 2,666 7,471 705 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 403 2,266 17,819 28,664 7,058 Trimmings : 1,059 6,878 17,273 38,356 9,675 Other : 714 2,718 22,057 29,670 4,330 : Other : Veal : 377 1,014 2,336 926 138 Lamb & Mutton : 734 4,460 2,669 1,104 2,378 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, March 31, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 134 8,349 3,854 78,654 2,026,502 Other Juice Concentrate : 799 18,931 1,239 178,746 481,804 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 249 6 2,696 4,413 Limas, Fordhook : 139 9,948 12,560 Limas, Baby : 658 4,211 23,770 42,502 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,202 182 67,666 114,939 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 320 265 18,432 28,013 Broccoli, Spears : 13,431 139 9,479 27,322 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 19,984 742 38,594 87,166 Brussels Sprouts : 657 72 9,661 13,490 Carrots, Diced : 662 380 31,345 55,488 Carrots, Other : 8,486 1,982 119,362 162,239 Cauliflower : 17,281 624 29,575 56,958 Corn, Cut : 3,029 668 141,552 225,567 Corn, Cob : 1,648 726 137,664 188,319 Mixed Vegetables : 7,940 144 30,069 48,909 Okra : 12,615 4 523 33,353 Onion Rings : 327 49 1,964 12,561 Onions, Other : 863 1,871 14,646 24,735 Blackeye Peas : 771 246 7,956 Green Peas : 1,438 8,506 74,212 132,565 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 81 31 5,328 6,927 Spinach : 14,058 111 34,296 68,442 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 4,785 167 21,350 60,760 Southern Greens : 12,223 2 668 29,322 Other Vegetables : 20,890 3,854 126,066 243,791 : Potatoes : French Fries : 2,190 4,824 266,100 505,572 1,040,303 Other Frozen : 375 5,079 56,605 105,529 238,957 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 2,060 62,388 7,319 49,647 278,005 Beef Cuts : 1,140 15,265 3,949 4,582 42,089 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 2,896 2,598 73 1,030 62,807 Trimmings : 961 12,088 103 1,746 88,139 Other : 3,663 14,012 284 3,725 81,173 : Other : Veal : 312 1,018 6,121 Lamb & Mutton : 1,157 1,221 2,466 16,189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cooler : Freezer :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Usable : Usable : Usable : Usable Region : Space : Space Occupied : Space : Space Occupied :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 31 :Mar 31:Feb 28:Mar 31: Mar 31 :Mar 31:Feb 28:Mar 31 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 : Cu Ft ---- Percent --- Cu Ft ---- Percent --- : New England : 2,415 55 50 48 20,250 53 67 64 Middle Atlantic : 34,447 61 67 66 84,499 78 82 82 E. North Central : 45,875 48 57 57 174,357 56 61 61 W. North Central : 44,863 40 52 50 147,023 54 60 60 South Atlantic : 52,695 47 47 43 157,534 59 59 60 E. South Central : 11,757 47 54 55 43,098 67 60 60 W. South Central : 17,515 35 45 43 120,766 68 71 71 Mountain : 5,893 47 65 66 45,705 59 62 64 Pacific : 35,115 43 43 42 243,438 65 67 65 : US : 250,575 46 53 51 1,036,670 62 65 65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, March 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Warehouses :----------------------------------------------------------- State : Mar 31, : Feb 28, : Mar 31, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : CA : 40,948 56,929 35,220 MI : 67,200 201,020 118,192 N ENG : 23,723 50,309 35,671 NY : 144,858 254,352 199,584 OH : 2,015 7,461 5,160 OR : 15,514 15,980 8,786 PA : 84,756 163,220 119,608 VA : 53,708 126,826 74,877 WA : 1,936,704 1,849,058 1,609,908 WV : 7,802 43,530 33,187 : Other States : 51,645 71,941 36,951 : US : 2,428,873 2,840,626 2,277,144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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