$14 Billion More for Farmers Hit by COVID-19

Posted by David Eddy|September 18, 2020

President Donald J. Trump and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced up to an additional $14 billion dollars for agricultural producers who continue to face market disruptions and associated costs because of COVID-19. Signup will begin Sept. 21 and run through Dec. 11 for this next round of Coronavirus Food Assistance Program payments (CFAP 2).

Producers whose agricultural operation has been impacted by the pandemic since April 2020 are encouraged to apply for CFAP 2. Payments will be made for three categories of commodities: Price Trigger Commodities; Flat-rate Crops; and Sales Commodities.

Specialty crops are included in the Sales Commodities category, which also includes aquaculture, nursery crops, and floriculture as well as other commodities not included in the price trigger and flat-rate categories. Payment calculations will use a sales-based approach where producers are paid based on five payment gradations associated with their 2019 sales. Flat-rate crops include hemp.

A complete list of eligible commodities, payment rates, and calculations are available at farmers.gov/cfap.