(Reuters) -The Trump administration has canceled the USDA’s annual food insecurity survey, ending a decades-long effort to track how many Americans struggle to access enough food, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said the report had become “overly politicized” and was no longer necessary, though the 2024 edition will still be released in October; the 2025 survey will not be conducted, the Journal added, citing a USDA spokesperson.
The report added that the cancellation comes amid rising food insecurity and recent cuts to federal food assistance programs, including tighter work requirements for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients.
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The White House did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for comment. Reuters could not immediately verify the report.
(Reporting by Rajveer Singh Pardesi in Bengaluru; Editing by Andrea Ricci)