Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released February 20, 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 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. Frozen food stocks in refrigerated warehouses on January 31, 1998, were greater than year earlier levels for butter, concentrated orange juice, turkeys, meat, fruit, eggs, vegetables, and potatoes. Cooler stocks of pears, pecans, and peanuts were higher than a year earlier. Total red meat supplies in freezers increased 11 percent from December and were up 22 percent from January 1997. Frozen pork stocks were 30 percent above last month and were up 31 percent from last year. Stocks of pork bellies were up 23 percent from last month and were 45 percent above a year ago. Total frozen poultry supplies increased 8 percent from last month and were 3 percent above last year. Total stocks of chicken increased slightly during the month, but were 9 percent below 1997. Total pounds of turkey in freezers increased 20 percent from last month and were up 24 percent from last year's level. Public cooler occupancy was at 52 percent of capacity, up 5 points from a year ago. Public freezer occupancy at 67 percent was down 1 point from last month, but 4 points above the year earlier level. Table of Contents Page Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, January 1998 . . . 3 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, December 31, 1997. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, January 31, 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, January 1998. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, January 1998 . . .15 Survey and Estimating Procedures, Revision Policy and Reliability. . . .16 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, January 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Jan 31, : Dec 31, : Jan 31, : Jan : Dec : Jan 31, : 1997 : 1997 : 1998 :1997 :1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage : 473,011 1,009,179 614,302 130 61 Controlled Atmosphere:3,394,662 3,413,445 3,122,302 92 91 Total :3,867,673 4,422,624 3,736,604 97 84 24,323 Pears : Bartlett : 72 1,331 6,571 494 Other Varieties : 152,586 335,971 267,349 175 80 Total : 152,658 337,302 273,920 179 81 618 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 270,316 262,756 288,537 107 110 Pecans : 38,566 17,765 26,977 70 152 Other Shelled : 96,401 97,314 121,173 126 125 Total : 405,283 377,835 436,687 108 116 175,891 In-Shell : Peanuts : 23,690 14,379 20,516 87 143 Pecans : 101,190 80,789 170,207 168 211 Other In-Shell : 7,520 7,308 7,684 102 105 Total : 132,400 102,476 198,407 150 194 68,203 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 23,166 20,788 34,953 151 168 30,489 (Government Owned) : 161 306 160 99 52 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 383,791 410,418 416,722 109 102 (Government Owned) : 141 103 103 73 100 Swiss : 13,702 13,843 14,392 105 104 Other Natural Cheese : 104,046 56,151 67,125 65 120 Total : 501,539 480,412 498,239 99 104 268,907 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 1,014 1,197 838 83 70 Yolks : 971 1,173 1,322 136 113 Whole & Mixed : 7,555 6,615 9,202 122 139 Unclassified : 1,483 764 907 61 119 Total : 11,023 9,749 12,269 111 126 11,767 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers (Whole) : 39,202 24,227 24,388 62 101 Hens : 5,300 7,407 8,868 167 120 Other Chicken : 632,680 582,618 581,592 92 100 Total : 677,182 614,252 614,848 91 100 Turkey : Whole Turkeys : 195,359 176,014 229,582 118 130 Other Turkey : 205,686 239,039 267,139 130 112 Total : 401,045 415,053 496,721 124 120 Ducks : 1,773 1,864 2,286 129 123 Total :1,080,000 1,031,169 1,113,855 103 108 979,534 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, January 1998 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Jan 31, : Dec 31, : Jan 31, : Jan : Dec : Jan 31, : 1997 : 1997 : 1998 :1997 :1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 80,121 63,067 68,914 86 109 Apricots : 6,850 12,567 11,492 168 91 Blackberries, Total : 18,093 26,214 23,243 128 89 IQF : 11,895 13,934 12,636 106 91 Pails and Tubs : 2,496 3,560 2,942 118 83 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 2,608 7,340 6,193 237 84 Concentrate : 1,094 1,380 1,472 135 107 Blueberries : 55,782 87,345 83,377 149 95 Boysenberries : 3,001 5,897 4,897 163 83 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 112,844 136,297 131,171 116 96 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 2,002 3,407 3,655 183 107 Cherries, Sweet : 10,722 15,270 14,205 132 93 Grapes : 5,549 3,492 2,633 47 75 Peaches : 42,461 72,317 60,351 142 83 Raspberries, Black : 1,191 660 566 48 86 Raspberries, Red, Total: 33,430 49,810 42,737 128 86 IQF : 11,592 11,146 10,587 91 95 Pails and Tubs : 12,371 14,931 13,615 110 91 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 8,571 21,788 16,606 194 76 Concentrate : 896 1,945 1,929 215 99 Strawberries, Total : 184,750 220,540 182,366 99 83 Pkgs. 20 Oz. & Less : 78,150 58,540 75 Pkgs. Over 20 Oz. : 106,600 123,826 116 Other Frozen Fruit : 424,851 536,232 491,630 116 92 Total : 981,647 1,233,115 1,121,237 114 91 674,400 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 1/ :1,522,559 1,503,354 1,947,466 128 130 (Gallon Equivalent) : 153,856 151,915 196,793 Other Juice Concentrate: 414,619 424,263 436,404 105 103 Total :1,937,178 1,927,617 2,383,870 123 124 283,063 Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 7,431 6,908 5,700 77 83 Limas, Fordhook : 14,282 17,231 15,488 108 90 Limas, Baby : 38,775 54,990 49,657 128 90 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 138,782 197,009 179,609 129 91 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 39,854 33,652 31,665 79 94 Broccoli, Spears : 19,650 20,519 19,541 99 95 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut: 85,289 91,792 90,479 106 99 Brussels Sprouts : 18,683 19,926 17,418 93 87 Carrots, Diced : 78,506 80,804 74,285 95 92 Carrots, Other : 167,177 220,066 196,853 118 89 Cauliflower : 54,140 58,512 61,210 113 105 Corn, Cut : 307,573 403,578 334,527 109 83 Corn, Cob : 257,963 274,261 247,294 96 90 Mixed Vegetables : 53,380 45,744 45,216 85 99 Okra : 26,616 52,230 46,052 173 88 Onion Rings : 11,058 11,031 9,695 88 88 Onions, Other : 29,255 31,187 28,839 99 92 Blackeye Peas : 7,013 9,344 9,054 129 97 Green Peas : 174,706 219,533 190,715 109 87 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 5,973 5,760 5,900 99 102 Spinach : 40,335 67,092 68,597 170 102 Squash, Summer/Zucchini: 50,922 75,397 70,582 139 94 Southern Greens : 27,277 20,771 26,548 97 128 Other Vegetables : 292,240 285,670 242,248 83 85 Total :1,946,880 2,303,007 2,067,172 106 90 1,329,364 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, January 1998 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 31, : Dec 31, : Jan 31, : Jan : Dec : Jan 31, : 1997 : 1997 : 1998 : 1997 :1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Potatoes : French Fries : 920,427 973,954 942,863 102 97 Other Frozen : 191,112 189,593 198,965 104 105 Total : 1,111,539 1,163,547 1,141,828 103 98 787,552 Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 265,480 318,342 288,464 109 91 Beef Cuts : 24,817 31,818 39,150 158 123 Total : 290,297 350,160 327,614 113 94 325,000 (Government Owned) : 6,683 3,222 3,861 58 120 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 6,594 7,453 15,824 240 212 Hams, Total : 47,285 46,320 71,594 151 155 64,482 Bone-in : 25,726 25,008 35,843 139 143 35,018 Boneless : 21,559 21,312 35,751 166 168 29,464 Bellies : 38,030 44,763 55,230 145 123 Loins, Total : 19,615 22,224 25,206 129 113 22,469 Bone-in : 9,184 10,643 13,380 146 126 Boneless : 10,431 11,581 11,826 113 102 Ribs : 72,938 55,610 58,940 81 106 Butts : 8,246 9,920 10,260 124 103 Trimmings : 34,557 51,609 78,435 227 152 Other : 79,128 70,671 82,410 104 117 Variety Meats : 21,114 24,508 37,112 176 151 Unclassified : 14,661 13,312 14,180 97 107 Total : 342,168 346,390 449,191 131 130 375,876 (Government Owned) : 1,190 1,461 1,265 106 87 Other : Veal : 7,162 8,018 6,858 96 86 Lamb & Mutton : 9,473 13,741 13,980 148 102 Total : 16,635 21,759 20,838 125 96 20,428 Canned : Canned Hams : 5,927 3,468 4,073 69 117 Other Canned Meat : 879 574 745 85 130 Total : 6,806 4,042 4,818 71 119 3,678 Total : 655,906 722,351 802,461 122 111 724,982 Miscellaneous : Cooler : 633,678 642,696 679,797 107 106 488,686 Freezer : 1,687,943 1,803,543 1,798,178 107 100 1,737,948 Total : 2,321,621 2,446,239 2,477,975 107 101 2,226,634 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 5,701,708 6,372,046 5,828,472 102 91 1,030,306 Stored in Freezers : 9,426,805 10,206,185 10,471,005 111 103 6,555,421 Total :15,128,513 16,578,231 16,299,477 108 98 7,585,727 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Adjusted to 42.0 degrees Brix equivalent (9.896 pounds per gallon). 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 2,375 310,816 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 2 530 27 144,763 Pecans 1/ : 46 6,010 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 30,794 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 1,886 1,312 10,935 895 410 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 20,242 38,711 234,820 60,207 315 Other Natural Cheese : 122 5,660 42,097 3,024 1,009 : Broilers (Whole) : 58 702 771 1,161 10,461 Hens : 23 590 770 3,534 Other Chicken : 1,736 4,366 15,431 23,874 161,996 Total : 1,794 5,091 16,792 25,805 175,991 Whole Turkeys : 1,335 15,870 10,923 23,580 25,590 Other Turkey : 461 11,160 26,006 70,448 63,670 Total : 1,796 27,030 36,929 94,028 89,260 Ducks : 35 143 1,263 9 47 Total : 3,625 32,264 54,984 119,842 265,298 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 29 18,541 22,919 133 5,538 Blueberries : 16,921 7,410 43,465 620 4,149 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 104 2,618 118,540 131 87 Cherries, Sweet : 1,032 8,439 394 164 Peaches : 101 1,826 3,067 955 858 Raspberries, Red : 134 936 937 762 178 Strawberries, Total : 79 1,915 5,153 4,847 2,036 Other Frozen Fruit : 134,937 51,958 243,624 2,021 1,166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2,996,175 4,422,624 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 41,100 75,651 64 619 262,756 Pecans 1/ : 204 11,360 145 17,765 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 2,266 47,729 80,789 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 39 1,095 331 3,885 20,788 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 188 353 12,096 43,486 410,418 Other Natural Cheese : 1,424 139 620 2,056 56,151 : Broilers (Whole) : 699 5,398 384 4,593 24,227 Hens : 1,503 127 56 804 7,407 Other Chicken : 97,050 238,212 4,315 35,638 582,618 Total : 99,252 243,737 4,755 41,035 614,252 Whole Turkeys : 2,464 54,354 17,284 24,614 176,014 Other Turkey : 600 24,237 7,360 35,097 239,039 Total : 3,064 78,591 24,644 59,711 415,053 Ducks : 3 20 40 304 1,864 Total : 102,319 322,348 29,439 101,050 1,031,169 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 172 1,185 283 14,267 63,067 Blueberries : 218 626 364 13,572 87,345 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 34 495 7,005 7,283 136,297 Cherries, Sweet : 174 81 44 4,942 15,270 Peaches : 121 756 158 64,475 72,317 Raspberries, Red : 110 146 31 46,576 49,810 Strawberries, Total : 2,044 16,278 3,019 185,169 220,540 Other Frozen Fruit : 382 8,723 1,082 92,339 536,232 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2,395 309 1,439,114 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,279 25,376 13,506 1,562 189,361 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 256 2,334 306 177 Limas, Fordhook : 341 714 229 2,084 Limas, Baby : 1,844 1,361 2,133 14,082 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 27,081 39,598 1,584 7,191 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 7,602 4,805 285 377 Broccoli, Spears : 1,799 777 437 1,693 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 5,913 4,809 2,507 10,641 Brussels Sprouts : 377 482 615 654 Carrots, Diced : 5,243 19,802 752 5,045 Carrots, Other : 14,638 10,446 2,211 10,522 Cauliflower : 2,631 3,331 2,219 1,162 Corn, Cut : 32,707 40,269 34,104 11,562 Corn, Cob : 19,525 11,282 32,257 4,554 Mixed Vegetables : 2,023 3,826 2,508 3,501 Okra : 772 239 531 33,241 Onion Rings : 671 5,633 1,525 1,188 Onions, Other : 1,417 2,367 424 3,490 Blackeye Peas : 271 264 39 7,862 Green Peas : 19,640 26,807 18,995 14,929 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 417 667 102 578 Spinach : 16,461 1,085 1,188 5,817 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 3,219 27,469 274 12,586 Southern Greens : 2,993 29 59 7,472 Other Vegetables : 27,038 30,370 11,781 29,196 : Potatoes : French Fries : 35,394 37,837 86,522 95,096 20,235 Other Frozen : 5,453 13,903 24,733 8,880 2,843 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 9,226 26,861 33,972 85,215 33,878 Beef Cuts : 3,932 1,613 2,800 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 1,773 18,570 27,577 4,369 : Other : Veal : 641 1,925 2,811 1,012 171 Lamb & Mutton : 617 3,139 2,845 1,450 995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2,946 54,254 1,503,354 Other Juice Concentrate : 534 19,422 1,094 172,129 424,263 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 292 12 3,531 6,908 Limas, Fordhook : 100 13,763 17,231 Limas, Baby : 750 6,384 28,436 54,990 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,121 271 120,163 197,009 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 328 381 19,874 33,652 Broccoli, Spears : 8,329 176 7,308 20,519 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 24,847 1,222 41,853 91,792 Brussels Sprouts : 2,082 104 15,612 19,926 Carrots, Diced : 548 468 48,946 80,804 Carrots, Other : 7,585 1,658 173,006 220,066 Cauliflower : 9,773 829 38,567 58,512 Corn, Cut : 3,766 1,185 279,985 403,578 Corn, Cob : 2,057 1,289 203,297 274,261 Mixed Vegetables : 4,631 211 29,044 45,744 Okra : 16,864 10 573 52,230 Onion Rings : 214 3 1,797 11,031 Onions, Other : 796 2,499 20,194 31,187 Blackeye Peas : 647 261 9,344 Green Peas : 1,553 15,759 121,850 219,533 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 95 4 3,897 5,760 Spinach : 6,512 173 35,856 67,092 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 5,830 561 25,458 75,397 Southern Greens : 9,517 2 699 20,771 Other Vegetables : 37,789 4,615 144,881 285,670 : Potatoes : French Fries : 2,349 1,522 256,419 438,580 973,954 Other Frozen : 625 3,470 45,265 84,421 189,593 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 2,427 67,347 3,537 55,879 318,342 Beef Cuts : 973 5,051 4,587 4,689 31,818 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 2,501 2,265 41 886 55,610 Trimmings : 692 2,370 54 2,636 51,609 Other : 4,106 9,816 318 3,596 70,671 : Other : Veal : 200 1,258 8,018 Lamb & Mutton : 1 1,693 1,168 1,833 13,741 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 31, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 65,316 507,193 304,568 1,275 261,893 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 67 515 29 153,974 Pecans 1/ : 129 9,990 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 3 41,768 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 3,089 1,476 18,895 1,490 981 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 23,098 41,074 232,136 64,157 317 Other Natural Cheese : 109 5,995 52,694 3,392 611 : Broilers (Whole) : 57 1,055 688 1,120 8,379 Hens : 1 22 732 748 4,607 Other Chicken : 2,435 5,155 14,742 25,026 155,168 Total : 2,493 6,232 16,162 26,894 168,154 Whole Turkeys : 510 20,135 16,135 30,768 39,305 Other Turkey : 371 12,242 25,126 80,394 67,671 Total : 881 32,377 41,261 111,162 106,976 Ducks : 40 163 1,401 5 56 Total : 3,414 38,772 58,824 138,061 275,186 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 24 19,573 25,493 142 5,984 Blueberries : 16,020 5,975 42,233 648 4,332 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 91 3,330 112,934 102 69 Cherries, Sweet : 1,144 7,739 385 125 Peaches : 84 1,610 2,945 813 910 Raspberries, Red : 109 1,040 1,004 820 161 Strawberries, Total : 67 1,414 5,035 4,270 1,704 Other Frozen Fruit : 121,438 49,339 222,339 2,023 1,211 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, January 31, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 1,217 50,426 2,544,716 3,736,604 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 44,090 88,992 194 676 288,537 Pecans 1/ : 414 16,272 172 26,977 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 2,266 126,170 170,207 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 55 2,977 205 5,785 34,953 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 190 231 12,212 43,307 416,722 Other Natural Cheese : 1,428 94 643 2,159 67,125 : Broilers (Whole) : 832 7,642 189 4,426 24,388 Hens : 1,616 133 66 943 8,868 Other Chicken : 97,798 240,246 4,594 36,428 581,592 Total : 100,246 248,021 4,849 41,797 614,848 Whole Turkeys : 2,872 74,137 15,329 30,391 229,582 Other Turkey : 675 31,982 8,200 40,478 267,139 Total : 3,547 106,119 23,529 70,869 496,721 Ducks : 3 17 29 572 2,286 Total : 103,796 354,157 28,407 113,238 1,113,855 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 188 1,203 278 16,029 68,914 Blueberries : 190 700 420 12,859 83,377 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 58 664 6,550 7,373 131,171 Cherries, Sweet : 181 72 32 4,527 14,205 Peaches : 148 580 118 53,143 60,351 Raspberries, Red : 131 201 35 39,236 42,737 Strawberries, Total : 1,406 13,076 2,757 152,637 182,366 Other Frozen Fruit : 449 7,773 859 86,199 491,630 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, January 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/ : 97 4,566 479 1,865,008 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,476 24,728 15,494 1,589 205,766 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 156 1,178 233 138 Limas, Fordhook : 319 709 201 1,873 Limas, Baby : 1,765 1,369 1,676 12,854 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 23,762 35,627 2,087 6,493 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 6,664 4,374 273 359 Broccoli, Spears : 1,288 358 897 1,262 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 5,531 4,957 2,717 12,756 Brussels Sprouts : 411 516 518 746 Carrots, Diced : 5,110 16,430 751 4,477 Carrots, Other : 11,368 10,282 1,499 10,885 Cauliflower : 2,493 3,924 2,375 1,298 Corn, Cut : 26,298 37,401 29,074 10,252 Corn, Cob : 17,784 10,235 29,930 5,139 Mixed Vegetables : 1,733 3,556 2,427 3,363 Okra : 644 262 479 26,605 Onion Rings : 1,001 5,070 968 780 Onions, Other : 1,015 2,932 387 3,368 Blackeye Peas : 461 257 43 7,381 Green Peas : 16,925 23,775 15,527 12,901 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 380 417 123 557 Spinach : 15,946 1,490 1,125 5,933 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 3,040 25,794 241 11,617 Southern Greens : 2,735 31 55 11,636 Other Vegetables : 24,577 28,933 10,401 29,215 : Potatoes : French Fries : 33,872 29,065 86,285 87,779 19,722 Other Frozen : 5,727 12,937 27,706 7,438 3,045 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 8,841 21,811 30,241 77,915 33,170 Beef Cuts : 4,196 1,269 3,176 8,195 730 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 384 1,764 16,467 28,113 6,600 Trimmings : 846 7,084 10,109 34,355 11,770 Other : 502 1,842 20,124 31,270 5,724 : Other : Veal : 568 1,399 2,445 1,127 195 Lamb & Mutton : 659 3,404 2,872 1,294 1,331 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, January 31, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 143 4,760 2,593 69,820 1,947,466 Other Juice Concentrate : 460 19,652 1,101 166,138 436,404 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 229 4 3,762 5,700 Limas, Fordhook : 96 12,290 15,488 Limas, Baby : 667 5,033 26,293 49,657 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 2,083 216 109,341 179,609 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 605 409 18,981 31,665 Broccoli, Spears : 8,081 116 7,539 19,541 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 22,324 991 41,203 90,479 Brussels Sprouts : 1,549 38 13,640 17,418 Carrots, Diced : 573 395 46,549 74,285 Carrots, Other : 7,787 1,710 153,322 196,853 Cauliflower : 14,608 735 35,777 61,210 Corn, Cut : 3,823 1,032 226,647 334,527 Corn, Cob : 1,727 1,362 181,117 247,294 Mixed Vegetables : 4,428 260 29,449 45,216 Okra : 17,568 6 488 46,052 Onion Rings : 303 26 1,547 9,695 Onions, Other : 851 2,306 17,980 28,839 Blackeye Peas : 713 199 9,054 Green Peas : 1,461 11,568 108,558 190,715 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 83 5 4,335 5,900 Spinach : 10,921 133 33,049 68,597 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 5,560 422 23,908 70,582 Southern Greens : 11,370 2 719 26,548 Other Vegetables : 25,890 5,143 118,089 242,248 : Potatoes : French Fries : 2,049 1,146 256,407 426,538 942,863 Other Frozen : 705 3,527 47,273 90,607 198,965 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 2,179 54,531 4,823 54,953 288,464 Beef Cuts : 1,410 10,416 4,723 5,035 39,150 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 2,430 2,131 42 1,009 58,940 Trimmings : 715 10,886 70 2,600 78,435 Other : 3,875 15,033 286 3,754 82,410 : Other : Veal : 201 923 6,858 Lamb & Mutton : 1,201 1,140 2,079 13,980 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cooler : Freezer :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Usable : Usable : Usable : Usable Region : Space : Space Occupied : Space : Space Occupied :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 31 :Jan 31:Dec 31:Jan 31: Jan 31 :Jan 31:Dec 31:Jan 31 : 1998 : 1997 : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 : Cu Ft ---- Percent --- Cu Ft ---- Percent --- : New England : 2,415 51 52 55 20,250 55 68 67 Middle Atlantic : 34,506 56 73 70 85,253 75 82 82 E. North Central : 43,294 53 57 55 174,272 58 60 60 W. North Central : 44,963 43 50 50 146,923 52 60 60 South Atlantic : 46,098 48 47 45 138,359 59 64 64 E. South Central : 9,148 42 53 55 36,424 65 65 64 W. South Central : 17,815 33 34 38 114,729 67 68 70 Mountain : 5,894 47 50 53 45,705 59 69 67 Pacific : 35,094 42 42 45 243,438 71 75 72 : US : 239,227 47 51 52 1,005,353 63 68 67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, January 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Warehouses :----------------------------------------------------------- State : Jan 31, : Dec 31, : Jan 31, : 1997 : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : CA : 94,029 127,191 91,514 MI : 188,370 365,106 289,519 N ENG : 45,407 77,967 65,316 NY : 236,922 354,018 306,684 OH : 7,260 11,890 8,740 OR : 31,930 33,900 24,317 PA : 160,062 226,801 200,337 VA : 84,090 185,410 159,205 WA : 2,868,810 2,835,084 2,428,886 WV : 30,356 65,547 50,780 : Other States : 120,437 139,710 111,306 : US : 3,867,673 4,422,624 3,736,604 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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