{"id":263,"date":"2020-09-18T09:09:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T13:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nationalpotatocouncil.org\/?p=263"},"modified":"2020-11-12T10:48:44","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T15:48:44","slug":"npc-welcomes-usdas-expanded-coronavirus-financial-assistance-program-cfap-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalpotatocouncil.org\/npc-welcomes-usdas-expanded-coronavirus-financial-assistance-program-cfap-2\/","title":{"rendered":"NPC Welcomes USDA\u2019s Expanded Coronavirus Financial Assistance Program, CFAP 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013<\/strong> On Friday, the National Potato Council welcomed an announcement by President Trump and USDA Secretary Perdue on Sept. 17 that USDA will implement an expansion of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2) will provide an additional $14 billion for agricultural producers who continue to face market disruptions and associated costs due to the government-imposed food service disruptions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Signup for CFAP 2 will begin Sept. 21 and run through Dec. 11, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019re pleased to see USDA has listened to the feedback of potato growers and created a simplified program that reflects the true impact that government-mandated food service disruptions have had on our industry,\u201d said NPC President and Idaho potato grower, Britt Raybould. \u201cGiven the serious, long-term financial harm felt by many family farmers, we hope the more straight-forward nature of CFAP 2\u2019s sales-based model will remove the hurdles for participation and provide more adequate relief for America\u2019s potato growers.\u201d According to USDA, for specialty crop growers, including potato growers, CFAP 2\u2019s payment calculations will be based on a sales-based approach, where producers are paid based on five payment gradations associated with their 2019 sales:<\/p>\n\n\n\n