The Food Purchase and Distribution Program, a component of the Trump administration’s aid to farmers who were suffering from the trade war with China, allocated $7.1 billion for direct food purchases for food assistance. The initiative bought commodity foods directly from farmers and distributed those goods to food banks. It ends Dec. 31.

These two programs alone accounted for 1.7 billion of the 5 billion meals distributed by Feeding America, a nationwide network of more than 200 food banks, said Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, the organization’s chief executive.

In total, food banks across the country are poised to lose about half of the food they have been receiving free from the federal government, Babineaux-Fontenot said.

Forty percent of people turning to American food banks have never relied on them before, she added. Many of these newcomers, who are unfamiliar with other federal food assistance programs, turn first to the food lines that depend on the food box program for help

Why Do People Steal Meat From Grocery Stores?
Dec 24, 2012,11:00am EST

One of the next eleven people walking out of the grocery store has stolen something. And it’s most likely meat, infant formula, or razors.

Shoplifting at grocery stores is pervasive. Thieves get away with more than $35 million worth of goods each day, according to the National Association for Shoplifting Prevention.

Почему люди воруют в продуктовых магазинах?


Один из следующих одиннадцати человек, выходящих из продуктового магазина, что-то украл. Скорее всего, это мясо, детская смесь или бритвы.

Кражи в продуктовых магазинах широко распространены. По данным Национальной ассоциации по предотвращению краж в магазинах, ворам каждый день сходит с рук товары на сумму более 35 миллионов долларов.