Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP)
CFAP will provide direct relief to producers who have suffered losses during the 2020 marketing year due to COVID-19.
CFAP will provide
$16 billion in direct support
to agricultural producers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Direct support for farmers and ranchers available via CFAP will include:
- CFAP will provide direct support based on actual losses for agricultural producers where prices and market supply chains have been impacted.
- CFAP will assist producers with additional adjustment and marketing costs resulting from lost demand and short-term oversupply for the 2020 marketing year caused by COVID-19.
USDA evaluated commodity specific losses occurring during the January to April time frame for immediate assistance. In addition, near-term adjustment costs and supply disruptions over the next few months were also evaluated to the extent possible for sectors where prices have declined significantly for additional assistance.
CFAP is available to farmers regardless of size and market outlet, if they suffered an eligible loss. The disruption to markets and demand is significant and these payments will only cover a portion of the impacts on farmers and ranchers.