Thirteen billion dollars in assistance to crop and livestock producers is part of the COVID-19 relief package awaiting Congressional approval.
The bill calls for supplemental payments of 20 dollars per acre to all row-crop producers. Another three billion dollars will be used to help cattle and dairy producers, contract livestock and poultry growers, and producers who were forced to euthanize livestock or poultry because of supply chain disruptions.
The package provides 400 million dollars for a new dairy donation program and 60 million dollars to help expand small meat and poultry processing.
