Exports of U.S. ethanol are being eyed as a way to help the sector, but USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue Thursday did not mention the potential for the industry to get any government aid.
Perdue said ethanol was a product that China could purchase as it seeks to meet terms of the Phase One agreement with the U.S. He also offered no indication that USDA is altering its aid package for farmers that it has yet to release.
Meanwhile, a bipartisan group of Senators are pushing USDA to target its relief to local farmers under the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP).
They expressed disappointment that there were “no specific details on how this assistance will be tailored to the unique challenges that local producers face, or how the Department will conduct outreach to beginning and underserved farmers.”
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