USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) on January 5 purchased chicken products as indicated below for distribution to the school lunch child nutrition and other related domestic food assistance programs for fiscal year 2012. Deliveries will be made from February 16 to February 29, 2012.
The complete purchase reports can be found on www.ams.usda.gov/commoditypurchasing.
| Product | Pounds | Award Prices | Total Dollars |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken Large Chilled | 1,244,000 | $0.7324-$0.7469 | $905,853 |
| Chicken Legs Chilled | 864,000 | $0.7245-$0.7245 | 625,968 |
| Chicken Oven Roasted Frozen | 432,000 | $2.3406-$2.3709 | $1,016,222 |
| Chicken Small Chilled | 360,000 | $0.8114-$0.8114 | $292,104 |
| Chicken Cut-up Frozen |
160,000 | $0.9301-$0.9806 | $151,416 |
| TOTAL | 3,040,000 | $2,991,564 |
USDA also announced it has cancelled offers to sell chicken leg quarters for distribution to school lunch child nutrition and other related domestic food assistance programs. Offers were cancelled because no bids were received. A new solicitation will be issued in the near future.
