# UPDATED: USDA to buy millions in fruit and nuts for tariff relief - The Packer

> USDA will make special purchases of about $625 million in fruits and nuts, part of a $1.2 billion Food Purchase and Distribution Program, to aid growers hurt by retaliatory tariffs. The purchases are distributed through food assistance programs and spread over several months.

- Date: 2022-09-22 · published 2022-09-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39585-updated-usda-to-buy-millions-in-fruit-and-nuts-for-tariff-relief-the-packer
- 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

These government purchases support specialty crop growers' prices but have little bearing on feed grain or oilseed markets.

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| SOY | 2022-10-19 | [USDA announces $1 billion in debt relief for 36,000 farmers \| PBS News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39119-usda-announces-1-billion-in-debt-relief-for-36-000-farmers-pbs-news.md) | +0.7% | +6.2% |
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## Sources

- thepacker.com: https://www.thepacker.com/markets/fruit/updated-usda-buy-millions-fruit-and-nuts-tariff-relief

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