How Foods Move Through 10 Cents Supply Chain - 10 Cents a Meal Evaluation Results 2020-2021

January 11, 2023 - Megan McManus<mcmanu60@msu.edu> and Colleen Matts<matts@msu.edu>

A farmer tends onions in the field.

Review the inner-workings of the 10 Cents Supply Chain:

A diverse range of Michigan-grown fruits, vegetables, and dry beans were purchased during the 2020–2021 school year through 10 Cents grant funding.

By the numbers, 70% of dollars were spent on fruits, 29% of dollars were spent on vegetables, and 1% of dollars were spent on dry beans. Screen Shot 2023-01-05 at 3.36.01 PM

Key takeaways:

Grantees reported 150 unique vendors, of which 100 were farms that supplied Michigan-grown fruits, vegetables, and dry beans through the 10 Cents food supply chain.
Most grantees who reported purchases (93%) used intermediary market channels to acquire Michigan-grown products for 10 Cents.
Half (50%) of all 10 Cents spending (in dollars) reported by grantees was from broadline (or full-service) distributors, and one-third (34%) was from food hubs.
10 Cents grantees purchased more than $47,000 of Michigan-grown products directly from 21 individual farms (4% of total reported purchases).

Read the whole 2020-2021 10 Cents a Meal Evaluation Report.

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