On July 18th, the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service announced purchase of 5.6 tons of boned chicken in pouches for child nutrition and related food assistance programs. Product was purchased at $3.64 per pound with deliveries to be made during September 2022.
On July 20th, the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service announced purchase of 12,510 tons of large chilled chicken in bulk and 792 tons of chilled chicken legs for child nutrition and related food assistance programs. Product was purchased for an average of $1.44 per pound for whole birds and $0.80 for legs with deliveries to be made during September 2022.
The two purchases amounted to $40.2 million.