Co St 1 (12-98) Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 18, 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 November 30, 1998, were greater than year earlier levels for butter, pork, concentrated orange juice, and chicken. Cooler stocks of pecans, peanuts, apples, and natural cheese were higher than a year earlier. Total red meat supplies in freezers were down slightly from October, but were 7 percent above November 1997. Frozen pork stocks were 7 percent above last month and were up 32 percent from last year. Stocks of pork bellies increased 158 percent from last month and were 67 percent above a year ago. Total frozen poultry supplies decreased 25 percent from last month and were 10 percent below last year. Total stocks of chicken increased 7 percent during the month and were also 6 percent above 1997. Total pounds of turkey in freezers declined 55 percent from last month and were 32 percent below last year. Public cooler occupancy was at 55 percent of capacity, up 3 points from a year ago. Public freezer occupancy at 69 percent was down 1 point from last month and was 2 points below a year earlier. Table of Contents Page Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, November 1998. . . . 3 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 31, 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, November 30, 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, November 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, November 1998 . . . .15 Survey and Estimating Procedures, Revision Policy and Reliability. . . . .16 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, November 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Nov 30, : Oct 31, : Nov 30, : Nov : Oct : Nov 30, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 :1997 :1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage :1,538,792 2,317,691 1,675,689 109 72 Controlled Atmosphere:3,625,909 4,478,605 4,242,470 117 95 Total :5,164,701 6,796,296 5,918,159 115 87 99,392 Pears : Bartlett : 9,560 62,098 24,485 256 39 Other Varieties : 436,443 450,664 359,472 82 80 Total : 446,003 512,762 383,957 86 75 1,181 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 222,150 215,540 251,728 113 117 Pecans : 14,975 29,092 21,987 147 76 Other Shelled : 88,712 92,743 100,614 113 108 Total : 325,837 337,375 374,329 115 111 174,900 In-Shell : Peanuts : 10,725 37,983 61,113 570 161 Pecans : 34,771 29,185 45,081 130 154 Other In-Shell : 10,251 11,762 9,994 97 85 Total : 55,747 78,930 116,188 208 147 24,295 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 15,365 31,164 28,607 186 92 26,848 (Government Owned) : 364 8 8 2 100 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 405,484 394,692 387,073 95 98 (Government Owned) : 149 216 26 17 12 Swiss : 13,450 12,362 11,969 89 97 Other Natural Cheese : 55,445 115,658 92,573 167 80 Total : 474,379 522,712 491,615 104 94 281,669 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 943 857 902 96 105 Yolks : 967 741 898 93 121 Whole & Mixed : 7,649 6,683 6,947 91 104 Unclassified : 705 750 548 78 73 Total : 10,264 9,031 9,295 91 103 8,928 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers (Whole) : 28,727 12,692 15,592 54 123 Hens : 5,900 5,848 5,551 94 95 Other Chicken : 575,273 583,342 622,989 108 107 Total : 609,900 601,882 644,132 106 107 Turkey : Whole Turkeys : 208,021 441,536 106,555 51 24 Other Turkey : 230,535 219,620 191,196 83 87 Total : 438,556 661,156 297,751 68 45 Ducks : 1,964 5,092 4,554 232 89 Total :1,050,420 1,268,130 946,437 90 75 853,984 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, November 1998 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Nov 30, : Oct 31, : Nov 30, : Nov : Oct : Nov 30, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 :1997 :1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 53,174 51,646 57,952 109 112 Apricots : 16,228 15,037 12,932 80 86 Blackberries, Total : 28,374 26,137 24,594 87 94 IQF : 14,859 14,698 13,472 91 92 Pails and Tubs : 3,775 3,622 3,425 91 95 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 8,226 6,330 5,924 72 94 Concentrate : 1,514 1,487 1,773 117 119 Blueberries : 96,928 88,827 77,012 79 87 Boysenberries : 6,060 5,219 4,793 79 92 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 148,945 143,413 133,769 90 93 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 1,855 4,837 4,493 242 93 Cherries, Sweet : 15,469 16,042 15,107 98 94 Grapes : 3,740 5,630 5,965 159 106 Peaches : 82,393 89,623 89,199 108 100 Raspberries, Black : 873 1,020 936 107 92 Raspberries, Red, Total: 54,154 50,640 46,178 85 91 IQF : 12,864 13,409 12,403 96 92 Pails and Tubs : 16,514 12,057 12,272 74 102 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 23,470 20,525 16,918 72 82 Concentrate : 1,306 4,649 4,585 351 99 Strawberries, Total : 251,850 261,237 236,298 94 90 Pkgs. 20 Oz. & Less : 107,540 167,298 156 Pkgs. Over 20 Oz. : 144,310 69,000 48 Other Frozen Fruit : 595,928 520,250 640,545 107 123 Total :1,355,971 1,279,558 1,349,773 100 105 797,283 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 1/ :1,214,354 1,534,183 1,577,260 130 103 (Gallon Equivalent) : 122,712 155,031 159,384 Other Juice Concentrate: 426,810 402,352 406,812 95 101 Total :1,641,164 1,936,535 1,984,072 121 102 245,734 Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 7,890 7,668 6,840 87 89 Limas, Fordhook : 18,251 19,290 16,723 92 87 Limas, Baby : 68,186 77,469 76,530 112 99 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 217,985 239,099 202,672 93 85 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 37,821 51,708 45,863 121 89 Broccoli, Spears : 17,778 19,959 23,056 130 116 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut: 93,874 80,138 84,364 90 105 Brussels Sprouts : 17,489 7,150 12,953 74 181 Carrots, Diced : 84,028 64,772 85,114 101 131 Carrots, Other : 243,987 179,064 196,487 81 110 Cauliflower : 46,693 39,952 42,583 91 107 Corn, Cut : 437,505 502,563 452,884 104 90 Corn, Cob : 309,459 326,682 296,110 96 91 Mixed Vegetables : 49,458 49,682 46,240 93 93 Okra : 58,562 64,033 55,773 95 87 Onion Rings : 10,807 17,477 17,599 163 101 Onions, Other : 30,513 27,070 26,184 86 97 Blackeye Peas : 12,085 9,511 9,106 75 96 Green Peas : 249,048 349,215 310,121 125 89 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 6,836 9,001 8,487 124 94 Spinach : 75,454 69,712 66,688 88 96 Squash, Summer/Zucchini: 79,117 80,634 76,034 96 94 Southern Greens : 18,665 19,606 27,036 145 138 Other Vegetables : 304,631 297,805 304,776 100 102 Total :2,496,122 2,609,260 2,490,223 100 95 1,637,046 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, November 1998 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 30, : Oct 31, : Nov 30, : Nov : Oct : Nov 30, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 :1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Potatoes : French Fries : 1,095,156 1,076,256 1,038,409 95 96 Other Frozen : 218,311 264,713 263,147 121 99 Total : 1,313,467 1,340,969 1,301,556 99 97 948,871 Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 346,963 320,959 290,684 84 91 Beef Cuts : 31,197 37,272 38,326 123 103 Total : 378,160 358,231 329,010 87 92 325,919 (Government Owned) : 3,781 2,944 3,750 99 127 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 10,940 15,645 10,797 99 69 Hams, Total : 61,331 99,099 75,157 123 76 71,081 Bone-in : 32,284 57,506 42,754 132 74 42,283 Boneless : 29,047 41,593 32,403 112 78 28,798 Bellies : 25,365 16,440 42,397 167 258 Loins, Total : 23,205 14,734 22,504 97 153 19,960 Bone-in : 12,671 7,800 14,565 115 187 Boneless : 10,534 6,934 7,939 75 114 Ribs : 47,797 48,243 60,550 127 126 Butts : 7,829 12,253 17,779 227 145 Trimmings : 41,107 54,599 60,109 146 110 Other : 73,738 84,575 79,581 108 94 Variety Meats : 30,809 51,134 56,493 183 110 Unclassified : 11,979 15,163 15,510 129 102 Total : 334,100 411,885 440,877 132 107 383,451 (Government Owned) : 1,056 1,565 1,632 155 104 Other : Veal : 6,587 4,295 5,366 81 125 Lamb & Mutton : 16,534 12,558 11,914 72 95 Total : 23,121 16,853 17,280 75 103 17,157 Canned : Canned Hams : 4,879 7,248 4,671 96 64 Other Canned Meat : 765 702 916 120 130 Total : 5,644 7,950 5,587 99 70 3,934 Total : 741,025 794,919 792,754 107 100 730,461 Miscellaneous : Cooler : 811,032 954,213 927,158 114 97 518,075 Freezer : 1,858,762 2,034,626 1,996,599 107 98 1,929,704 Total : 2,669,794 2,988,839 2,923,757 110 98 2,447,779 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 7,286,495 9,210,238 8,216,993 113 89 1,103,446 Stored in Freezers :10,473,764 11,296,242 10,893,729 104 96 7,174,925 Total :17,760,259 20,506,480 19,110,722 108 93 8,278,371 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Adjusted to 42.0 degrees Brix equivalent (9.896 pounds per gallon). Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 31, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 51 237 16 155,282 Pecans 1/ : 78 7,757 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 6,217 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 22,456 39,855 202,911 59,332 561 Other Natural Cheese : 256 9,387 94,224 2,638 742 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 47 225 434 713 5,351 Hens : 421 31 470 1,286 Other Chicken : 1,352 4,305 10,983 23,393 182,023 Total : 1,399 4,951 11,448 24,576 188,660 Whole Turkeys : 13,732 46,458 40,073 60,132 60,331 Other Turkey : 1,171 11,957 21,066 59,122 56,988 Total : 14,903 58,415 61,139 119,254 117,319 Ducks : 47 225 4,409 113 64 Total : 16,349 63,591 76,996 143,943 306,043 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 13 15,480 19,967 116 949 Blueberries : 12,889 11,639 37,210 520 3,183 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 90 6,727 121,605 124 390 Cherries, Sweet : 662 10,165 205 104 Peaches : 116 2,722 3,448 566 529 Raspberries, Red : 453 2,061 783 1,803 220 Strawberries, Total : 68 4,489 5,899 4,029 1,403 Other Frozen Fruit : 121,393 42,288 252,575 686 1,771 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 31, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 27,055 32,651 133 115 215,540 Pecans 1/ : 151 20,856 250 29,092 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 431 22,537 29,185 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 305 353 15,238 53,681 394,692 Other Natural Cheese : 1,809 318 1,152 5,132 115,658 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 1,003 4,160 146 613 12,692 Hens : 2,891 609 65 75 5,848 Other Chicken : 95,438 240,110 2,490 23,248 583,342 Total : 99,332 244,879 2,701 23,936 601,882 Whole Turkeys : 16,018 88,244 28,589 87,959 441,536 Other Turkey : 480 27,326 4,443 37,067 219,620 Total : 16,498 115,570 33,032 125,026 661,156 Ducks : 7 130 1 96 5,092 Total : 115,837 360,579 35,734 149,058 1,268,130 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 145 1,148 120 13,708 51,646 Blueberries : 145 1,071 345 21,825 88,827 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 37 387 5,990 8,063 143,413 Cherries, Sweet : 20 146 525 4,215 16,042 Peaches : 152 1,032 97 80,961 89,623 Raspberries, Red : 108 379 46 44,787 50,640 Strawberries, Total : 3,563 7,373 774 233,639 261,237 Other Frozen Fruit : 2,692 12,051 1,408 85,386 520,250 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 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/ : 16 2,690 1,602 1,469,274 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,307 30,283 19,084 1,828 157,283 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 229 4,253 31 300 Limas, Fordhook : 214 745 211 1,883 Limas, Baby : 4,117 1,928 1,022 25,355 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 41,912 54,478 2,193 10,998 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 11,138 10,053 406 785 Broccoli, Spears : 2,542 168 622 1,036 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 4,041 4,667 3,705 6,213 Brussels Sprouts : 308 150 238 435 Carrots, Diced : 3,380 14,269 1,976 4,016 Carrots, Other : 11,036 9,826 2,724 11,375 Cauliflower : 1,367 3,044 635 986 Corn, Cut : 41,055 55,819 33,362 20,570 Corn, Cob : 18,260 11,605 29,638 7,902 Mixed Vegetables : 2,319 4,730 1,710 4,328 Okra : 585 201 960 29,324 Onion Rings : 734 8,368 1,090 2,920 Onions, Other : 1,717 3,392 497 1,865 Blackeye Peas : 539 316 9 6,630 Green Peas : 34,580 37,151 18,828 16,801 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 484 558 57 540 Spinach : 8,577 1,207 1,538 7,344 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 2,385 25,323 412 16,250 Southern Greens : 2,169 20 16 9,352 Other Vegetables : 28,300 33,530 10,381 37,238 : Potatoes : French Fries : 38,737 21,507 78,069 101,374 21,138 Other Frozen : 3,876 21,390 39,008 7,915 6,275 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 5,505 31,963 32,975 63,329 23,322 Beef Cuts : 2,297 1,611 3,643 4,816 687 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 347 1,686 16,504 19,939 4,659 Trimmings : 469 3,691 10,289 26,807 8,750 Other : 3,418 4,687 18,028 24,162 8,436 : Other : Veal : 249 795 2,169 390 79 Lamb & Mutton : 614 3,313 1,869 1,892 2,069 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, October 31, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 113 5,936 2,579 51,973 1,534,183 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,906 9,419 428 180,814 402,352 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 154 28 2,673 7,668 Limas, Fordhook : 120 748 15,369 19,290 Limas, Baby : 1,084 6,399 37,564 77,469 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,787 156 127,575 239,099 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 455 73 28,798 51,708 Broccoli, Spears : 7,694 46 7,851 19,959 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 18,064 195 43,253 80,138 Brussels Sprouts : 386 8 5,625 7,150 Carrots, Diced : 1,418 213 39,500 64,772 Carrots, Other : 21,074 550 122,479 179,064 Cauliflower : 4,411 50 29,459 39,952 Corn, Cut : 5,468 356 345,933 502,563 Corn, Cob : 2,843 542 255,892 326,682 Mixed Vegetables : 7,313 139 29,143 49,682 Okra : 32,168 795 64,033 Onion Rings : 2,877 30 1,458 17,477 Onions, Other : 1,250 2,733 15,616 27,070 Blackeye Peas : 1,824 193 9,511 Green Peas : 3,001 15,253 223,601 349,215 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 179 22 7,161 9,001 Spinach : 9,332 491 41,223 69,712 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 10,125 111 26,028 80,634 Southern Greens : 7,307 6 736 19,606 Other Vegetables : 28,618 2,806 156,932 297,805 : Potatoes : French Fries : 1,645 43,852 306,412 463,522 1,076,256 Other Frozen : 85 5,465 69,665 111,034 264,713 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 9,236 86,380 8,024 60,225 320,959 Beef Cuts : 804 15,984 3,945 3,485 37,272 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 1,943 1,844 52 1,269 48,243 Trimmings : 707 2,218 301 1,367 54,599 Other : 4,064 16,219 356 5,205 84,575 : Other : Veal : 50 54 509 4,295 Lamb & Mutton : 730 729 1,342 12,558 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 30, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 44,954 594,029 442,305 1,726 334,309 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 17 108 18 178,746 Pecans 1/ : 53 6,701 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 10,092 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 21,656 40,346 202,641 54,344 527 Other Natural Cheese : 270 6,811 75,963 1,925 725 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 55 238 520 699 6,701 Hens : 402 10 378 1,207 Other Chicken : 1,588 4,183 11,193 28,673 192,410 Total : 1,643 4,823 11,723 29,750 200,318 Whole Turkeys : 2,370 8,968 8,837 14,762 18,548 Other Turkey : 695 11,580 18,909 53,440 51,839 Total : 3,065 20,548 27,746 68,202 70,387 Ducks : 36 243 4,039 31 55 Total : 4,744 25,614 43,508 97,983 270,760 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 19 17,653 23,143 96 1,552 Blueberries : 11,789 10,460 32,664 400 2,852 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 101 6,493 112,960 116 354 Cherries, Sweet : 782 9,636 133 232 Peaches : 107 2,580 3,615 538 668 Raspberries, Red : 408 2,308 775 1,830 181 Strawberries, Total : 66 4,071 5,435 3,483 1,240 Other Frozen Fruit : 173,754 41,852 290,300 577 1,766 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, November 30, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 7,760 132,399 4,360,677 5,918,159 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 31,988 40,541 193 117 251,728 Pecans 1/ : 166 14,891 176 21,987 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,136 33,853 45,081 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 194 385 14,907 52,073 387,073 Other Natural Cheese : 1,443 236 922 4,278 92,573 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 1,209 4,753 183 1,234 15,592 Hens : 2,908 527 64 55 5,551 Other Chicken : 96,443 258,324 2,545 27,630 622,989 Total : 100,560 263,604 2,792 28,919 644,132 Whole Turkeys : 2,295 22,052 8,308 20,415 106,555 Other Turkey : 328 26,368 3,737 24,300 191,196 Total : 2,623 48,420 12,045 44,715 297,751 Ducks : 4 48 1 97 4,554 Total : 103,187 312,072 14,838 73,731 946,437 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 185 1,463 162 13,679 57,952 Blueberries : 150 771 301 17,625 77,012 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 68 371 5,633 7,673 133,769 Cherries, Sweet : 8 260 116 3,940 15,107 Peaches : 117 1,355 65 80,154 89,199 Raspberries, Red : 155 804 74 39,643 46,178 Strawberries, Total : 3,480 8,622 789 209,112 236,298 Other Frozen Fruit : 2,667 11,429 1,642 116,558 640,545 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, November 30, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 13 2,689 1,399 1,513,220 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,344 23,536 21,713 2,063 155,492 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 222 3,666 30 264 Limas, Fordhook : 322 655 179 1,704 Limas, Baby : 3,776 1,923 878 25,245 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 39,024 46,540 1,632 9,747 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 10,883 8,717 416 754 Broccoli, Spears : 2,554 161 658 1,223 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 3,889 4,643 3,681 6,736 Brussels Sprouts : 415 274 270 431 Carrots, Diced : 6,063 20,150 1,281 6,239 Carrots, Other : 10,885 12,948 3,117 12,241 Cauliflower : 1,417 2,756 806 977 Corn, Cut : 39,021 47,559 31,421 19,077 Corn, Cob : 15,932 10,481 27,282 6,981 Mixed Vegetables : 2,265 3,661 1,538 4,476 Okra : 519 185 1,429 26,523 Onion Rings : 993 9,572 1,544 1,936 Onions, Other : 1,631 2,946 465 1,820 Blackeye Peas : 419 300 15 6,156 Green Peas : 29,386 32,008 16,274 16,649 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 478 485 42 550 Spinach : 9,191 1,119 1,414 5,471 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 2,149 23,457 386 16,501 Southern Greens : 2,683 20 23 13,440 Other Vegetables : 28,246 31,009 11,004 36,336 : Potatoes : French Fries : 38,457 21,209 69,471 100,709 22,958 Other Frozen : 3,162 22,172 39,032 8,204 6,187 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 6,188 29,320 31,612 61,241 21,074 Beef Cuts : 2,140 2,036 3,649 4,267 602 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 440 1,127 21,887 25,640 5,570 Trimmings : 503 1,955 13,617 29,470 9,299 Other : 3,619 5,885 16,877 23,005 6,329 : Other : Veal : 308 1,044 2,792 296 113 Lamb & Mutton : 560 3,417 1,737 1,679 1,408 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, November 30, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 73 3,511 3,793 52,562 1,577,260 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,638 11,595 700 188,731 406,812 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 273 5 2,380 6,840 Limas, Fordhook : 78 651 13,134 16,723 Limas, Baby : 1,027 6,355 37,326 76,530 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,493 129 104,107 202,672 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 323 63 24,707 45,863 Broccoli, Spears : 7,563 175 10,722 23,056 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 19,185 328 45,902 84,364 Brussels Sprouts : 409 25 11,129 12,953 Carrots, Diced : 1,270 196 49,915 85,114 Carrots, Other : 17,421 291 139,584 196,487 Cauliflower : 4,319 49 32,259 42,583 Corn, Cut : 4,773 451 310,582 452,884 Corn, Cob : 2,133 2,406 230,895 296,110 Mixed Vegetables : 6,722 167 27,411 46,240 Okra : 26,421 6 690 55,773 Onion Rings : 1,572 74 1,908 17,599 Onions, Other : 1,138 2,827 15,357 26,184 Blackeye Peas : 2,023 193 9,106 Green Peas : 2,158 15,327 198,319 310,121 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 139 23 6,770 8,487 Spinach : 8,659 567 40,267 66,688 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 9,146 177 24,218 76,034 Southern Greens : 10,284 7 579 27,036 Other Vegetables : 30,831 3,264 164,086 304,776 : Potatoes : French Fries : 1,559 35,890 305,175 442,981 1,038,409 Other Frozen : 126 5,106 73,429 105,729 263,147 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 7,740 72,825 6,821 53,863 290,684 Beef Cuts : 764 16,604 3,838 4,426 38,326 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 2,138 2,243 6 1,499 60,550 Trimmings : 736 2,579 287 1,663 60,109 Other : 3,794 15,128 260 4,684 79,581 : Other : Veal : 33 218 562 5,366 Lamb & Mutton : 664 580 1,869 11,914 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cooler : Freezer :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Usable : Usable : Usable : Usable Region : Space : Space Occupied : Space : Space Occupied :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 30 :Nov 30:Oct 31:Nov 30: Nov 30 :Nov 30:Oct 31:Nov 30 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 : Cu Ft ---- Percent --- Cu Ft ---- Percent --- : New England : 2,415 55 57 60 20,250 65 77 76 Middle Atlantic : 34,447 73 76 78 90,499 83 84 84 E. North Central : 48,884 61 59 58 174,977 65 69 71 W. North Central : 45,777 51 52 52 149,114 58 61 61 South Atlantic : 45,669 49 47 49 157,522 65 54 51 E. South Central : 8,623 51 46 43 49,573 68 62 59 W. South Central : 18,709 30 47 43 128,683 71 71 65 Mountain : 5,893 45 85 86 47,056 75 71 70 Pacific : 35,114 40 45 43 243,088 80 79 79 : US : 245,531 52 55 55 1,060,762 71 70 69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, November 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Warehouses :----------------------------------------------------------- State : Nov 30, : Nov 30, : 1997 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : CA : 170,656 170,210 MI : 459,102 410,970 N ENG : 93,884 44,954 NY : 389,718 320,040 OH : 16,800 16,860 OR : 41,571 58,150 PA : 259,177 218,106 VA : 190,358 218,868 WA : 3,275,034 4,132,318 WV : 74,225 66,493 : Other States : 194,176 261,190 : US : 5,164,701 5,918,159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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