USDA Foods: State of Affairs Laura Castro Director Food Distribution Division Food and Nutrition Service School Nutrition Association Legislative Action.

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!

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Photos Courtesy of Santa Gertrudis ISD, Kingsville, TX

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