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Trump Administration Incinerates 500 Tons of Emergency Food Rations

Frozen by new approval requirements, nearly 500 tonnes of emergency rations await incineration in Dubai at taxpayer expense

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Rahma Kaki Jubarra and her sons, who are emergency level malnourished, Farah, 9 months and Jabr, three and a half, receive aid at Almanar feeding center in Mayo Mandala on the outskirts of Omdurman, Sudan, on May 25, 2025.
U.S. President Donald Trump.
The shadow of a Philippine Army personnel is cast on boxes of relief items from U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for the victims of super typhoon Haiyan, at Villamor Air Base in Manila November 13, 2013.

Overview

  • The Department of Government Efficiency’s overhaul of USAID shifted distribution authority to political appointees and stalled aid approvals starting in January.
  • Incineration orders issued in mid-July will destroy 496 tonnes of high-energy biscuits purchased under the previous administration, incurring an additional $100,000–$130,000 in disposal costs.
  • A June agreement rescued 622 tonnes of the same emergency biscuits for the World Food Programme, redirecting those supplies to Syria, Bangladesh and Myanmar.
  • USAID records show more than 60,000 tonnes of U.S.-purchased food aid remain stranded in overseas warehouses and face potential expiration without clear distribution pathways.
  • The State Department defends the destruction as standard protocol for contingency stocks beyond projections, even as the WFP warns 58 million people risk starvation globally.