On March 5th, the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service announced purchase of chicken products for child nutrition and related food assistance programs to be delivered over the second quarter of 2024.
Purchases to be delivered July through December 2024 included:
- 1,215,000 cases of boned chicken in cans at an average price of $2.17 per lb.
- 44,800 cases of boned chicken in pouches at an average price of $43.40 per case.
The total value of the purchase was $4,565,333
On March 6th the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service announced purchase of 860,000 cases of chicken to be delivered July through December 2024 comprising:
- 480,000 cases of boned chicken in pouches at an average price of $42.31 per case
- 190,000 cases of frozen leg quarters at an average price of $30.20 per case
- 190,000 cases of frozen drumsticks at an average price of $31.48 per case
The total value of the purchase was $32,294,194
The two purchases amounted to $36,294,194 million.