US President buys agricultural products and distributes to the poor
President Trump of the United States will start efforts to distribute agricultural products whose demand from restaurants etc. is drastically reduced due to the new coronavirus to the people who are in trouble due to suspension of work or unemployment from this week Revealed.
President Trump of the United States posted on Twitter on September 9 that "the government will purchase $ 3 billion worth of dairy products, meat, and agricultural products," and from this week, farmers in the United States will purchase over 300 billion yen of agricultural products in Japanese yen. Revealed to start.
In the United States, due to the spread of new coronaviruses, restaurants have been closed, school lunch has been cut off due to school closures, and demand has dropped sharply, resulting in a large amount of agricultural products being discarded without being shipped.
On the other hand, the number of people who are having troubles due to lost time or unemployment has increased rapidly, which is a major issue.
The Trump administration has previously announced that it will support farmers for a total of over JPY 2 trillion in Japanese yen. Among them, the policy is to purchase surplus agricultural products and distribute them to food banks for free. Was launched.
Farmers in the United States have been hit by the trade friction with China before the spread of the new coronavirus, and President Trump seems to be aiming to show consideration to such farmers.