Economic Information Bulletin No. (EIB-109) 6 pp

March 2013

Food Assistance Landscape: FY 2012 Annual Report

In this report, the Economic Research Service uses preliminary data from USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) and several ERS reports to examine trends in U.S. food and nutrition assistance programs through fiscal 2012 (October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012).

Keywords: Food assistance, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, school lunch, school breakfast, WIC

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