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Food banks, tribes and growers warn of shrinking domestic processing capacity and urge supply‑chain review
Summary
Second Harvest and tribal representatives, together with farmers, told lawmakers that several processors have closed or paused contracts recently, reducing local market outlets; they urged the committee to review the hub‑and‑spoke distribution model and senior‑feeding programs during the interim.
Representatives of Second Harvest, the Chehalis and Colville Tribes and farmers told the committee April 2 that changes in federal funding and recent plant closures are straining local food delivery systems and reducing market outlets for growers.
Lede: Michael Moran, representing the Chehalis and Colville Tribes and Second Harvest on parts of his testimony, said a “dynamic change in federal funding” and staff reductions at agencies are straining programs and that the senior feeding program for the Chehalis Tribe and…
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