The Department of Agriculture is now including shelled almonds and fresh sweet cherries to the trade relief package.
The relief package provides growers with funding through the Market Facilitation Program to help offset harm producers are facing by the administration’s trade agenda.
Producers of shelled almonds and fresh sweet cherries may apply for payments at their local Farm Service Agency.
The initial payment rates for shelled almonds is three cents per pound, and the rate for fresh sweet cherries is 16 cents per pound.
USDA also has expanded the timeline for producers with whom the August 1, 2018, date does not accurately represent the number of head of live hogs they own.
Producers may now choose any date between July 15 to August 15, 2018, that correctly reflects their actual operation.
Market Facilitation Program applications are available online at www.farmers.gov.
