USDA this week released its March monthly Cold Storage report showing total frozen poultry supplies were up three percent from the previous month and up 10 percent from a year ago.

Total frozen poultry supplies on February 28, 2023, were up three percent from the previous month and up 10 percent from a year ago. Total stocks of chicken were down slightly from the previous month but up 10 percent from last year.

The full Cold Storage report can be found here and further information can be found in the chart below:

 

Commodity:

Frozen Chicken

Stocks in All Warehouses Dec. 31, 2022 as a % of
Feb. 28, 2022  Jan. 31, 2023  Feb. 28, 2023   Feb. 28, 2022  Jan. 31, 2023
(1,000 pounds) (percent)
Broilers, fryers,
and roasters
11,931 13,552 13,075 110 96
Hens, mature
chickens
4,258 5,875 5,980 140 102
Breasts and
breasts meat
174,170 242,011 245,081 141 101
Drumsticks 36,484 29,061 27,746 76 95
Leg quarters 95,653 71,757 65,441 68 91
Legs 16,750 19,236 20,123 120 105
Thigh and
thigh quarters
17,391 10,456 9,056 52 87
Thigh meat 14,470 18,231 17,457 121 96
Wings 67,616 65,779 61,004 90 93
Paws and feet 33,544 34,395 32,002 95 93
Other 313,390 356,800 366,372 117 103
Total Chicken 785,657 867,153 863,337 110 100