Total chicken stocks up four percent from last month, down six percent from last year, USDA’s Cold Storage report says

On December 6, 2024, in Cold Storage, by Josh Ricken

USDA’s November 2024 Cold Storage report showed that total chicken stocks were up four percent from the prior month but down six percent from 2023. Total frozen poultry supplies were down seven percent from the preceding month and six percent from 2023.

A chart detailing the changes in frozen chicken stocks can be found below:

Commodity: Frozen Chicken Stocks in all Warehouses October 31, 2024 as a percent of
31-Oct-23 30-Sep-24 31-Oct-24 31-Oct-23 30-Sep-24
Broilers, fryer, and roasters 15,308 13,574 12,869 84 95
Hens, mature chickens 7,034 4,940 4,574 65 93
Breasts and breast meat 235,703 222,131 228,376 97 103
Drumsticks 31,188 27,709 31,448 101 113
Leg quarters 67,130 56,701 63,115 94 111
Legs 17,837 13,020 10,950 61 84
Thigh and thigh quarters 9,689 8,780 8,248 85 94
Thigh meat 16,769 13,289 15,091 90 114
Wings 64,338 52,401 54,592 85 104
Paws and feet 29,041 33,402 34,815 120 104
Other 364,666 329,141 339,473 93 103
Total Chicken 858,703 775,088 803,551 94 104

The full report can be found here.

 



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