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US shippers decry decline in food aid

11/01/17 6:45 AM By Philip Brasher
KEYWORDS cargo preference Food for Peace senate foreign relations committee
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2017 - The U.S. shipping industry is facing a vicious circle. A decline in shipments of American food aid is causing the fleet to shrink. Now, lawmakers are citing that dwindling fleet as a reason to further reduce the amount of food aid shipped via U.S-flag carriers.
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