It was reported that a little more than $9 billion of aid would come from funding provided in the $2 trillion coronavirus relief package.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to make direct payments to farmers and ranchers to support the U.S. food supply chain amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report.
Three sources told the news outlet that the emergency fund would use part of the $23.5 billion included in the coronavirus relief package passed by Congress last month, as well as USDA funds. Farmworkers harvest zucchini on the Sam Accursio & Son's Farm on April 1, 2020 in Florida City, Florida.On April 10, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue tweeted:"At the direction of Donald Trump, USDA is using all financial resources we have been given to develop a program that will include direct payments to farmers & ranchers hurt by COVID-19 and other procurement methods to help solidify the supply chain from producers to consumers.
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