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USDA is more intended to support and promote agriculture and agribusiness than to manage the industry. Food assistance programs are dual duty --- help with poverty, but also ensure a base level of demand for agriculture products.

Complaining that the USDA is good for business is like complaining if the Veterans Administration provides good benefits for Veterans.

That said, I wouldn't put agribusiness in charge of the food groups, but that's what we've got.