The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded USD 13,694,519 (EUR 11,666,316) in contracts for catfish, pollock, and salmon products for use in federal domestic food programs.
Sitka, Alaska, U.S.A.-based Silver Bay Seafoods was the biggest winner of the announcement, securing roughly half of the funding by value. The company was awarded USD 7,077,272 (EUR 6,028,959) to provide more than 88,000 cases of canned pink salmon.
Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.-based Trident Seafoods will provide another 3,040 cases of canned pink salmon along with multiple frozen Alaska pollock products. In total, the supplier was awarded USD 2,844,921 (EUR 2,423,520) for 895,921 pounds of seafood.
Braintree, Massachusetts, U.S.A.-based Channel Fish Processing was also awarded a contract for frozen Alaska pollock products, receiving USD 696,006 (EUR 592,911) to provide nearly 78,000 pounds of product.
The remaining contracts were awarded for catfish products, with the USDA buying USD 2,638,720 (EUR 2,247,838) worth of unbreaded raw catfish fillets and USD 437,600 (EUR 372,777) worth of breaded catfish strips. Uniontown, Alabama, U.S.A.-based Alabama Catfish was awarded USD 342,000 (EUR 291,338) for 76,000 pounds of unbreaded raw catfish fillets; Itta Bena, Mississippi, U.S.A.-based America’s Catch was awarded USD 1,401,440 (EUR 1,193,855) for 304,000 pounds of unbreaded raw catfish fillets; Isola, Mississippi-based Consolidated Catfish Producers was awarded USD 437,600 (EUR 372,781) for 80,000 pounds of oven-ready breaded catfish strips; and Tunica, Mississippi-based Magnolia Processing was awarded USD 895,280 (EUR 762,669) for 80,000 pounds of unbreaded raw catfish fillets.
