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Chairman Costa statement on the implementation of federal farm and disaster programs
Story Date: 9/20/2019
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Source: US HOUSE AG COMMITTEE, 9/19/19
House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Chairman Jim Costa of California issued the following statement after today's joint hearing with the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management to review the implementation of federal farm and disaster programs.
“Farmers are price takers not price makers. Farmers need markets. And as Under Secretary Northey said today, the Market Facilitation Program cannot deliver what farmers have lost due to the Administration’s trade war," said Costa. "For example, the dairy industry estimates that they’ve lost more than $2.3 billion in revenue since the trade war began but received less than $200 million in the first round of Market Facilitation Program payments. I fear this is becoming the new normal. If the Administration can’t conclude trade deals, we need to seriously consider what the future looks like for American farmers and ranchers.”
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