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$70,561,235

Department of Agriculture·Agricultural Marketing Service

to CALIFORNIA DAIRIES INC

WORK BEGAN2026-04-13·LATEST ACTION2026-04-29·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_123J1426C0923_12K2_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000011229/4100033991/BUTTER PRINT SALTED CTN-36/1 LB

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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In plain English

Purchase of salted butter for USDA food donation programs to support domestic food assistance.

Sub-sectors
usda-food-donationsdairy-commoditiesfood-assistance
Why this matters

Supports domestic dairy demand and food security for low-income populations through government commodity procurement.

Supply-chain signal

Direct procurement from California dairy producers stabilizes domestic milk-to-butter conversion and supports regional agricultural supply chains.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-06-03. Cost: $0.002615.

Period of performance
Start
2026-04-13
End
2026-12-31
Status
activein 184 days
Sources

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