date:Jan 08, 2014
Marketing Service to alleviate oversupply of commodities.
In fiscal year 2013, 366.3 million pounds of food purchased for the food assistance program came from appropriations by Congress, while 270.8 million pounds of food were provided through AMS surplus removal efforts, according to the release. Surplus food purchases for the food assistance program in fiscal year 2013 totaled $228.51 million, according to the release.
The USDA said the purchases include up to:
$28 million for up to 60 mil