Total chicken in cold storage down slightly over the last month, down double digits year-over-year

On April 26, 2024, in Cold Storage, by Josh Ricken

Total frozen poultry supplies on March 31, 2024, were up slightly from the previous month but down six percent from a year ago. Total stocks of chicken were down three percent from the previous month and down 11 percent from last year.

A detailed chart containing the change in frozen chicken products can be found below:

Frozen Chicken Stocks in All Warehouses March 31, 2024 as a percent of
31-Mar-23 29-Feb-24 31-Mar-24 31-Mar-23 29-Feb-24
Broilers, fryers, and roasters            12,648        11,149         11,490 91 103
Hens, mature chickens              6,206          5,187           5,068 82 98
Breasts and breast meat          233,038      233,658      221,301 95 95
Drumsticks            27,259        30,892         28,754 105 93
Leg quarters            74,110        60,546         61,552 83 102
Legs            18,670        15,488         14,676 79 95
Thigh and thigh quarters            10,060          8,143           8,933 89 110
Thigh meat            16,244        16,627         14,155 87 85
Wings            64,441        50,942         51,794 80 102
Paws and feet            32,376        26,064         25,813 80 99
Other          358,289      328,203      320,177 89 98
TOTAL          853,341      786,899      763,713 89 97

The full report for this month can be found here.

 



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