Area
United States of America
Commodity Group
Grains
Commodity
All
Date
21/05/2020
Policy Category
Consumption and marketing
Policy Instrument
Government market intervention
Description
Published the Coronavirus Food Assistance Programme (CFAP), which allocates USD 16 billion in direct payments. Through this programme, several non-speciality crops, including barley, canola, maize, millet, oats, sorghum and wheat, are eligible for payments. Based on 50 percent of 2019 total production or the inventory held on 15 January 2020, whichever is the lowest, producers will receive a specific commodity\'s applicable payment rate per unit.
