Co St 1 (10-08) Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 22, 2008, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Cold Storage" call David Colwell at (202) 720-8784, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Highlights Frozen food stocks in refrigerated warehouses on September 30, 2008 were greater than year earlier levels for turkey, chicken, pork, and cheese. Butter stocks were down 13 percent from last month and down 23 percent from a year ago. Total red meat supplies in freezers were up 3 percent from the previous month but down 1 percent from last year. Frozen pork supplies were up 4 percent from the previous month and up 5 percent from last year. Stocks of pork bellies were down 32 percent from last month but up 27 percent from last year. Total frozen poultry supplies on September 30, 2008 were down 1 percent from the previous month but up 18 percent from a year ago. Total stocks of chicken were up 1 percent from the previous month and up 16 percent from last year. Total pounds of turkey in freezers were down 2 percent from last month but up 22 percent from September 30, 2007. This page is intentionally blank. Contents Page Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity United States, September 2008................................................1 Region, and United States, August 31, 2008...................................5 Region, and United States, September 30, 2008................................9 Cold Storage Publication Geographic Regions............................................13 Reliability Statement..................................................................14 Information Contacts...................................................................14 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, September 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Sep 30, : Aug 31, : Sep 30, : Sep : Aug : Sep 30, : 2007 : 2008 1/ : 2008 :2007 :2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage :1,053,059 39,689 1,263,857 120 3,184 Controlled Atmosphere:1,936,993 76,267 1,930,533 100 2,531 Total :2,990,052 115,956 3,194,390 107 2,755 14,657 Pears : Bartlett : 94,356 99,822 94,539 100 95 Other Varieties : 350,916 9,803 247,059 70 2,520 Total : 445,272 109,625 341,598 77 312 3,122 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 305,441 247,958 180,950 59 73 Pecans : 25,683 47,766 46,560 181 97 In-Shell : Peanuts : 8,618 16,893 10,980 127 65 Pecans : 11,091 96,370 80,879 729 84 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 240,254 213,744 186,152 77 87 153,016 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 540,438 567,661 553,888 102 98 Swiss : 26,727 25,142 24,135 90 96 Other Natural Cheese : 253,280 287,473 261,721 103 91 Total : 820,445 880,276 839,744 102 95 347,741 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 2,743 3,146 2,999 109 95 Yolks : 1,296 1,269 1,128 87 89 Whole & Mixed : 7,520 8,082 9,024 120 112 Unclassified : 6,137 8,303 8,635 141 104 Total : 17,696 20,800 21,786 123 105 21,523 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 20,158 29,452 25,344 126 86 Hens, Mature Chickens: 6,882 6,491 6,830 99 105 Breasts & Breast Meat: 95,930 110,569 115,505 120 104 Drumsticks : 9,774 18,847 19,491 199 103 Leg Quarters : 60,392 97,432 111,447 185 114 Legs : 5,217 7,798 4,213 81 54 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 6,950 10,371 9,374 135 90 Thigh Meat : 12,571 15,402 15,757 125 102 Wings : 43,811 38,549 37,086 85 96 Paws and Feet : 18,937 29,031 25,074 132 86 Other : 374,267 391,463 390,424 104 100 Total Chicken : 654,889 755,405 760,545 116 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, September 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Sep 30, : Aug 31, : Sep 30, : Sep : Aug : Sep 30, : 2007 : 2008 1/ : 2008 :2007 :2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Turkeys : Toms (Whole Carcasses) : 153,337 179,144 187,121 122 104 Hens (Whole Carcasses) : 119,328 139,947 140,586 118 100 Whole Turkeys : 272,665 319,091 327,707 120 103 Other Turkey : 232,248 310,145 285,931 123 92 Total Turkey : 504,913 629,236 613,638 122 98 Ducks : 6,543 2,237 1,580 24 71 Total Poultry :1,166,345 1,386,878 1,375,763 118 99 1,189,652 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 56,217 64,685 59,050 105 91 Apricots : 8,455 8,396 6,828 81 81 Blackberries, Total : 44,603 40,136 39,872 89 99 IQF : 29,437 33,364 32,683 111 98 Pails and Tubs : 8,111 1,630 1,892 23 116 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 6,866 4,933 5,148 75 104 Concentrate : 189 209 149 79 71 Blueberries : 147,570 172,145 182,538 124 106 Boysenberries : 3,800 3,976 3,405 90 86 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 153,812 137,994 120,342 78 87 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 6,615 5,970 4,717 71 79 Cherries, Sweet : 16,409 22,483 19,994 122 89 Grapes : 8,562 2,952 4,884 57 165 Peaches : 89,711 54,995 87,113 97 158 Raspberries, Black : 1,666 2,458 2,366 142 96 Raspberries, Red, Total: 52,212 55,382 49,018 94 89 IQF : 25,037 22,479 20,928 84 93 Pails and Tubs : 8,675 10,373 10,365 119 100 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 16,748 21,335 16,088 96 75 Concentrate : 1,752 1,195 1,637 93 137 Strawberries, Total : 401,274 347,910 328,916 82 95 IQF and Poly : 186,539 170,211 154,587 83 91 Pails and Tubs : 130,801 97,503 98,613 75 101 Barrels and Drums : 69,760 60,589 57,599 83 95 Juice Stock : 14,174 19,607 18,117 128 92 Other Frozen Fruit : 209,121 206,201 202,254 97 98 Total :1,200,027 1,125,683 1,111,297 93 99 923,527 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 620,398 1,319,388 1,187,257 191 90 (Gallon Equivalent) : 62,692 133,325 119,973 Other Juice Concentrate: 308,426 319,014 290,643 94 91 Total : 928,824 1,638,402 1,477,900 159 90 184,612 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, September 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :----------------------------------------------------- : Sep 30, : Aug 31, : Sep 30, : Sep : Aug : Sep 30, : 2007 : 2008 1/ : 2008 : 2007 :2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 6,760 9,201 8,361 124 91 Limas, Fordhook : 5,845 2,772 6,893 118 249 Limas, Baby : 50,147 16,110 48,773 97 303 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 234,744 203,585 239,849 102 118 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 42,510 35,043 35,466 83 101 Broccoli, Spears : 23,030 36,413 37,634 163 103 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 35,214 61,181 52,842 150 86 Brussels Sprouts : 6,982 10,421 10,617 152 102 Carrots, Diced : 54,882 50,522 58,462 107 116 Carrots, Other : 66,969 78,155 93,034 139 119 Cauliflower : 18,295 20,443 21,692 119 106 Corn, Cut : 519,243 342,614 510,607 98 149 Corn, Cob : 295,144 182,022 290,947 99 160 Mixed Vegetables : 52,410 48,149 50,606 97 105 Okra : 34,060 29,456 31,306 92 106 Onion Rings : 7,809 6,315 6,263 80 99 Onions, Other : 31,287 36,009 36,652 117 102 Blackeye Peas : 5,607 2,627 3,792 68 144 Green Peas : 330,052 372,967 336,681 102 90 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 5,404 4,684 5,056 94 108 Spinach : 48,105 62,840 55,108 115 88 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 56,383 54,905 58,596 104 107 Southern Greens : 11,038 14,206 13,384 121 94 Other Vegetables : 398,169 378,439 429,752 108 114 Total :2,340,089 2,059,079 2,442,373 104 119 1,623,510 : Potatoes : French Fries : 868,810 881,540 930,086 107 106 Other Frozen : 211,157 245,170 254,965 121 104 Total :1,079,967 1,126,710 1,185,051 110 105 928,619 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, September 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 30, : Aug 31, : Sep 30, : Sep : Aug : Sep 30, : 2007 : 2008 1/ : 2008 : 2007 :2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 3/ : 421,715 358,056 367,679 87 103 Beef Cuts 4/ : 65,009 75,928 76,826 118 101 Total : 486,724 433,984 444,505 91 102 437,869 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 10,700 10,845 10,139 95 93 Hams, Total : 162,660 141,624 160,536 99 113 Bone-in : 108,131 92,348 109,865 102 119 Boneless 5/ : 54,529 49,276 50,671 93 103 Bellies : 17,050 31,878 21,449 126 67 Loins, Total : 22,682 26,113 24,712 109 95 Bone-in : 8,380 10,451 9,685 116 93 Boneless 6/ : 14,302 15,662 15,027 105 96 Ribs 7/ : 39,642 39,727 45,576 115 115 Butts : 9,237 15,005 14,961 162 100 Trimmings 8/ : 39,653 36,682 36,381 92 99 Other 9/ : 97,441 94,941 92,476 95 97 Variety Meats 10/ : 45,847 27,400 33,040 72 121 Unclassified 11/ : 40,022 62,382 68,047 170 109 Total : 484,934 486,597 507,317 105 104 454,000 Other : Veal : 5,358 5,981 8,080 151 135 Lamb & Mutton : 14,734 21,147 20,836 141 99 Total : 20,092 27,128 28,916 144 107 28,233 Total : 991,750 947,709 980,738 99 103 920,102 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 4,846,856 1,728,588 4,881,253 101 282 518,536 Stored in Freezers : 7,724,698 8,305,261 8,594,908 111 103 5,791,545 Total :12,571,554 10,033,849 13,476,161 107 134 6,310,081 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Adjusted to 42.0 degrees Brix equivalent (9.896 pounds per gallon). 3/ Includes all boxed boneless beef, such as ground beef, roasts, steaks, loins, strips, rounds, trimmings, etc. Excludes variety meats (edible offal), such as tongues, livers, hearts, kidneys, and other organs removed from slaughtered beef. 4/ Includes all boxed primal beef cuts, bone-in. 5/ Includes full ham, bone removed and individual muscles separated. 6/ Includes pork tenderloins. 7/ Includes spareribs and backribs. 8/ 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. 9/ Includes ears, tails, feet, neckbones and snouts. 10/ Includes tongues, kidneys, livers, stomachs, hearts, chitterlings, salivary glands, and other organs removed from slaughtered hogs. 11/ Includes product unable to be classified elsewhere in this report. Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, August 31, 2008, Revised -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 33,943 45 8 : Nuts 1/ : Shelled : Peanuts : 176,331 Pecans : 11,720 In-Shell : Pecans : 17,781 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 36,266 42,825 252,881 89,261 5,377 Other Natural Cheese : 297 16,343 188,404 42,169 566 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken 2/ : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 16,819 Hens, Mature Chickens : 4,433 Breasts & Breast Meat : 28,041 Drumsticks : 9,588 Leg Quarters : 45,211 Legs : 1,785 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 4,918 Thigh Meat : 8,547 Wings : 20,161 Paws and Feet : 15,679 Other : 149,050 Total Chicken : 304,232 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 9,612 37,642 42,012 56,322 30,360 Other Turkey : 1,005 7,637 27,711 93,638 120,465 Total Turkey : 10,617 45,279 69,723 149,960 150,825 Ducks : 90 1,664 51 35 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 47 15,951 37,275 236 263 Blueberries : 19,770 13,791 85,576 213 7,011 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 12 7,310 114,186 73 45 Cherries, Sweet : 50 550 18,087 114 29 Peaches : 1,472 11,765 131 146 Raspberries, Red : 7 1,168 1,879 482 58 Strawberries, Total : 10 5,919 10,051 1,651 2,125 Other Frozen Fruit : 2,339 4,503 89,877 4,172 3,023 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, August 31, 2008, Revised, (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 173 81,787 115,956 : Nuts 1/ : Shelled : Peanuts : 17,408 54,219 247,958 Pecans : 2,010 34,036 47,766 In-Shell : Pecans : 1,589 77,000 96,370 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 1,532 10,315 36,450 92,754 567,661 Other Natural Cheese : 2,731 711 6,567 29,685 287,473 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken 2/ : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 5,247 4,414 2,972 29,452 Hens, Mature Chickens : 304 1,494 260 6,491 Breasts & Breast Meat : 21,831 50,104 10,593 110,569 Drumsticks : 4,967 3,660 632 18,847 Leg Quarters : 30,028 21,147 1,046 97,432 Legs : 56 5,935 22 7,798 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 1,581 1,583 2,289 10,371 Thigh Meat : 2,354 3,074 1,427 15,402 Wings : 5,161 12,771 456 38,549 Paws and Feet : 7,229 5,908 215 29,031 Other : 97,546 128,803 16,064 391,463 Total Chicken : 176,304 238,893 35,976 755,405 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 11,421 72,438 17,143 42,141 319,091 Other Turkey : 7,197 37,227 6,815 8,450 310,145 Total Turkey : 18,618 109,665 23,958 50,591 629,236 Ducks : 6 45 41 305 2,237 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 7 603 4 10,299 64,685 Blueberries : 124 442 102 45,116 172,145 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 95 11,996 4,277 137,994 Cherries, Sweet : 2 189 1 3,461 22,483 Peaches : 2 656 6 40,817 54,995 Raspberries, Red : 58 46 37 51,647 55,382 Strawberries, Total : 1,362 33,658 205 292,929 347,910 Other Frozen Fruit : 73 13,757 18 88,439 206,201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, August 31, 2008, Revised -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 3/ : 7 3,588 50 1,259,018 Other Juice Concentrate : 4,614 48,781 32,396 3,423 135,223 Total Frozen Juice : 4,621 48,781 35,984 3,473 1,394,241 : Frozen Vegetables 4/ : Asparagus : 740 6,292 3 85 Limas, Fordhook : 710 234 243 Limas, Baby : 944 2,324 722 1,652 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 31,373 66,827 10,395 1,632 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 6,520 6,040 975 265 Broccoli, Spears : 7,692 5,430 167 4,365 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 6,421 12,210 1,382 2,644 Brussels Sprouts : 1,910 2,484 1,012 Carrots, Diced : 5,939 8,147 735 291 Carrots, Other : 5,177 12,901 2,826 829 Cauliflower : 3,004 5,323 97 506 Corn, Cut : 28,513 56,538 37,382 2,855 Corn, Cob : 14,647 18,433 27,438 2,385 Mixed Vegetables : 3,680 8,233 15 2,249 Okra : 1,802 1,098 3,052 1,892 Onion Rings : 232 2,707 427 1,787 Onions, Other : 3,918 2,600 282 4,240 Blackeye Peas : 752 55 825 Green Peas : 53,590 49,242 40,166 12,122 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 1,013 661 4 173 Spinach : 8,080 5,692 438 1,852 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 5,292 18,134 1 1,300 Southern Greens : 2,738 1,149 1,893 1,206 Other Vegetables : 72,068 51,029 17,783 37,939 Total Vegetables : 266,755 343,783 146,183 84,349 : Potatoes : French Fries : 30,725 26,367 70,210 111,815 40,455 Other Frozen : 4,200 9,066 19,572 14,419 5,333 Total Potatoes : 34,925 35,433 89,782 126,234 45,788 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 5/ : 1,341 55,740 28,187 107,251 21,936 Beef Cuts 6/ : 92 7,878 3,571 23,128 3,219 Total Beef : 1,433 63,618 31,758 130,379 25,155 Other 7/ : Veal : 2,790 2,215 Lamb & Mutton : 8,125 2,649 Total Other Meat : 10,915 4,864 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, August 31, 2008, Revised, (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 3/ : 23 6,263 1,252 49,187 1,319,388 Other Juice Concentrate : 32 14,109 3,406 77,030 319,014 Total Frozen Juice : 55 20,372 4,658 126,217 1,638,402 : Frozen Vegetables 4/ : Asparagus : 267 1,814 9,201 Limas, Fordhook : 75 1,510 2,772 Limas, Baby : 480 5 9,983 16,110 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,185 302 91,871 203,585 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 80 31 21,132 35,043 Broccoli, Spears : 14,641 4,118 36,413 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 16,518 305 21,701 61,181 Brussels Sprouts : 734 4,281 10,421 Carrots, Diced : 687 45 34,678 50,522 Carrots, Other : 7,547 116 48,759 78,155 Cauliflower : 3,949 14 7,550 20,443 Corn, Cut : 1,842 149 215,335 342,614 Corn, Cob : 3,079 1,605 114,435 182,022 Mixed Vegetables : 6,867 51 27,054 48,149 Okra : 19,934 1,678 29,456 Onion Rings : 202 820 140 6,315 Onions, Other : 1,490 4,756 18,723 36,009 Blackeye Peas : 842 153 2,627 Green Peas : 3,398 87 214,362 372,967 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 51 21 2,761 4,684 Spinach : 8,159 22 38,597 62,840 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 6,726 168 23,284 54,905 Southern Greens : 5,670 1,550 14,206 Other Vegetables : 34,688 3,172 161,760 378,439 Total Vegetables : 139,111 11,669 1,067,229 2,059,079 : Potatoes : French Fries : 5,906 33,253 174,133 388,676 881,540 Other Frozen : 2,789 38,250 85,369 66,172 245,170 Total Potatoes : 8,695 71,503 259,502 454,848 1,126,710 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 5/ : 2,425 60,609 13,669 66,898 358,056 Beef Cuts 6/ : 887 6,092 12,997 18,064 75,928 Total Beef : 3,312 66,701 26,666 84,962 433,984 Other 7/ : Veal : 395 581 5,981 Lamb & Mutton : 894 9,479 21,147 Total Other Meat : 1,289 10,060 27,128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England and Middle Atlantic combined with South Atlantic. East North Central combined with East South Central. Pacific, Mountain and West North Central combined with West South Central. 2/ New England and Middle Atlantic combined with South Atlantic. East North Central combined with East South Central. Mountain combined with Pacific. West North Central combined with West South Central. 3/ Middle Atlantic combined with South Atlantic. 4/ New England combined with Middle Atlantic. East South Central combined with South Atlantic. 5/ Includes all boxed boneless beef, such as ground beef, roasts, steaks, loins, strips, rounds, trimmings, etc. Excludes variety meats (edible offal), such as tongues, livers, hearts, kidneys, and other organs removed from slaughtered beef. 6/ Includes all boxed primal beef cuts, bone-in. 7/ New England and South Atlantic combined with Middle Atlantic. East South Central combined with East North Central. West North Central combined with West South Central. Mountain combined with Pacific. Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, September 30, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 265,543 12,420 1 18,059 : Nuts 1/ : Shelled : Peanuts : 124,637 Pecans : 11,723 In-Shell : Pecans : 10,557 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 35,921 41,262 238,876 95,089 4,013 Other Natural Cheese : 244 14,859 184,448 25,971 328 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken 2/ : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 14,541 Hens, Mature Chickens : 4,331 Breasts & Breast Meat : 28,677 Drumsticks : 9,084 Leg Quarters : 53,543 Legs : 1,674 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 4,438 Thigh Meat : 8,424 Wings : 18,324 Paws and Feet : 14,853 Other : 148,191 Total Chicken : 306,080 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 12,992 39,824 41,846 54,310 32,238 Other Turkey : 926 7,027 23,876 89,714 108,953 Total Turkey : 13,918 46,851 65,722 144,024 141,191 Ducks : 107 1,128 46 33 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 4 14,461 34,137 197 219 Blueberries : 20,011 14,132 87,126 188 6,753 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 11 6,506 100,714 64 44 Cherries, Sweet : 49 383 16,558 82 25 Peaches : 1,714 18,166 163 214 Raspberries, Red : 3 1,585 1,780 414 46 Strawberries, Total : 21 5,352 10,471 1,210 1,704 Other Frozen Fruit : 5,479 4,730 84,817 4,267 3,275 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, September 30, 2008 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 2,898,367 3,194,390 : Nuts 1/ : Shelled : Peanuts : 11,171 45,142 180,950 Pecans : 1,699 33,138 46,560 In-Shell : Pecans : 1,340 68,982 80,879 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 1,777 7,669 36,921 92,360 553,888 Other Natural Cheese : 2,798 540 6,469 26,064 261,721 : Frozen Poultry : Chicken 2/ : Broilers, Fryers : Roasters (Whole) : 4,260 4,543 2,000 25,344 Hens, Mature Chickens : 264 1,840 395 6,830 Breasts & Breast Meat : 21,090 55,431 10,307 115,505 Drumsticks : 5,065 4,364 978 19,491 Leg Quarters : 27,624 28,349 1,931 111,447 Legs : 119 2,384 36 4,213 Thigh & Thigh : Quarters : 1,456 2,056 1,424 9,374 Thigh Meat : 2,452 3,454 1,427 15,757 Wings : 5,668 12,731 363 37,086 Paws and Feet : 5,211 4,896 114 25,074 Other : 102,973 123,274 15,986 390,424 Total Chicken : 176,182 243,322 34,961 760,545 Turkeys : Whole Turkeys : 13,449 66,902 20,045 46,101 327,707 Other Turkey : 7,675 34,193 5,845 7,722 285,931 Total Turkey : 21,124 101,095 25,890 53,823 613,638 Ducks : 5 32 34 195 1,580 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 13 573 17 9,429 59,050 Blueberries : 129 372 92 53,735 182,538 Cherries, Tart (RTP) : 77 9,084 3,842 120,342 Cherries, Sweet : 2 102 2,793 19,994 Peaches : 4 935 24 65,893 87,113 Raspberries, Red : 50 44 32 45,064 49,018 Strawberries, Total : 1,237 28,156 160 280,605 328,916 Other Frozen Fruit : 65 13,117 65 86,439 202,254 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, September 30, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 3/ : 3 3,177 47 1,132,356 Other Juice Concentrate : 9,440 40,212 26,470 2,573 124,765 Total Frozen Juice : 9,443 40,212 29,647 2,620 1,257,121 : Frozen Vegetables 4/ : Asparagus : 696 5,700 12 55 Limas, Fordhook : 1,470 556 356 Limas, Baby : 1,688 15,747 1,642 3,417 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 42,479 68,137 13,181 1,881 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 6,944 5,507 1,955 267 Broccoli, Spears : 7,236 6,608 168 3,943 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 5,506 11,626 1,238 1,635 Brussels Sprouts : 1,449 2,250 1,838 Carrots, Diced : 6,607 10,125 472 1,296 Carrots, Other : 5,214 15,980 2,519 881 Cauliflower : 3,368 5,951 77 514 Corn, Cut : 48,760 81,922 72,727 3,637 Corn, Cob : 28,687 24,380 60,820 2,979 Mixed Vegetables : 3,405 7,991 20 2,340 Okra : 1,887 982 3,494 2,445 Onion Rings : 214 2,380 573 1,793 Onions, Other : 3,669 2,110 171 3,891 Blackeye Peas : 1,014 137 1,571 Green Peas : 51,044 43,809 32,152 12,358 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 1,065 726 5 189 Spinach : 7,340 4,695 445 1,566 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 5,220 22,611 1 1,241 Southern Greens : 2,652 1,520 1,891 1,256 Other Vegetables : 81,335 56,325 23,042 43,433 Total Vegetables : 318,949 397,775 216,605 94,782 : Potatoes : French Fries : 30,317 29,218 75,086 120,646 45,365 Other Frozen : 4,840 9,709 22,347 12,399 5,371 Total Potatoes : 35,157 38,927 97,433 133,045 50,736 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 5/ : 1,292 56,923 25,510 105,635 22,890 Beef Cuts 6/ : 92 8,071 4,351 23,781 3,635 Total Beef : 1,384 64,994 29,861 129,416 26,525 Other 7/ : Veal : 3,158 2,363 Lamb & Mutton : 8,314 2,669 Total Other Meat : 11,472 5,032 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, September 30, 2008 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 3/ : 21 6,210 1,173 44,270 1,187,257 Other Juice Concentrate : 29 12,453 3,399 71,302 290,643 Total Frozen Juice : 50 18,663 4,572 115,572 1,477,900 : Frozen Vegetables 4/ : Asparagus : 249 1,649 8,361 Limas, Fordhook : 105 4,406 6,893 Limas, Baby : 471 11 25,797 48,773 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,089 356 112,726 239,849 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 80 34 20,679 35,466 Broccoli, Spears : 17,250 2,429 37,634 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 14,252 312 18,273 52,842 Brussels Sprouts : 809 4,271 10,617 Carrots, Diced : 837 47 39,078 58,462 Carrots, Other : 7,213 157 61,070 93,034 Cauliflower : 3,373 15 8,394 21,692 Corn, Cut : 2,751 253 300,557 510,607 Corn, Cob : 2,692 5,471 165,918 290,947 Mixed Vegetables : 7,514 59 29,277 50,606 Okra : 20,869 1,629 31,306 Onion Rings : 173 855 275 6,263 Onions, Other : 2,848 3,722 20,241 36,652 Blackeye Peas : 860 84 126 3,792 Green Peas : 3,447 78 193,793 336,681 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 81 14 2,976 5,056 Spinach : 6,985 20 34,057 55,108 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 6,614 176 22,733 58,596 Southern Greens : 4,371 1,694 13,384 Other Vegetables : 38,745 3,321 183,551 429,752 Total Vegetables : 143,678 14,985 1,255,599 2,442,373 : Potatoes : French Fries : 6,177 36,399 184,401 402,477 930,086 Other Frozen : 3,409 36,212 93,409 67,269 254,965 Total Potatoes : 9,586 72,611 277,810 469,746 1,185,051 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless 5/ : 2,449 64,331 13,347 75,302 367,679 Beef Cuts 6/ : 979 5,831 12,304 17,782 76,826 Total Beef : 3,428 70,162 25,651 93,084 444,505 Other 7/ : Veal : 1,902 657 8,080 Lamb & Mutton : 838 9,015 20,836 Total Other Meat : 2,740 9,672 28,916 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ New England and Middle Atlantic combined with South Atlantic. East North Central combined with East South Central. Pacific, Mountain and West North Central combined with West South Central. 2/ New England and Middle Atlantic combined with South Atlantic. East North Central combined with East South Central. Mountain combined with Pacific. West North Central combined with West South Central. 3/ Middle Atlantic combined with South Atlantic. 4/ New England combined with Middle Atlantic. East South Central combined with South Atlantic. 5/ Includes all boxed boneless beef, such as ground beef, roasts, steaks, loins, strips, rounds, trimmings, etc. Excludes variety meats (edible offal), such as tongues, livers, hearts, kidneys, and other organs removed from slaughtered beef. 6/ Includes all boxed primal beef cuts, bone-in. 7/ New England and South Atlantic combined with Middle Atlantic. East South Central combined with East North Central. West North Central combined with West South Central. Mountain combined with Pacific. 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