Originally written by Tracey Erickson, former SDSU Extension Dairy Field Specialist.
Program Impacts
In examining the USDA CFAP 1.0 Dashboard website, we are able to directly see the impact of CFAP 1.0 program and the payments made to producers across the country.
In total the USDA has paid out over $10,258,471,660 billion in payments to farmers and ranchers as of October 18, 2020. The breakdown shows there was 24,500 dairy producer applications approved receiving $1,762,149,618 (17.18% of all categories) with the largest chunk at $4,963,339,633 billion (48.38%) going towards 435,946 Livestock producer approved application payments. Non-specialty Crop producers (corn, soybeans, wheat, barley, cotton, etc..) received $2,637,225,448 billion (25.71%) in payments from 305,831 approved applications. The two remaining areas receiving payments were Specialty Crops ($784,264,629 million, 7.65% of total and 17,761 approved applications) and Aqua Nursery Flora producers ($111,492,333 million, 1.09% of total and 2,824 approved applications. Coronavirus Food Assistance Program I, payments received funding through the CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Stability Act) and the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Charter Act.
In the Upper Midwest
In the upper Midwest, we can make the following comparisons of the payments made to five states located in the I-29 Dairy Corridor via the CFAP 1.0 stimulus program to the agricultural economy.
| Application Category | Approved Applications | Payment Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Aqua Nursery Flora | 1 | $18,320 |
| Dairy | 174 | $16,396,003 |
| Livestock | 15,501 | $339,250,924 |
| Non-Specialty Crops | 12,868 | $122,807,460 |
| Specialty Crops | 4 | $78,613 |
| Grand Total | 20,467 | $478,551,319 |
| Application Category | Approved Applications | Payment Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Aqua Nursery Flora | 5 | $156,269 |
| Dairy | 2,539 | $108,984,149 |
| Livestock | 14,501 | $252,869,068 |
| Non-Specialty Crops | 26,638 | $246,514,302 |
| Specialty Crops | 33 | $773,139 |
| Grand Total | 31,913 | $609,294,928 |
| Application Category | Approved Applications | Payment Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Dairy | 68 | $4,463,023 |
| Livestock | 9,213 | $139,494,296 |
| Non-Specialty Crops | 13,481 | $131,891,579 |
| Specialty Crops | 70 | $9,207,893 |
| Grand Total | 17,871 | $285,056,790 |
| Application Category | Approved Applications | Payment Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Aqua Nursery Flora | 1 | $5,664 |
| Dairy | 140 | $10,682,741 |
| Livestock | 19,877 | $427,274,464 |
| Non-Specialty Crops | 25,272 | $278,656,551 |
| Specialty Crops | 7 | $777,366 |
| Grand Total | 35,036 | $717,396,786 |
| Application Category | Approved Applications | Payment Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Aqua Nursery Flora | 4 | $147,371 |
| Dairy | 1,025 | $53,012,621 |
| Livestock | 23,879 | $475,604,555 |
| Non-Specialty Crops | 44,892 | $440,798,983 |
| Specialty Crops | 20 | $116,369 |
| Grand Total | 52,879 | $969,679,899 |
Source: Data was compiled from the CFAP 1.0 Dashboard website from the 'Program Payments by Category and Commodity' and the 'Payments & Approved Applications by State' options, accessed on October 18, 2020. To delve into each state’s data, you can access it on the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 1 Data webpage.
Second Round of Stimulus
USDA recently announced that a second round of stimulus was available for producers to apply for funds through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2) program. Applications are being accepted through September 21st to December 11, 2020. To learn more about the CFAP 2 program, visit the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 website or view the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 factsheet. Funds for the CFAP 2 program are coming through the CCC funds with the exception of tobacco, which will use the remaining CARES Act funds.
