Total frozen poultry supplies on May 31 were up 4 percent from the previous month and up 7 percent from a year ago, according to USDA’s monthly Cold Storage report.
Total stocks of chicken were down slightly from the previous month but up 9 percent from last year. Total pounds of turkey in freezers were up 14 percent from last month and up 3 percent from May 31, 2015.
Total red meat supplies in freezers were down 2 percent from the previous month and down 5 percent from last year.
Total pounds of beef in freezers were down 1 percent from the previous month and down 6 percent from last year.
Frozen pork supplies were down 4 percent from the previous month and down 6 percent from last year. Stocks of pork bellies were up 7 percent from last month and up 20 percent from last year.