USDA's Perdue Says Farmer Aid Package Details Coming Monday

The expected Friday release of details of the farmer aid package has been pushed to Monday, according to USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue. The rule covering USDA plans to make the aid payments and take other actions to help farmers impacted by trade actions is still under review at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). "Those details are going to be out Monday," Perdue stated. As for the specific amounts of aid, Perdue would not comment on reports that the payments to soybean farmers would be $1.65 per bushel and one cent per bushel for corn. "We will acknowledge that dairy and pork and soybeans will be the commodities that are most dramatically affected by the tariffs," Perdue stated. "It's not going to make everybody whole. It's not going to make everybody happy. It's not going to seem like it's equitable."