Iowa Producers Receiving Largest Share of CFAP Assistance

WASHINGTON, DC – Iowa producers appear to be leading the pack in approved applications for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). According to USDA’s latest report on Monday, Iowa farmers have received $143.6 million for non-specialty crops and the state’s livestock producers have collected $149.9 million in livestock assistance. Iowa leads all states in both categories. The bulk of assistance in the CFAP has gone to livestock producers, to the tune of $1.4 billion. After Iowa, Kansas ranks second ($120.8 million), Nebraska is third ($113.3 million), Oklahoma ($104.4 million) for fourth, and Texas rounds out the top five ($100.5 million) as of June 15th, 2020. The second-largest pot of money has been distributed to the non-specialty crops and Illinois is second behind Iowas with $95.8 million. Nebraska ranks third ($89.8 million), Minnesota is fourth ($66.1 million) and Indiana is fifth ($41.7 million).

Wisconsin dairies have received the most assistance, $156.2 million while California is second ($87.5 million), New York is third ($79.1 million), Pennsylvania is fourth ($38.5 million) and Michigan is fifth ($36.1 million). For the specialty crop growers, Florida is first in approved assistance with $20.2 million. Rounding out the top five are California ($15 million), New Mexico ($2.1 million), Arizona ($1.7 million), and Idaho ($1.7 million). Congress approved the CFAP to provide financial assistance to producers that give them the ability to absorb sales losses and increased marketing costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
(SOURCE: USDA)