China Trade War Helping Wisconsin Food Banks

Wisconsin Health Department officials say food pantries in the state have taken in twice as much food from a federal distribution program.  The ongoing U-S-China trade war is hurting farmers, but it is helping organizations that provide surplus crops for low-income families.  The Emergency Food Assistance Program in Wisconsin has accepted almost 25-million pounds of food.  One Madison office is dealing with space constraints as it tries to store the food it is receiving.  Eighteen Wisconsin agencies are helping about 76-thousand households in the state every month.