USA: USDA purchases wild Alaska salmon and pollock

The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute is sharing the U.S Department of Agriculture’s recently released bids for more than 1.4 million cases of canned Alaska pink salmon, 300,000 cases of canned Alaska sockeye salmon and 15 million pounds of Alaska pollock fish sticks and fillets. Each case of salmon consists of 24 cans, regardless of size. All of the pink salmon will be in “tall” cans that contain 14.75 ounces, and the sockeye salmon will be split between the 14.75-ounce “talls” and the smaller 7.5-ounce “halves.” These products will be distributed through USDA’s food and nutrition programs this year. The salmon and pollock products will be sourced in the U.S. from Alaska’s sustainably managed fisheries. This purchase will be a boon for Alaskan fishermen, processors and communities who have faced challenging market conditions in 2023. At the request of the seafood industry, ASMI initiated requests of the secretary of agriculture for assistance under Section 32 of the Agricultural ...