AreaUnited States of America

Commodity GroupGrains

CommodityAll

Date21/05/2020

Policy CategoryConsumption and marketing

Policy InstrumentGovernment market intervention

DescriptionPublished 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.