The nonpartisan U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report which investigates how the USDA’s Market Facilitation Program used funds for farmers impacted by unfair trade practices.
Ranking Member of the Senate Ag Committee Debbie Stabenow of Michigan, who called for the investigation, says the report confirms trade payments were distributed unfairly and there were deep regional inequities.
“When you look at the dollars farmers are getting per farmer, per acre, the South hit the jackpot with Georgia leading the nation with rates more than double the national average,” she says.
