USDA purchases $52M of Pacific Northwest seafood

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The USDA has agreed to purchase $52 million of Pacific Northwest seafood to help buoy an industry hard-hit by COVID-19 and other market disruptions.
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The agreement includes $22 million of whiting, $18 million of rockfish and $12 million of pink shrimp, which will be distributed to domestic food assistance programs nationwide...

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