The U.S. Department of Agriculture spent $13 million to purchase wild salmon, pollock, and channel catfish.

Among these, Silver Bay Seafoods secured the largest government procurement contract, with the company set to supply 88,160 cases of canned Alaska pink salmon products, with a contract value of $7.07 million. Next, the longstanding American company Trident Seafoods obtained a $2.84 million contract, supplying 494,000 pounds of Alaska pollock fish sticks, 76,001 pounds of frozen Alaska pollock fish sticks, and 6,080 cases of canned pink salmon. America’s Catch, a company from Mississippi, secured a $1.4 million contract to supply 304,000 pounds of catfish (channel catfish) fillets at a purchase price of $4.61/lb. Magnolia Processing from Mississippi will supply 228,000 pounds of frozen channel catfish fillets at a price of $3.99/lb. Alabama Catfish from Alabama obtained a $342,000 contract, providing 76,000 pounds of channel catfish fillets at a price of $4.50/lb. Consolidated Catfish secured a $437,600 contract to supply 80,000 pounds of ready-to-heat breaded catfish strips. Channel Fish from Massachusetts secured a contract worth approximately $696,000 to supply 75,999 pounds of frozen Alaska pollock fish sticks and 77,799 cases of frozen pollock fillets. The delivery period for the above products is from January 16 to June 30, 2026. On November 25 of this year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released a 17-page bidding document mentioning that the government will procure over 960,000 pounds of Alaska seafood products, but not all bidding projects were successful. Due to a lack of bidders, the procurement of approximately 324,000 pounds of wild frozen salmon fillets and 38,000 pounds of Alaska pollock fillets did not receive a contract; additionally, the procurement request for 76,000 pounds of Alaska pollock was canceled. Furthermore, an order for 21,280 pounds of canned pink salmon did not receive a contract due to pricing factors.