The USDA releases bids for more than 1.4 million cases of canned Alaska pink salmon, 300,000 cases of canned Alaska sockeye salmon and 15 million pounds of Alaska pollock fish sticks and fillets.
USDA's AMS is clarifying that meat products it purchases for nutrition assistance programs must be from animals that are born, raised and slaughtered in the United States to meet domestic origin requirements.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced plans to purchase Alaska/Pacific Seafood Products for distribution to various food nutrition assistance programs.