Total natural cheese stocks in refrigerated warehouses on September 30, 2014 were down 3 percent from the previous month and down 5 percent from September 30, 2013.
Butter stocks were down 11 percent from last month and down 37 percent from a year ago.
Total frozen poultry supplies on September 30, 2014 were down 2 percent from the previous month and down 10 percent from a year ago. Total stocks of chicken were down 2 percent from the previous month and down 9 percent from last year. Total pounds of turkey in freezers were down 2 percent from last month and down 10 percent from September 30, 2013.
Total frozen fruit stocks were down 2 percent from last month but up 1 percent from a year ago.
Total frozen vegetable stocks were up 15 percent from last month and up 6 percent from a year ago.
Total red meat supplies in freezers were up 3 percent from the previous month but down 8 percent from last year. Total pounds of beef in freezers were up 8 percent from the previous month but down 16 percent from last year. Frozen pork supplies were up slightly from the previous month but down 4 percent from last year. Stocks of pork bellies were down 26 percent from last month but up 44 percent from last year.
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