On February 23rd, the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service announced purchase of of chicken products for child nutrition and related food assistance programs to be delivered over the second quarter of 2024.
Purchases included:
- 20,800 cases of boneless breasts at an average of $72 per case
- 133 tons of frozen cut-up chicken at $1.91 per lb.
- 21,850 cases of frozen drumsticks at $29.82 per case
- 1,861 tons of whole frozen chicken at $0.99 per lb.
The total value of the purchase was $6,295,329
On February 28th the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service announced purchase of 6,984 tons of chilled large chicken in bulk, also for child nutrition and related food assistance programs. Product was purchased at an average of $1.58 per pound with deliveries during April 2024.
The two purchases amounted to $26,656,018 million.