# USDA Provides Significant Support for American Producers, School Meal Providers and Emergency Food Operations | USDA

> USDA announced $2.7 billion through the Commodity Credit Corporation to support farmers, school meal programs and emergency food providers. About $1.3 billion will buy foods for schools and nearly $1 billion will fund commodity orders for emergency food providers. The department also said up to $400 million in grants will be available for domestic fertilizer production.

- Date: 2023-06-23 · published 2023-06-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35468-usda-provides-significant-support-for-american-producers-school-meal-providers
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Government purchases add demand for specific food commodities and the fertilizer grants aim to lower input costs, but the scale is modest relative to overall grain and oilseed markets.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-08-04 | [Streamlined Delivery of Emergency Relief Programs Is Win-Win for USDA and Agricultural Producers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40021-streamlined-delivery-of-emergency-relief-programs-is-win-win-for-usda-and.md) | +2.7% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2020-11-05 | [USDA Offers Critical Programs and Services to Support American Agriculture \| Farmers.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50140-usda-offers-critical-programs-and-services-to-support-american-agriculture.md) | +0.3% | +8.7% |
| CORN | 2022-07-19 | [Emergency Fuel Waiver for E-15 Means for DDGS Production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40487-emergency-fuel-waiver-for-e-15-means-for-ddgs-production.md) | -9.0% | -1.2% |
| CORN | 2019-07-25 | [USDA Announces Details of Support Package for Farmers \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58069-usda-announces-details-of-support-package-for-farmers-usda.md) | -1.8% | -11.4% |
| CORN | 2022-05-25 | [Smith: Advocating for American Farmers and Ranchers Requires Full Enforcement of USMCA - Ways and Means](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41371-smith-advocating-for-american-farmers-and-ranchers-requires-full-enforcement-of.md) | -2.8% | -3.7% |
| SOY | 2022-08-04 | [Streamlined Delivery of Emergency Relief Programs Is Win-Win for USDA and Agricultural Producers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40021-streamlined-delivery-of-emergency-relief-programs-is-win-win-for-usda-and.md) | +8.4% | -3.2% |
| SOY | 2020-11-05 | [USDA Offers Critical Programs and Services to Support American Agriculture \| Farmers.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50140-usda-offers-critical-programs-and-services-to-support-american-agriculture.md) | +6.0% | +8.3% |
| SOY | 2026-04-16 | [Q&A on EUDR: main provisions for operators and traders](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19735-q-and-a-on-eudr-main-provisions-for-operators-and-traders.md) | -0.2% | +4.1% |

## Sources

- usda.gov: https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2023/06/23/usda-provides-significant-support-american-producers-school-meal-providers-and-emergency-food

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