Money | USAID USAID Freeze Could Result in $500M of Spoiled Food That's about how much is currently in transit or storage, waiting to be distributed By Evann Gastaldo Posted Feb 12, 2025 3:00 AM CST Copied A man walks past boxes of USAID humanitarian aid at a warehouse at the Tienditas International Bridge on the outskirts of Cucuta, Colombia, Feb. 21, 2019, on the border with Venezuela. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File) Among the disturbing tidbits in the USAID report from the inspector general who was promptly fired after issuing it: There's nearly $500 million worth of food sitting in ships, at ports, and in warehouses amid the USAID funding freeze instituted by the Trump administration, and it's at risk of spoiling. "When the food doesn't get to where it needs to go, it winds up in a landfill, and that has devastating effects," an outside expert tells CBS News. The State Department has not commented. More on the report, and the inspector general's ensuing termination, here. Read These Next State Department abandons a Biden-era font, blaming DEI. Trump doesn't want Clarence Thomas or Samuel Alito to retire. Audio from when an off-duty pilot tried to down plane reveals chaos. Study: You're likely not getting enough omega-3 in your diet. Report an error