Cold Storage: Total Red Meat Supplies Down 3 Percent

Frozen food stocks in refrigerated warehouses on June 30, 2010 were greater than year earlier levels for eggs, cheese and chicken.

Butter stocks were down 7 percent from last month and down 25 percent from a year ago.

Total red meat supplies in freezers were down 3 percent from the previous month and down 22 percent from last year. Frozen pork supplies were down 8 percent from the previous month and down 29 percent from last year. Stocks of pork bellies were down 20 percent from last month and down 54 percent from last year.

Total frozen poultry supplies on June 30, 2010 were up 2 percent from the previous month but down 6 percent from a year ago. Total stocks of chicken were down 3 percent from the previous month but up 2 percent from last year. Total pounds of turkey in freezers were up 9 percent from last month but down 15 percent from June 30, 2009.

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