America First Seafood Strategy Targets Industry Growth | News Dakota
(NAFB.com) – The White House’s America First Seafood Strategy is designed to strengthen the U.S. seafood industry and support rural communities that depend on fisheries and aquaculture. USDA Office of Seafood Director Michael Illenberg says the seafood sector has historically received less support through federal farm and food programs, contributing to industry challenges and decline. The strategy aims to reverse that trend by expanding assistance and creating new economic opportunities for producers and processors. A key component of the plan is access to up to $5 billion in financing through USDA’s Strengthening Processing for U.S. Ranchers – aka SPUR – Guaranteed Loan Program. The funding is available to meat, poultry, and seafood processing facilities and is administered through USDA Rural Development. The strategy also emphasizes expanding seafood exports, promoting U.S.-caught seafood domestically and internationally, and increasing seafood purchases through USDA nutrition programs. Federal agencies plan to support those efforts through labeling initiatives and targeted marketing campaigns to boost demand for American seafood.
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