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USDA Market Facilitation Program: Information on Payments for 2019

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Aug. 21, 2020
Release Date Sept. 14, 2020
Report No. GAO-20-700R
Summary:

For 2019, the USDA's Market Facilitation Program paid $14.4 billion to about 644,000 farming operations USDA said were hurt by trade disruptions and tariffs.

USDA changed the payment structure for the three types of commodities covered by this program for 2019. For example, it set county-specific payment rates for nonspecialty crops such as corn and soybeans. It also doubled the maximum payment to $250,000 for each type of commodity.

Payments varied by location. The average payment per operation was $22,312 but varied from a low of $44 to a high of $295,299. A number of counties had average payments per operation of $50,000 or more.

Average Market Facilitation Program Payment Per Farming Operation for 2019, by County

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