The amount of turkey in U.S. freezers grew more than anticipated last month despite an outbreak of bird flu that killed more than nine million turkeys, experts said following Friday's government monthly cold storage report.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture storage report also showed record-high pork and ham inventories for a second month in a row due to efforts at controlling Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv) which has wiped out an estimated eight million pigs since May 2013.
July frozen whole turkeys stocks, including toms and hens, totaled 297.2 million lbs. That was up 23.7 million lbs from June and an 8.7 million lbs bump from July 2014.
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