As of July 31, 2024, total frozen chicken stock was up two percent from the previous month but down ten percent from last year, according to USDA’s monthly Cold Storage report.
A detailed chart of the changes can be found below:
Frozen Chicken | Stocks in all Warehouses | July 31, 2024 as a percent of | |||
31-Jul-23 | 30-Jun-24 | 31-Jul-24 | 31-Jul-23 | 30-Jun-24 | |
Broilers, fryers, and roasters | 15,656 | 11,525 | 12,237 | 78 | 106 |
Hens, mature chickens | 8,279 | 3,753 | 4,264 | 52 | 114 |
Breasts and breast meat | 226,208 | 206,367 | 201,342 | 89 | 98 |
Drumsticks | 27,691 | 29,265 | 28,127 | 102 | 96 |
Leg quarters | 69,180 | 54,667 | 63,323 | 92 | 116 |
Legs | 17,823 | 13,688 | 15,689 | 88 | 115 |
Thigh and thigh quarters | 9,158 | 8,651 | 8,284 | 90 | 96 |
Thigh meat | 16,949 | 13,588 | 13,553 | 80 | 100 |
Wings | 62,473 | 49,992 | 48,255 | 77 | 97 |
Paws and feet | 27,228 | 30,647 | 32,671 | 120 | 107 |
Other | 364,921 | 323,636 | 329,346 | 90 | 102 |
TOTAL CHICKEN | 845,566 | 745,779 | 757,091 | 90 | 102 |
USDA’s Cold Storage report can be found here.