Total Red Meat Supplies in Freezers down 15 Percent from Last Year

Total red meat supplies in freezers on August 31, 2023 were up 1 percent from the previous month but down 15 percent from last year.

  • Total pounds of beef in freezers were up 3 percent from the previous month but down 18 percent from last year.
  • Frozen pork supplies were up slightly from the previous month but down 13 percent from last year.
  • Stocks of pork bellies were down 28 percent from last month but up 3 percent from last year.

Total frozen poultry supplies were down slightly from the previous month but up 1 percent from a year ago.

  • Total stocks of chicken were down 1 percent from the previous month but up slightly from last year.
  • Total pounds of turkey in freezers were up 2 percent from last month and up 2 percent from August 31, 2022.