USDA taps emergency funding for US commodities to address war impact (Agri-Pulse)

Agri-Pulse published an article stating that the Biden administration will spend US$282 million on domestic commodities such as wheat as part of a food aid package for Yemen and five African nations experiencing severe drought and food insecurity, USDA and USAID. Commodities being purchased are hard red winter wheat, soft white wheat, yellow split peas, lentils, sorghum, vegetable oil, RUSF (Ready-to-Use Supplemental Food), and SuperCereal Plus. Commodities will arrive at their destinations approximately three months after they are called forward by USAID. In addition to Yemen, the commodities also will be provided to Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, and South Sudan, countries that have been hit especially hard hit by food inflation (see IFPRI blog post, West Africa faces mixed food security impacts from the Russia-Ukraine conflict).