Co St 1 (5-98) Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 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 April 30, 1998, were greater than year earlier levels for concentrated orange juice, fruit, eggs, red meat, turkey, vegetables, and potatoes. Cooler stocks of pecans and pears were higher than a year earlier. Total red meat supplies in freezers increased 4 percent from March and were up 13 percent from April 1997. Frozen pork stocks were 5 percent above last month and were up 10 percent from last year. Stocks of pork bellies were up 8 percent from last month and were 9 percent above a year ago. Total frozen poultry supplies increased 5 percent from last month, but and were down 2 percent from last year's level. Total stocks of chicken increased 2 percent during the month, but were 8 percent below 1997. Total pounds of turkey in freezers increased 9 percent from last month and were 6 percent above last year. Public cooler occupancy was at 54 percent of capacity, up 5 points from a year ago. Public freezer occupancy at 64 percent was the same as last month, but 1 point above the year earlier level. Table of Contents Page Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, April 1998 . . 3 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, March 31, 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, April 30, 1998. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, April 1998. . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, April 1998 . . .15 Survey and Estimating Procedures, Revision Policy and Reliability. .16 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, April 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Apr 30, : Mar 31, : Apr 30, : Apr : Mar : Apr 30, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 :1997 :1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage : 69,254 178,131 105,524 152 59 Controlled Atmosphere:1,676,347 2,099,221 1,520,112 91 72 Total :1,745,601 2,277,352 1,625,636 93 71 7,842 Pears : Bartlett : 991 243 25 Other Varieties : 42,994 124,210 60,543 141 49 Total : 42,994 125,201 60,786 141 49 613 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 433,323 395,083 430,409 99 109 Pecans : 42,406 35,972 41,022 97 114 Other Shelled : 97,751 126,740 125,204 128 99 Total : 573,480 557,795 596,635 104 107 290,213 In-Shell : Peanuts : 47,852 23,268 21,363 45 92 Pecans : 66,904 179,901 167,827 251 93 Other In-Shell : 14,616 4,614 3,956 27 86 Total : 129,372 207,783 193,146 149 93 77,663 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 86,762 55,919 67,500 78 121 60,516 (Government Owned) : 466 256 398 85 155 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 428,671 421,192 441,160 103 105 (Government Owned) : 43 199 171 398 86 Swiss : 11,896 13,569 12,506 105 92 Other Natural Cheese : 114,862 84,624 90,612 79 107 Total : 555,429 519,385 544,278 98 105 293,855 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 1,094 1,108 968 88 87 Yolks : 1,016 1,011 982 97 97 Whole & Mixed : 5,516 6,761 5,294 96 78 Unclassified : 859 1,494 1,898 221 127 Total : 8,485 10,374 9,142 108 88 8,629 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers (Whole) : 35,883 18,895 23,379 65 124 Hens : 8,408 10,269 8,839 105 86 Other Chicken : 699,968 646,879 655,309 94 101 Total : 744,259 676,043 687,527 92 102 Turkey : Whole Turkeys : 296,572 281,371 314,925 106 112 Other Turkey : 246,702 245,649 261,750 106 107 Total : 543,274 527,020 576,675 106 109 Ducks : 2,582 3,423 4,318 167 126 Total :1,290,115 1,206,486 1,268,520 98 105 1,151,064 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, April 1998 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Apr 30, : Mar 31, : Apr 30, : Apr : Mar : Apr 30, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 :1997 :1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 84,763 79,903 82,420 97 103 Apricots : 4,168 9,406 8,316 200 88 Blackberries, Total : 12,813 17,679 14,709 115 83 IQF : 8,014 10,149 8,588 107 85 Pails and Tubs : 2,250 1,958 1,458 65 74 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 1,805 4,463 3,611 200 81 Concentrate : 744 1,109 1,052 141 95 Blueberries : 32,624 64,026 59,936 184 94 Boysenberries : 2,718 4,202 3,798 140 90 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 78,561 103,415 90,044 115 87 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 591 3,186 4,611 780 145 Cherries, Sweet : 6,991 12,523 10,741 154 86 Grapes : 2,842 2,302 1,604 56 70 Peaches : 29,614 43,928 37,730 127 86 Raspberries, Black : 910 351 331 36 94 Raspberries, Red, Total: 22,441 32,927 29,235 130 89 IQF : 9,813 9,132 8,156 83 89 Pails and Tubs : 8,434 10,181 8,416 100 83 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 3,272 12,260 11,006 336 90 Concentrate : 922 1,354 1,657 180 122 Strawberries, Total : 160,558 130,029 129,982 81 100 Other Frozen Fruit : 259,983 378,492 332,823 128 88 Total : 699,577 882,369 806,280 115 91 503,673 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 1/ :1,993,434 2,025,005 2,476,237 124 122 (Gallon Equivalent) : 201,438 204,629 250,226 Other Juice Concentrate: 547,941 481,536 492,675 90 102 Total :2,541,375 2,506,541 2,968,912 117 118 326,670 Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 6,518 4,412 4,113 63 93 Limas, Fordhook : 11,050 12,560 11,508 104 92 Limas, Baby : 24,459 40,949 36,528 149 89 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 87,688 115,761 97,578 111 84 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 24,967 26,586 22,256 89 84 Broccoli, Spears : 27,006 27,313 26,003 96 95 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut: 95,424 87,159 87,356 92 100 Brussels Sprouts : 11,876 13,481 9,848 83 73 Carrots, Diced : 68,284 56,576 53,542 78 95 Carrots, Other : 133,345 164,742 144,136 108 87 Cauliflower : 40,806 56,572 48,225 118 85 Corn, Cut : 172,666 229,473 188,489 109 82 Corn, Cob : 161,205 188,410 167,372 104 89 Mixed Vegetables : 53,511 48,493 51,993 97 107 Okra : 16,499 33,457 26,476 160 79 Onion Rings : 7,635 12,840 11,968 157 93 Onions, Other : 29,693 24,428 23,583 79 97 Blackeye Peas : 4,740 7,963 7,812 165 98 Green Peas : 95,440 132,726 108,593 114 82 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 6,559 6,003 6,196 94 103 Spinach : 76,390 68,470 89,819 118 131 Squash, Summer/Zucchini: 38,157 61,541 60,355 158 98 Southern Greens : 15,847 29,322 28,392 179 97 Other Vegetables : 252,130 249,623 235,261 93 94 Total :1,461,895 1,698,860 1,547,402 106 91 974,327 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, April 1998 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 30, : Mar 31, : Apr 30, : Apr : Mar : Apr 30, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 :1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Potatoes : French Fries : 979,237 1,039,292 965,768 99 93 Other Frozen : 216,599 238,992 253,620 117 106 Total : 1,195,836 1,278,284 1,219,388 102 95 868,376 Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 259,405 288,485 300,705 116 104 Beef Cuts : 26,043 41,165 37,248 143 90 Total : 285,448 329,650 337,953 118 103 335,570 (Government Owned) : 7,042 3,158 2,474 35 78 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 7,353 11,503 13,513 184 117 Hams, Total : 85,753 78,643 79,255 92 101 73,112 Bone-in : 43,204 35,308 41,913 97 119 40,826 Boneless : 42,549 43,335 37,342 88 86 32,286 Bellies : 54,015 54,441 58,696 109 108 Loins, Total : 25,712 22,768 23,244 90 102 21,068 Bone-in : 15,415 12,441 13,715 89 110 Boneless : 10,297 10,327 9,529 93 92 Ribs : 62,646 62,961 59,065 94 94 Butts : 11,563 11,265 11,321 98 100 Trimmings : 52,642 88,102 109,368 208 124 Other : 96,181 81,368 78,944 82 97 Variety Meats : 26,808 33,853 34,066 127 101 Unclassified : 17,575 13,902 14,742 84 106 Total : 440,248 458,806 482,214 110 105 394,737 (Government Owned) : 1,088 1,100 1,286 118 117 Other : Veal : 5,515 6,126 5,820 106 95 Lamb & Mutton : 13,027 16,226 16,340 125 101 Total : 18,542 22,352 22,160 120 99 22,025 Canned : Canned Hams : 6,835 4,393 3,512 51 80 Other Canned Meat : 1,420 1,064 1,085 76 102 Total : 8,255 5,457 4,597 56 84 2,910 Total : 752,493 816,265 846,924 113 104 755,242 Miscellaneous : Cooler : 611,976 632,797 680,523 111 108 457,084 Freezer : 1,814,231 1,851,808 1,960,141 108 106 1,890,880 Total : 2,426,207 2,484,605 2,640,664 109 106 2,347,964 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 3,669,261 4,325,770 3,705,601 101 86 1,130,180 Stored in Freezers : 9,840,360 10,301,449 10,689,612 109 104 6,536,467 Total :13,509,621 14,627,219 14,395,213 107 98 7,666,647 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 35,671 319,196 124,867 90 124,594 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 46 855 34 242,024 Pecans 1/ : 88 11,480 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 9 48,340 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 22,126 42,405 234,082 64,441 243 Other Natural Cheese : 115 9,664 66,963 1,616 522 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 49 706 433 655 7,530 Hens : 1 175 327 825 6,551 Other Chicken : 1,607 4,343 15,672 25,791 191,274 Total : 1,657 5,224 16,432 27,271 205,355 Whole Turkeys : 4,978 24,471 18,151 39,507 49,239 Other Turkey : 376 12,311 28,720 69,910 58,133 Total : 5,354 36,782 46,871 109,417 107,372 Ducks : 39 207 2,743 5 50 Total : 7,050 42,213 66,046 136,693 312,777 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 28 26,461 30,091 112 4,397 Blueberries : 11,514 4,703 33,171 551 3,537 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 65 2,917 90,642 117 172 Cherries, Sweet : 839 6,982 357 116 Peaches : 62 1,287 2,129 545 677 Raspberries, Red : 211 1,264 888 709 135 Strawberries, Total : 90 1,425 5,041 2,689 1,494 Other Frozen Fruit : 89,062 41,010 170,823 1,511 1,461 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, March 31, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 842 17,976 1,654,116 2,277,352 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 44,613 106,530 151 830 395,083 Pecans 1/ : 693 23,527 184 35,972 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,841 129,711 179,901 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 200 293 10,433 46,969 421,192 Other Natural Cheese : 1,614 146 510 3,474 84,624 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 1,142 5,088 224 3,068 18,895 Hens : 1,828 79 110 373 10,269 Other Chicken : 105,013 263,974 3,755 35,450 646,879 Total : 107,983 269,141 4,089 38,891 676,043 Whole Turkeys : 3,575 89,864 11,362 40,224 281,371 Other Turkey : 815 28,125 11,173 36,086 245,649 Total : 4,390 117,989 22,535 76,310 527,020 Ducks : 3 17 15 344 3,423 Total : 112,376 387,147 26,639 115,545 1,206,486 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 239 1,462 195 16,918 79,903 Blueberries : 134 595 747 9,074 64,026 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 68 396 4,701 4,337 103,415 Cherries, Sweet : 101 219 37 3,872 12,523 Peaches : 109 388 69 38,662 43,928 Raspberries, Red : 107 202 33 29,378 32,927 Strawberries, Total : 2,116 10,654 1,383 105,137 130,029 Other Frozen Fruit : 335 9,121 1,041 64,128 378,492 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, March 31, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 56 3,507 825 1,928,424 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,171 29,361 17,024 2,141 232,194 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 200 941 139 181 Limas, Fordhook : 309 630 235 1,299 Limas, Baby : 1,364 1,017 935 10,027 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 16,146 23,249 1,768 4,811 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 5,732 2,867 200 265 Broccoli, Spears : 2,012 335 519 1,388 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 4,473 4,645 3,219 15,610 Brussels Sprouts : 1,484 389 717 510 Carrots, Diced : 3,634 12,544 1,264 5,530 Carrots, Other : 9,942 8,196 2,672 11,871 Cauliflower : 1,963 3,109 2,019 2,387 Corn, Cut : 19,983 27,704 25,648 7,362 Corn, Cob : 12,632 8,267 22,803 4,079 Mixed Vegetables : 1,902 3,762 2,248 2,842 Okra : 426 222 582 18,988 Onion Rings : 1,364 6,530 1,566 758 Onions, Other : 1,101 3,198 396 2,680 Blackeye Peas : 354 232 36 6,313 Green Peas : 12,218 17,255 10,456 8,998 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 502 325 105 555 Spinach : 10,908 1,454 1,466 6,143 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 2,855 21,996 341 10,012 Southern Greens : 1,882 30 20 14,497 Other Vegetables : 22,911 28,382 9,956 31,415 : Potatoes : French Fries : 38,552 25,508 88,539 89,521 19,348 Other Frozen : 7,755 17,035 36,664 6,903 3,143 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 3,336 23,380 30,369 70,669 30,446 Beef Cuts : 5,426 885 2,699 7,465 705 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 403 2,266 17,812 28,747 7,058 Trimmings : 1,059 6,878 17,271 38,342 9,652 Other : 714 2,720 22,124 29,669 4,413 : Other : Veal : 377 1,014 2,337 926 138 Lamb & Mutton : 734 4,456 2,669 1,145 2,378 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, March 31, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 134 8,358 5,047 78,654 2,025,005 Other Juice Concentrate : 799 18,879 1,221 178,746 481,536 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 249 6 2,696 4,412 Limas, Fordhook : 139 9,948 12,560 Limas, Baby : 658 3,274 23,674 40,949 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 1,211 182 68,394 115,761 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 325 265 16,932 26,586 Broccoli, Spears : 13,441 139 9,479 27,313 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 20,014 740 38,458 87,159 Brussels Sprouts : 657 63 9,661 13,481 Carrots, Diced : 669 380 32,555 56,576 Carrots, Other : 8,485 1,974 121,602 164,742 Cauliflower : 17,281 488 29,325 56,572 Corn, Cut : 3,085 647 145,044 229,473 Corn, Cob : 1,639 726 138,264 188,410 Mixed Vegetables : 7,940 150 29,649 48,493 Okra : 12,712 4 523 33,457 Onion Rings : 612 46 1,964 12,840 Onions, Other : 865 1,876 14,312 24,428 Blackeye Peas : 782 246 7,963 Green Peas : 1,925 8,522 73,352 132,726 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 97 31 4,388 6,003 Spinach : 14,092 111 34,296 68,470 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 4,806 167 21,364 61,541 Southern Greens : 12,223 2 668 29,322 Other Vegetables : 27,149 3,744 126,066 249,623 : Potatoes : French Fries : 2,190 4,836 265,226 505,572 1,039,292 Other Frozen : 375 5,075 56,513 105,529 238,992 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 2,060 69,912 8,666 49,647 288,485 Beef Cuts : 1,140 14,253 4,010 4,582 41,165 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 2,896 2,640 109 1,030 62,961 Trimmings : 961 12,121 72 1,746 88,102 Other : 3,663 14,087 253 3,725 81,368 : Other : Veal : 316 1,018 6,126 Lamb & Mutton : 1,157 1,221 2,466 16,226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 21,369 221,259 76,656 72 84,887 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 10 1,023 36 273,176 Pecans 1/ : 107 13,595 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 44,416 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 22,798 44,206 245,835 66,917 466 Other Natural Cheese : 162 11,464 69,865 2,433 561 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 56 961 470 775 11,619 Hens : 1 25 281 739 5,809 Other Chicken : 1,484 3,968 15,032 29,639 196,942 Total : 1,541 4,954 15,783 31,153 214,370 Whole Turkeys : 5,880 30,019 20,942 43,082 55,911 Other Turkey : 391 12,222 27,593 75,494 63,868 Total : 6,271 42,241 48,535 118,576 119,779 Ducks : 62 213 3,558 3 72 Total : 7,874 47,408 67,876 149,732 334,221 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 25 27,095 32,297 126 3,262 Blueberries : 11,209 4,921 29,637 524 3,165 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 57 2,893 78,467 99 231 Cherries, Sweet : 835 5,925 341 155 Peaches : 54 1,875 1,870 383 707 Raspberries, Red : 541 1,074 855 600 106 Strawberries, Total : 73 4,171 4,737 2,260 1,277 Other Frozen Fruit : 75,176 36,923 150,734 1,167 1,708 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, April 30, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 630 9,371 1,211,392 1,625,636 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 43,004 112,095 161 904 430,409 Pecans 1/ : 759 26,352 209 41,022 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,720 121,691 167,827 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 211 205 11,082 49,440 441,160 Other Natural Cheese : 1,742 468 573 3,344 90,612 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 1,387 5,557 315 2,239 23,379 Hens : 1,362 99 85 438 8,839 Other Chicken : 100,428 269,491 3,766 34,559 655,309 Total : 103,177 275,147 4,166 37,236 687,527 Whole Turkeys : 4,227 96,310 11,955 46,599 314,925 Other Turkey : 494 31,933 11,833 37,922 261,750 Total : 4,721 128,243 23,788 84,521 576,675 Ducks : 4 16 8 382 4,318 Total : 107,902 403,406 27,962 122,139 1,268,520 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 225 1,465 189 17,736 82,420 Blueberries : 774 650 661 8,395 59,936 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 26 546 3,876 3,849 90,044 Cherries, Sweet : 29 82 33 3,341 10,741 Peaches : 40 606 68 32,127 37,730 Raspberries, Red : 220 771 29 25,039 29,235 Strawberries, Total : 1,961 15,988 610 98,905 129,982 Other Frozen Fruit : 367 10,907 1,316 54,525 332,823 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, April 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/ : 58 4,043 851 2,366,297 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,056 26,349 17,725 2,111 238,642 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 160 766 190 146 Limas, Fordhook : 220 618 229 1,089 Limas, Baby : 1,480 1,029 748 8,329 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 12,544 18,174 1,541 4,327 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 4,110 2,476 162 196 Broccoli, Spears : 1,716 349 356 841 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 4,110 4,733 3,146 13,618 Brussels Sprouts : 503 324 638 503 Carrots, Diced : 3,366 11,508 1,467 6,919 Carrots, Other : 9,020 7,387 2,445 9,842 Cauliflower : 1,569 3,011 1,775 1,776 Corn, Cut : 14,543 22,318 21,824 6,851 Corn, Cob : 7,050 7,317 18,850 4,439 Mixed Vegetables : 1,959 4,619 2,227 3,316 Okra : 324 226 590 14,485 Onion Rings : 918 6,006 1,898 704 Onions, Other : 1,585 3,376 781 2,272 Blackeye Peas : 255 229 34 6,017 Green Peas : 10,206 14,690 7,730 7,507 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 423 501 90 477 Spinach : 12,731 1,555 1,468 8,220 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 2,636 21,160 507 10,865 Southern Greens : 1,526 24 17 15,075 Other Vegetables : 20,353 26,203 9,590 33,432 : Potatoes : French Fries : 34,650 22,496 90,257 85,108 18,751 Other Frozen : 8,127 16,225 40,736 9,696 3,104 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 3,278 23,906 30,690 72,924 29,864 Beef Cuts : 4,835 1,017 2,443 5,966 776 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 393 3,203 16,976 25,309 6,917 Trimmings : 1,205 6,844 18,454 43,770 13,689 Other : 1,347 2,578 22,100 27,166 4,738 : Other : Veal : 492 863 2,435 938 80 Lamb & Mutton : 776 3,713 2,665 1,387 2,416 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, April 30, 1998 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 150 10,485 5,119 89,234 2,476,237 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,179 19,745 1,347 184,521 492,675 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 222 5 2,624 4,113 Limas, Fordhook : 136 9,216 11,508 Limas, Baby : 607 2,880 21,455 36,528 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 817 115 60,060 97,578 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 275 206 14,831 22,256 Broccoli, Spears : 13,080 87 9,574 26,003 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 18,312 680 42,757 87,356 Brussels Sprouts : 610 57 7,213 9,848 Carrots, Diced : 1,181 457 28,644 53,542 Carrots, Other : 11,415 1,935 102,092 144,136 Cauliflower : 15,489 422 24,183 48,225 Corn, Cut : 2,737 648 119,568 188,489 Corn, Cob : 1,379 1,177 127,160 167,372 Mixed Vegetables : 8,376 170 31,326 51,993 Okra : 10,351 4 496 26,476 Onion Rings : 455 13 1,974 11,968 Onions, Other : 710 1,713 13,146 23,583 Blackeye Peas : 1,013 264 7,812 Green Peas : 1,753 5,869 60,838 108,593 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 86 22 4,597 6,196 Spinach : 12,630 184 53,031 89,819 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 4,985 266 19,936 60,355 Southern Greens : 11,180 2 568 28,392 Other Vegetables : 28,638 3,431 113,614 235,261 : Potatoes : French Fries : 1,572 11,406 249,647 451,881 965,768 Other Frozen : 268 5,239 63,170 107,055 253,620 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 6,113 73,276 8,172 52,482 300,705 Beef Cuts : 890 12,985 4,316 4,020 37,248 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 2,181 2,640 106 1,340 59,065 Trimmings : 1,047 22,661 85 1,613 109,368 Other : 3,533 13,313 251 3,918 78,944 : Other : Veal : 299 713 5,820 Lamb & Mutton : 1,359 1,449 2,575 16,340 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 : 1998 : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 : Cu Ft ---- Percent --- Cu Ft ---- Percent --- : New England : 2,415 58 49 53 20,250 55 65 68 Middle Atlantic : 35,509 61 62 64 85,467 78 81 81 E. North Central : 45,875 52 56 56 174,858 58 60 60 W. North Central : 45,162 41 51 53 146,723 53 60 59 South Atlantic : 44,754 52 53 55 161,803 62 57 57 E. South Central : 9,252 50 55 58 48,841 72 63 63 W. South Central : 18,934 38 47 50 127,919 71 71 73 Mountain : 5,893 45 70 67 45,705 57 63 63 Pacific : 35,115 45 42 42 243,438 65 65 65 : US : 242,909 49 53 54 1,055,004 63 64 64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, April 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Warehouses :----------------------------------------------------------- State : Apr 30, : Mar 31, : Apr 30, : 1997 : 1998 : 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : CA : 22,879 35,220 15,689 MI : 33,432 118,194 72,368 N ENG : 12,132 35,671 21,369 NY : 81,522 199,584 133,644 OH : 460 5,160 3,480 OR : 6,644 8,989 4,733 PA : 51,366 119,608 87,612 VA : 29,670 74,877 54,500 WA : 1,476,678 1,609,908 1,190,970 WV : 5,396 33,187 21,687 : Other States : 25,422 36,954 19,584 : US : 1,745,601 2,277,352 1,625,636 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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