Cold
Storage
 
National
Agricultural
Statistics
Service
 
 
USDA
Washington, D.C.
 
 
Released February 19, 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.
 
 
 
Frozen food stocks in refrigerated warehouses on January 31, 1999, were
greater than year earlier levels for butter, pork, concentrated orange
juice, chicken, potatoes, and vegetables. Cooler stocks of peanuts,
apples, and natural cheese were higher than a year earlier.
 
 
Total red meat supplies in freezers were up 2 percent from December 1998
and were 4 percent above January 1998. Frozen pork stocks were 3 percent
above last month and were up 16 percent from last year. Stocks of pork
bellies increased 13 percent from last month and were 48 percent above a
year ago.
 
 
Total frozen poultry supplies were up 6 percent from last month, but
were down 6 percent from last year's level. Total stocks of chicken were
unchanged from last month but were 8 percent above January 1998. Total
pounds of turkey in freezers increased 20 percent from last month and
were 27 percent below last year.
 
 
Public cooler occupancy was at 54 percent of capacity, up 4 points from
a year ago. Public freezer occupancy at 65 percent was down 1 point from
both last month and last year.
 
 
Co St 1  (2-99) 
 
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Stocks in Cold Storage:  By Commodity, United States, January 1999 . . . 3
 
Stocks in Cold Storage:  By Commodity, Region, and United States,
December 31, 1998  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
 
Stocks in Cold Storage:  By Commodity, Region, and United States,
  January 31, 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
 
Public General Warehouses:  Cold Storage Space Occupied by Region and
  United States, January 1999. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
 
Apples in Cold Storage:  By State and United States, January 1999. . . .15
 
Survey and Estimating Procedures, Revision Policy and Reliability. . . .16
 
 
 
 
                     Stocks in Cold Storage:  By Commodity,
                           United States, January 1999
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                         :                                :           : Public
                         :    Stocks in All Warehouses    :  Percent  :Warehouse
                         :                                :    of     : Stocks
        Commodity        :------------------------------------------------------
                         : Jan 31,  : Dec 31,  : Jan 31,  : Jan : Dec : Jan 31,
                         :   1998   :   1998   :   1999   :1998 :1998 :  1999
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                         :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------    Percent   1,000 Lbs
                         :
Fresh Fruit              :
  Apples                 :
    Regular Storage      :  606,302  1,039,507    563,368    93    54
    Controlled Atmosphere:3,122,302  3,968,949  3,605,641   115    91
    Total                :3,728,604  5,008,456  4,169,009   112    83    20,551
  Pears                  :
    Bartlett             :    6,571      5,427        758    12    14
    Other Varieties      :  266,302    305,931    236,504    89    77
    Total                :  272,873    311,358    237,262    87    76        17
Nuts                     :
  Shelled                :
    Peanuts              :  304,085    363,964    420,874   138   116
    Pecans               :   28,866     20,937     22,842    79   109
    Other Shelled        :  121,127     98,371    130,964   108   133
    Total                :  454,078    483,272    574,680   127   119   283,692
  In-Shell               :
    Peanuts              :   20,644     17,187     16,933    82    99
    Pecans               :  168,274     90,637    122,833    73   136
    Other In-Shell       :    7,684      7,416      7,177    93    97
    Total                :  196,602    115,240    146,943    75   128    52,576
Dairy Products           :
  Butter, Total          :   34,166     25,910     58,430   171   226    54,197
   (Government Owned)    :      160          4        247   154
  Natural Cheese         :
    American, Total      :  406,958    407,692    411,320   101   101
     (Government Owned)  :      103        120         10    10     8
    Swiss                :   14,380     11,838     11,916    83   101
    Other Natural Cheese :   87,985     97,685     98,496   112   101
    Total                :  509,323    517,215    521,732   102   101   303,514
Eggs, Frozen             :
    Whites               :      843      1,247      1,174   139    94
    Yolks                :    1,240      1,028        801    65    78
    Whole & Mixed        :    9,058      8,107      8,412    93   104
    Unclassified         :      908        652        746    82   114
    Total                :   12,049     11,034     11,133    92   101    10,585
Frozen Poultry           :
  Chicken                :
    Broilers (Whole)     :   24,683     18,630     21,690    88   116
    Hens                 :    5,546      6,256      7,576   137   121
    Other Chicken        :  628,043    692,463    684,894   109    99
    Total                :  658,272    717,349    714,160   108   100
  Turkey                 :
    Whole Turkeys        :  228,445    105,819    147,073    64   139
    Other Turkey         :  269,138    198,490    218,572    81   110
    Total                :  497,583    304,309    365,645    73   120
  Ducks                  :    2,286      3,757      4,092   179   109
  Total                  :1,158,141  1,025,415  1,083,897    94   106   983,852
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                     Stocks in Cold Storage:  By Commodity,
                     United States, January 1999 (Continued)
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                         :                                :           : Public
                         :    Stocks in All Warehouses    :  Percent  :Warehouse
                         :                                :    of     : Stocks
        Commodity        :------------------------------------------------------
                         : Jan 31,  : Dec 31,  : Jan 31,  : Jan : Dec : Jan 31,
                         :   1998   :   1998   :   1999   :1998 :1998 :  1999
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                         :--------- 1,000 Pounds --------    Percent   1,000 Lbs
                         :
Frozen Fruit             :
  Apples                 :   71,372     66,392     73,115   102   110
  Apricots               :   11,496     11,559     10,026    87    87
  Blackberries, Total    :   23,239     22,071     19,371    83    88
    IQF                  :   12,632     12,394     10,902    86    88
    Pails and Tubs       :    2,942      2,607      2,789    95   107
    Barrels, 400 lbs net :    6,193      5,555      4,212    68    76
    Concentrate          :    1,472      1,515      1,468   100    97
  Blueberries            :   83,353     67,443     60,054    72    89
  Boysenberries          :    4,833      4,506      3,660    76    81
  Cherries, Tart (RSP)   :  127,244    122,205    109,891    86    90
  Cherries, Tart (Juice) :    3,652      3,225      3,707   102   115
  Cherries, Sweet        :   14,380     16,208     15,043   105    93
  Grapes                 :    2,633      5,444      5,183   197    95
  Peaches                :   60,369     72,867     61,280   102    84
  Raspberries, Black     :      566        756        554    98    73
  Raspberries, Red, Total:   42,777     40,174     34,626    81    86
    IQF                  :   10,543     10,958      9,184    87    84
    Pails and Tubs       :   13,405     11,031      9,488    71    86
    Barrels, 400 lbs net :   16,900     13,918     12,266    73    88
    Concentrate          :    1,929      4,267      3,688   191    86
  Strawberries, Total    :  182,139    201,442    179,824    99    89
    Pkgs. 20 Oz. & Less  :   58,467               120,122   205
    Pkgs. Over 20 Oz.    :  123,672                59,702    48
  Other Frozen Fruit     :  496,421    574,325    526,853   106    92
  Total                  :1,124,474  1,208,617  1,103,187    98    91    655,664
Frozen Juice             :
  Orange Juice Conc. 1/  :1,945,939  1,791,913  2,118,796   109   118
   (Gallon Equivalent)   :  196,639    181,074    214,106
  Other Juice Concentrate:  453,672    405,954    422,741    93   104
  Total                  :2,399,611  2,197,867  2,541,537   106   116    282,903
Frozen Vegetables        :
  Asparagus              :    5,692      6,162      5,209    92    85
  Limas, Fordhook        :   15,327     12,049      9,491    62    79
  Limas, Baby            :   49,950     63,420     57,017   114    90
  Green Beans, Reg. Cut  :  179,474    172,372    155,148    86    90
  Green Beans, Fr. Style :   31,659     41,028     35,655   113    87
  Broccoli, Spears       :   23,527     24,442     33,049   140   135
  Broccoli, Chopped & Cut:   91,980     89,310     85,778    93    96
  Brussels Sprouts       :   17,418     18,745     20,623   118   110
  Carrots, Diced         :   74,958     73,555     68,404    91    93
  Carrots, Other         :  197,572    183,068    162,288    82    89
  Cauliflower            :   63,652     50,298     52,078    82   104
  Corn, Cut              :  334,780    403,737    358,368   107    89
  Corn, Cob              :  247,305    269,578    242,186    98    90
  Mixed Vegetables       :   47,856     53,020     51,216   107    97
  Okra                   :   46,051     46,567     38,732    84    83
  Onion Rings            :    9,695     15,752     14,492   149    92
  Onions, Other          :   28,724     24,596     24,665    86   100
  Blackeye Peas          :    9,054      8,039      6,665    74    83
  Green Peas             :  190,227    277,858    247,108   130    89
  Peas & Carrots Mixed   :    5,859     10,285      8,354   143    81
  Spinach                :   68,450     69,232     77,270   113   112
  Squash, Summer/Zucchini:   70,645     70,272     63,783    90    91
  Southern Greens        :   26,547     32,765     31,884   120    97
  Other Vegetables       :  242,399    301,595    291,203   120    97
  Total                  :2,078,801  2,317,745  2,140,666   103    92  1,350,089
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See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued
 
 
 
 
                     Stocks in Cold Storage:  By Commodity,
                     United States, January 1999 (Continued)
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                       :                                :            :  Public
                       :    Stocks in All Warehouses    :  Percent   :Warehouse
                       :                                :     of     :  Stocks
       Commodity       :--------------------------------------------------------
                       : Jan 31,  : Dec 31,  : Jan 31,  : Jan  : Dec : Jan 31,
                       :   1998   :   1998   :   1999   : 1998 :1998 :   1999
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                       :--------- 1,000 Pounds ---------    Percent   1,000 Lbs
                       :
  Potatoes             :
    French Fries       :   948,225    897,256    961,590  101    107
    Other Frozen       :   198,990    254,038    259,592  130    102
    Total              : 1,147,215  1,151,294  1,221,182  106    106    863,077
Meat                   :
  Frozen Beef          :
    Boneless           :   292,194    267,339    262,373   90     98
    Beef Cuts          :    38,887     29,084     34,341   88    118
    Total              :   331,081    296,423    296,714   90    100    293,460
    (Government Owned) :     4,499      3,554      3,979   88    112
  Frozen Pork          :
    Picnics, Bone-in   :    15,043     11,960     11,697   78     98
    Hams, Total        :    70,488     63,684     78,037  111    123     72,968
      Bone-in          :    35,130     30,662     38,986  111    127     37,632
      Boneless         :    35,358     33,022     39,051  110    118     35,336
    Bellies            :    55,249     72,657     81,975  148    113
    Loins, Total       :    25,382     27,643     29,686  117    107     26,922
      Bone-in          :    13,379     18,792     21,188  158    113
      Boneless         :    12,003      8,851      8,498   71     96
    Ribs               :    58,725     75,393     80,635  137    107
    Butts              :    10,259     15,882     13,060  127     82
    Trimmings          :    77,443     73,201     67,690   87     92
    Other              :    82,297     88,577     80,716   98     91
    Variety Meats      :    37,068     58,867     58,749  158    100
    Unclassified       :    14,179     15,645     15,545  110     99
    Total              :   446,133    503,509    517,790  116    103    442,348
    (Government Owned) :     1,286      1,830      1,718  134     94
  Other                :
    Veal               :     6,857      5,407      4,883   71     90
    Lamb & Mutton      :    13,920     11,721     10,524   76     90
    Total              :    20,777     17,128     15,407   74     90     15,332
  Canned               :
    Canned Hams        :     4,061      3,378      5,050  124    149
    Other Canned Meat  :       732        610        765  105    125
    Total              :     4,793      3,988      5,815  121    146      3,291
  Total                :   802,784    821,048    835,726  104    102    754,431
Miscellaneous          :
  Cooler               :   752,836    816,023    839,157  111    103    496,728
  Freezer              : 1,819,844  2,020,527  2,048,370  113    101  1,976,419
  Total                : 2,572,680  2,836,550  2,887,527  112    102  2,473,147
Commodities            :
  Stored in Coolers    : 5,919,109  7,255,552  6,494,598  110     90  1,160,369
  Stored in Freezers   :10,572,292 10,775,469 11,038,313  104    102  6,927,926
  Total                :16,491,401 18,031,021 17,532,911  106     97  8,088,295
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1/  Adjusted to 42.0 degrees Brix equivalent (9.896 pounds per gallon).
 
 
 
 
                 Stocks in Cold Storage:  By Commodity, Region,
                      and United States, December 31, 1998
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                           :         :         :   East   :   West   :
         Commodity         :   New   : Middle  :  North   :  North   :  South
                           : England :Atlantic : Central  : Central  : Atlantic
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                           :                    1,000 Pounds
                           :
Total Fresh Apples         :  33,640   466,589   369,462        655    259,043
                           :
Nuts                       :
  Shelled                  :
    Peanuts                :                 3       115         23    210,062
    Pecans 1/              :                83                           7,217
  In-Shell                 :
    Pecans 1/              :                32                          14,111
                           :
Dairy Products             :
  Natural Cheese           :
    American, Total        :  22,882    43,037   212,990     54,698        778
    Other Natural Cheese   :     268     6,684    78,572      3,620        681
                           :
Frozen Poultry             :
  Broilers (Whole)         :      63       326       329        708      7,247
  Hens                     :      40       455       453        655        763
  Other Chicken            :   1,764     4,617    11,324     33,723    205,055
    Total                  :   1,867     5,398    12,106     35,086    213,065
  Whole Turkeys            :   1,222     6,963     5,980     17,102     23,421
  Other Turkey             :     590    11,478    20,447     57,486     51,256
    Total                  :   1,812    18,441    26,427     74,588     74,677
  Ducks                    :      24       164     3,388         23         37
  Total                    :   3,703    24,003    41,921    109,697    287,779
                           :
Frozen Fruit               :
  Apples                   :      32    20,968    26,898        110      1,088
  Blueberries              :   8,758     9,496    28,758        371      2,634
  Cherries, Tart (RSP)     :      92     5,375   100,308        109        419
  Cherries, Sweet          :               927     9,336        130         58
  Peaches                  :      88     2,721     3,392        616        432
  Raspberries, Red         :     388     2,221       723      1,817        116
  Strawberries, Total      :      87     1,614     5,122      3,130      1,029
  Other Frozen Fruit       : 157,768    41,956   265,446        553      1,068
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See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued
 
 
 
 
                 Stocks in Cold Storage:  By Commodity, Region,
                and United States, December 31, 1998 (continued)
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                           :  East   :  West   :          :          :
         Commodity         :  South  :  South  : Mountain : Pacific  :    US
                           : Central : Central :          :          :  Total
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                           :                    1,000 Pounds
                           :
Total Fresh Apples         :             2,912   106,277   3,769,878  5,008,456
                           :
Nuts                       :
  Shelled                  :
    Peanuts                :  38,097   115,250       183         231    363,964
    Pecans 1/              :     752    12,785                   100     20,937
  In-Shell                 :
    Pecans 1/              :   2,439    74,055                           90,637
                           :
Dairy Products             :
  Natural Cheese           :
    American, Total        :     204       295    14,489      58,319    407,692
    Other Natural Cheese   :     301       198       748       6,613     97,685
                           :
Frozen Poultry             :
  Broilers (Whole)         :   1,419     5,684       187       2,667     18,630
  Hens                     :   2,831       206        64         789      6,256
  Other Chicken            : 129,434   274,099     3,503      28,944    692,463
    Total                  : 133,684   279,989     3,754      32,400    717,349
  Whole Turkeys            :   1,014    20,352    14,561      15,204    105,819
  Other Turkey             :     363    26,692     4,415      25,763    198,490
    Total                  :   1,377    47,044    18,976      40,967    304,309
  Ducks                    :       2        39         1          79      3,757
  Total                    : 135,063   327,072    22,731      73,446  1,025,415
                           :
Frozen Fruit               :
  Apples                   :     147     1,831       181      15,137     66,392
  Blueberries              :     127       762       529      16,008     67,443
  Cherries, Tart (RSP)     :      79       377     8,246       7,200    122,205
  Cherries, Sweet          :       8       321     1,525       3,903     16,208
  Peaches                  :     131     1,285       113      64,089     72,867
  Raspberries, Red         :     197       415        61      34,236     40,174
  Strawberries, Total      :   3,047     8,352       943     178,118    201,442
  Other Frozen Fruit       :     433    10,394     1,639      95,068    574,325
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See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued
 
 
 
 
                 Stocks in Cold Storage:  By Commodity, Region,
                and United States, December 31, 1998 (continued)
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                           :         :         :   East   :   West   :
         Commodity         :   New   : Middle  :  North   :  North   :  South
                           : England :Atlantic : Central  : Central  : Atlantic
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                           :                    1,000 Pounds
                           :
Frozen Juice               :
  Orange Juice Conc. 2/    :     17                2,938      1,227   1,717,635
  Other Juice Concentrate  :  1,168    23,216     21,743      1,713     149,830
                           :
Frozen Vegetables 3/       :
  Asparagus                :              159      2,895         24         207
  Limas, Fordhook          :              296        605        212       1,578
  Limas, Baby              :            3,480      1,543        789      20,668
  Green Beans, Reg. Cut    :           35,626     39,994      1,489       8,081
  Green Beans, Fr. Style   :            9,902      7,757        327         750
  Broccoli, Spears         :            1,897        157        870       1,670
  Broccoli, Chopped & Cut  :            4,109      5,298      4,687       6,905
  Brussels Sprouts         :              339        302        392         575
  Carrots, Diced           :            4,472     17,394      1,095       4,962
  Carrots, Other           :           10,295     11,295      3,727      11,262
  Cauliflower              :            1,945      2,734      1,004       1,168
  Corn, Cut                :           35,555     42,659     28,409      17,315
  Corn, Cob                :           14,061      9,421     23,530       6,211
  Mixed Vegetables         :            2,278      4,482      1,638       5,092
  Okra                     :              547        145      1,382      24,947
  Onion Rings              :              907      9,285      1,308         974
  Onions, Other            :            1,711      2,727        430       2,000
  Blackeye Peas            :              310        265          7       5,922
  Green Peas               :           25,995     27,718     13,916      15,317
  Peas & Carrots Mixed     :              545        503         53         589
  Spinach                  :           10,811      1,248      1,480       5,182
  Squash, Summer/Zucchini  :            2,495     21,477        328      15,932
  Southern Greens          :            3,559         28          9      16,791
  Other Vegetables         :           26,422     29,208     10,299      29,778
                           :
Potatoes                   :
  French Fries             : 32,063    20,054     56,342    102,024      20,415
  Other Frozen             :  5,932    23,813     33,451      7,865       4,728
                           :
Meat                       :
  Frozen Beef              :
    Boneless               :  7,192    26,520     31,431     58,096      23,003
    Beef Cuts              :  1,929     1,175      3,286      3,991         645
  Frozen Pork              :
    Ribs                   :    522     1,725     29,376     31,771       6,132
    Trimmings              :    573     4,319     14,982     33,786      13,587
    Other                  :  3,953     5,390     19,513     26,452       6,369
                           :
  Other                    :
    Veal                   :    305       892      2,441        508          90
    Lamb & Mutton          :    537     3,582      1,544      1,383       1,379
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See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued
 
 
 
 
                 Stocks in Cold Storage:  By Commodity, Region,
                and United States, December 31, 1998 (continued)
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                           :  East   :  West   :          :          :
         Commodity         :  South  :  South  : Mountain : Pacific  :    US
                           : Central : Central :          :          :  Total
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                           :                    1,000 Pounds
                           :
Frozen Juice               :
  Orange Juice Concentrate :     88     2,812      3,383     63,813   1,791,913
  Other Juice Concentrate  :  1,030    12,899        356    193,999     405,954
                           :
Frozen Vegetables 3/       :
  Asparagus                :              283                 2,594       6,162
  Limas, Fordhook          :              102        301      8,955      12,049
  Limas, Baby              :              678      5,863     30,399      63,420
  Green Beans, Reg. Cut    :            1,558         86     85,538     172,372
  Green Beans, Fr. Style   :              333         58     21,901      41,028
  Broccoli, Spears         :            8,508        102     11,238      24,442
  Broccoli, Chopped & Cut  :           20,193        305     47,813      89,310
  Brussels Sprouts         :              414          4     16,719      18,745
  Carrots, Diced           :              990        193     44,449      73,555
  Carrots, Other           :           13,046        247    133,196     183,068
  Cauliflower              :            7,815         41     35,591      50,298
  Corn, Cut                :            4,265        229    275,305     403,737
  Corn, Cob                :            2,169      1,931    212,255     269,578
  Mixed Vegetables         :            8,472        126     30,932      53,020
  Okra                     :           19,064                   482      46,567
  Onion Rings              :            1,206        229      1,843      15,752
  Onions, Other            :            1,260      2,173     14,295      24,596
  Blackeye Peas            :            1,403                   132       8,039
  Green Peas               :            2,153     13,403    179,356     277,858
  Peas & Carrots Mixed     :              199         13      8,383      10,285
  Spinach                  :            8,831        729     40,951      69,232
  Squash, Summer/Zucchini  :            7,558        289     22,193      70,272
  Southern Greens          :           11,788                   590      32,765
  Other Vegetables         :           46,149      4,395    155,344     301,595
                           :
Potatoes                   :
  French Fries             :  1,407    26,686    261,664    376,601     897,256
  Other Frozen             :    120     5,896     64,245    107,988     254,038
                           :
Meat                       :
  Frozen Beef              :
    Boneless               :  5,140    59,792      6,644     49,521     267,339
    Beef Cuts              :    700     7,767      6,886      2,705      29,084
  Frozen Pork              :
    Ribs                   :  2,452     1,748         36      1,631      75,393
    Trimmings              :    862     2,966        366      1,760      73,201
    Other                  :  4,027    18,833        358      3,682      88,577
                           :
  Other                    :
    Veal                   :     25       653                   493       5,407
    Lamb & Mutton          :              669        750      1,877      11,721
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1/  East North Central combined with South Atlantic.  Mountain and West North
    Central combined with West South Central.
2/  Middle Atlantic combined with South Altantic.
3/  New England combined with Middle Atlantic.  East South Central combined with
    South Atlantic.
 
 
 
 
                 Stocks in Cold Storage:  By Commodity, Region,
                       and United States, January 31, 1999
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                           :         :         :   East   :   West   :
         Commodity         :   New   : Middle  :  North   :  North   :  South
                           : England :Atlantic : Central  : Central  : Atlantic
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                           :                    1,000 Pounds
                           :
Total Fresh Apples         :  24,552   420,511   255,413        135    196,929
                           :
Nuts                       :
  Shelled                  :
    Peanuts                :                39       121         27    235,630
    Pecans 1/              :                86                           7,935
  In-Shell                 :
    Pecans 1/              :                41                          15,227
                           :
Dairy Products             :
  Natural Cheese           :
    American, Total        :  23,645    43,780   218,075     58,210        826
    Other Natural Cheese   :     297     6,783    79,750      3,608        599
                           :
Frozen Poultry             :
  Broilers (Whole)         :      70       278       342        763      7,841
  Hens                     :      41       524        75        721      1,191
  Other Chicken            :   1,729     5,440    12,466     36,585    199,384
    Total                  :   1,840     6,242    12,883     38,069    208,416
  Whole Turkeys            :   1,084     9,461     6,829     25,718     34,610
  Other Turkey             :     524    10,956    20,461     60,815     56,335
    Total                  :   1,608    20,417    27,290     86,533     90,945
  Ducks                    :      34       423     3,468         23         40
  Total                    :   3,482    27,082    43,641    124,625    299,401
                           :
Frozen Fruit               :
  Apples                   :      32    24,186    30,439        114      1,609
  Blueberries              :   8,158     8,384    25,666        317      2,458
  Cherries, Tart (RSP)     :      83     5,151    90,510        100        377
  Cherries, Sweet          :               991     8,909         96         63
  Peaches                  :      74     2,928     2,942        529        408
  Raspberries, Red         :     405     1,987       591      1,526        121
  Strawberries, Total      :      80     3,311     4,638      3,044      1,178
  Other Frozen Fruit       : 142,490    38,484   239,255        432      1,640
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued
 
 
 
 
                 Stocks in Cold Storage:  By Commodity, Region,
                 and United States, January 31, 1999 (continued)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                           :  East   :  West   :          :          :
         Commodity         :  South  :  South  : Mountain : Pacific  :    US
                           : Central : Central :          :          :  Total
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                           :                    1,000 Pounds
                           :
Total Fresh Apples         :               553    80,333   3,190,583  4,169,009
                           :
Nuts                       :
  Shelled                  :
    Peanuts                :  48,807   135,790       186         274    420,874
    Pecans 1/              :   1,036    13,691                    94     22,842
  In-Shell                 :
    Pecans 1/              :   2,254   105,304                     7    122,833
                           :
Dairy Products             :
  Natural Cheese           :
    American, Total        :     212       504    12,191      53,877    411,320
    Other Natural Cheese   :     289       223       615       6,332     98,496
                           :
Frozen Poultry             :
  Broilers (Whole)         :   2,448     6,466       263       3,219     21,690
  Hens                     :   2,813       729        66       1,416      7,576
  Other Chicken            : 126,483   270,329     3,631      28,847    684,894
    Total                  : 131,744   277,524     3,960      33,482    714,160
  Whole Turkeys            :   1,068    32,000    13,029      23,274    147,073
  Other Turkey             :     496    35,567     5,760      27,658    218,572
    Total                  :   1,564    67,567    18,789      50,932    365,645
  Ducks                    :       2        19         1          82      4,092
  Total                    : 133,310   345,110    22,750      84,496  1,083,897
                           :
Frozen Fruit               :
  Apples                   :     124     1,720       189      14,702     73,115
  Blueberries              :     134       829       520      13,588     60,054
  Cherries, Tart (RSP)     :      75       420     7,415       5,760    109,891
  Cherries, Sweet          :       6       360       889       3,729     15,043
  Peaches                  :      99     1,400        87      52,813     61,280
  Raspberries, Red         :     132       319        26      29,519     34,626
  Strawberries, Total      :   2,592     9,805       641     154,535    179,824
  Other Frozen Fruit       :     401    12,413     1,803      89,935    526,853
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued
 
 
 
 
                 Stocks in Cold Storage:  By Commodity, Region,
                 and United States, January 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/    :     34                3,436        555   2,034,251
  Other Juice Concentrate  :  1,356    23,093     22,059      1,893     162,933
                           :
Frozen Vegetables 3/       :
  Asparagus                :              154      2,389         30         224
  Limas, Fordhook          :              282        553        155       1,401
  Limas, Baby              :            3,321      1,602        679      18,476
  Green Beans, Reg. Cut    :           32,642     35,335      1,423       7,612
  Green Beans, Fr. Style   :            7,870      7,286        295         661
  Broccoli, Spears         :            1,955        131      1,972       2,083
  Broccoli, Chopped & Cut  :            4,075      5,001      4,739       7,407
  Brussels Sprouts         :              368        350        416         725
  Carrots, Diced           :            4,085     16,103        970       4,473
  Carrots, Other           :           10,037     10,521      3,391      10,968
  Cauliflower              :            1,954      2,773      1,166       1,527
  Corn, Cut                :           28,463     38,699     24,785      15,125
  Corn, Cob                :           13,732      8,512     20,996       6,660
  Mixed Vegetables         :            2,176      3,960      1,502       5,102
  Okra                     :              767        160      1,372      19,055
  Onion Rings              :              865      8,344      1,285         786
  Onions, Other            :            1,984      2,883        399       1,684
  Blackeye Peas            :              258        240         13       4,985
  Green Peas               :           21,593     24,436     12,049      13,524
  Peas & Carrots Mixed     :              423        412         64         637
  Spinach                  :            9,760      1,329      1,197       5,889
  Squash, Summer/Zucchini  :            2,430     19,183        369      14,698
  Southern Greens          :            2,986         26         17      19,532
  Other Vegetables         :           26,233     28,280      9,006      33,198
                           :
Potatoes                   :
  French Fries             : 31,787    20,398     52,967    104,992      19,321
  Other Frozen             :  5,426    22,409     38,813      7,737       6,271
                           :
Meat                       :
  Frozen Beef              :
    Boneless               :  7,122    28,840     30,441     60,006      22,735
    Beef Cuts              :  1,791     1,796      3,690      4,329         785
  Frozen Pork              :
    Ribs                   :    589     2,242     34,402     30,044       7,015
    Trimmings              :    486     1,814     15,461     32,586      11,509
    Other                  :  3,858     5,329     17,369     22,522       5,257
                           :
  Other                    :
    Veal                   :    274       885      2,317        499          72
    Lamb & Mutton          :    490     3,260      1,126        928       1,126
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
See footnotes at end of table.                                       --continued
 
 
 
 
                 Stocks in Cold Storage:  By Commodity, Region,
                 and United States, January 31, 1999 (continued)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                           :  East   :  West   :          :          :
         Commodity         :  South  :  South  : Mountain : Pacific  :    US
                           : Central : Central :          :          :  Total
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                           :                    1,000 Pounds
                           :
Frozen Juice               :
  Orange Juice Concentrate :    106     3,347      3,935     73,132   2,118,796
  Other Juice Concentrate  :    915    11,971        301    198,220     422,741
                           :
Frozen Vegetables 3/       :
  Asparagus                :              269                 2,143       5,209
  Limas, Fordhook          :               80        217      6,803       9,491
  Limas, Baby              :              670      4,667     27,602      57,017
  Green Beans, Reg. Cut    :            1,127         91     76,918     155,148
  Green Beans, Fr. Style   :              278         48     19,217      35,655
  Broccoli, Spears         :           12,998        110     13,800      33,049
  Broccoli, Chopped & Cut  :           19,072        856     44,628      85,778
  Brussels Sprouts         :              341          4     18,419      20,623
  Carrots, Diced           :              816        165     41,792      68,404
  Carrots, Other           :            7,658        250    119,463     162,288
  Cauliflower              :           11,010         26     33,622      52,078
  Corn, Cut                :            3,956        148    247,192     358,368
  Corn, Cob                :            2,331      1,648    188,307     242,186
  Mixed Vegetables         :            8,520        118     29,838      51,216
  Okra                     :           16,894                   484      38,732
  Onion Rings              :            1,164        219      1,829      14,492
  Onions, Other            :              903      2,203     14,609      24,665
  Blackeye Peas            :            1,025                   144       6,665
  Green Peas               :            1,943     11,567    161,996     247,108
  Peas & Carrots Mixed     :              164         18      6,636       8,354
  Spinach                  :           13,837      1,255     44,003      77,270
  Squash, Summer/Zucchini  :            6,081        330     20,692      63,783
  Southern Greens          :            8,771                   552      31,884
  Other Vegetables         :           38,973      3,818    151,695     291,203
                           :
Potatoes                   :
  French Fries             :  1,397    24,803    289,137    416,788     961,590
  Other Frozen             :    121     6,047     61,026    111,742     259,592
                           :
Meat                       :
  Frozen Beef              :
    Boneless               :  3,194    53,518      6,664     49,853     262,373
    Beef Cuts              :    795     9,303      3,823      8,029      34,341
  Frozen Pork              :
    Ribs                   :  2,288     2,153         69      1,833      80,635
    Trimmings              :    871     3,191        221      1,551      67,690
    Other                  :  3,718    18,564        352      3,747      80,716
                           :
  Other                    :
    Veal                   :     20       338                   478       4,883
    Lamb & Mutton          :              749        848      1,997      10,524
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/  East North Central combined with South Atlantic.  Mountain and West North
    Central Combined with West South Central.
2/  Middle Atlantic combined with South Atlantic.
3/  New England combined with Middle Atlantic.  East South Central combined with
    South Atlantic.
 
 
 
 
             Public General Warehouses:  Cold Storage Space Occupied
                    by Region and United States, January 1999
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :            Cooler            :            Freezer
                 :--------------------------------------------------------------
                 : Usable  :       Usable       : Usable  :       Usable
      Region     :  Space  :   Space Occupied   :  Space  :   Space Occupied
                 :--------------------------------------------------------------
                 : Jan 31  :Jan 31:Dec 31:Jan 31: Jan 31  :Jan 31:Dec 31:Jan 31
                 :  1999   : 1998 : 1998 : 1999 :  1999   : 1998 : 1998 : 1999
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 :  1,000                          1,000
                 :  Cu Ft     ---- Percent ---     Cu Ft     ---- Percent ---
                 :
New England      :   2,415    52     62     58      20,250   66     80     76
Middle Atlantic  :  34,457    65     80     80      90,651   81     80     79
E. North Central :  48,885    56     54     52     174,978   61     64     61
W. North Central :  45,778    50     47     47     149,115   59     61     60
South Atlantic   :  45,673    44     48     50     158,868   64     54     54
E. South Central :   8,623    57     46     49      55,572   62     59     58
W. South Central :  19,434    38     43     46     129,628   70     67     68
Mountain         :   5,894    58     90     86      47,055   64     66     68
Pacific          :  35,081    41     45     45     242,744   70     73     70
                 :
US               : 246,240    50     54     54   1,068,861   66     66     65
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 
 
                        Apples in Cold Storage:  By State
                         and United States, January 1999
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                      All Warehouses
                    :-----------------------------------------------------------
        State       :      Jan 31,      :      Dec 31,      :      Jan 31,
                    :       1998        :       1998        :       1999
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    :                       1,000 Pounds
                    :
CA                  :        91,514             132,843              95,783
MI                  :       289,519             347,729             241,038
N ENG               :        65,316              33,640              24,552
NY                  :       306,684             281,232             258,720
OH                  :         8,740              12,420               9,160
OR                  :        24,317              39,210              30,583
PA                  :       200,337             185,094             161,742
VA                  :       159,205             164,657             127,417
WA                  :     2,428,886           3,597,825           3,064,218
WV                  :        50,780              53,965              43,997
                    :
Other States        :       103,306             159,841             111,799
                    :
US                  :     3,728,604           5,008,456           4,169,009
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 
 
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