On August 20th, USDA Marketing Service announced purchases of chicken products for distribution to the Child Nutrition Program and other food assistance initiatives during fiscal 2021.
On August 13th the AMS acquired 7,650 tons of chilled large chicken in bulk at a price range of $0.98 to $1.06. In addition, AMS purchased 432 tons of chilled bulk chicken legs at $0.49 to $0.53 cents per lb.
On August 16th, the AMS purchased 214.5 tons of frozen chicken fillets at a price range of $3.42 to $3.77 per lb. AMS purchased 273 tons of frozen chicken strips at a price range of $3.22 to $3.37.
The purchase quantity of 8,569 tons will be delivered during the month of October 2021.