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USDA today announced its intent to purchase up to $472.5 million in American-grown and American-raised agricultural commodities to distribute to the charitable food network and other nutrition assistance programs.
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said, “Today’s $472.5 million investment moves American milk, cheese, lentils, almonds, rice, catfish, and more, straight from our farms to those in need, rather than being wasted.”
USDA AMS will purchase $472.5 million of the following commodities:
- Chickpeas ($20 million)
- Lentils ($29 million)
- Split Peas ($37 million)
- Dried Fruit Mix ($10 million)
- Raisins ($25 million)
- Grapefruit ($10 million)
- Oranges ($10 million)
- Hazelnuts ($22 million)
- Almonds ($30 million)
- Pacific Whiting ($12 million)
- Farm-raised Catfish ($20 million)
- Pork ($41 million)
- Chicken ($20 million)
- Dairy ($165.5 million)
- Rice ($21 million)
USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service continuously purchases a variety of domestically produced and processed agricultural products. These “USDA Foods” are provided to USDA’s Food and Nutrition Administration nutrition assistance programs and are a vital component of the nation’s nutrition safety net.
Source: USDA
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