The U.S. Department of Agriculture did not award around USD 21 million (EUR 21.1 million) of its planned total USD 52 million (EUR 52.4 million) purchase of seafood sourced from the Pacific Northwest.
The USDA could not award contracts for 30,600 cases (34 truckloads) of Pacific rockfish fillets due to price considerations, as well as 900 cases (one truckload) due to vendor constraints. The agency also did not award contracts for 51,300 cases (55 truckloads) of Pacific whiting fillets due to vendor …
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