USDA COMMODITY PROGRAMS UPDATE Cathie Mc Cullough Director

USDA COMMODITY PROGRAMS UPDATE Cathie Mc. Cullough, Director Food Distribution Division, USDA Legislative Action Conference, March 5, 2007

SY 08 Foods Available - Meat Beef Products Pork Products Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Beef, Ground, Frz. Beef, Patties, Frz. , 100% Beef, Patties, Frz. , VPP Beef, Patties, Lean Beef Patty, Cooked Beef, Crumbles Beef, Irrad Patties Beef Irrad Beef, Cnd Ham, Cooked, Water-added, Frz. Ham, Cooked, Frz, Thin Slc. Ham, Cooked, Frz, Cubed Pork Leg Roast Pork, Canned 24 Ounce Pork, Cooked Sloppy Joe Mix Pork, Cooked, Crumbles Pork, Cooked Patty Links Pork, Cooked Seas Patty 2. 7 Pork, Cooked Seas Patty

SY 08 Foods Available - Poultry/Egg Products Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Chicken, Breaded, Frz. , 7 Piece Chicken, Canned, Boned Chicken, Cut-up, Frz. Chicken, Diced, Frz. Chicken, Fajita Strips Chicken Nuggets, SOC Chicken Patties, SOC Egg Mix Eggs, Frz. , Whole 5# Ø Ø Ø Ø Turkey Hams, Frz. Turkey Roast, Frz. Turkey, Deli Breast, Smoked Turkey, Taco Filling Turkey, Crumbles Turkey, Whole, Frz.

SY 08 Foods Available – Fresh Fruits Fresh Vegetables Ø Ø Ø Almonds, Natural Almonds, Roasted Apples, Fresh (various types) Oranges, Fresh Pears Bosc, Fresh Pears D-Anjou, Fresh Potatoes, Russet, Fresh Potatoes, White. Fresh Potatoes, Bulk, for Dehy Potatoes, Bulk, for Frozen Sweet Potatoes

SY 08 Foods Available - Fruit Products (canned, dry, frozen) ØApple Slices, Cnd, Frz. ØApplesauce, Cnd ØApricots, Cnd, Diced, Frz. ØBlueberries, Cultivated, Dry, Frz. ØBlueberries, Wild, Frz ØCherries Red 10, Canned ØCherries, Dry, Frz. ØCherries, IQF ØCranberries, Cnd, Dry, Whole, Frz. ØCranberry, Cnd, Sauce ØFruit Mix, Cnd ØFruit-Nut Mix ØJuice, Orange, Frz. , Concentrate ØJuice, Orange, Singles ØRaisins ØRaspberries, Puree ØRaspberries, Frz. , Pail ØPeaches, Cnd, Clingstone, Diced, Slc. ØPeaches, Cups, Freestone, Frz. ØPears, Canned, Diced, Sliced, Halves ØPineapple, Canned, Chunks, Crushed, Tidbits ØStrawberries, Cups, Frozen ØStrawberries, Frz, Sliced

SY 08 Foods Available - Vegetables Vegetable Products (canned, dry, frozen) ØBeans, Cnd, Baby Lima ØBeans, Cnd, Black Turtle ØBeans, Cnd, Blackeye Pea ØBeans, Cnd, Garbanzo ØBeans, Cnd, Great Northern ØBeans, Cnd, Pink ØBeans, Cnd, Pinto ØBeans, Cnd, Red Kidney ØBeans, Cnd, Refried ØCorn, Frz. ØPeas, Cnd, Frz. ØPotatoes, Oven, Frz. ØPotatoes, Rounds, Frz. ØPotatoes, Wedges, Frz. ØSalsa, Cnd ØSpaghetti Sauce (Meatless), Cnd ØSweet Potatoes, Cnd, Syrup, Mashed ØSweet Potatoes, Frz. , Random Cut ØTomato Paste, Cnd ØTomato Sauce, Cnd ØTomatoes, Cnd, Diced

SY 08 Foods Available – Group B Products Cheese/Peanut Products Grains/Flour Products ØCheddar, Reduce-Fat, Shredded ØCheddar, White & Yellow ØCheese Blend, Amer/Skim Milk ØCheese, Pasteurized Amer, Sliced ØCheese, Process, Sliced, Yellow ØPeanut Butter, Smooth ØPeanuts, Roasted Runner ØPeanuts, Roasted, Canned ØMozzarella, Light, Shred. Frz. ØMozzarella, LMPS, Shred. , Frz. ØCornmeal, Degermed, Yellow ØFlour, All Purpose, BL. & Unbl. ØFlour, Baking ØFlour, BHW, BL. & Unbl. ØFlour, BHW Hearth, BL. ØFlour, Whole Wheat ØFlour, Bakers Soft Wheat, BL ØFlour, Bakery Mix, Regular & Low-Fat ØFlour, Bread, BL. ØFlour, Masa, Yellow ØGrits, Corn, White & Yellow ØGrits, Fine, Yellow

SY 08 Foods Available Group B Products (con’t) Rice/Pasta Oil/Shortening/Misc. Products ØRice, Brown ØRice, Medium ØRice, Milled, Long-Grain ØRice, Parboiled ØRice, Brown, Long-Grain, Quick Cook ØMacaroni, Elbow ØRotini, Spiral ØSpaghetti 20 ØOil, Soybean, Low Saturated Fat ØOil, Vegetable, Bottle ØShortening, Liquid, Vegetable ØShortening, Vegetable ØSunflower Butter

SY 2008 Foods Available - CP Bulk Processing Products Group A Products Group B Products ØBeef, Bulk, Coarse ØBeef, Boneless Fresh ØChicken, Chilled, Legs ØChicken, Drumsticks, Thighs, Chilled ØChicken, Light Bulk Fowl Fresh ØChicken, Small & Large Bulk, Chilled ØEggs, Liquid, Whole, Bulk ØJuice, Orange, Drums & Tankers ØPork, Boneless Picnic, Frz. ØRaspberries, Frozen, Drum ØTurkey, Bulk, Chilled ØTurkey, Bulk, Ground ØCheese, Nat’l American, Barrel 500 ØCheese, Process, Block ØCheddar, White, 40# block ØCheddar, Yellow, 40 # block ØFlour, BHW Bulk, BL. & Unbl. ØFlour, BHW Hearth Bulk, BL ØMozzarella, LMPS, Unfrozen ØOil, Vegetable, Bulk ØPeanut Butter, Smooth, Drum ØPotatoes, Bulk, for Dehy & Frozen ØTomato Paste, Drum ØTomato Totes

IMPROVING COMMODITIES Enhance the foods available list to support the nutritional needs of recipients Improve customer appeal of commodities Provide product in more convenient form

IMPROVING COMMODITIES To help meet recommendations from the 2005 DGAs: Offering more whole wheat/grain items for SY 2008: – Whole wheat macaroni and spaghetti – Brown rice, Quick-cooking brown rice Trans Fats – Reviewing commodities for trans fats levels – Requiring USDA commodity labels to address trans fats – Working to eliminate trans fats from frozen potato products

IMPROVING COMMODITIES Lowering sugar ● USDA offers canned fruits packed in only juice and water, juice, or light syrup (exception is apple slices packed in water only) ● No canned fruits are offered in heavy syrup ● Changed spec to require unsweetened applesauce for schools and institutions Lowering sodium content ● All canned vegetables meet FDA’s “Healthy” standard for sodium (≤ 480 mg per serving)

IMPROVING COMMODITIES OTHER IMPROVEMENTS: • Long-Term Contracts for Turkey ● Test buys for whole turkey, roast, hams, deli breast, and deli breast smoked ● Regular bi-weekly purchases for turkey items will continue • Reducing the fat in processed poultry products ● Will allow processors to substitute meat, either dark or white, for fat and skin during processing at a 1 to 10 ratio ● More flexibility to lower fat content in end products

COMMODITY FACT SHEETS & GUIDANCE Updating school commodity fact sheets ● Surveyed States/schools for feedback ● Fact Sheets to be completed Spring 2007 Developed label guidance ● 2 Fact Sheets on trans fats and allergens

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CFN Website Migration Ø In the very near future, the look, feel, and organization of the CFN website will change. Ø The new site will contain all the information housed on the current site and more! Ø Please remember to reset your internet bookmarks since a few of the current URLs or addresses within the site may change when the new site is launched. Ø The new site is expected to be launched by May 1, 2007 or sooner. We’ll let you know. www. commodityfoods. usda. gov

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FY 2008 Farm Bill Proposals • Provide an additional $500 million over 10 years in F&V purchases for schools • Increase the overall Sec 32 F&V purchase minimum going to all domestic commodity programs by $2. 75 billion over 10 years

REWRITE OF 7 CFR Part 250 • Drafting 2 final rules based on comments received during summer 2006. They address: – – • Food service management companies Commodity processing Also drafting a proposed rule addressing delivery, distribution, inventory and other issues—we welcome your comments when published!

TRAINING AND INFORMATION SHARING Training in 2006: ü ü State SNA meetings Regional and State meetings Industry/processor meetings 2006 LAC and ANC Training in 2007: ü ü LAC Pre-Conference Session ACDA, March 2007 (Orlando, FL) FD-101 for States, May 2007 (Alexandria, VA) Commodity Track, July 2007 ANC (Chicago) We have a new training coordinator!

Do. D Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program

Do. D Fresh F&V Program Do. D Fresh Program is an OPTION that States may OFFER to schools (not required to offer) Since 2002: Farm Bill requires $50 million of entitlement to be spent annually through 2007 The Program is intended to provide SOME/MORE fresh produce for schools Section 4&11 funds MAY BE USED to buy more Do. D produce in addition to the above entitlement purchases

Do. D Today 47 States, DC, VI, PR, & Guam will participate in SY 07 -08 PA, KS, & DE are not setting aside commodity entitlement dollars for this option About 20 States have chosen to utilize Section 4 & 11 funds in addition to or in lieu of entitlement dollars SY 06 -07 deliveries were delayed until Sept 06 as FNS switched to fiscal year allocation system (this system will continue)

Do. D Changes New Procurement System - using Long-Term Contracts Schools will have 24/7 access to “FFAVORS” (webbased ordering system) Some Do. D staff will remain in field to handle customer support & complaint issues FFAVORS is expected to improve monitoring of orders at all levels

ECOS

ECOS Enhancements ü Enhancements for Co-ops – Co-ops can roll-up member orders into full truckloads, or combine them with other ECOS users – Co-ops can access information on commodities available, entitlement, requisitions, delivery orders, etc. – Co-ops can manage orders for their members like the State does for recipient agencies

Questions? Cathie Mc. Cullough cathie. mccullough@fns. usda. gov Ph: 703 -305 -2680