USDA Issuing Approximately $270 Million in Pandemic Assistance to Poultry, Livestock Contract Producers
Continues to Build on Broader Pandemic Assistance for Producers Initiative
Dairy Margin Coverage Program Provides Critical Support for Dairy Operations
WASHINGTON – Sept. 29, 2023— The August milk margin triggered the eighth consecutive payment for dairy producers who obtained Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) for the 2023 program year. August’s income over feed margin is $6.46 per hundredweight (cwt.) with projected DMC payments totaling $120 million.
USDA Designates 10 Georgia Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
Emergency Support to Producers in Surrounding Counties/Border States Also Available
USDA Issuing Approximately $270 Million in Pandemic Assistance to Poultry, Livestock Contract Producers
Contact:
FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
Continues to Build on Broader Pandemic Assistance for Producers Initiative
USDA Designates Four Florida Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov
Emergency Support to Producers in Surrounding Counties/Border State Also Available
USDA is Providing Organic Producers Pandemic Assistance Certified Organic and Transitioning Operations
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing pandemic assistance to cover certification and education expenses to agricultural producers who are certified organic or transitioning to organic.
USDA to Begin Issuing $1.75 Billion to Agricultural Producers Through Critical Emergency Relief Programs
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that it will begin issuing more than $1.75 billion in emergency relief payments to eligible farmers and livestock producers. These much-needed payments are helping farming and ranching operations recover following natural disasters in 2020, 2021 and 2022.