USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) on January 23 purchased chicken products as indicated below for distribution to the school lunch child nutrition and other related domestic food assistance programs for fiscal year 2013.
Deliveries will be made from March 1 through March 31.
| Product | Pounds | Award Prices | Total Dollars |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken Large Chilled | 12,024,000 | $0.8047-0.8990 | $9,754,344.00 |
| Chicken Legs Chilled | 1,980,000 | $0.6450-0.7250 | $1,359,720.00 |
| Chicken Small Chilled | 1,152,000 | $0.9549-0.9549 | $1,100,044.80 |
| Chicken Oven Roasted | 612,000 | $2.4305-2.5127 | $1,508,349.60 |
| Chicken Cut-up Frozen | 200,000 | $0.9718-0.9916 | $195,928.00 |
| TOTAL | 15,968,000 | $13,918,386.40 |
In addition, AMS purchased chicken fajita strips on January 24 for distribution to federal food nutrition assistance programs for fiscal year 2013. A total of 390,000 pounds valued at $826,503.00 was purchased. The price range awarded was $1.9774 to $2.1826.
