Lawmakers Ask Usda To Address CFAP Issues

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is asking the USDA to address some implementation issues in the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program.

In a letter to Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue, the lawmakers say CFAP payments don’t include commodities under contract, even though several impacted crops are typically grown under contract, including potatoes and malting barley.

They also raise concerns that the USDA is only covering livestock sales between January 15 and April 15, even though some of the lowest market prices