Frozen vegetable supplies dropped 7% during May to finish the month at almost 1,489 million pounds, up 8% from the previous year, according to the USDA's latest report on agricultural products in cold storage.

Most categories of vegetables were down from month earlier levels. Notable exceptions were spinach, okra and asparagus. By contrast, stocks of most of the major product categories were up from year earlier levels. Notable exceptions were onion rings, blackeye peas, spinach, and corn on the cob.

Supplies of potatoes in cold storage were higher, rising 1% on the month to 1,181 million pounds, slightly below the previous year.

                     Stocks in Cold Storage:  By Commodity,
                             United States, May 2005
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                          :                             :            :  Public
                          :  Stocks in All Warehouses   :  Percent   :Warehouse
                          :                             :     of     :  Stocks
         Commodity        :-----------------------------------------------------
                          : May 31, : Apr 30, : May 31, : May  : Apr : May 31,
                          :  2004   :  2005   :  2005   : 2004 :2005 :   2005
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                          :-------- 1,000 Pounds -------    Percent   1,000 Lbs
                          :
Frozen Vegetables         :
  Asparagus               :   10,825     6,968     8,495   78    122
  Limas, Fordhook         :    2,483     4,720     4,018  162     85
  Limas, Baby             :   27,102    34,319    30,844  114     90
  Green Beans, Reg. Cut   :   58,805   100,815    86,647  147     86
  Green Beans, Fr. Style  :    9,295    14,193    10,881  117     77
  Broccoli, Spears        :   49,910    49,265    49,551   99    101
  Broccoli, Chopped & Cut :   59,857    66,456    67,119  112    101
  Brussels Sprouts        :   13,037    18,953    17,211  132     91
  Carrots, Diced          :   57,651    86,375    76,556  133     89
  Carrots, Other          :   90,010   107,773   103,012  114     96
  Cauliflower             :   14,254    24,709    21,792  153     88
  Corn, Cut               :  268,781   312,820   269,014  100     86
  Corn, Cob               :  133,870   130,932   104,342   78     80
  Mixed Vegetables        :   51,760    50,891    45,792   88     90
  Okra                    :   20,104    11,687    16,134   80    138
  Onion Rings             :    9,525     6,372     6,098   64     96
  Onions, Other           :   32,000    44,207    41,615  130     94
  Blackeye Peas           :    2,920     2,325     2,115   72     91
  Green Peas              :   65,225   136,455   116,209  178     85
  Peas & Carrots Mixed    :    5,262     4,948     4,999   95    101
  Spinach                 :   88,861    50,742    74,056   83    146
  Squash, Summer/Zucchini :   29,224    40,575    40,094  137     99
  Southern Greens         :   16,397    18,886    17,934  109     95
  Other Vegetables        :  259,857   277,956   274,370  106     99
  Total                   :1,377,015 1,603,342 1,488,898  108     93  1,067,769
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  Potatoes                :
    French Fries          :  894,667   926,501   943,596  105    102
    Other Frozen          :  291,270   247,822   237,790   82     96
    Total                 :1,185,937 1,174,323 1,181,386  100    101    891,546