AreaUnited States of America

Commodity GroupRice

CommodityAll

Date29/12/2022

Policy CategoryProduction

Policy InstrumentProduction support

DescriptionApproved a budget of USD 250 million to implement the Rice Production Program (RPP), a scheme providing a one-time payment to rice farmers that faced high production costs during the 2022/23 season. Eligible farmers under the scheme were defined as those to have short, medium, and long grain rice (including temperate japonica and sweet rice) reported as planted or prevented from being planted during the 2022/23 season. For these producers, a payment would be calculated by the Farm Service Agency by multiplying a payment rate of USD 0.01–0.02 per pound (USD 0.02–0.04 per kg) by their individual Actual Production History (APH) yield (or area/country level yield) and the amount of certified rice acres, determined by the number of planted acres and acres that were prevented from being planted. Maximum payments under the scheme would be set at USD 125 000–250 000, depending on whether the share of average gross income the producer accrues from farming activities is above, equal to or below 75 percent.