USDA seeks to purchase apples
The USDA is seeking offers to sell fresh fuji apples to the agency.
The USDA solicitation, issued March 7, specifies that deliveries will be made between April 21-24. USDA acceptances of offers from suppliers will be announced by March 27, according to a news release.
The contract specialist handling for this purchase will be Nick Wiber at nick.wiber@usda.gov, the release said.
The USDA reports the U.S. shipping point price average for fuji apples on March 2 was $26.84 per carton, down from $31.35 per carton at the same time a year ago.
The U.S. shipping point price average for all varieties of apples on March 2 was $28.46 per carton, down from $33.34 per carton at the same time a year ago, according to USDA numbers.
