USA: USDA awards more than USD 9 million in salmon contracts

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the purchase of more than USD 9 million (EUR 8.2 million) worth of wild-caught domestic salmon for youth nutrition programs and other domestic food distribution strategies on 29 December 2023.Specifically, the contracts comprise USD 9.075 million (EUR 8.3 million) of canned pink salmon and salmon fillets.Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.-based Trident Seafoods landed the largest contract, which will see the company supply more than USD 6.06 million (EUR 5.5 million) worth of canned pink salmon to the USDA.Behind Trident, Clackamas, Oregon, U.S.A.-based Pacific Seafood will supply USD 1.82 million (EUR 1.7 million) in salmon fillets; OBI Seafoods in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A., will supply around USD 568,000 (EUR 518,000) worth of canned pink salmon; and Sitka, Alaska, U.S.A.-based Silver Bay Seafoods will supply nearly USD 80,600 (EUR 73,500) worth of canned pink salmon.This USDA purchase follows the agency's invitation for companies ...