US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced plans for US$1.5 billion to be spent of supply-chain disruptions affecting school lunches, reports Bloomberg.
The department announced it would ease minimum nutrition standards for federally subsidised lunches because of ingredient shortages.
'The coronavirus pandemic has impacted every stage of our food supply chain, from commodity production through processing and delivery,' Mr Vilsack said.
School cafeterias across the country have suffered product shortages, delivery delays and difficulties finding workers.
The department said in a statement the aid would fund procurement of agricultural commodities and technical assistance from usda staff.
Mr Vilsack also announced another $500 million in aid to address disruptions in agricultural supply chains, including transportation bottlenecks, $500 million in drought aid and $500 million to bolster defences against African swine fever.
Mr Vilsack is funding the aid through the credit line of the Commodity Credit Corporation, a Depression era entity, allowing him to provide funding without seeking approval from Congress.
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The department announced it would ease minimum nutrition standards for federally subsidised lunches because of ingredient shortages.
'The coronavirus pandemic has impacted every stage of our food supply chain, from commodity production through processing and delivery,' Mr Vilsack said.
School cafeterias across the country have suffered product shortages, delivery delays and difficulties finding workers.
The department said in a statement the aid would fund procurement of agricultural commodities and technical assistance from usda staff.
Mr Vilsack also announced another $500 million in aid to address disruptions in agricultural supply chains, including transportation bottlenecks, $500 million in drought aid and $500 million to bolster defences against African swine fever.
Mr Vilsack is funding the aid through the credit line of the Commodity Credit Corporation, a Depression era entity, allowing him to provide funding without seeking approval from Congress.
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