# Secretary Perdue Applauds USDA’s 2020 Accomplishments | USDA

> USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue summarized the department's 2020 accomplishments, including $8.6 billion in food purchases through AMS in fiscal 2020. The Farmers to Families Food Box Program, funded through CFAP, was a major part of those purchases.

- Date: 2020-12-16 · published 2020-12-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49634-secretary-perdue-applauds-usda-s-2020-accomplishments-usda
- 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 food purchases support prices for specific products such as dairy, meat and produce, but the release is a retrospective summary with little forward price impact for feed markets.

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## Sources

- usda.gov: https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2020/12/16/secretary-perdue-applauds-usdas-2020-accomplishments

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