Food banks in the United States have struggled to meet increasing demand from people who cannot pay for food because they have lost their jobs. At the same time, farmers cannot sell much of their crop food, so many vegetables and meat from farm animals go to waste. Now, some states are providing money to help pay for such food. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA, is spending $3 billion to help get farm crops to food banks. “Nobody likes to see waste of good food,” said Mark Quandt. He is the executive director of the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York. But when the coronavirus spread forced restaurants and schools to close, demand for farm products dropped, leaving farmers with too great a food supply.
Title: Efforts Underway to Get Food from US Farms to Americans in Need
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