Source: Sonja Begemann, AGWEB, 1/17/20


With the phase one trade deal with China official, farmers are expecting more positive momentum in the markets. However, they shouldn’t expect an extension of the Market Facilitation Program (MFP) in the meantime, according to USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue. “My expectation is that the president will direct when they fulfill that third tranche of the 2019 MFP payments,” Perdue said to AgDay Host Clinton Griffiths.

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