Beef In Cold Storage Lowest In 27 Months

Total red meat supplies in freezers were down 4 percent from the previous month and down 18 percent from last year. Frozen pork supplies were down 7 percent from the previous month and down 23 percent from last year. Stocks of pork bellies were down 12 percent from last month and down 44 percent from last year.

Beef	Mar.	Apr.	May	June	Report
Total Beef	404,505	384,596	369,485	363,816	Report
Boneless	336,500	324,875	310,570	312,157	Report
Beef Cuts	68,005	59,721	58,915	51,659	Report

REPORT THIS MONTH LAST MONTH DIFFERENCE   Total Beef 363,816 369,485 -5,669 TOTAL BEEF 10 MONTHS 27 MONTHS THIS YEAR Average 408,658 427,582 413,849 High 430,913 492,637 444,807 Low 363,816 363,816 363,816

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