Foodstuffs valued at $23,300,000 have been donated to Israel since January, 1950, the Commodities Credit Corporation made known today. The food included butter, cheese, dried milk, potatoes, dried eggs, and other commodities. The government corporation also aided Israel by making available at far below market prices 33,000,000 pounds of potatoes, 14,000,000 pounds of dried beans, 2,000,000 pounds of canned meat, and 6,600,000 pounds of dried milk.
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