Effect of Russian Ban Examined, SNAP Households and Time
- Various agricultural industries have been assessing what the damages might be thanks to the Russian ban on agricultural products put into place last week and extending for a year.
Meat products and things like potatoes will take the brunt of the ban although as one industry official put it, in the grand scheme of things a one-year ban is not really enough to do a lot of overall damage.
What it is causing ag officials to do is to look elsewhere to expand other markets.
- Many of the low-income households participating in USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program struggle with time constraints related to work and child care.
The share of SNAP-participating households with earnings has risen over the past 15 years from 24 percent to 31 percent in fiscal 2012, and single-parent households made up 57 percent of all SNAP households with children in fiscal 2012.
A recent study found a significant relationship between SNAP participation and time spent preparing and eating meals.
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