Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says USDA is providing $2.3 billion to help producers maintain and develop markets for their commodities and use U.S. commodities to bolster international food aid.
According to a USDA news release the department is utilizing funds from the Commodity Credit Corporation to address challenges related to trade and food insecurity impacting U.S. farmers and the international community.
USDA will use:
- $1.3 billion for the Regional Agricultural Promotion Program and support for specialty crop industries to diversify export markets.
- $1 billion to help address global hunger.
Vilsack says “the Commodity Credit Corporation continues to address the needs of American producers as significant and unpredictable challenges arise, including impacts to international commodities markets and global food insecurity in the wake of ongoing conflict and a changing climate.”
