Most of the money allocated to the new USDA program to help farmers hurt by tariffs will go towards direct payments. But according to a story from Gary Crawford, there is a considerable amount of money that will be used for purchases of food products for feeding programs.
USDA Trade Mitigation Plan Includes More Commodity Purchases-1
Greg Ibach, Undersecretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, gives some examples of commodities that will be part of USDA’s new Food Purchase and Distribution Program.