Source: Rita Jane Gabbett, MEATINGPLACE, 12/23/15


U.S. pork and chicken supplies both hit record highs for the month of November,  USDA reported in its monthly Cold Storage report.

Pork
Frozen pork supplies were down 7 percent from the previous month but up 14 percent from last year and the largest in November since the data was first recorded in 1915.
Stocks of pork bellies were up 131 percent from last month and up 15 percent from last year.

Poultry
Total stocks of chicken were up 3 percent from the previous month and up 27 percent from last year. Chicken stocks were record high for the month of November, since the data was first recorded in 1939.
Total pounds of turkey in freezers were down 46 percent from last month but up 1 percent from Nov. 30, 2014.
Total frozen poultry supplies on Nov. 30, 2015 were down 11 percent from the previous month but up 22 percent from a year ago.

Beef
Total pounds of beef in freezers were up 1 percent from the previous month and up 27 percent from last year.
Total red meat supplies in freezers were down 3 percent from the previous month but up 21 percent from last year. Total red meat is a record high for the month of November, since the data was first recorded in 1916.

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