The U.S. Department of Agriculture will purchase up to $25 million of Gulf of Mexico and south Atlantic wild-caught shrimp to address the disruptions in the food system supply chain and food insecurity resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, Congressman Garret Graves announced Thursday.
“For more than a year now, we have advocated for Louisiana’s seafood industry – the second-largest seafood supplier in the country and the economic engine of many areas along our coast,” said Graves, a Baton Rouge Republican. “This announcement and the orders to follow will make a meaningful impact on these businesses, their employees and families, and the communities where they operate.”
The Gulf of Mexico and south Atlantic wild-caught shrimp amount is the second-highest out of the 13 products purchased by the USDA program, Graves said.
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