HDR1012000170020520971500Cold Storage Released May 20, 1997, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Cold Storage" call John Lange at (202) 720-0585, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Frozen food stocks in refrigerated warehouses on April 30, 1997, were greater than year earlier levels for concentrated orange juice, potatoes, poultry, and pork. Cooler stocks of peanuts, apples, butter, and natural cheese were higher than a year earlier. Total red meat supplies in freezers increased 5 percent from March and were up 1 percent from April 1996. Frozen pork stocks were 9 percent above last month and were up 14 percent from last year. Stocks of pork bellies were down 1 percent from last month and were 6 percent below last year's level. Total frozen poultry supplies increased 7 percent from last month and increased 6 percent from last year. Total stocks of chicken increased 4 percent during the month and were 5 percent above 1996. Total pounds of turkey in freezers increased 10 percent from last month and were up 7 percent from last year. Public cooler occupancy was at 47 percent of capacity, down 4 points from a year ago. Public freezer occupancy at 63 percent was up 1 point from last month and the same as last year. Co St 1 (5-97) Table of Contents Page Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, April 1997 ...... 2 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, March 31, 1997 ...................................................... 6 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, April 30, 1997 ...................................................... 10 Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, April 1997 ............................. 14 Apples in cold Storage: By State and United States, April 1997 ....... 15 Survey and Estimating Procedures, Revision Policy and Reliability..... 16 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, April 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :---------------------------------------------------- : Apr 30, : Mar 31, : Apr 30, :Apr :Mar : Apr 30, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 :1996:1997: 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage : 69,733 135,261 64,755 93 48 Controlled Atmosphere :1,358,042 2,293,612 1,676,347 123 73 Total :1,427,775 2,428,873 1,741,102 122 72 6,177 Pears : Bartlett : 1 287 Other Varieties : 60,229 82,165 42,994 71 52 Total : 60,230 82,452 42,994 71 52 1 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 335,715 366,752 431,375 128 118 Pecans : 43,649 39,627 42,471 97 107 Other Shelled : 118,714 96,567 95,125 80 99 Total : 498,078 502,946 568,971 114 113 295,739 In-Shell : Peanuts : 25,271 38,719 44,650 177 115 Pecans : 118,160 87,851 66,921 57 76 Other In-Shell : 30,559 30,704 14,539 48 47 Total : 173,990 157,274 126,110 72 80 35,052 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 39,764 26,663 42,422 107 159 38,848 (Government Owned) : 2,524 364 1,509 60 415 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 376,609 392,486 423,146 112 108 (Government Owned) : 87 77 40 46 52 Swiss : 10,362 12,809 11,926 115 93 Other Natural Cheese : 138,532 111,735 116,612 84 104 Total : 525,503 517,030 551,684 105 107 296,153 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 1,238 1,016 1,094 88 108 Yolks : 1,902 1,010 1,019 54 101 Whole & Mixed : 7,093 5,502 5,525 78 100 Unclassified : 1,294 1,018 854 66 84 Total : 11,527 8,546 8,492 74 99 8,070 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers (Whole) : 37,409 35,561 35,884 96 101 Hens : 14,293 6,933 9,215 64 133 Other Chicken : 654,479 672,591 698,447 107 104 Total : 706,181 715,085 743,546 105 104 Turkey : Whole Turkeys : 326,844 267,303 301,477 92 113 Other Turkey : 187,694 229,179 246,856 132 108 Total : 514,538 496,482 548,333 107 110 Ducks : 1,697 1,751 2,581 152 147 Total :1,222,416 1,213,318 1,294,460 106 107 1,176,604 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, April 1997 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :---------------------------------------------------- : Apr 30, : Mar 31, : Apr 30, :Apr :Mar : Apr 30, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 :1996:1997: 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 97,332 92,725 81,713 84 88 Apricots : 2,718 5,619 4,161 153 74 Blackberries, Total : 9,715 14,475 12,606 130 87 IQF : 4,959 8,882 8,235 166 93 Pails and Tubs : 1,485 2,558 2,371 160 93 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 1,878 2,071 1,261 67 61 Concentrate : 1,393 964 739 53 77 Blueberries : 38,532 39,023 32,545 84 83 Boysenberries : 1,717 3,121 2,718 158 87 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 82,708 90,809 78,203 95 86 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 831 750 681 82 91 Cherries, Sweet : 9,580 8,128 7,181 75 88 Grapes : 3,850 3,152 2,842 74 90 Peaches : 24,756 33,725 29,605 120 88 Raspberries, Black : 626 1,056 753 120 71 Raspberries, Red, Total : 25,052 25,461 23,117 92 91 IQF : 7,439 10,205 9,936 134 97 Pails and Tubs : 11,994 9,180 9,317 78 101 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 4,523 5,117 2,942 65 57 Concentrate : 1,096 959 922 84 96 Strawberries, Total : 200,760 136,213 164,201 82 121 Other Frozen Fruit : 257,182 311,779 259,801 101 83 Total : 755,359 766,036 700,127 93 91 451,638 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 1/ :1,443,874 1,759,432 1,994,551 138 113 (Gallon Equivalent) : 145,905 177,792 201,551 Other Juice Concentrate : 578,558 520,387 558,591 97 107 Total :2,022,432 2,279,819 2,553,142 126 112 338,763 Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 7,678 6,522 6,661 87 102 Limas, Fordhook : 10,265 11,677 10,466 102 90 Limas, Baby : 24,521 30,056 23,325 95 78 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 93,142 100,703 87,865 94 87 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 28,384 27,817 24,558 87 88 Broccoli, Spears : 29,935 23,411 26,742 89 114 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 103,863 78,591 95,627 92 122 Brussels Sprouts : 10,867 14,075 11,897 109 85 Carrots, Diced : 53,151 76,584 66,458 125 87 Carrots, Other : 168,662 141,415 133,126 79 94 Cauliflower : 49,129 46,519 40,971 83 88 Corn, Cut : 179,520 213,951 171,099 95 80 Corn, Cob : 149,641 201,205 160,284 107 80 Mixed Vegetables : 51,999 50,116 52,822 102 105 Okra : 22,893 21,321 16,480 72 77 Onion Rings : 11,029 10,237 7,636 69 75 Onions, Other : 27,670 31,811 29,680 107 93 Blackeye Peas : 4,684 5,809 4,734 101 81 Green Peas : 147,794 111,692 92,045 62 82 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 7,853 5,706 6,431 82 113 Spinach : 84,706 50,695 75,583 89 149 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 35,379 40,881 38,195 108 93 Southern Greens : 26,171 19,107 15,846 61 83 Other Vegetables : 246,234 233,540 251,713 102 108 Total :1,575,170 1,553,441 1,450,244 92 93 925,846 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, April 1997 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 30, : Mar 31, : Apr 30, : Apr : Mar : Apr 30, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 :1997 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Potatoes : French Fries : 899,378 970,952 978,453 109 101 Other Frozen : 212,730 206,153 214,803 101 104 Total : 1,112,108 1,177,105 1,193,256 107 101 841,668 Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 303,443 268,243 259,306 85 97 Beef Cuts : 32,112 22,178 26,041 81 117 Total : 335,555 290,421 285,347 85 98 282,969 (Government Owned) : 5,880 8,641 7,029 120 81 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 9,407 7,180 7,340 78 102 Hams, Total : 61,642 55,795 85,101 138 153 78,753 Bone-in : 33,145 26,160 43,243 130 165 38,409 Boneless : 28,497 29,635 41,858 147 141 40,344 Bellies : 57,174 54,767 54,017 94 99 Loins, Total : 16,193 21,266 25,734 159 121 24,071 Bone-in : 7,523 11,562 15,415 205 133 Boneless : 8,670 9,704 10,319 119 106 Ribs : 62,252 68,526 62,519 100 91 Butts : 8,895 11,123 11,817 133 106 Trimmings : 35,743 52,436 52,902 148 101 Other : 81,794 92,957 96,242 118 104 Variety Meats : 34,684 23,539 27,007 78 115 Unclassified : 17,710 17,126 17,575 99 103 Total : 385,494 404,715 440,254 114 109 383,114 (Government Owned) : 658 2,030 1,025 156 50 Other : Veal : 6,164 6,270 5,541 90 88 Lamb & Mutton : 13,649 11,163 13,017 95 117 Total : 19,813 17,433 18,558 94 106 18,156 Canned : Canned Hams : 6,635 6,274 6,940 105 111 Other Canned Meat : 1,115 691 1,419 127 205 Total : 7,750 6,965 8,359 108 120 6,082 Total : 748,612 719,534 752,518 101 105 690,321 Miscellaneous : Cooler : 570,013 568,538 600,618 105 106 440,943 Freezer : 1,775,101 1,723,697 1,817,222 102 105 1,751,702 Total : 2,345,114 2,292,235 2,417,840 103 105 2,192,645 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 3,264,751 4,266,013 3,641,992 112 85 1,081,836 Stored in Freezers : 9,253,327 9,459,259 9,801,370 106 104 6,215,689 Total :12,518,078 13,725,272 13,443,362 107 98 7,297,525 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Adjusted to 42.0 degrees Brix equivalent (9.896 pounds per gallon). Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, March 31, 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 23,723 229,614 69,762 24 80,969 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 3 866 23 210,154 Pecans 1/ : 110 10,566 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 13 23,152 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 4,606 3,623 7,161 2,891 1,064 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 17,214 34,947 222,186 62,082 230 Other Natural Cheese : 262 16,596 78,396 4,300 5,029 : Broilers (Whole) : 95 400 613 1,561 12,555 Hens : 26 69 775 4,264 Other Chicken : 1,730 6,080 15,849 44,189 170,770 Total : 1,825 6,506 16,531 46,525 187,589 Whole Turkeys : 3,699 27,926 16,001 39,645 50,168 Other Turkey : 380 16,349 25,458 61,854 67,548 Total : 4,079 44,275 41,459 101,499 117,716 Ducks : 32 90 1,206 36 41 Total : 5,936 50,871 59,196 148,060 305,346 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 36 32,532 29,151 367 9,603 Blueberries : 13,806 4,194 12,062 477 826 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 62 4,160 72,915 80 331 Cherries, Sweet : 1,594 3,936 337 52 Peaches : 57 1,541 1,701 199 1,246 Raspberries, Red : 151 1,779 739 338 238 Strawberries, Total : 64 3,283 4,385 4,550 1,545 Other Frozen Fruit : 73,850 28,317 138,458 1,374 2,508 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, March 31, 1997 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 934 30,683 1,993,164 2,428,873 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 48,317 98,762 136 8,491 366,752 Pecans 1/ : 698 28,081 172 39,627 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,574 63,112 87,851 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 284 500 354 6,180 26,663 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 188 1,572 13,039 41,028 392,486 Other Natural Cheese : 2,815 291 1,344 2,702 111,735 : Broilers (Whole) : 1,363 8,083 671 10,220 35,561 Hens : 1,234 62 503 6,933 Other Chicken : 139,087 257,238 1,868 35,780 672,591 Total : 141,684 265,383 2,539 46,503 715,085 Whole Turkeys : 3,310 88,358 9,414 28,782 267,303 Other Turkey : 613 18,705 6,323 31,949 229,179 Total : 3,923 107,063 15,737 60,731 496,482 Ducks : 8 2 3 333 1,751 Total : 145,615 372,448 18,279 107,567 1,213,318 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 118 1,389 413 19,116 92,725 Blueberries : 134 614 321 6,589 39,023 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 26 1,465 6,163 5,607 90,809 Cherries, Sweet : 78 131 17 1,983 8,128 Peaches : 125 1,065 71 27,720 33,725 Raspberries, Red : 171 1,016 71 20,958 25,461 Strawberries, Total : 1,489 20,446 502 99,949 136,213 Other Frozen Fruit : 377 5,883 2,764 58,248 311,779 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, March 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/ : 6 3,046 375 1,669,256 Other Juice Concentrate : 872 35,638 22,189 2,095 251,560 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 261 1,084 274 184 Limas, Fordhook : 154 517 324 1,015 Limas, Baby : 1,349 1,648 422 11,162 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 12,619 22,448 1,431 4,353 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 3,295 4,091 260 369 Broccoli, Spears : 4,401 356 2,231 899 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 3,388 4,624 3,905 3,579 Brussels Sprouts : 612 467 934 714 Carrots, Diced : 4,149 24,569 1,160 4,958 Carrots, Other : 2,852 9,632 1,719 8,006 Cauliflower : 2,119 2,206 1,514 966 Corn, Cut : 9,335 22,588 30,516 6,129 Corn, Cob : 4,192 8,541 17,044 2,181 Mixed Vegetables : 2,784 5,130 2,514 5,764 Okra : 413 176 680 5,515 Onion Rings : 1,118 4,235 1,578 710 Onions, Other : 1,057 2,662 561 1,909 Blackeye Peas : 344 308 51 4,194 Green Peas : 14,386 19,715 9,494 4,572 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 587 277 122 386 Spinach : 2,562 1,131 723 1,669 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 2,255 16,854 361 3,360 Southern Greens : 1,274 26 138 6,533 Other Vegetables : 20,894 21,267 15,411 25,968 : Potatoes : French Fries : 30,021 24,401 113,378 106,657 16,163 Other Frozen : 6,480 22,219 34,392 7,700 2,403 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 3,833 31,907 29,862 63,324 24,639 Beef Cuts : 2,152 658 2,365 4,012 804 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 402 2,451 26,097 22,401 8,745 Trimmings : 624 1,505 7,141 35,426 4,250 Other : 454 2,328 20,304 27,981 17,753 : Other : Veal : 510 1,902 1,563 851 321 Lamb & Mutton : 530 2,510 1,397 698 1,617 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, March 31, 1997 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 146 6,296 2,995 77,312 1,759,432 Other Juice Concentrate : 697 16,124 241 190,971 520,387 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 324 7 4,388 6,522 Limas, Fordhook : 83 11 9,573 11,677 Limas, Baby : 559 1,812 13,104 30,056 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,426 535 57,891 100,703 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 426 611 18,765 27,817 Broccoli, Spears : 8,601 106 6,817 23,411 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 25,697 935 36,463 78,591 Brussels Sprouts : 292 31 11,025 14,075 Carrots, Diced : 2,325 177 39,246 76,584 Carrots, Other : 6,821 1,074 111,311 141,415 Cauliflower : 11,155 556 28,003 46,519 Corn, Cut : 2,789 2,726 139,868 213,951 Corn, Cob : 1,386 376 167,485 201,205 Mixed Vegetables : 4,490 814 28,620 50,116 Okra : 13,688 3 846 21,321 Onion Rings : 228 4 2,364 10,237 Onions, Other : 2,183 2,157 21,282 31,811 Blackeye Peas : 679 2 231 5,809 Green Peas : 1,914 4,520 57,091 111,692 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 78 160 4,096 5,706 Spinach : 8,510 382 35,718 50,695 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 4,211 335 13,505 40,881 Southern Greens : 10,524 612 19,107 Other Vegetables : 26,679 4,701 118,620 233,540 : Potatoes : French Fries : 2,584 1,737 254,560 421,451 970,952 Other Frozen : 522 3,909 50,106 78,422 206,153 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 6,473 51,923 2,776 53,506 268,243 Beef Cuts : 1,492 2,827 3,920 3,948 22,178 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 3,529 2,608 9 2,284 68,526 Trimmings : 749 1,593 147 1,001 52,436 Other : 4,259 13,122 273 6,483 92,957 : Other : Veal : 398 725 6,270 Lamb & Mutton : 1 827 1,050 2,533 11,163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 30, 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 12,132 132,888 33,900 41,817 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 3 506 41 266,419 Pecans 1/ : 122 11,762 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 10 18,135 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 8,936 4,274 8,926 6,311 1,556 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 19,438 38,008 235,946 65,422 249 Other Natural Cheese : 208 20,133 81,494 3,859 4,444 : Broilers (Whole) : 96 330 944 1,630 12,192 Hens : 33 64 1,003 5,173 Other Chicken : 2,063 6,786 16,158 45,723 181,212 Total : 2,159 7,149 17,166 48,356 198,577 Whole Turkeys : 6,956 29,724 19,245 41,934 58,833 Other Turkey : 779 13,134 27,868 69,956 73,622 Total : 7,735 42,858 47,113 111,890 132,455 Ducks : 38 100 1,929 36 59 Total : 9,932 50,107 66,208 160,282 331,091 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 23 33,358 26,310 326 3,350 Blueberries : 11,745 3,426 9,499 518 822 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 48 3,274 63,791 130 388 Cherries, Sweet : 1,289 3,571 290 58 Peaches : 48 1,460 1,296 176 1,186 Raspberries, Red : 139 1,451 743 329 256 Strawberries, Total : 60 2,786 4,001 3,715 1,606 Other Frozen Fruit : 60,138 22,647 113,534 1,375 1,623 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, April 30, 1997 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 546 13,618 1,506,201 1,741,102 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 46,644 107,861 137 9,764 431,375 Pecans 1/ : 780 29,361 446 42,471 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,360 47,416 66,921 : Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 194 521 469 11,235 42,422 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 203 2,325 17,064 44,491 423,146 Other Natural Cheese : 3,015 144 970 2,345 116,612 : Broilers (Whole) : 1,374 8,218 604 10,496 35,884 Hens : 1,235 33 1,674 9,215 Other Chicken : 144,396 261,729 2,280 38,100 698,447 Total : 147,005 269,980 2,884 50,270 743,546 Whole Turkeys : 4,249 97,750 10,690 32,096 301,477 Other Turkey : 631 21,521 6,631 32,714 246,856 Total : 4,880 119,271 17,321 64,810 548,333 Ducks : 7 4 408 2,581 Total : 151,892 389,251 20,209 115,488 1,294,460 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 138 1,397 386 16,425 81,713 Blueberries : 139 732 252 5,412 32,545 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 27 230 5,310 5,005 78,203 Cherries, Sweet : 70 120 18 1,765 7,181 Peaches : 77 1,023 76 24,263 29,605 Raspberries, Red : 116 308 69 19,706 23,117 Strawberries, Total : 1,280 35,292 523 114,938 164,201 Other Frozen Fruit : 407 5,717 2,864 51,496 259,801 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, April 30, 1997 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 52 3,552 485 1,897,684 Other Juice Concentrate : 520 37,986 22,170 1,720 269,087 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 211 788 336 161 Limas, Fordhook : 302 471 249 883 Limas, Baby : 1,077 1,346 593 7,734 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 11,266 18,912 1,430 3,242 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 2,413 3,590 257 283 Broccoli, Spears : 3,852 364 1,573 1,203 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 3,664 4,939 5,094 5,325 Brussels Sprouts : 502 390 889 718 Carrots, Diced : 3,781 20,311 1,091 4,145 Carrots, Other : 3,999 8,994 1,420 7,144 Cauliflower : 1,833 1,835 1,143 799 Corn, Cut : 8,334 18,653 23,796 4,710 Corn, Cob : 3,504 7,186 12,606 2,220 Mixed Vegetables : 2,824 4,937 3,079 4,722 Okra : 397 155 394 2,917 Onion Rings : 870 3,162 1,118 589 Onions, Other : 845 2,431 553 2,096 Blackeye Peas : 323 253 46 3,283 Green Peas : 12,627 16,926 6,972 3,036 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 513 287 99 368 Spinach : 6,047 1,363 1,084 4,709 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 2,009 15,070 445 2,834 Southern Greens : 736 22 174 4,774 Other Vegetables : 24,430 22,834 14,181 42,312 : Potatoes : French Fries : 30,226 24,659 115,863 94,489 15,450 Other Frozen : 6,062 18,497 34,613 5,821 2,665 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 3,583 30,063 27,672 60,029 26,658 Beef Cuts : 2,689 564 2,510 5,451 996 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 927 3,011 22,881 20,493 7,575 Trimmings : 801 1,447 9,786 30,624 4,841 Other : 461 1,652 20,113 28,373 20,405 : Other : Veal : 422 1,908 1,394 618 355 Lamb & Mutton : 543 2,902 1,746 906 1,914 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, April 30, 1997 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 150 6,037 3,006 83,585 1,994,551 Other Juice Concentrate : 740 19,217 743 206,408 558,591 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 321 260 4,584 6,661 Limas, Fordhook : 89 13 8,459 10,466 Limas, Baby : 525 1,409 10,641 23,325 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,402 652 50,961 87,865 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 332 521 17,162 24,558 Broccoli, Spears : 10,000 195 9,555 26,742 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 31,509 1,477 43,619 95,627 Brussels Sprouts : 823 32 8,543 11,897 Carrots, Diced : 767 146 36,217 66,458 Carrots, Other : 9,157 961 101,451 133,126 Cauliflower : 8,931 407 26,023 40,971 Corn, Cut : 2,324 2,272 111,010 171,099 Corn, Cob : 1,217 540 133,011 160,284 Mixed Vegetables : 6,060 972 30,228 52,822 Okra : 11,556 1 1,060 16,480 Onion Rings : 244 4 1,649 7,636 Onions, Other : 1,644 2,036 20,075 29,680 Blackeye Peas : 598 2 229 4,734 Green Peas : 1,661 3,975 46,848 92,045 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 74 200 4,890 6,431 Spinach : 8,178 761 53,441 75,583 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 4,589 317 12,931 38,195 Southern Greens : 9,462 678 15,846 Other Vegetables : 26,012 4,663 117,281 251,713 : Potatoes : French Fries : 2,946 1,650 241,919 451,251 978,453 Other Frozen : 873 4,015 49,816 92,441 214,803 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 8,080 49,793 2,437 50,991 259,306 Beef Cuts : 1,502 4,740 3,402 4,187 26,041 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 3,474 2,061 10 2,087 62,519 Trimmings : 682 3,794 85 842 52,902 Other : 4,883 14,131 187 6,037 96,242 : Other : Veal : 210 634 5,541 Lamb & Mutton : 1 1,073 1,294 2,638 13,017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, April 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cooler : Freezer :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Usable : Usable : Usable : Usable Region : Space : Space Occupied : Space : Space Occupied :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 30 :Apr 30:Mar 31:Apr 30: Apr 30 :Apr 30:Mar 31:Apr 30 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 : Cu Ft ---- Percent --- Cu Ft ---- Percent --- : New England : 2,415 40 55 58 20,250 43 53 54 Middle Atlantic : 34,505 66 61 61 85,056 70 78 79 E. North Central : 40,506 50 48 48 167,688 58 56 56 W. North Central : 43,595 48 40 41 145,918 58 54 54 South Atlantic : 42,637 50 47 49 128,274 59 59 62 E. South Central : 9,518 45 47 49 34,835 65 67 70 W. South Central : 17,813 27 31 34 114,729 74 68 68 Mountain : 5,870 60 47 47 45,653 69 59 56 Pacific : 44,979 52 43 41 243,866 64 65 65 : US : 241,838 51 46 47 986,269 63 62 63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, April 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Warehouses :----------------------------------------------------------- State : Apr 30, : Mar 31, : Apr 30, : 1996 : 1997 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : CA : 22,915 40,948 22,879 MI : 65,184 67,200 33,432 N ENG : 19,206 23,723 12,132 NY : 80,529 144,858 81,522 OH : 761 2,015 460 OR : 2,885 15,514 6,644 PA : 70,224 84,756 51,366 VA : 23,785 53,708 29,670 WA : 1,120,266 1,936,704 1,476,678 WV : 6,398 7,802 5,396 : Other States : 15,622 51,645 20,923 : US : 1,427,775 2,428,873 1,741,102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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