date:Jan 28, 2013
were 976,751,000 lbs, up 5% from November and up 16% from December 2011.
Natural cheese stocks on Dec. 31 were 987,852,000 lbs, up 5% from November but down slightly from December 2011. Butter stocks totaled 152,853,000 lbs, up 20% from November 2012 and up 43% from December 2011, the U.S.D.A. said.
Frozen red meat supplies totaled 1,046,887,000 lbs, up 2% from November and up 9% from December 2011. Frozen pork stocks were 554,413,000 lbs, down 1% from November but up 14% from December 2011. B