Total chicken stocks down three percent from last year, USDA reports

On March 7, 2025, in Cold Storage, by Josh Ricken

USDA’s Cold Storage report from February 2025 indicated that total chicken stocks decreased by three percent from January 2024.

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

Frozen Chicken	Stocks in All Warehouses			January 31, 2025, as a percent of
Frozen Chicken	31-Jan-24	31-Dec-24	31-Jan-25	31-Jan-24	31-Jan-25
Broilers, fryers, and roasters	12,507	9,493	10,357	83	109
Hens, mature chickens	5,615	4,502	4,967	88	110
Breasts and breast meat	235,334	240,935	247,051	105	103
Drumsticks	33,284	29,511	28,947	87	98
Leg quarters	57,688	63,709	66,898	116	105
Legs	18,208	14,728	15,727	86	107
Thigh and thigh quarters	8,340	7,942	7,947	95	100
Thigh meat	17,712	16,084	16,546	93	103
Wings	55,245	56,228	54,500	99	97
Paws and feet	28,518	34,044	34,324	120	101
Other	356,731	322,818	316,191	89	98
TOTAL	829,182	799,994	803,455	97	100

The full report for the month can be found here.

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