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Red meat, poultry stocks decline

 

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USDA reports red meat and poultry supplies in cold storage at the end of December 2014 were below December 2013 levels.

Red meat totaled 978.619 million pounds, 4% less than last year, with beef at 441.226 million pounds, up slightly on the year, and pork at 497.133 million pounds, a 10% decline.

Poultry came out at 908.100 million pounds, 3% lower than a year ago, with chicken at 712.638 million pounds, a 2% increase, and turkey at 193.246 million pounds, a 19% drop.

The next set of cold storage numbers is out on February 20.

 

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