Second Round Of CFAP Could Come After Labor Day
By Jacqui Fatka
Delta Farm Press
In recognizing that additional assistance is needed for farmers to deal with the market fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said another round of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) could be announced “shortly after Labor Day.”
During a media call Wednesday morning, Perdue confirmed that the U.S. Department of Agriculture was looking at offering "CFAP 2" with the additional $14 billion in funds Congress allocated in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief & Economic Security (CARES) Act to replenish the Commodity Credit Corp. (CCC) account after July 1, 2020.