Co St 1 (4-99) Cold Storage National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 20, 1999, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Cold Storage" call Linda Simpson at (202) 720-8784, office hours 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. Stocks of Pork, Chicken, Concentrated Orange Juice, Vegetables, and Potatoes All Set Record March Highs Frozen food stocks in refrigerated warehouses on March 31, 1999, were greater than year earlier levels for butter, pork, chicken, concentrated orange juice, vegetables, fruit, and potatoes. This was the fourth month in a row that pork exceeded the 500 million pound mark and also a high for the respective month. Likewise, March 1999 stocks of chicken, at 788 million pounds, also broke the previous record March high of 715 million pounds set in 1997. Concentrated orange juice, vegetables and potatoes all set new March record highs. Cooler stocks of peanuts and apples were higher than a year earlier. Total red meat supplies in freezers were up 3 percent from February 1999 and were 9 percent above March 1998. Frozen pork stocks were 2 percent above last month and were up 22 percent from last year. Stocks of pork bellies increased 15 percent from last month and were 95 percent above a year ago. Total frozen poultry supplies were up 6 percent from last month, but were down 5 percent from last year's level. Total stocks of chicken were up 9 percent from last month and were 13 percent above March 1998. Total pounds of turkey in freezers decreased 1 percent from last month, but were 29 percent below last year. Public cooler occupancy was at 55 percent of capacity, up 1 point from a year ago. Public freezer occupancy at 62 percent was down 2 points from last year. Table of Contents Page Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, March 1999. . . . 3 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, March 31,1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, March 31, 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Public General Warehouses: Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and United States, March 1999. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, March 1999. . . . . 15 Survey and Estimating Procedures, Revision Policy and Reliability. . . . 16 Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, March 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Mar 31, : Feb 28, : Mar 31, : Mar : Feb : Mar 31, : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 :1998 :1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Fresh Fruit : Apples : Regular Storage : 178,131 334,450 179,016 100 54 Controlled Atmosphere:2,099,221 3,072,762 2,428,194 116 79 Total :2,277,352 3,407,212 2,607,210 114 77 13,173 Pears : Bartlett : 991 4,232 4,304 434 102 Other Varieties : 124,210 173,172 117,552 95 68 Total : 125,201 177,404 121,856 97 69 4,428 Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 395,083 494,901 571,308 145 115 Pecans : 38,182 27,908 28,502 75 102 Other Shelled : 126,740 160,481 137,095 108 85 Total : 560,005 683,290 736,905 132 108 392,864 In-Shell : Peanuts : 23,268 17,130 20,728 89 121 Pecans : 177,691 109,165 97,383 55 89 Other In-Shell : 4,614 9,837 10,235 222 104 Total : 205,573 136,132 128,346 62 94 52,590 Dairy Products : Butter, Total : 55,919 94,971 108,919 195 115 100,379 (Government Owned) : 256 281 1,062 415 378 Natural Cheese : American, Total : 421,979 403,964 404,961 96 100 (Government Owned) : 199 36 35 18 97 Swiss : 13,571 12,176 13,661 101 112 Other Natural Cheese : 97,553 127,661 132,425 136 104 Total : 533,103 543,801 551,047 103 101 294,458 Eggs, Frozen : Whites : 1,108 1,052 849 77 81 Yolks : 1,011 730 573 57 78 Whole & Mixed : 6,761 8,151 6,714 99 82 Unclassified : 1,494 905 1,102 74 122 Total : 10,374 10,838 9,238 89 85 8,594 Frozen Poultry : Chicken : Broilers (Whole) : 18,895 23,406 24,856 132 106 Hens : 5,056 8,760 10,915 216 125 Other Chicken : 672,092 690,508 751,947 112 109 Total : 696,043 722,674 787,718 113 109 Turkey : Whole Turkeys : 281,371 177,312 184,547 66 104 Other Turkey : 245,649 198,604 189,218 77 95 Total : 527,020 375,916 373,765 71 99 Ducks : 3,423 4,548 5,868 171 129 Total :1,226,486 1,103,138 1,167,351 95 106 1,077,999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, March 1999 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : Mar 31, : Feb 28, : Mar 31, : Mar : Feb : Mar 31, : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 :1998 :1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds -------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 79,903 88,093 91,636 115 104 Apricots : 9,406 8,291 6,137 65 74 Blackberries, Total : 17,679 15,194 13,710 78 90 IQF : 10,149 9,679 8,872 87 92 Pails and Tubs : 1,958 2,169 1,985 101 92 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 4,463 2,166 1,333 30 62 Concentrate : 1,109 1,180 1,520 137 129 Blueberries : 64,026 53,048 48,313 75 91 Boysenberries : 4,202 3,853 3,270 78 85 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 93,271 101,338 90,911 97 90 Cherries, Tart (Juice) : 3,186 3,398 2,104 66 62 Cherries, Sweet : 12,523 13,523 11,836 95 88 Grapes : 2,302 4,452 3,742 163 84 Peaches : 43,928 49,693 39,302 89 79 Raspberries, Black : 351 391 282 80 72 Raspberries, Red, Total: 32,927 29,758 23,143 70 78 IQF : 9,132 8,373 7,497 82 90 Pails and Tubs : 10,181 8,630 6,583 65 76 Barrels, 400 lbs net : 12,260 9,656 7,071 58 73 Concentrate : 1,354 3,099 1,992 147 64 Strawberries, Total : 130,029 152,174 127,236 98 84 Pkgs. 20 Oz. & Less : 44,470 94,648 213 Pkgs. Over 20 Oz. : 85,559 32,588 38 Other Frozen Fruit : 378,492 498,635 449,519 119 90 Total : 872,225 1,021,841 911,141 104 89 540,588 Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 1/ :2,025,005 2,222,936 2,191,360 108 99 (Gallon Equivalent) : 204,629 224,630 221,439 Other Juice Concentrate: 490,749 416,796 450,793 92 108 Total :2,515,754 2,639,732 2,642,153 105 100 279,822 Frozen Vegetables : Asparagus : 4,412 3,965 3,419 77 86 Limas, Fordhook : 12,560 8,108 6,829 54 84 Limas, Baby : 40,949 51,730 47,536 116 92 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 115,761 133,248 120,333 104 90 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 26,586 39,701 38,735 146 98 Broccoli, Spears : 27,313 38,535 43,391 159 113 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut: 87,159 105,519 122,537 141 116 Brussels Sprouts : 13,481 19,443 16,086 119 83 Carrots, Diced : 56,576 69,165 59,112 104 85 Carrots, Other : 166,742 162,036 147,663 89 91 Cauliflower : 56,572 49,641 49,519 88 100 Corn, Cut : 229,473 309,034 247,224 108 80 Corn, Cob : 188,410 214,925 183,377 97 85 Mixed Vegetables : 48,493 51,657 48,806 101 94 Okra : 33,457 33,001 25,011 75 76 Onion Rings : 12,840 16,309 15,234 119 93 Onions, Other : 24,428 27,280 27,938 114 102 Blackeye Peas : 7,963 6,693 5,934 75 89 Green Peas : 132,726 219,477 172,888 130 79 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 6,003 8,961 9,393 156 105 Spinach : 69,470 81,505 105,349 152 129 Squash, Summer/Zucchini: 61,541 58,718 53,341 87 91 Southern Greens : 29,322 37,242 39,661 135 106 Other Vegetables : 249,623 255,929 239,124 96 93 Total :1,701,860 2,001,822 1,828,440 107 91 1,132,618 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, March 1999 (Continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Public : Stocks in All Warehouses : Percent :Warehouse : : of : Stocks Commodity :-------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 31, : Feb 28, : Mar 31, : Mar : Feb : Mar 31, : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 :1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------- Percent 1,000 Lbs : Potatoes : French Fries : 1,039,292 1,005,100 1,014,555 98 101 Other Frozen : 238,992 267,802 264,207 111 99 Total : 1,278,284 1,272,902 1,278,762 100 100 905,715 Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 288,485 265,514 270,386 94 102 Beef Cuts : 41,165 34,787 39,581 96 114 Total : 329,650 300,301 309,967 94 103 306,308 (Government Owned) : 3,433 4,520 4,235 123 94 Frozen Pork : Picnics, Bone-in : 11,503 12,323 9,249 80 75 Hams, Total : 78,643 90,486 76,498 97 85 73,292 Bone-in : 35,308 52,537 40,086 114 76 39,247 Boneless : 43,335 37,949 36,412 84 96 34,045 Bellies : 54,441 92,496 106,066 195 115 Loins, Total : 22,768 28,390 28,335 124 100 24,726 Bone-in : 12,441 18,302 16,293 131 89 Boneless : 10,327 10,088 12,042 117 119 Ribs : 62,961 78,937 83,972 133 106 Butts : 11,265 14,188 16,779 149 118 Trimmings : 88,102 67,788 69,029 78 102 Other : 81,368 94,391 100,011 123 106 Variety Meats : 33,853 50,207 51,333 152 102 Unclassified : 13,902 16,183 17,005 122 105 Total : 458,806 545,389 558,277 122 102 478,714 (Government Owned) : 1,100 4,624 11,934 258 Other : Veal : 6,126 4,197 4,416 72 105 Lamb & Mutton : 16,226 12,134 12,372 76 102 Total : 22,352 16,331 16,788 75 103 16,551 Canned : Canned Hams : 4,393 4,874 3,802 87 78 Other Canned Meat : 1,064 974 852 80 87 Total : 5,457 5,848 4,654 85 80 3,161 Total : 816,265 867,869 889,686 109 103 804,734 Miscellaneous : Cooler : 698,331 858,117 730,359 105 85 455,282 Freezer : 1,851,808 1,986,019 1,859,046 100 94 1,783,923 Total : 2,550,139 2,844,136 2,589,405 102 91 2,239,205 Commodities : Stored in Coolers : 4,405,022 5,811,804 4,880,377 111 84 1,215,956 Stored in Freezers :10,323,518 10,993,284 10,690,082 104 97 6,631,211 Total :14,728,540 16,805,088 15,570,459 106 93 7,847,167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Adjusted to 42.0 degrees Brix equivalent (9.896 pounds per gallon). Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 28, 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 15,809 317,814 186,329 128 148,370 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 41 165 29 285,664 Pecans 1/ : 95 10,969 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 37 11,115 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 23,638 44,934 210,736 57,978 791 Other Natural Cheese : 368 6,724 79,425 33,090 567 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 77 398 426 859 9,158 Hens : 41 565 126 824 1,419 Other Chicken : 1,864 5,528 14,312 36,985 202,989 Total : 1,982 6,491 14,864 38,668 213,566 Whole Turkeys : 2,547 16,141 11,522 27,972 36,283 Other Turkey : 366 9,577 21,328 56,921 49,101 Total : 2,913 25,718 32,850 84,893 85,384 Ducks : 29 326 3,949 21 50 Total : 4,924 32,535 51,663 123,582 299,000 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 29 31,324 35,771 92 1,743 Blueberries : 7,938 7,481 22,263 269 2,333 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 76 4,631 83,031 104 401 Cherries, Sweet : 919 8,167 67 76 Peaches : 61 2,726 2,466 466 457 Raspberries, Red : 423 1,983 506 1,351 93 Strawberries, Total : 106 2,872 4,211 2,395 1,044 Other Frozen Fruit : 132,678 37,020 222,492 198 965 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 28, 1999 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 514 47,124 2,691,124 3,407,212 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 54,270 154,277 157 298 494,901 Pecans 1/ : 1,036 15,675 133 27,908 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,908 96,105 109,165 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 200 259 12,574 52,854 403,964 Other Natural Cheese : 327 216 733 6,211 127,661 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 1,996 7,897 153 2,442 23,406 Hens : 3,033 765 72 1,915 8,760 Other Chicken : 128,532 263,420 3,582 33,296 690,508 Total : 133,561 272,082 3,807 37,653 722,674 Whole Turkeys : 1,659 38,048 10,187 32,953 177,312 Other Turkey : 367 34,948 5,672 20,324 198,604 Total : 2,026 72,996 15,859 53,277 375,916 Ducks : 3 92 1 77 4,548 Total : 135,590 345,170 19,667 91,007 1,103,138 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 138 1,841 230 16,925 88,093 Blueberries : 108 847 478 11,331 53,048 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 70 629 6,872 5,524 101,338 Cherries, Sweet : 6 113 843 3,332 13,523 Peaches : 80 1,132 47 42,258 49,693 Raspberries, Red : 132 316 25 24,929 29,758 Strawberries, Total : 2,346 13,348 617 125,235 152,174 Other Frozen Fruit : 390 10,799 2,018 92,075 498,635 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 28, 1999 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 20 3,298 437 2,138,675 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,417 20,062 19,454 1,712 167,652 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 132 1,936 101 171 Limas, Fordhook : 364 400 153 1,080 Limas, Baby : 2,774 1,358 663 17,044 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 27,869 31,476 1,391 6,425 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 10,549 7,971 200 633 Broccoli, Spears : 3,282 155 2,150 2,521 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 6,623 7,236 4,579 8,736 Brussels Sprouts : 522 330 400 710 Carrots, Diced : 3,253 14,840 915 4,222 Carrots, Other : 10,667 9,414 2,809 11,008 Cauliflower : 1,852 2,780 1,355 1,560 Corn, Cut : 23,417 33,899 19,697 14,740 Corn, Cob : 11,294 7,660 17,944 7,551 Mixed Vegetables : 2,214 3,897 1,466 5,580 Okra : 632 164 1,290 17,292 Onion Rings : 832 9,418 1,980 699 Onions, Other : 2,262 3,201 326 1,614 Blackeye Peas : 269 308 12 5,180 Green Peas : 18,980 21,335 10,669 11,833 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 514 450 54 665 Spinach : 9,095 1,226 990 8,220 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 2,431 17,350 328 13,141 Southern Greens : 4,160 26 13 20,714 Other Vegetables : 21,634 24,177 10,808 34,661 : Potatoes : French Fries : 29,936 24,568 64,229 107,793 22,286 Other Frozen : 6,367 17,000 36,557 6,943 7,902 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 5,250 32,806 30,258 59,283 19,494 Beef Cuts : 1,779 1,581 3,714 5,026 739 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 601 1,865 34,139 28,369 6,818 Trimmings : 479 1,916 15,098 33,214 10,428 Other : 3,678 5,079 21,459 24,872 10,866 : Other : Veal : 253 640 1,955 496 58 Lamb & Mutton : 522 4,164 1,628 749 1,394 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, February 28, 1999 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 106 4,087 3,459 72,854 2,222,936 Other Juice Concentrate : 850 14,500 255 190,894 416,796 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 287 1,338 3,965 Limas, Fordhook : 60 167 5,884 8,108 Limas, Baby : 555 3,608 25,728 51,730 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 929 89 65,069 133,248 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 247 53 20,048 39,701 Broccoli, Spears : 14,764 125 15,538 38,535 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 27,415 1,151 49,779 105,519 Brussels Sprouts : 526 4 16,951 19,443 Carrots, Diced : 1,050 165 44,720 69,165 Carrots, Other : 8,553 254 119,331 162,036 Cauliflower : 11,483 19 30,592 49,641 Corn, Cut : 3,465 237 213,579 309,034 Corn, Cob : 1,965 549 167,962 214,925 Mixed Vegetables : 9,878 89 28,533 51,657 Okra : 13,140 483 33,001 Onion Rings : 1,159 240 1,981 16,309 Onions, Other : 915 2,259 16,703 27,280 Blackeye Peas : 762 162 6,693 Green Peas : 2,319 10,233 144,108 219,477 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 152 33 7,093 8,961 Spinach : 15,881 1,565 44,528 81,505 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 5,818 279 19,371 58,718 Southern Greens : 11,871 458 37,242 Other Vegetables : 39,094 4,236 121,319 255,929 : Potatoes : French Fries : 1,438 27,736 298,511 428,603 1,005,100 Other Frozen : 105 5,373 61,015 126,540 267,802 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 2,242 58,673 7,334 50,174 265,514 Beef Cuts : 450 9,477 3,651 8,370 34,787 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 2,386 2,242 80 2,437 78,937 Trimmings : 879 3,098 558 2,118 67,788 Other : 3,899 19,997 398 4,143 94,391 : Other : Veal : 17 289 32 457 4,197 Lamb & Mutton : 803 850 2,024 12,134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 31, 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 7,401 234,801 106,650 43 112,193 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 47 185 33 359,268 Pecans 1/ : 127 9,253 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 33 8,063 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 24,109 45,176 211,970 59,857 339 Other Natural Cheese : 279 7,101 80,554 35,498 651 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 78 334 325 1,245 10,795 Hens : 1 603 629 847 2,235 Other Chicken : 2,097 6,487 12,693 40,147 218,382 Total : 2,176 7,424 13,647 42,239 231,412 Whole Turkeys : 3,753 17,558 14,368 28,324 35,969 Other Turkey : 318 8,150 20,632 53,541 43,256 Total : 4,071 25,708 35,000 81,865 79,225 Ducks : 37 262 5,386 14 67 Total : 6,284 33,394 54,033 124,118 310,704 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 23 33,027 37,653 103 1,603 Blueberries : 11,232 6,313 18,965 301 1,984 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 69 3,972 74,198 69 371 Cherries, Sweet : 828 7,506 97 65 Peaches : 48 2,366 2,000 266 666 Raspberries, Red : 423 1,743 444 669 388 Strawberries, Total : 81 2,317 3,473 1,860 1,334 Other Frozen Fruit : 119,893 33,452 199,822 199 5,126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, March 31, 1999 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Total Fresh Apples : 500 24,639 2,120,983 2,607,210 : Nuts : Shelled : Peanuts : 53,792 156,567 175 1,241 571,308 Pecans 1/ : 959 18,034 129 28,502 In-Shell : Pecans 1/ : 1,561 87,725 1 97,383 : Dairy Products : Natural Cheese : American, Total : 200 254 12,638 50,418 404,961 Other Natural Cheese : 320 293 755 6,974 132,425 : Frozen Poultry : Broilers (Whole) : 1,906 8,646 225 1,302 24,856 Hens : 3,102 824 81 2,593 10,915 Other Chicken : 147,178 277,454 4,100 43,409 751,947 Total : 152,186 286,924 4,406 47,304 787,718 Whole Turkeys : 2,546 39,808 9,262 32,959 184,547 Other Turkey : 396 38,630 4,703 19,592 189,218 Total : 2,942 78,438 13,965 52,551 373,765 Ducks : 4 16 1 81 5,868 Total : 155,132 365,378 18,372 99,936 1,167,351 : Frozen Fruit : Apples : 182 1,963 227 16,855 91,636 Blueberries : 122 670 435 8,291 48,313 Cherries, Tart (RSP) : 73 678 6,524 4,957 90,911 Cherries, Sweet : 4 110 380 2,846 11,836 Peaches : 100 1,045 144 32,667 39,302 Raspberries, Red : 94 320 206 18,856 23,143 Strawberries, Total : 2,017 17,390 449 98,315 127,236 Other Frozen Fruit : 420 9,358 2,146 79,103 449,519 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, March 31, 1999 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : East : West : Commodity : New : Middle : North : North : South : England :Atlantic : Central : Central : Atlantic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Conc. 2/ : 17 3,334 407 2,105,652 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,214 14,798 20,470 1,905 193,444 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 132 1,567 87 149 Limas, Fordhook : 243 326 89 1,030 Limas, Baby : 2,555 1,229 590 14,079 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 19,958 27,563 1,298 5,698 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 11,645 7,147 149 549 Broccoli, Spears : 2,992 163 2,456 3,038 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 7,387 7,600 4,851 9,894 Brussels Sprouts : 459 330 481 805 Carrots, Diced : 1,795 9,477 1,056 8,306 Carrots, Other : 9,453 8,126 2,524 10,544 Cauliflower : 1,843 2,773 1,172 2,293 Corn, Cut : 17,409 27,742 15,230 12,451 Corn, Cob : 8,888 6,650 15,240 6,313 Mixed Vegetables : 2,066 3,783 1,558 5,632 Okra : 458 116 1,037 14,005 Onion Rings : 749 8,373 1,698 973 Onions, Other : 2,424 3,503 287 1,475 Blackeye Peas : 233 284 10 4,555 Green Peas : 14,328 17,074 7,606 7,818 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 455 373 43 627 Spinach : 7,136 1,414 706 10,789 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 2,422 15,563 272 11,740 Southern Greens : 3,803 60 16 22,991 Other Vegetables : 19,487 22,167 9,700 34,574 : Potatoes : French Fries : 29,857 23,587 52,520 108,808 24,056 Other Frozen : 6,552 14,927 31,184 5,976 7,756 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 2,342 32,537 29,485 62,064 20,138 Beef Cuts : 2,032 1,478 4,631 6,198 760 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 634 2,143 35,339 30,672 7,273 Trimmings : 477 1,624 14,665 36,243 9,314 Other : 3,843 4,809 24,573 26,014 11,564 : Other : Veal : 272 649 1,920 532 51 Lamb & Mutton : 548 3,995 1,717 723 1,322 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, Region, and United States, March 31, 1999 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : East : West : : : Commodity : South : South : Mountain : Pacific : US : Central : Central : : : Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : Frozen Juice : Orange Juice Concentrate : 98 5,086 3,231 73,535 2,191,360 Other Juice Concentrate : 1,231 15,677 216 201,838 450,793 : Frozen Vegetables 3/ : Asparagus : 339 1,145 3,419 Limas, Fordhook : 69 5,072 6,829 Limas, Baby : 378 3,066 25,639 47,536 Green Beans, Reg. Cut : 832 93 64,891 120,333 Green Beans, Fr. Style : 311 104 18,830 38,735 Broccoli, Spears : 18,514 64 16,164 43,391 Broccoli, Chopped & Cut : 38,198 1,231 53,376 122,537 Brussels Sprouts : 562 4 13,445 16,086 Carrots, Diced : 1,528 152 36,798 59,112 Carrots, Other : 9,435 192 107,389 147,663 Cauliflower : 10,408 20 31,010 49,519 Corn, Cut : 2,916 474 171,002 247,224 Corn, Cob : 1,858 167 144,261 183,377 Mixed Vegetables : 8,796 78 26,893 48,806 Okra : 8,901 494 25,011 Onion Rings : 926 391 2,124 15,234 Onions, Other : 1,137 2,374 16,738 27,938 Blackeye Peas : 689 163 5,934 Green Peas : 2,078 8,754 115,230 172,888 Peas & Carrots Mixed : 134 31 7,730 9,393 Spinach : 14,867 5,126 65,311 105,349 Squash, Summer/Zucchini : 5,019 304 18,021 53,341 Southern Greens : 12,419 372 39,661 Other Vegetables : 35,521 3,789 113,886 239,124 : Potatoes : French Fries : 1,184 36,603 307,417 430,523 1,014,555 Other Frozen : 82 5,695 62,111 129,924 264,207 : Meat : Frozen Beef : Boneless : 2,243 62,410 7,511 51,656 270,386 Beef Cuts : 473 10,471 4,280 9,258 39,581 Frozen Pork : Ribs : 2,494 3,370 105 1,942 83,972 Trimmings : 805 2,761 443 2,697 69,029 Other : 4,276 20,223 458 4,251 100,011 : Other : Veal : 12 218 15 747 4,416 Lamb & Mutton : 1 1,005 1,213 1,848 12,372 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cooler : Freezer :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Usable : Usable : Usable : Usable Region : Space : Space Occupied : Space : Space Occupied :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 31 :Mar 31:Feb 28:Mar 31: Mar 31 :Mar 31:Feb 28:Mar 31 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 : 1999 : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 1,000 : Cu Ft ---- Percent --- Cu Ft ---- Percent --- : New England : 2,415 49 63 63 20,251 65 67 66 Middle Atlantic : 34,457 68 75 73 90,893 81 79 75 E. North Central : 48,295 56 50 55 174,044 60 59 56 W. North Central : 45,778 51 43 52 149,114 60 58 56 South Atlantic : 48,519 53 44 52 159,913 57 53 57 E. South Central : 9,328 55 49 43 54,868 63 48 50 W. South Central : 19,528 47 55 55 134,404 73 69 67 Mountain : 5,894 70 84 86 46,928 63 69 70 Pacific : 35,081 42 44 44 242,744 65 67 67 : US : 249,295 54 52 55 1,073,159 64 63 62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apples in Cold Storage: By State and United States, March 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Warehouses :----------------------------------------------------------- State : Mar 31, : Feb 28, : Mar 31, : 1998 : 1999 : 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds : CA : 35,220 71,398 48,554 MI : 118,194 177,725 101,682 N ENG : 35,671 15,809 7,401 NY : 199,584 195,426 140,448 OH : 5,160 6,040 3,985 OR : 8,989 21,923 13,254 PA : 119,608 122,388 93,912 VA : 74,877 97,705 77,028 WA : 1,609,908 2,597,803 2,059,175 WV : 33,187 34,033 24,006 : Other States : 36,954 66,962 37,765 : US : 2,277,352 3,407,212 2,607,210 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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