The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service has announced purchase of 17.7 tons of non-breaded chicken breast fillets for child nutrition and related food assistance programs. Product was purchased at an average of $2.31 per pound with deliveries to be made during April through mid-June 2024.
Concurrently the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service announced purchase of 78 tons of frozen chicken strips, also for child nutrition and related food assistance programs. Product was purchased for an average of $1.85 per pound with deliveries to be made over the same period.
The two purchases amounted to $379,000.