USDA’s monthly Cold Storage report

USDA’s monthly Cold Storage report revealed total frozen poultry supplies on June 30, 2017 were up 4 percent from the previous month and up 4 percent from a year ago.Total stocks of chicken were up 3 percent from the previous month but down 1 percent from last year. Total pounds of turkey in freezers were up 7 percent from last month and up 12 percent from June 30, 2016.Total red meat supplies in freezers were down 3 percent from the previous month and down 7 percent from last year.Total pounds of beef in freezers were up 1 percent from the previous month but down 10 percent from last year.Frozen pork supplies were down 5 percent from the previous month and down 4 percent from last year. Stocks of pork bellies were down 29 percent from last month and down 65 percent from last year.