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OBI Seafoods is $52 million winner in massive US federal canned salmon purchase

The company, jointly owned by Cooke Inc. and the Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation (BBEDC), took the overwhelming share of the contract.

Canned salmon stored in OBI Seafoods' Larsen Bay facility in Alaska. The company was awarded a massive USDA bid in January.
Canned salmon stored in OBI Seafoods' Larsen Bay facility in Alaska. The company was awarded a massive USDA bid in January.Photo: OBI Seafoods
US Department of Agriculture (USDA)Canned salmonAlaska pollockSockeye salmonUnited States
Published 22 January 2022, 00:31Updated 24 January 2022, 14:42