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USDA to buy 7 million more pounds of domestic catfish

Christine Blank

News » Supply & Trade

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is planning to buy 7.6 million pounds of domestic catfish.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is planning to buy 7.6 million pounds of domestic catfish ...

Photo courtesy of Consolidated Catfish Companies

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