On September 29th, the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service announced purchase of 8.9 tons of large whole chilled chicken in bulk for child nutrition and related food assistance programs. Product was purchased at an average of $1.45 per pound with deliveries to be made during November 2023.
An additional small purchase of 0.9 ton of chilled chicken legs was placed by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service for child nutrition and related food assistance programs. Product was purchased for an average of $0.66 per pound. The two purchases amounted to $26.6 million.