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The Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, a federally recognized Indian tribe, owns Red Lake Nation Fisheries.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded Minnesota-based Red Lake Nation Fisheries a contract for $466,903.62 (€385,243.10) to distribute 43,800 pounds of frozen walleye fillets to federal programs in Kansas City, Missouri, part of the agency's aggressive contract purchasing policy over the past year.
The product will be used in the USDA's National School Lunch Program and other Federal Food and Nutrition Assistance programs.
Deliveries will be made between Feb. 1 through Feb.15.
Red Lake Fisheries is closely aligned with the Red Lake Nation Department of Natural Resources, it said on its Facebook business page.
The fisheries program began in 1987 and is responsible for the management and conservation of reservation fish stocks on 237,000 acres of Upper and Lower Red Lake, 135 smaller lakes, and approximately 55 miles of rivers and stream.
On Thursday, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it was accepting bids for 29,200 pounds of frozen walleye fillets for Idaho as part of its National School Lunch Program and other Federal Food and Nutrition Assistance programs. Acceptances will be announced on Feb. 10, with deliveries to be made between April 1-15 of this year.
The USDA in 2020 made record near-purchases of seafood for federal programs. (Copyright)
The USDA awarded seafood companies nearly $120 million through 2020
Award Date
Contract Value (USD)
Companies awarded
Species
Dec.10
$12,369,942.40
OBI Seafoods, Peter Pan, Trident
salmon
Nov. 12
$1,667,060.00
America's Catch
catfish
Sept. 24
$25,140,000.00
Consolidated Catfish Companies, Lafitte Frozen Foods, Ocean Select Seafood, Sea Pearl Seafood
shrimp
Sept. 23
$2,121,418.40
Trident, Channel Fish
pollock
Sept. 22
$4,425,480.00
Blue Harvest Fisheries
pollock, haddock, perch
Aug. 25
$1,609,364.60
Trident, Channel Fish
pollock
Aug. 18
$2,272,089.60
Trident
pollock
Aug. 12
$2,142,440.00
America's Catch, Consolidated Catfish Companies
catfish
Aug. 6
$15,970,170.80
High Liner, Trident
pollock
July 2
$9,353,320.00
America's Catch, Consolidated Catfish Companies, Heartland Catfish
catfish
June 25
$3,938,400.00
Consolidated Catfish Companies
catfish
June 11
$23,798,170.10
Trident, Ocean Beauty
Salmon, pollock
May 27
$4,048,371.62
Channel Fish, High Liner
pollock
May 22
$4,197,480.00
America's Catch, Heartland Catfish, Simmons Farm Raised
catfish
May 20
$1,231,200.00
Consolidated Catfish Companies
catfish
May 15
$5,469,340.00
America's Catch, Heartland Catfish
catfish
Total
$119,754,247.52
Source:
USDA
• Chart created by Rachel Sapin
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