Area members from the Iowa Pork Producers Association presented a $1,685 check to the Food Bank of Siouxland Wednesday to help store and transport pork products from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The local gift was part of a $25,000 total donation from the Iowa Pork Producers to six Iowa’s food banks.
Board member Bill Tentinger of Le Mars says it’s part of the pork producer’s “We Care” program:
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Jennifer Hart of the Food Bank of Siouxland says the donation is very important to area clients in need of protein:
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The food, which includes frozen and canned pork, have been provided through USDA to food banks as a result of ongoing trade disputes.
Unlike normal USDA food distributions, these “trade mitigation” products have not come with funding for storage and distribution.
