National Corn Growers Association welcomes aid from USDA

April 20, 2020 01:57 PM

The NCGA applauded the USDA for providing farmers much needed assistance amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Overall, crop producers, including corn farmers will receive $3.9 billion in aid while the livestock industry, the top customer of corn farmers will get $9.6 billion.

“Agriculture is facing immense uncertainty amid the COVID-19 pandemic,” said NCGA President Kevin Ross. “This much-needed relief will not only provide direct assistance to our nation’s corn farmers but also deliver much-needed relief to our customers who produce and feed livestock. We thank Secretary Perdue for acting quickly and look forward to working with USDA on further program details.”

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