The USDA has announced additions and revisions to both rounds of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, providing added financial assistance for farmers.
Farm Service Agency Administrator Richard Fordyce tells ag reporters this expands CFAP2 eligibility to pullet and turfgrass sod producers as well as contract producers of swine and some poultry. He says it also updates payment calculations for CFAP2 and adds “Top-up” payments for swine bumping the swine inventory payment rate of 25% up to 50% of estimated economic loss.
“We knew the losses were greater than we were able to pay for in CFAP1 so this is an opportunity to top those up a little bit.”
He says the adjustments will automatically be made for swine top up payments, but other producers impacted by the changes will need to apply or amend their applications between January 19th and February 26th.
