USDA December Cold Storage reports shows poultry supplies up seven percent from last month and 23 percent from a year ago

On January 27, 2023, in Cold Storage, by Josh Ricken

Total frozen poultry supplies on December 31, 2022, were up seven percent from the previous month and up 23 percent from a year ago, according to USDA’s December Cold Storage report. Total stocks of chicken were up two percent from the previous month and up 25 percent from last year.

Further data from USDA’s report, which was released this week, can be found below:

 

Commodity
Frozen Chicken		 Stocks in All Warehouses Dec. 31, 2022 as a % of
Dec. 31,    2021  Nov. 30,   2022  Dec. 31,   2022  Dec. 31,    2021 Nov. 30,    2022 
(1,000 pounds) (percent)
Broilers, fryers,
and roasters		 12,231 11,232 13,957 114 124
Hens, mature
chickens		 3,304 4,139 5,230 158 126
Breasts and
breasts meat		 153,158 241,295 250,259 163 104
Drumsticks 32,246 33,666 32,334 100 96
Leg quarters 76,872 98,260 93,463 122 95
Legs 10,340 20,451 21,761 210 106
Thigh and
thigh quarters		 15,363 11,475 10,444 68 91
Thigh meat 17,369 17,367 18,395 106 106
Wings 74,084 78,616 82,277 111 105
Paws and feet 34,527 32,723 34,240 99 105
Other 313,485 362,317 369,484 118 102
Total Chicken 742,979 911,541 931,844 125 102

 

 

 



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