North Dakota producers signaled that how USDA calculates the price losses relative to payments it will issue under the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) program will be key. Farmer made those views known in a call with Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., on Tuesday.
USDA wants to get the aid out quickly, but Hoeven said he is pushing on the agency to make sure the assistance matches the impacts the sector has seen. Producers told Hoeven those calculations by USDA are key for livestock and crop farmers. Hoeven said his involvement will be to push USDA on the details as those will be a crucial part of the regulation that USDA will use to put the aid together and that may go to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) yet this week.
The payment limit set by USDA -- $125,000 per crop and a total of $250,000 per person or entity -- have been raised as a key issue that could dramatically impact the level of help that dairy producers and others may be able to receive via CFAP.
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