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USDA Foods:State of Affairs
Laura CastroDirectorFood Distribution DivisionFood and Nutrition Service
School Nutrition AssociationLegislative Action Conference
USDA Foods: Year in Review
Program USDA Foods $CNP $1,389,230,481 TEFAP $472,452,351 CSFP $157,564,209 FDPIR $53,216,785 Disasters $7,759,598 TOTAL $2,080,223,424
EstimatedFY13 Total Purchases
Child Nu-trition
Programs 67%
TEFAP23%
CSFP8%
FDPIR 3% Disasters <1%
USDA Foods: NSLP Purchases
FY13 Total Purchases
Fruits/Veg32%
Grains2%
Beef/Pork23%
Poultry23%
Fish 1%
Eggs1%
Nuts/Seeds
1%
Oils<1%
Cheese/ Dairy18%
FY12 Total Purchases
Fruits/Veg23%
Grains2%
Beef/Pork24%Poultry
24%
Fish1%
Eggs1%
Nuts/Seeds
1%
Oils<1%
Cheese/Dairy24%
USDA Foods: Percent of Entitlement Spent on Foods for Further Processing
2012 20130.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
70.00%
Direct DeliveryProcessed
Upcoming Meal Pattern Changes• First Interim Sodium Target• Breakfast Changes• Whole grain implementation
USDA Foods: Look Ahead
– Bulk Pinto Beans– Shelf Stable Applesauce Cups– Dried Cranberries– Frozen Chopped Spinach – Frozen Broccoli Florets – Bulk IQF Mushrooms– String Cheese– Bulk White Whole Wheat Flour
USDA Foods: What’s New?
USDA Foods: What’s New?
New and Improved– Mozzarella Cheese– Chicken Fajita Strips– Ham– Spaghetti sauce– Salsa– Catfish Strips
– White Whole Wheat Flour Blend – test buy– Unseasoned Chicken Strips – researching– Fruit and vegetable options – researching – High protein (i.e. Greek) yogurt pilot
USDA Foods: Look Ahead
USDA Foods: Look Ahead
SY14-15 Ordering• Goal: All states spend ≥ 95% entitlement• SY14-15 catalog is open: First quarter orders
due May 1
USDA Foods: Look Ahead
Increasing Fruits and Vegetables• Securing Domestic Fruit– CA accounts for more than half of domestic fruit acreage1
– California produces nearly all of the country’s crop of Clingstone peaches, dried plums and raisins1
– CA drought decreased fruit supply and increased prices
1 United States Department of Agriculture: California Agricultural Statistics , Crop Year 2012
Increasing Fruits and Vegetables:
USDA Foods: Look Ahead
• DoD Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
• AMS Pilot Status• Farm Bill Pilot
USDA Foods DoD Fresh’s Growing Role
SY12 SY13 SY14 (estimated)0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
Dollars Spent (Millions)
“USDA is a partner in meeting my local purchasing goals. I often shift my entitlement to products that are not available locally and to products, like the roast chicken, that USDA Foods is able to offer at a lower price point than I could get as an individual school district.”Andrea Early, Harrisonburg City Public SchoolsHarrisonburg, Virginia
USDA Foods Can Be Local and Support Local Purchases
USDA Foods Purchases for Schools by State: FY 2012
• USDA Foods for Schools SDA Training • NFSMI USDA Foods Training• American Commodity Distribution
Association (ACDA)- April 27-29• SNA ANC• 2014 USDA Foods Webinars
USDA Foods: Information Please!
USDA Foods: Information Please!
–Product Information- nutrition/allergen/ingredients
USDA Foods
• Are you maximizing your use of USDA Foods?• Do you have a success story to share?• Let us know!
Photos Courtesy of Santa Gertrudis ISD, Kingsville, TX
Commercial Vendor USDA Foods
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