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Briefing Rooms Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs

EVENT TYPE: Briefings/Telecasts
CATEGORY: Food & Beverage
EVENT DATE: 8/14/2006
EVENT TIME: 8/14/2006
DATE ENTERED: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
CONTACT INFO:
COMPANY NAME: USDA Economic research Service

USDAs domestic food assistance programs affect the daily lives of millions of people. About 1 in 5 Americans is estimated to participate in at least 1 of 15 food assistance programs at some point during the year. Expenditures for USDAs 15 food assistance programs increased 9.4 percent in fiscal 2003 to $41.6 billion. This exceeded the previous historical record of $38.1 billion that was spent on food assistance in fiscal 1996.

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