Total frozen chicken supplies down 10 percent from the prior year, USDA reports

On May 31, 2024, in Cold Storage, by Josh Ricken

USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service’s (NASS) monthly Cold Storage report, released on May 24, indicated that total chicken stocks were down three percent from the previous month and 10 percent from the prior year.

A detailed chart of the change can be found below:

Frozen Chicken Stocks in all Warehouses
(1,000 pounds)		 April 30, 2024 as a percent of 
30-Apr-23 31-Mar-24 30-Apr-24 30-Apr-23 31-Mar-24
Broilers, fryers, and roasters            12,481            11,488            11,084 89 96
Hens, mature chickens              6,371              5,068              4,276 67 84
Breasts and breast meat          222,080          221,509          208,837 94 94
Drumsticks            28,943            29,030            30,546 106 105
Leg quarters            68,744            61,623            57,929 84 94
Legs            17,635            14,934            12,579 71 84
Thigh and thigh quarters              8,355              8,713              8,082 97 93
Thigh meat            15,908            14,452            14,060 88 97
Wings            66,661            51,942            50,985 76 98
Paws and feet            31,132            25,873            25,049 80 97
Other          351,301          318,891          320,392 91 100
TOTAL CHICKEN          829,611          763,523          743,819 90 97

The May 2024 report can be found here.

 



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