(NAFB.com) – U.S. Wheat Associates and the National Association of Wheat Growers welcomed new legislation that would move the Food for Peace international food assistance program under the USDA’s administration. “U.S. Wheat has long been proud of the role America’s farmers play in feeding hungry populations around the world,” says USW President Vince Peterson. “Realigning administration of Food for Peace, our flagship global hunger program, to USDA makes perfect sense and ensures that the agency most closely connected with food is equipped to deliver wholesome food from American farmers to those who need it.” NAWG CEO Chandler Goule says his group welcomes the legislation that supports American farmers while working to address hunger around the world. “Each year, the Food for Peace program buys more than one million metric tons of food, including wheat, to feed millions of starving people,” Goule says. “The program will feed people more efficiently and effectively this way.”