USDA Seeks Trade Input on Shelf-Stable Commodities
As USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service creates a $50 million pilot program aimed at bolstering food assistance programming and the supply of non-traditional, shelf-stable commodities, it's seeking public comments on some of the factors that would go into creating the pilot program, including known challenges and barriers around imports, the current production capacity in the U.S. and seasonality and availability of certain commodities for export, and the estimated cost of delivery of commodities to a U.S. port.
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FAS will be taking comments through July 30, according to a Federal Register notice.
U.S.-grown commodities could include, but are not limited to, nuts; dried fruits; grains such as quinoa, farro and oats; and canned fish or canned meats, according to the notice.