As part of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Secretary Perdue announced on April 17, USDA exercised authority under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to purchase and distribute agricultural products to those in need.
Through this program, USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) partnered with national, regional and local distributors, whose workforces have been significantly impacted by the closure of restaurants, hotels and other food service businesses, purchasing up to $4.5 billion in fresh produce, dairy and meat products from American producers of all sizes.
This program supplies boxes of fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy products and meat products into family-sized boxes, then transports them to food banks, community and faith-based organizations, and other non-profits serving Americans in need.
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