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S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released a tender for the purchase of 4.
1 million pounds of wild frozen shrimp caught from U.
S.
waters for school lunches and other federal nutrition assistance programs
.
According to an information sheet published by the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), the deadline to submit proposals is December 23, 2022, and winners are expected to be announced
at midnight on December 30, 2022.
Between February 1, 2023 and March 31, 2023, deliveries
will be made to hundreds of locations in 40 states.
at midnight on December 30, 2022.
Between February 1, 2023 and March 31, 2023, deliveries
will be made to hundreds of locations in 40 states.
Requirements vary in size for each location, from 21-30 to 31-50, but the requirement is 207,000 boxes of shelled gut-dried shrimp in boxes containing 10 two-pound bags
.
It's unclear how much USDA will ultimately pay per pound for all the shrimp it buys, as it depends on bidding, but the RFP is expected to pay off handsomely for the U.
S.
wild-caught shrimp industry
.
.
It's unclear how much USDA will ultimately pay per pound for all the shrimp it buys, as it depends on bidding, but the RFP is expected to pay off handsomely for the U.
S.
wild-caught shrimp industry
.
In the first eight months of this year, 67.
4 million pounds landed in the U.
S.
Gulf of Mexico, 1.
7% above the last 20-year average, with an average off-ship price of $7.
44/lb, and recently reported that data from the Southern Shrimp Alliance (SSA), which represents U.
S.
wildfishers, averaged $8.
89/lb
in 2021.
4 million pounds landed in the U.
S.
Gulf of Mexico, 1.
7% above the last 20-year average, with an average off-ship price of $7.
44/lb, and recently reported that data from the Southern Shrimp Alliance (SSA), which represents U.
S.
wildfishers, averaged $8.
89/lb
in 2021.
The SSA believes the RFP is related to a report released by the organization in late October that the USDA has agreed to purchase approximately $25 million worth of U.
S.
wild-caught shrimp as part of
its Section 32 Aid for Trade program.
S.
wild-caught shrimp as part of
its Section 32 Aid for Trade program.
The SSA cited a statement by U.
S.
Representative Garret Graves, a Louisiana Republican, who called the gulf's shrimp industry an "economic engine" that needed help overcoming a number of difficulties, including Hurricane Ida and "repeated openings of the Bonnet Carre spillway, unfair trade practices, illegal chemicals, inflation, gas prices and supply chain issues.
"
S.
Representative Garret Graves, a Louisiana Republican, who called the gulf's shrimp industry an "economic engine" that needed help overcoming a number of difficulties, including Hurricane Ida and "repeated openings of the Bonnet Carre spillway, unfair trade practices, illegal chemicals, inflation, gas prices and supply chain issues.
"
In a statement, Graves said: "We are working to provide them with more relief from all angles, while also working to reform the ridiculous fisheries disaster process
.
"This shrimp sourcing will also give schools, food banks and affected areas access to another sustainable and nutritious source
of protein.
" This is a huge win
for the South Louisiana community.
”
.
"This shrimp sourcing will also give schools, food banks and affected areas access to another sustainable and nutritious source
of protein.
" This is a huge win
for the South Louisiana community.
”
