Articles tagged under: Market Facilitation Program
MFP Payments “Still Appropriate”
Published December 7, 2018
The USDA Under Secretary for marketing and regulatory programs, Greg Ibach, says the second round of Market Facilitation Program payments are still appropriate. No formal announcement on the payments has been made as of Friday.No Response from USDA on Canola MFP Request
Published December 5, 2018
During the Canola Expo, Northern Canola Growers Association Executive Director Barry Coleman updated farmers on the requests to include canola in the USDA Market Facilitation Program. Canola growers received no response from the USDA. Coleman said "some USDA folks acknowledged…Harvest Challenges are a MFP Program Concern
Published November 21, 2018
The National Corn Growers Association is seeking a new payment formula for the next round of Market Facilitation Program payments. "A National Corn Growers Association study done by the University of Illinois showed a 44 cent per bushel loss to corn…Challenging Basis Discussions Ahead of More Trade Aid
Published November 21, 2018
The second round of Market Facilitation Program payments will likely look similar to the initial current payments, according to North Dakota Senator John Hoeven.MFP Payments Total Over $800 Million
Published November 19, 2018
So far USDA’s Market Facilitation Program has paid out over $837 million to farmers. Top aid recipients include soybean, wheat, corn dairy and hog producers, according to Reuters. The five states receiving the highest amount of aid are Illinois, Iowa,…Waiting on More Details of Second MFP Payments
Published November 18, 2018
The second round of Market Facilitation Program payments are expected to become available at the beginning of December. In the first round of payments, corn growers received one cent per bushel on half of their production. North Dakota Corn Growers…MFP Program Could Help with Cash Flow
Published November 16, 2018
While farmers are waiting for positive trade news, Farmer Mac Director of Economic Research Jackson Takach says some plan to hold off on marketing commodities. However, USDA's Market Facilitation Program could be helpful in terms of cash flow. "The one…A Tough Compromise for U.S. Farmers and Ranchers
Published November 12, 2018
National Farmers Union Senior Vice President of Public Policy Rob Larew says farmers and ranchers support the Trump administration holding trading partners accountable (requiring them to play fair), but the impact of retaliatory tariffs is very real for U.S. farmers.…MFP Adjustments Could Address Regional Differences
Published November 11, 2018
By the first week of December, USDA is expected to announced the next round of Market Facilitation Program payments. “We’ll likely see a second half payment similar to the first half, but we haven’t done that math yet,” said Bill…