Sonny Perdue announced emergency benefit increases have reached $2-billion per month for SNAP households to increase food security during the coronavirus pandemic.
Besides billions of dollars in cash payments to farmers, coronavirus relief will include purchases of “as much” milk and meat as possible for hunger relief.
Americans have already been devoting more time to food preparation, even before restaurants constricted operations and people were advised to stay at home.
Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue applauds the President’s signing of the CARES Act. Perdue says the passage of the Coronavirus response legislation will provide much needed relief.
**Mexico's top North American negotiator, Jesús Seade, is upbeat that the White House and lawmakers can reach an agreement on the USMCA before Thanksgiving.
Seade is basing his optimism on recent conversations held with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and U...