Source: Overseas Network
Many American children are facing a food shortage crisis
Overseas Network, March 10, According to US media reports on the 9th, the US Department of Agriculture recently stated that the US estimates during the epidemic There are 12 million children facing the crisis of lack of food, which means that most of the time they can only rely on free meals provided by schools.
The Washington Post and the news website Axios reported that in order to protect more of these 12 million children from food shortages, the US Department of Agriculture plans to continue to provide free food to school children during school closures this summer. supply. In a statement, the Ministry of Agriculture said it will extend the exemption until September 30, allowing all school children to continue to receive free meals.
However, the US media pointed out that this statement did not mention that additional subsidies would be provided to food suppliers. During the epidemic, most school meal supply projects in the United States were in a state of loss, and operating costs increased significantly, but the Department of Agriculture did not increase the subsidy for each meal. Some suppliers said that refrigeration, supply chain, transportation and procurement have become more difficult, and they need more subsidies.
The US Department of Agriculture also pointed out in a previous report that the food shortages faced by ethnic minorities in the epidemic are more serious. Compared with whites, African-American and Latino adults are more likely to report insufficient food in their families. (Overseas Network Zhao Jianxing)
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