The U.S. Department of Agriculture significantly increases procurement of pollock products, pollock raw materials may enter a "high-price era"

Published Dec 5, 2025

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Core tip: According to U.S. media reports, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently issued a revised announcement, significantly increasing the procurement of Alaska pollock and catfish products for domestic food aid and school meal programs. This move comes just one week after the original bidding document was released last week, showing that the U.S. government is continuously strengthening its strategic procurement of domestic seafood.

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According to the latest documents, the USDA has added the purchase of 1,800 cases (each case containing 20 packs × 2 pounds) of frozen Atlantic pollock fillets, as well as 114,000 pounds (each pack containing 20 packs × 2 pounds) of frozen Alaskan pollock fillets. Adding this to the previously planned purchase of 960,000 pounds of pollock products, the total quantity has exceeded 1 million pounds. At the same time, the Department of Agriculture has also added 608,000 pounds of raw, breaded catfish fillets, bringing the total purchase of catfish products to over 2 million pounds. Affected by this addition, the bidding deadline has been extended to December 5, with the award results expected to be announced on December 11. All products must be delivered between January 16 and June 30, 2026. Previously, in September, the USDA had awarded contracts totaling $84.2 million for pollock purchases to companies such as Channel Fish, High Liner, and Trident. Industry insiders point out that ...

Source: Foodmate