Commodity Meal Rate Notices

This page provides links to current and prior year national average commodity meal rate notices published in the Federal Register for from SY 2003 to SY 2009 for National School Lunch Programs (NSLP) and Child and Adult Care Food Programs (CACFP).

	SY 2009 Commodity Meal Rate - The national average rate for the period July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009 is 20.75 cents for NSLP schools and CACFP.
	SY 2008 Commodity Meal Rate - The national average rate for the period July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008 was 18.75 cents for NSLP schools and CACFP.
	SY 2007 Commodity Meal Rate - The "corrected" per-meal value of donated foods from July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007 is 17.00 cents for NSLP schools and CACFP. (Note: there are no "commodity only" schools as in past years). (Note: This is a correction to the commodity meal rate of 16.75 cents which was originally published in the Federal Register on Monday, July 17, 2006, Vol. 71, No. 136.)
	SY 2006 Commodity Meal Rates. The national average rate for the period July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006 was 17.50 cents for NSLP schools and CACFP; and 39.50 cents for commodity only schools.
	SY 2005 Commodity Meal Rates.  The national average rate for the period July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005 was 17.25 cents for NSLP schools and CACFP; and 38.25 cents for commodity only schools.
	SY 2004 Commodity Meal Rates. The national average rate for the period July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006 was 15.75 cents for NSLP schools and CACFP; and 36.75 cents for commodity only schools.
	SY 2003 Commodity Meal Rates. The national average rate for the period July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006 was 15.25 cents for NSLP schools and CACFP; and 35.25 cents for commodity only schools.

Last Modified: 07/08/2008