Shamira Mohamed

13% of Mississippi's population relies on SNAP benefits.

Cassandra Mobley, interim CEO of the Mississippi Food Network.

says food partners around the state accepted the egg donation swiftly.

Mississippi Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gibson says the freeze in SNAP benefits has also hit farmers.

Mississippi has announced it'll begin to distribute 65 percent of SNAP benefits.

For NPR News, I'm Shamir Mohamed in Jackson.