On January 7th USDA-AMS announced purchase of 58 tons of frozen chicken fillets and 429 tons of frozen chicken strips for domestic food assistance programs. Fillets were priced between $3.21 and $4.39 per lb. and strips from $3.21 to $4.42 per lb. amounting to a total of $4.2 million for deliveries to be made after February 28th.