USDA Foods
***News and Updates for 23/24 SY***
- Delivery Charge Update - for Public Schools Receiving Direct Delivery and FFS Commodities
- Delivery Charges - Notification of Change to LEAs
- Canceled and Adjusted USDA Food, Direct Delivery (Brown Box) Orders 11/29/2023
- Revised Brown Box Orders
- Entitlement Estimation Letter 2023-2024
- Value of USDA Foods Distributed in 2022-2023
- 2023-24 USDA Food Values (current market value) 12/1/2023
USDA Foods Packet
- SY2023-2024 USDA Foods Packet
- SY204-2025 USDA Foods Packet (coming January 2024)
- Commodity Calculators (new)
- USDA Foods Packet Sheets, editable (new)
- USDA Direct Delivery Order Tracking Tool
- USDA Foods Available
- USDA Foods Process Material Prices
- Processor/Broker Contact Information
Nutritional Information
- Nutritional Facts for Processed Commodities
- USDA Foods Fact Sheets
- SEPDS for Approved Vendors in Missouri
Training Videos
- Gold Star Training Videos
- Commodity 101 Let's Talk Thursday January 26, 2023
- Commodity 101 Let's Talk Thursday February 2, 2023
- Procurement of Processed End Products 2023 Training
- USDA Food Update - Summer Workshop Presentation 2023
- MSNA Cooking with Commodities Presentation
Resources
- 2022-23 USDA Food Values (year-end) 6/30/2023
- Value of USDA Foods Distributed in 2021-2022
- Missouri USDA Foods Program Procedures
- Processors Listing for K12 and Processor Link
- American Commodity Distribution Association
- CN Label Verification and Manufactures Reports
- Commodity Calendar
- Complaints - Brown Box
- Complaints - DOD Fresh
- DoD FFAVORS User's Manual
- USDA Food Recalls Checklist
- USDA Foods Webpage
- FFS Processor Monthly Distribution Template
Code of Federal Regulations
- Best if used by date guidance
- General Regulations and Policies - Food Distribution - Part 250
- LEAs Storing Donated Foods with a Contracted Warehouse