Though the apparent simplicity of solving one crisis with the other — providing the food insecure with surplus produce — the Department of Agriculture only emerged with a solution on April 17
Photo: Getty Images Two of the enduring images of COVID-19’s economic impact contradict each other: As miles-long lines back up at food banks throughout the country, millions of tons of ripe fruits and vegetables are being buried in their fields, with farmers losing out on half of their usual markets with restaurants, schools, and hotels closed.
But according to farmers and industry experts who spoke with Politico, the CFAP is a woefully inadequate response to both the oversupply of unpurchased produce and the demand for food from the millions of Americans whose work has been impacted by the pandemic. Even a week into the crisis, produce groups informed the USDA that $1 billion was already “sitting stagnant in the supply chain,” suggesting that the $300 million-per-month figure is too low from the start.
While the food box program appears to connect supply to demand in theory , Tony DiMare, a food distributor with over 40 years in the field, told Politico of the plan’s many flaws: It’s possible also that the Trump administration may be using the economic crisis to pursue pre-pandemic goals: Since February 2018, the White House has attempted to replace the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — commonly known as food stamps — with “harvest boxes” full of shelf-stable items, arguing that it would save money, while ignoring the limitations it would have on consumer choice and the intake of fresh produce, already a luxury for millions of poor Americans living in food...
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