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Peterson welcomes food and ag provisions of COVID relief compromise
Story Date: 12/22/2020
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Source: US HOUSE AG COMMITTEE, 12/21/20
On Monday, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin
C. Peterson of Minnesota announced the food and agriculture provisions of the
latest COVID relief deal moving through the House and Senate this week.
In addition to a 15 percent increase in benefits for recipients of the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for six months, Peterson
pointed specifically to the inclusion of important support for those who were
left out earlier assistance, including contract livestock and poultry growers,
ethanol producers that saw a drop in demand, and livestock and poultry producers
who had to depopulate herds and flocks as a result of supply chain disruptions.
The bill also contains much-needed help for dairy farmers, funding for small
and mid-sized livestock processors to attain federal inspection in order to
accommodate increased demand, as well as animal health work and grants to state
departments for ongoing farm stress programs.
“The effects of this pandemic are still being seen all along the food supply
chain,” Peterson said. “Folks are still struggling to get enough to eat, and
farmers are still reeling from disruptions to the marketplace. This bill isn’t
perfect, but it reflects a compromise and goes a long way toward getting us
through this hard time and back to normal. I urge my colleagues to support it.”
A full breakdown of the food and agriculture provisions in the bill is
available by clicking here.
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