Cold Storage Capacity

2010 Global Cold Storage Capacity Survey

The International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses (IARW), the world’s leading association for temperature-controlled warehouse and logistics providers is now compiling the 2010 IARW Global Cold Storage Capacity Report. The final report shows the growth and change in storage capacity of frozen and refrigerated food facilities around the globe. It is the only report that captures data on the global cold storage industry and, as such, the report has become an invaluable resource to both the private and the public sector.

To compile the data, IARW is surveying individuals in trade associations and official government positions. If interested, please consider completing our brief survey (links below). Your responses will remain completely confidential. We would like to ask for all responses to be returned by 15 September 2010.

You may return your responses to Susan Shores via email to sshores@iarw.org or fax to +1 703 373 4301. You are also welcome to mail your response to IARW, 1500 King Street, Suite 201, Alexandria, Virginia 22314-2730 USA.

The report will be completed and sent to all survey participants in December 2010. Survey participants receive a complimentary copy of the report. IARW Members receive a free copy of the report.

Take the Survey

The 2010 survey is available in English, Chinese, and Spanish. The English version is also avaialbe in an 8.5x11 inch format or an A4 format for printing. You will need Microsoft Excel to view or print the surveys.

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• Public Refrigerated Capacity by Country
• Public Refrigerated Capacity by U.S. State
• Comparison of US Public and Private Refrigerated Warehouse Growth
• USDA Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses
• USDA Cold Storage — Annual Summary

The following are the USDA’s definitions for terms describing warehouse types and data clarifications:

• Public General Storages: Refrigerated facilities maintained for storing food for others at specified rates per unit.
• Private and Semi-Private 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.
• Cooler Space: Space that maintains temperatures between 0° and 50°F (-18° to +10°C).
• Freezer Space: Space that maintains temperatures at 0°F (-18°C) or lower.
• Gross Space: Total area under refrigeration, measured from wall-to-wall and from floor-to-ceiling.
• Usable Space: Actual area 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.