USDA’s latest Cold Storage reports shows total frozen poultry down six percent from last month

On December 1, 2023, in Cold Storage, by Josh Ricken

Total frozen poultry supplies as of October 31 were down six percent from the previous month but up slightly from a year ago, USDA said in its November Cold Storage report. Total stocks of chicken were up three percent from the previous month but down four percent from last year.

Further detailed information can be found below:

Commodity:
Frozen Chicken		 Stock In All Warehouses
(1,000 pounds)		 October 31, 2023
as a percent of
31-Oct-22 30-Sep-23 31-Oct-23 31-Oct-22 30-Sep-23
Broilers, fryers, and roasters         13,792       15,763      15,310 111 97
Hens, mature chickens           4,382         8,585         6,917 158 81
Breasts and breast meat      222,200    230,432    236,239 106 103
Drumsticks         31,670       27,169      31,164 98 115
Leg quarters      102,885       62,690      67,110 65 107
Legs         20,186       15,935      17,815 88 112
Thigh and thigh quarters         11,725       10,181         9,689 83 95
Thigh meat         16,381       16,027      16,803 103 105
Wings         82,094       65,332      62,942 77 96
Paws and feet         37,984       27,477      28,933 76 105
Other      347,941    351,602    364,607 105 104
Total Chicken      891,240    831,193    857,529 96 103

 

 



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