USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) on December 19, 2017 purchased chicken and chicken products as indicated below for distribution to the school lunch child nutrition and other related domestic food assistance programs for fiscal year 2018.

Deliveries will be made from February 1 – 28, 2018.

Product Pounds Award Prices Total Dollars
Chicken Large Chilled-Bulk 7,344,000.000 $0.8993-$0.9448 $6,932,059.20
Chicken Legs Chilled-Bulk 1,476,000.000 $0.4000-$0.4700 636,120.00
Chicken Small Chilled-Bulk   864,000.000 $0.9300-$0.9300 803,520.00
Total 9,684,000.000 $8,371,699.20

A total of 180,000 pounds of chicken large chilled-bulk were not purchased due to no bids received; 504,000 pounds of chicken large chilled-bulk were not purchased due to change in recipient’s demand; and 72,000 pounds of chicken legs chilled-bulk were not purchased due to price considerations.

AMS on December 15, 2017 purchased shelf stable chicken as indicated below for distribution to the school lunch child nutrition and other related domestic food assistance programs for fiscal year 2018.

Deliveries will be made from January 16 – March 31, 2018.

Product Pounds Award Prices Total Dollars
Chicken Boned Can-24/15 OZ 107,200.000 $31.8278-$34.2653 $3,523,543.76
Total 107,200.000 $3,523,543.76

AMS also on December 15, 2017 purchased chicken strips as indicated below for distribution to the school lunch child nutrition and other related domestic food assistance programs for fiscal year 2018.

Deliveries will be made from January 16 – March 31, 2018.

Product Pounds Award Prices Total Dollars
Chicken Strips Frozen CTN-30 LB 1,950,000.000 $1.9780-$2.1305 $3,984,458.40
Total 1,950,000.000 $3,984,458.40

A total of 39,000 pounds of chicken strips frozen CTN-30 LB were not awarded due to change in recipient demand.