ECAP Signup Begins

Signup begins this week for the new USDA Emergency Commodity Assistance Program. Up to $10 billion in payments were authorized at the end of the last congressional session. Deputy Undersecretary Brooke Appleton said online tools will be available to determine payment rates. “ECAP assistance will be calculated using a flat payment rate for the eligible commodities multiplied by the eligible reported acres and payments are based on acreage and not production.”