Wis. congressional delegation pushing USDA to buy record crop of cranberries

Wisconsin’s congressional delegation is urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to buy cranberries…

Wisconsin’s congressional delegation is urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to buy cranberries for school lunches and other nutrition programs.

Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin points to unfavorable market conditions after a record crop, forcing some producers to struggle financially.

The USDA is being pushed to consider a purchase of 50 million pounds of cranberries.

The fruit contains significant amounts of anti-oxidants which might help prevent heart disease, cancer, urinary tract infections and other ailments.

More than half of the world’s supply of cranberries are produced in Wisconsin.