Commodity Procurement Program

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The Commodity Procurement Program is a U.S. Department of Agriculture initiative that purchases domestically produced foods to support American agriculture and supply nutrition assistance and school meal programs.

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instanceOf United States Department of Agriculture program ⓘ
food procurement program ⓘ
activity coordinates with food manufacturers and suppliers ⓘ
issues solicitations and contracts for food commodities ⓘ
manages logistics and delivery of purchased foods ⓘ
procures USDA Foods for federal nutrition assistance programs ⓘ
purchases domestically produced foods ⓘ
administeredBy USDA Agricultural Marketing Service ⓘ
USDA Food and Nutrition Service ⓘ
benefits American farmers ⓘ
emergency feeding organizations ⓘ
food processors ⓘ
low-income households ⓘ
school food authorities ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
focusesOn dairy products ⓘ
domestically produced agricultural commodities ⓘ
fruits and vegetables ⓘ
grains and grain products ⓘ
legumes and other staple foods ⓘ
meat and poultry products ⓘ
legalBasis federal farm and nutrition legislation ⓘ
levelOfGovernment federal ⓘ
operatedBy United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ
procurementMethod competitive bidding ⓘ
formal solicitations ⓘ
purpose stabilize agricultural markets through government food purchases ⓘ
supply nutrition assistance programs with food ⓘ
supply school meal programs with food ⓘ
support American agriculture ⓘ
qualityStandard USDA food safety and quality specifications ⓘ
regulatesThrough federal procurement regulations ⓘ
relatedTo USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Commodity Procurement Division ⓘ
USDA Foods program ⓘ
sector agriculture ⓘ
food and nutrition assistance ⓘ
supportsGoal improving access to nutritious foods ⓘ
strengthening domestic agricultural markets ⓘ
utilizing surplus agricultural commodities ⓘ
supportsProgram Child and Adult Care Food Program ⓘ
Commodity Supplemental Food Program ⓘ
Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations ⓘ
National School Lunch Program ⓘ
School Breakfast Program ⓘ
Summer Food Service Program ⓘ
The Emergency Food Assistance Program ⓘ
other USDA nutrition assistance programs ⓘ
usesFundingFrom federal appropriations ⓘ

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Agricultural Marketing Service → hasPart → Commodity Procurement Program ⓘ
The Emergency Food Assistance Program → foodSources → USDA commodity purchases ⓘ
subject linked to: TEFAP
linked to: Commodity Procurement Program