Trump budget cuts canceled 20 truckloads of food for Cleveland food bank

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Trump budget cuts canceled 20 truckloads of food for Cleveland food bank

The Greater Cleveland Food Bank said it was expecting 500,000 pounds of food between April and July 2025.

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Trump budget cuts canceled 20 truckloads of food for Cleveland food bank​

The Greater Cleveland Food Bank said it was expecting 500,000 pounds of food between April and July 2025.​

Nur Ibrahim​

Published March 28, 2025​

Sailors volunteer packing produce at Cleveland Food Bank during the Navy's commemoration of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 in Cleveland. (Image courtesy of Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)
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Budget cuts by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration caused cancellations of 20 truckloads of food while en route to the Greater Cleveland Food Bank.
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The Greater Cleveland Food Bank confirmed 20 truckloads of future food deliveries were canceled. We have reached out to learn more about the status of the food supplies, and whether the trucks were en route.
In late March 2025, a rumor circulating online claimed federal government budget cuts resulted in the cancellation of 20 truckloads of food while the supplies were en route to Ohio. One popular Facebook post stated:

Trump cancels 20 semi-truck loads of food deliveries en route to Ohio food bank. Each truck holds 100,000 lbs-so that's $2 million worth of food-about a week's worth for Northeast Ohio.

(Facebook user "Have a Gay Day")

Although the above post was not completely accurate, budget cuts by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump did result in the cancellation of 20 truckloads of food to an Ohio food bank. Statements from the Greater Cleveland Food Bank and the mayor of Cleveland confirmed the food cuts. However, we do not know whether the trucks were stopped en route, or whether the food would be spoiled. The cancellations appeared to be deliveries intended for April to July 2025.

We reached out to the food bank, U.S. Department of Agriculture and White House to learn more details about the food supplies and will update this story if we receive more information.

On March 26, 2025, the food bank told reporters that it had learned that around 500,000 pounds of food deliveries expected between April and July 2025 had been canceled. According to the food bank, it had ordered 30 truckloads of food from the USDA's Commodity Credit Corp. Out of these, 20 were canceled, which amounted to around $1 million worth of food. The supplies included milk, eggs and meat like chicken, pork and turkey.