WASHINGTON — Butter, turkey, fruit, vegetable and red meat stocks on Sept. 30, 2012, were higher than year-earlier levels, but chicken and cheese stocks were lower, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its latest Cold Storage report.

Frozen turkey stocks totaled 521,205,000 lbs, down 5% from August but up 2% from September 2011, the U.S.D.A. said. Total chicken stocks were 651,749,000 lbs, down 1% from August and down 3% from September 2011. Total frozen poultry stocks were 1,175,553,000 lbs, down 3% from August and down 1% from September 2011.

Natural cheese stocks on Sept. 30 were 994,309,000 lbs, down 1% from August and down 5% from September 2011. Butter stocks totaled 195,428,000 lbs, down 3% from August but up 29% from September 2011.

Frozen red meat supplies totaled 1,083,696,000 lbs, up 3% from August and up 15% from September 2011. Frozen pork stocks were 630,657,000 lbs, up 8% from August and up 28% from September 2011. Beef stocks in freezers totaled 425,621,000 lbs, down 2% from August and down slightly from 427,590,000 lbs in September 2011.

Total frozen egg stocks on Sept. 30 were 31,367,000 lbs, down 13% from August and down 2% from September 2011. Stocks of egg whites were 3,745,000 lbs, down 18% from August and down 9% from September 2011. Frozen egg yolk stocks were 2,120,000 lbs, down 13% from August but up 82% from September 2011. Whole and mixed egg stocks were 9,025,000 lbs, down 6% from August but up 5% from September 2011. Unclassified egg stocks were 16,477,000 lbs, down 14% from August and down 9% from September 2011.

Stocks of frozen orange juice concentrate were 675,531,000 lbs, down 13% from August but up 15% from September 2011. Stocks of all types of frozen fruit on Sept. 30 were 1,168,045,000 lbs, up 2% from August and up 10% from September 2011.

Stocks of frozen french fries were 871,055,000 lbs, up 10% from August and up 2% from September 2011. Total vegetable stocks (excluding potatoes) on Sept. 30 were 2,409,183,000 lbs, up 11% from August and up 2% from September 2011, the U.S.D.A. said.