On January 5th, the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service announced purchase of 396 tons of chicken legs for child nutrition and related food assistance programs. Product was purchased at an average of 57 cents per pound with deliveries to be made during February 2024.
Concurrently the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service announced purchase of 8,334 tons of chilled large chicken in bulk for child nutrition and related food assistance programs. Product was purchased for an average of $1.44 per pound for whole birds with deliveries to be made during February 2024.
The two purchases amounted to $23.9 million.