USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) on February 15 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 March 1 to March 31.
The complete purchase reports can be found on www.ams.usda.gov/commoditypurchasing.
| Product | Pounds | Award Prices | Total Dollars |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken Large Chilled | 5,940,000 | $0.7488-$0.7598 | $4,482,486 |
| Chicken Legs Chilled | 396,000 | $0.6625-$0.6625 | $262,350 |
| Chicken Small Chilled | 216,000 | $0.8103-$0.8103 | $175,025 |
| TOTAL | 6,552,000 | $4,919,861 |
