USDA trade mitigation has purchased $2.2 billion in food in 2019–2020
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has purchased more than $2.2 billion of meat, fruits, vegetables, specialty crops, and dairy products in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 in its ongoing efforts to feed people in need and assist American farmers and ranchers suffering from damage due to unjustified trade retaliation by foreign nations.