Trump cancels USDA food security survey
Analysis based on 6 articles · First reported Apr 20, 2026 · Last updated Jul 09, 2026
The cancellation reduces data availability for policymakers and investors tracking food insecurity trends, potentially affecting companies in food assistance and agriculture. The SNAP cuts may reduce consumer spending among low-income households, impacting retailers and food producers.
President Donald Trump canceled the USDA's food security survey in September 2025, eliminating a 30-year-old gold standard measure of household food access. This comes after his July 2025 tax and spending law shifted SNAP spending to states and expanded work requirements, leading to 4.7 million people losing benefits. Experts say the cancellation makes it difficult to assess the impact of SNAP cuts on hunger, especially among children. The final survey showed 13.7% of households were food insecure in 2025, the highest in a decade. United States — Maine passed a law to create its own survey, and Democrats in Congress have introduced bills to reinstate the USDA survey.
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