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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the details of a plan to purchase an additional $470 million in food (including $30 million in pork) during the third quarter of fiscal year 2020, in addition to purchases previously announced, which will enable USDA to purchase surplus food for distribution to communities nationwide providing additional support for producers and Americans in need, in response to changing market conditions caused by the COVID-19 national emergency.
Purchases are determined by industry requests, market analysis and food bank needs. AMS will begin issuing solicitations in June and intends to begin deliveries in July. Details on how vendors may participate are available on the Selling Food to USDA page on the AMS website.
May 4, 2020/ USDA/ United States.
https://www.ams.usda.gov/
