USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) on December 1 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 January 1 to January 15, 2012.

The complete purchase reports can be found on www.ams.usda.gov/commoditypurchasing.

Product Pounds Award Prices Total Dollars
Chicken Large Chilled-Bulk 6,156,000 $0.7489-$0.7498 $4,614,116
Chicken Legs Chilled-Bulk 432,000 $0.6670-$0.6670 $288,144
Chicken Small Chilled-Bulk 720,000 $0.7598-$0.7598 $547,056
TOTAL 7,308,000 $5,449,316

AMS also purchased on December 1 chicken products as indicated below for distribution to the school lunch child nutrition and other related domestic food assistance programs for fiscal year 2012.

Product Pounds Award Prices Total Dollars
Chicken Cut-up Frozen, 40-lb carton. 680,000 $0.9104 – $0.9819 $631,480
Chicken Legs Chilled-Bulk 648,000 $0.7499-$0.7499 $485,935
Chicken Large Chilled-Bulk 504,000 $0.7379-$0.7379 $371,902
Chicken Oven Roasted Frozen-8 pieces 360,000 $2.3116-$2.3663 $844,092
TOTAL 2,192,000 $2,333,409