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Daybreak May 31: Unions take on food aid reformers

05/31/22 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Philip Brasher, and Bill Tomson
KEYWORDS African swine fever Agricultural Marketing Service Black Sea ports Commodity Procurement Program President Joe Biden USDA USGC Vice President Cary Sifferath
Labor unions are joining up with ocean carriers to fight proposals in Congress to reform rules for shipping U.S. food aid. Under cargo preference requirements, half of the food must be shipped on U.S.-flag carriers.
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