THE INVENTORY of dressed chicken rose year on year in the third week of August and rose sharply compared with a month earlier, the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) said.
In its latest inventory report, the NMIS said dressed chicken in cold storage totaled 25,649.75 metric tons (MT) in the week ending Aug. 21, up 6.20% from a year earlier.
Imports accounted for 43.20% at 11,080.05 MT, down 34.22% from a year earlier.
Domestic produce accounted for the remaining 14,569.70 MT, nearly double the 7,308.97 MT recorded in the same period last year.
On a month-on-month basis, dressed chicken inventory as of Aug. 21 grew 43.02%.
The NMIS survey covers accredited cold-storage facilities.
Fresh-chilled chicken and mechanically deboned meat were not included in the NMIS data.
Frozen pork inventory grew 33.72% year on year to 26,821.45 MT.
Imported frozen pork accounted for 89.37% of the total, up 31.76% from a year earlier.
On a month-on-month basis, frozen pork inventory rose 23.34%. — Janina C. Lim
