On July 25, 2019, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue, announced details of additional actions the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) would take to support American agricultural producers while continued efforts on free, fair, and reciprocal trade deals take place. As part of those actions, USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service announces the food purchase of a pepper and onion blend for up to $400,000 under the authority of Section 5 of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Charter Act for distribution to various food nutrition assistance programs.
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For more information:
David C. Jackson
USDA
Email: Davidc.jackson@usda.gov