The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved on Tuesday (12) the second round of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) of US$ 13.14 billion in aid for the 889 thousand rural producers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Crops of soy, corn, wheat, cotton, barley, sorghum and sunflower total US$ 6.19 billion in aid. Fruits, vegetables, nuts, mushrooms, aquaculture and floriculture, have US$ 2.30 billion, in addition to US$ 3.41 billion for cattle, pig and sheep breeders, US$ 1.18 billion for dairy producers and $ 55 million for chicken and egg producers. In the first round of the CFAP 1 program, total payments made available were $ 10.55 billion, with a total of $ 16 billion. The program will use funding and authorities provided by the Coronavirus Aid, Aid and Economic Security Act (CARES), the Family Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), among others in the USDA.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.