The U.S. Division of Agriculture awarded USD 22.86 million (EUR 21 million) value of catfish contracts to a number of U.S. catfish producers for Baby Diet and different Home Meals Distribution packages.
In complete, the company contracted for 4.94 million kilos of elevated uncooked catfish fillets for between USD 4.25 (EUR 3.96) and USD 5.75 (EUR 5.36) per pound.
The USDA awarded Itta Bena, Mississippi, U.S.A.-based Heartland Catfish contract with the biggest contract – practically 2.17 million kilos for round USD 9.4 million (EUR 8.8 million). Ocean Choose Seafood in Henderson, Louisiana, U.S.A., additionally earned a contract to provide 1.3 million kilos of catfish for round USD 6.1 million (EUR 5.7 million).
Magnolia Processing in Tunica, Mississippi, will provide 608,000 kilos for practically USD 3.16 million (EUR 2.9 million), and America’s Catch in Itta Bena will present 636,000 kilos for round USD 3.1 million (EUR 2.9 million).
Simmons Farm Raised Catfish in Yazoo Metropolis, Mississippi, additionally earned a contract to provide 114,000 kilos of catfish for USD 536,940 (EUR 500,000), whereas Alabama Catfish in Uniontown, Alabama, will provide 114,000 kilos for USD 495,900 (EUR 462,000).
The USDA announced in April it will buy extra Alaska pollock, salmon, and different seafood for its Nationwide Faculty Lunch Program (NSLP), in addition to for different federal meals vitamin help packages.
Moreover, on 30 April, USDA awarded Trident Seafoods and Channel Fish contracts value greater than USD 21.8 million (EUR 20 million) to provide Alaska pollock and Atlantic pollock, together with haddock and ocean perch, for the NSLP and different federal vitamin packages.