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Today, 1:54 pm

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/1 ... p-00239453

The Agriculture Department has halted millions of dollars worth of deliveries to food banks without explanation, according to food bank leaders in six states.USDA had previously allocated $500 million in deliveries to food banks for fiscal year 2025 through The Emergency Food Assistance Program. Now, the food bank leaders say many of those orders have been canceled.The halting of these deliveries, first reported by POLITICO, comes after the Agriculture Department separately axed two other food programs, ending more than $1 billion in planned federal spending for schools and food banks to purchase from local farmers.USDA did not respond to multiple requests for comment.The collective cuts are expected to make it more difficult for food banks to meet families’ needs, with food prices