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US food companies brace for a sales dip with shutdown set to cut off SNAP food aid
Yahoo ^ | 10/31/25 | Leah Douglas and Jessica DiNapoli

Posted on 11/03/2025 12:20:06 PM PST by DallasBiff

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. grocers and food companies ranging from Walmart (WMT) to Smithfield Foods (SFD) are bracing for a dip in November sales if federal food aid benefits lapse for the first time due to the ongoing government shutdown.

The shutdown has imperiled next month's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, which serves nearly 42 million people.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: beef; chip; chipsanddip; dip; foodstamps; prices; subsidizedprofits

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To: crusty old prospector

THEY FOUND ONE GUY WHO IS GETTING SNAP BENEFITS IN 6 DIFFERENT STATES-—ALL AT THE SAME TIME.

5,000 NAMES ARE ON THE ACTIVE LIST-—WHO ARE ALL DEAD


41 posted on 11/03/2025 4:17:11 PM PST by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: ridesthemiles

Lock them up and make them work gardens.


42 posted on 11/03/2025 4:19:28 PM PST by crusty old prospector
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To: DallasBiff

Well, this poor, old 78 year old natural born citizen peon will still be paying for my own groceries out of my own pocket, and my taxes will still be used to pay for someone else’s, even if it’s only a reduced amount. Either way I get screwed.


43 posted on 11/03/2025 4:22:18 PM PST by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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