Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses 2007 Summary

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Capacity of Refrigerated
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2007 Summary
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Table of Contents
Page
Refrigerated Warehouses Capacity Highlights ............................................................................... 1
Refrigerated Warehouses: Number by Type, State and U.S., October 1, 2007 .............................. 2
Refrigerated Warehouses: Number by Size Group, U.S., October 1, 2007
General .......................................................................................................................... 3
Apple and Pear .............................................................................................................. 3
Gross Capacity by Type of Warehouse, October 1, 1989-07 ....................................... 3
Refrigerated Space: By Type of Warehouse, U.S.
Gross and Usable Space, October 1, 2007 .................................................................... 4
Gross Space, October 1, 1989-07.................................................................................. 4
General Storages: State and U.S., October 1, 2007
Gross and Usable Refrigerated Space .......................................................................... 5
Gross and Usable Cooler Space ................................................................................... 6
Gross and Usable Freezer Space .................................................................................. 7
Apple and Pear Storages, October 1, 2007 ..................................................................................... 8
Definitions..................................................................................................................................... 11
Survey Procedures and Reliability Statement............................................................................... 12
Information Contacts..................................................................................................................... 12

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General Refrigerated Warehouse Capacity Up 4 Percent
General refrigerated storage capacity in the United States totaled 3.32 billion gross cubic feet on
October 1, 2007, an increase of 4 percent since the previous survey was conducted two years ago.
While most of the increase was due to new construction, some was due to the increased survey
coverage of existing warehouses. This was the 45th biennial survey of refrigerated warehouses.
The five States with the largest gross general warehouse capacity (million cubic feet) were:
California with 412; Florida, 239; Texas, 194; Washington, 191; and Wisconsin, 190.
Usable refrigerated space in general storages was 2.68 billion cubic feet, or 81 percent of the
gross space. Usable freezer space was 76 percent of the usable refrigerated space with the
remaining 24 percent used as cooler space. Convertible refrigerated space was classified as usable
freezer space.
Public general warehouse capacity totaled 2.50 billion gross cubic feet in 2007, accounting for
75 percent of the general storage. Public general storage capacity increased 3 percent since 2005
and is 22 percent above the capacity of ten years ago.
Private and semiprivate general warehouse capacity totaled 822 million gross cubic feet, or
25 percent of the general gross refrigerated space.
Apple and pear storage totaled 692 million gross cubic feet, down 4 percent from
October 1, 2005. Controlled atmosphere (CA) capacity totaled 168 million bushels, down 3 percent
from 2005. The State of Washington had 83 percent of the Nation=s CA capacity.
Gross Refrigerated Storage Capacity by Principal
Storage Activity, United States, 1989-2007
Billion Cubic Feet
5
4
3
2
1
0
1989

1991

1993

1995

1997

1999

2001

2003

2005

2007

Year

General Storage

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Refrigerated Warehouses: Number by Type, State,
and United States, October 1, 2007
General Storages
Apple & Pear Storages
State

Private &
Semiprvt

Total

Regular

CA

All 1

Number

Number

Number

Number

Number

Number

AL
AK
AZ
AR
CA
CO
CT
DE
FL
GA
HI
ID
IL
IN
IA
KS
KY
LA
ME
MD
MA
MI
MN
MS
MO
MT
NE
NV
NH
NJ
NM
NY
NC
ND
OH
OK
OR
PA
RI
SC
SD
TN
TX
UT
VT
VA
WA
WV
WI
WY

14
2
6
19
105
6
2
4
33
37
2
7
26
19
26
10
6
15
2
5
28
24
24
9
19
2
14
2
2
24
1
26
14
2
17
8
13
36

US
1

Total

Public

18
36
2
52

8
23
2
5
86
3
3
6
28
32
1
13
15
7
11
2
1
10
17
3
31
23
25
4
9
4
9
3
3
10
4
60
3
1
5
6
22
22
3
4
3
5
36
8
3
14
30
4
79

22
25
8
24
191
9
5
10
61
69
3
20
41
26
37
12
7
25
19
8
59
47
49
13
28
6
23
5
5
34
5
86
17
3
22
14
35
58
3
13
5
16
79
16
3
32
66
6
131

792

709

1,501

9
2
11
43
8

Number

1

1

20
16
1
101
14

10
2
75
1

21
17
1
115
14

61

14

62

60
145
4
2

18
14
2

65
148
6
2

11
12
27
165
10
16

3
5
10
186
4
3

12
13
28
219
12
16

22
25
9
24
217
9
31
12
61
69
3
26
49
60
39
13
11
25
40
13
111
200
60
13
32
6
24
5
26
51
6
201
31
3
84
14
100
206
9
15
5
16
79
28
16
60
285
18
147

986

495

1,108

2,609

1

1

1

23

9

26

26
2

7

26
2

6
7
32
1
1
4

5
1
5
1

6
8
34
2
1
4

18
5
51
129
11

14
2
18
83
1

21
5
52
153
11

4

4

Firms with both regular and CA storage are counted once.

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General Refrigerated Warehouses: Number by Size Group,
United States, October 1, 2007
Size
(Cubic Feet)

Public

Private

All

Number

Number

Number

0-499,999
500,000-999,999
1,000,000-2,499,999
2,500,000-4,999,999
5,000,000 and Over

117
97
212
206
160

369
114
128
76
22

486
211
340
282
182

Apple and Pear Refrigerated Warehouses: Number by Size Group,
United States, October 1, 2007
Size
(Bushels)

Regular 1

CA 1

Number

Number

0-49,999
50,000-99,999
100,000-499,999
500,000-999,999
1,000,000 and Over
1
2

691
94
156
33
12

Number

163
88
148
49
47

633
130
208
65
72

Number of operations with regular or CA storage. Many operators have both types in the same building, thus the count of
regular plus CA does not equal "All".
Size categorization is based on the summation of regular and CA storage.

Year

Refrigerated Storage: Gross Capacity by Type of Warehouse,
United States, October 1, 1989-07
Private and
Public
Semi-private
Million Cubic Feet

1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
1

All 2

Million Cubic Feet

1,414
1,600
1,700
1,765
2,068
2,168
2,266
2,370
2,445
2,506

Total 1
Million Cubic Feet

1,158
1,208
1,272
1,323
1,359
1,437
1,501
1,526
1,484
1,506

2,571
2,808
2,972
3,088
3,427
3,606
3,767
3,896
3,929
4,012

Totals may not add due to rounding.

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Type

General
Public
Private &
Semiprvt
Total

Refrigerated Space: By Type of Warehouse, United States, October 1, 2007 1
Gross Space
Usable Space
Number
Cooler
Freezer
Total
Cooler
Freezer

Total

1,000 Cubic Feet

1,000 Cubic Feet

1,000 Cubic Feet

1,000 Cubic Feet

1,000 Cubic Feet

1,000 Cubic Feet

792

405,594

2,092,606

2,498,198

328,830

1,717,084

2,045,904

709
1,501

374,902
780,490

447,095
2,539,699

821,998
3,320,194

290,412
619,242

343,181
2,060,262

633,592
2,679,498

Apple
Public
Private &
Semiprvt
Total

11

7,787

383

8,170

6,901

380

7,281

1,097
1,108

681,119
688,906

2,681
3,064

683,798
691,968

566,855
573,755

2,106
2,486

568,961
576,240

Total

2,609

1,469,396

2,542,763

4,012,162

1,192,997

2,062,748

3,255,738

1

Totals may not add due to rounding.

Type

Gross Refrigerated Space: By Type of Warehouse, United States,
October 1, 1989-07 1
1989
1991
1993
1995
1,000 Cubic Feet

General
Public
Private and
Semiprivate
Total
Apple
Public
Private and
Semiprivate
Total
Total, All

General
Public
Private and
Semiprivate
Total
Apple
Public
Private and
Semiprivate
Total
Total, All
1

1,000 Cubic Feet

1,000 Cubic Feet

1997

1,000 Cubic Feet

1,000 Cubic Feet

1,391,901

1,572,879

1,678,461

1,741,585

2,043,908

603,402
1,995,303

624,005
2,196,884

658,893
2,337,354

674,649
2,416,234

683,372
2,727,280

21,945

27,227

21,645

23,419

23,907

554,150
576,095

584,296
611,523

613,093
634,737

647,993
671,412

675,838
699,745

2,571,397

2,808,407

2,972,092

3,087,646

3,427,025

1999

2001

2003

2005

2007

1,000 Cubic Feet

1,000 Cubic Feet

1,000 Cubic Feet

1,000 Cubic Feet

1,000 Cubic Feet

2,146,643

2,251,943

2,357,080

2,435,773

2,498,198

756,505
2,903,152

788,853
3,040,796

802,454
3,159,535

771,725
3,207,497

821,998
3,320,194

21,690

14,183

12,517

9,270

8,170

680,736
702,426

712,412
726,595

723,499
736,016

711,951
721,221

683,798
691,968

3,605,578

3,767,394

3,895,551

3,928,718

4,012,162

Totals may not add due to rounding.

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General Storages: Gross and Usable Refrigerated Space
by State and United States, October 1, 2007 1 2
Gross Space
Usable Space
State

Public

Private &
Semiprvt

Total

Public

Private &
Semiprvt

Total

1,000 Cubic Feet

1,000 Cubic Feet

1,000 Cubic Feet

1,000 Cubic Feet

1,000 Cubic Feet

1,000 Cubic Feet

AL
AK
AZ
AR
CA
CO
CT
DE
FL
GA
HI
ID
IL
IN
IA
KS
KY
LA
ME
MD
MA
MI
MN
MS
MO
MT
NE
NV
NH
NJ
NM
NY
NC
ND
OH
OK
OR
PA
RI
SC
SD
TN
TX
UT
VT
VA
WA
WV
WI
WY

32,145
*
*
85,160
289,929
14,153
*
15,356
99,959
159,027
*
36,566
127,035
*
64,522
*
*
11,296
*
*
69,298
70,840
58,613
*
100,127
*
36,263
*
*
69,019
*
56,465
*
*
54,178
13,162
68,866
125,050

Oth Sts
US

33,259
2,477
17,856
91,669
412,469
15,064
4,885
29,031
239,083
181,302
*
60,960
154,454
82,204
79,602
44,653
22,533
15,206
12,355
23,029
82,655
95,217
86,246
25,141
111,320
984
42,478
*
3,694
85,650
2,180
94,806
58,701
9,008
61,008
19,462
105,012
141,521
*
22,833
10,840
49,077
194,065
31,539
*
64,029
190,698
2,766
189,649

27,499
*
*
71,884
235,530
11,350
*
10,107
81,807
131,586
*
31,700
98,988
*
53,499
*
*
9,826
*
*
61,280
56,703
45,857
19,276
80,886
*
29,811
*
*
55,838
*
46,613
*
*
44,650
10,659
57,083
106,892

43,117
142,134
*
142,534

1,115
*
*
6,509
122,540
911
*
13,676
139,124
22,275
*
24,394
27,419
*
15,080
*
*
3,910
*
*
13,357
24,377
27,634
*
11,192
*
6,215
*
*
16,631
*
38,341
*
*
6,830
6,300
36,146
16,472
*
1,140
*
15,150
38,700
13,419
*
20,912
48,564
*
47,115

284,278

56,550

2,498,198

821,998

21,693
*
33,928
155,365
18,120

37,629
112,205
*
120,705

912
*
*
5,638
97,276
721
*
10,604
116,497
19,129
*
19,729
21,669
*
11,060
*
*
3,592
*
*
9,400
19,866
20,634
491
8,321
*
3,823
*
*
6,497
*
30,727
*
*
5,380
5,055
29,030
12,772
*
*
*
11,498
30,684
10,815
*
16,080
35,228
*
31,226

28,412
2,200
14,159
77,522
332,807
12,072
3,496
20,711
198,304
150,715
*
51,429
120,657
69,630
64,559
32,713
17,587
13,418
8,170
17,841
70,680
76,569
66,492
19,767
89,206
759
33,634
*
3,242
62,335
1,863
77,340
50,878
6,780
50,030
15,714
86,114
119,663
*
17,352
5,658
42,134
152,661
25,832
*
53,709
147,432
1,230
151,931

17,524

228,410

39,238

14,091

3,320,194

2,045,904

633,592

2,679,498

*
*
30,636
121,977
15,018

* Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Included in "Other States" and U.S. totals.
1
Totals may not add due to rounding.
2
Includes frozen juice tank storage capacity.

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General Storages: Gross and Usable Cooler Space
by State and United States, October 1, 2007 1 2
Gross Space
State

AL
AK
AZ
AR
CA
CO
CT
DE
FL
GA
HI
ID
IL
IN
IA
KS
KY
LA
ME
MD
MA
MI
MN
MS
MO
MT
NE
NV
NH
NJ
NM
NY
NC
ND
OH
OK
OR
PA
RI
SC
SD
TN
TX
UT
VT
VA
WA
WV
WI
WY

Usable Space

Public

Private &
Semiprvt

Total

Public

Private &
Semiprvt

Total

1,000 Cubic Feet

1,000 Cubic Feet

1,000 Cubic Feet

1,000 Cubic Feet

1,000 Cubic Feet

1,000 Cubic Feet

10,848
5,445
*
37,812

73
*
*
*
74,049
*
*
*
67,106
10,868
*
*
9,815
*
6,695
*
*
153
*
*
2,565
4,651
6,251
*
*
*
464
*
*
*
*
12,979
*
*
*
*
2,082
5,800
*
*
*
*
17,333
*
*
8,030
6,174
*
22,814

2,574
*
3,082
*
124,110
1,915
*
*
79,787
37,913
*
*
24,678
19,436
11,374
5,746
3,785
1,534
226
1,763
12,577
10,844
13,957
2,391
26,470
333
4,607
*
*
21,325
*
19,706
*
*
6,792
5,535
3,999
20,058
*
546
*
1,154
31,014
4,907
*
18,878
11,618
*
60,627

30,826

96,879

32,510

23,981

780,490

328,830

290,412

619,242

3,018
*
4,053
*
156,778
2,513
*
*
92,804
46,169
*
*
30,517
21,950
15,216
8,603
5,231
1,724
261
2,203
15,265
13,249
18,749
4,159
32,189
*
6,590
*
*
26,414
*
24,697
*
*
8,207
6,433
5,043
25,261
*
729
*
1,286
39,810
6,271
*
23,653
17,188
1,190
82,241

2,501
*
*
*
50,061
*
*
*
12,680
27,045
*
*
14,862
*
4,679
*
*
1,381
*
*
10,011
6,193
7,706
*
*
*
4,143
*
*
*
*
6,727
*
*
*
*
1,918
14,258

13,273
6,807
*
45,746

104
*
*
*
94,331
*
*
*
77,138
12,579
*
*
12,249
*
9,740
*
*
166
*
*
*
5,344
9,266
*
*
*
1,139
*
*
*
*
15,892
*
*
*
*
2,656
7,743
*
392
*
*
21,436
*
*
10,380
10,381
*
36,495

Oth Sts

129,585

47,471

US

405,594

374,902

2,914
*
*
*
62,447
*
*
*
15,666
33,590
*
*
18,268
*
5,475
*
*
1,559
*
*
*
7,906
9,484
*
*
*
5,451
*
*
*
*
8,805
*
*
*
*
2,387
17,518
338
*
*
18,375
*

*
*
*
13,681
*

* Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Included in "Other States" and U.S. totals.
1
Totals may not add due to rounding.
2
Includes frozen juice tank storage capacity.

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General Storages: Gross and Usable Freezer Space
by State and United States, October 1, 2007 1 2
Gross Space
State

Public

Total

Public

Private &
Semiprvt

Total

1,000 Cubic Feet

1,000 Cubic Feet

1,000 Cubic Feet

1,000 Cubic Feet

1,000 Cubic Feet

1,000 Cubic Feet

AL
AK
AZ
AR
CA
CO
CT
DE
FL
GA
HI
ID
IL
IN
IA
KS
KY
LA
ME
MD
MA
MI
MN
MS
MO
MT
NE
NV
NH
NJ
NM
NY
NC
ND
OH
OK
OR
PA
RI
SC
SD
TN
TX
UT
VT
VA
WA
WV
WI
WY

29,231
*
*
*
227,482
*
*
*
84,293
125,437
*
*
108,767
*
59,047
*
*
9,737
*
*
*
62,934
49,129
*
*
*
30,812
*
*
*
*
47,660
*
*
*
*
66,479
107,531

Oth Sts
US

Usable Space

Private &
Semiprvt

30,241
*
13,803
*
255,691
12,551
*
*
146,279
135,132
*
*
123,937
60,254
64,386
36,050
17,302
13,481
12,094
20,826
67,389
81,967
67,497
20,982
79,131
*
35,888
*
*
59,236
*
70,110
*
*
52,802
13,029
99,969
116,260
*
22,104
*
47,791
154,255
25,268
*
40,376
173,510
1,575
107,408

24,999
*
*
*
185,470
*
*
*
69,127
104,541
*
*
84,126
*
48,820
*
*
8,445
*
*
51,269
50,511
38,152
*
*
*
25,668
*
*
*
*
39,886
*
*
*
*
55,166
92,634

29,844
135,327
*
96,788

1,010
*
*
*
28,209
*
*
*
61,986
9,695
*
*
15,170
*
5,339
*
*
3,744
*
*
*
19,034
18,368
*
*
*
5,076
*
*
*
*
22,449
*
*
*
*
33,489
8,729
*
748
*
*
17,264
*
*
10,532
38,183
*
10,620

663,761

137,450

2,092,606

447,095

21,356
*
*
136,991
*

26,781
106,760
*
82,893

839
*
*
*
23,227
*
*
*
49,391
8,261
*
*
11,854
*
4,365
*
*
3,439
*
*
6,834
15,215
14,383
*
*
*
3,359
*
*
*
*
17,748
*
*
*
*
26,948
6,972
*
*
*
*
13,351
*
*
8,050
29,054
*
8,412

25,838
*
11,077
*
208,697
10,157
*
*
118,518
112,802
*
*
95,979
50,195
53,185
26,967
13,802
11,884
7,944
16,078
58,103
65,725
52,535
17,376
62,737
427
29,027
*
*
41,011
*
57,634
*
*
43,238
10,179
82,114
99,605
*
16,806
*
40,980
121,647
20,925
*
34,831
135,814
*
91,304

261,125

513,540

91,479

215,121

2,539,699

1,717,084

343,181

2,060,262

*
*
*
108,296
*

* Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Included in "Other States" and U.S. totals.
1
Totals may not add due to rounding.
2
Includes frozen juice tank storage capacity.

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Apple and Pear Storages: Gross and Usable Refrigerated Space, Regular
and CA Capacity by State and United States, October 1, 2007 1 2
Refrigerated Space
Apple Storage Capacity
State

CA
CT
ID
IL
IN
KY
ME
MD
MA
MI
MN
NH
NJ
NY
NC
OH
OR
PA
UT
VT
VA
WA
WV
WI
Oth Sts
US
1
2

Gross

Usable

Regular

Controlled
Atmosphere

Total

1,000 Cubic Feet

1,000 Cubic Feet

1,000 Bushels

1,000 Bushels

1,000 Bushels

1,954
132
821
8
193

22,252
1,190
4,464
673
2,039
157
2,611
640
3,380
29,954
1,081
1,765
1,790
32,021
3,784
3,615
54,778
19,945
1,923
1,689
11,806
480,480
6,194
1,147

17,395
1,011
3,812
606
1,589
113
2,316
515
2,787
26,185
860
1,549
1,563
29,011
3,409
3,018
44,299
15,980
1,451
1,609
10,263
398,844
5,119
944

5,195
239
864
100
296
36
453
163
691
4,413
338
299
449
3,836
1,256
851
8,202
3,925
303
296
1,600
51,559
1,498
263

572
54
357
6,251
33
405
35
8,212
90
343
3,962
2,242
242
342
2,102
138,877
336
112

7,149
371
1,685
108
489
36
1,024
217
1,048
10,664
371
704
484
12,049
1,346
1,193
12,164
6,168
545
638
3,702
190,437
1,835
375

2,590

1,992

476

12

487

691,968

576,240

87,601

167,687

255,289

Totals may not add due to rounding.
Firms in this table store only apples or pears. Nearly all the storages are private and nearly all the space is cooler, thus public use
and freezer space breakouts are not presented at the State level. See page 4 for U.S. totals.

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General and Apple Storages: Gross Refrigerated Space
by Type, October 1, 1989-2007
Million Cubic Feet
2600
2280
1960
1640
1320
1000
1989

1991

1993

1995

1997

1999

2001

2003

2005

2007

Year
Public

Private

General Storages: Gross Refrigerated Space,
10 Largest States, October 1, 2007
State
California
Florida
Texas
Washington
Wisconsin
Georgia
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Oregon

0

85

170

255

340

425

Million Cubic Feet
Public

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General Refrigerated Warehouses: Number of Facilities
by Size Group, United States, October 1, 2007
Number of
Facilities
500
400
300
200
100
0
Less than
500,000

500,000-999,999

1,000,0002,499,999

2,500,0004,999,999

5,000,000+

Cubic Feet

Apple and Pear Refrigerated Warehouses: Number of
Facilities by Size Group, United States, October 1, 2007
Number of
Facilities
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
Less than 50,000

50,000-99,999

100,000-499,999 500,000-999,999

1,000,000+

Bushels

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Definitions
General storages: Includes refrigerated facilities classified as general storages, plus facilities
classified as storing only cheese, meat, or citrus concentrates.
Public general storages: Refrigerated facilities maintained for storing food for others at specified
rates per unit.
Private and semiprivate general storages: Refrigerated facilities maintained by an operator to
facilitate his principal function as a producer, processor, or manufacturer of food products. The space
is used to store the owner=s products, although some space may be used by others at specified rates per
unit stored. Working space, chill rooms, and curing rooms in meat storages are not included in the
storage statistics.
Apple and pear storages: Refrigerated facilities maintained exclusively for storing apples or pears.
Storages operated by cooperatives for use by members are included as private storages.
Cooler space: Space that maintains temperatures between 0 and 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
Freezer space: Space that maintains temperatures at 0 degrees Fahrenheit or lower.
Controlled atmosphere (CA) space: Sealed cooler space in which the oxygen and carbon dioxide
content is controlled to extend the storage life of apples or pears.
Gross space: Total area under refrigeration, measured from wall to wall and from floor to ceiling.
Usable space: Actual area used for storing commodities. Gross space less an allowance for aisles,
posts, coils, blowers, etc.
Number of storages: Storages at different locations are counted separately even though operated by
the same management.

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Survey Procedures and Reliability
Survey procedures: Questionnaires were mailed about the 20th of September to operators of over
3,000 public and private cold storage warehouses. Two thousand six hundred and nine firms met the
qualifications that their warehouses were artificially cooled to a temperature of 50 degrees Fahrenheit
or lower, and normally stored food products for 30 days or more. The other firms who received
questionnaires either did not qualify or the plants had ceased being cold storage facilities during the
past two years. The list included 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. Wholesalers, jobbers, packer branch houses, and frozen food
processors whose entire inventories are turned over more than once a month were excluded. Firms
that did not respond were mailed a second request and/or phoned or visited.
Estimating procedures: Data for reporting firms were added to estimates for non-reporting firms to
obtain State and National totals. Estimates for non-reporting firms were set based on previous reports
or administrative data.
Revision policy: These data are considered to be final and will not be revised.
Reliability: Usable reports were received from about 2,017 firms which represent about 77 percent of
the total capacity tabulated. The numbers published should be considered to be minimum figures as
there are cold storage firms that are not known to NASS. Special care in identifying individual plants
minimizes duplication. Survey data are also subject to non-sampling errors such as omissions and
mistakes in reporting and processing the data. While these errors cannot be measured directly, they
are minimized by carefully reviewing all reported data for consistency and reasonableness.

Information Contacts
Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics
Service to contact for additional information.
Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch .................................................................................(202) 720-3570
Darin Jantzi, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ..........................................(202) 720-3570
David Colwell - Cold Storage ...........................................................................................(202) 720-8784
Fleming Gibson - Egg Products, Poultry Slaughter, Catfish Processing, Mink ................(202) 690-3237
Sharyn Lavender - Broiler Hatchery, Chicken Hatchery, Honey......................................(202) 720-3244
Kim Linonis - Layers, Eggs ..............................................................................................(202) 690-8632
Toby Paterson - Catfish Production, Trout Production, Census of Aquaculture,
Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised..........................................................(202) 720-0585

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