Legislators serving on the House Agriculture Subcommittee are criticising the USDA for slow disbursement of Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Funds.  Approximately $7.0 billion out of $16 billion has been dispersed as of August, 10th with the rate of payments declining through July. 

Paralleling the action by Democratic members of the House Agriculture Committee, approximately thirty associations representing commodity groups have urged Secretary of Agriculture, Dr. Sonny Perdue to release $1.5 billion available for immediate relief.  As with previous support funds there is concern that payments have been disproportionately distributed to large farming organizations.

Of the distributions to date half has been received by livestock farmers ($3.0 million , cattle; $0.4 million, hogs), $1.8 million to row crops and $1.4 million to dairy.