WASHINGTON, January 23, 2023 – The U.S. Division of Agriculture (USDA) at this time introduced the small print of extra help for dairy producers, together with a second spherical of funds by means of the Pandemic Market Volatility Help Program (PMVAP) and a brand new Natural Dairy Advertising Help Program (ODMAP). The replace to PMVAP and the brand new ODMAP will allow USDA to raised assist small- and medium-sized dairy operations who weathered the pandemic and now face different challenges.
“The Biden-Harris administration continues to meet its commitments to fill gaps in pandemic help for producers. USDA is asserting a second set of funds of almost $100 million to close-out the $350 million dedication underneath PMVAP by means of partnerships with dairy handlers and cooperatives to ship the funds,” mentioned USDA Below Secretary for Advertising and Regulatory Applications Jenny Lester Moffitt. “USDA can also be asserting new help focused to small to medium dimension natural dairy farmers to assist with anticipated advertising prices as they face a wide range of challenges from climate to supply-chain challenges.”
Pandemic Market Volatility Help Program
PMVAP assists producers who acquired a decrease worth attributable to market abnormalities brought on by the pandemic and ensuing Federal insurance policies. On account of the manufacturing cap enhance, USDA’s Agricultural Advertising Service (AMS) will make PMVAP funds to eligible dairy farmers for fluid milk gross sales between 5 million and 9 million kilos from July by means of December 2020. This stage of manufacturing was not eligible for fee underneath the primary spherical of the PMVAP. Fee charges will probably be equivalent to the primary spherical of funds, 80 p.c of the income distinction monthly, on fluid milk gross sales from 5 million to 9 million kilos from July by means of December 2020. USDA will once more distribute monies by means of agreements with unbiased handlers and cooperatives, with reimbursement to handlers for allowed administrative prices. USDA will contact handlers with eligible producers to inform them of the chance to take part.
As a part of the primary spherical, PMVAP paid eligible dairy farmers on as much as 5 million kilos of fluid milk gross sales from July by means of December 2020. The primary spherical of funds distributed over $250 million in funds to over 25,000 eligible dairy farmers. These dairy farmers acquired the total allowable reimbursement on fluid milk gross sales as much as 5 million kilos.
Extra details about the PMVAP manufacturing cap enhance is offered at www.ams.usda.gov/pmvap.
Natural Dairy Advertising Help Program
The brand new ODMAP, to be administered by USDA’s Farm Service Company (FSA), is meant to assist smaller natural dairy farms which have confronted a singular set of challenges and better prices over the previous a number of years which were compounded by the continuing pandemic and drought situations throughout the nation. Many small natural dairy operations are actually struggling to remain in enterprise and FSA plans to offer funds to cowl a portion of their estimated advertising prices for 2023. Closing spending will depend upon enrollment and every producers projected manufacturing, however ODMAP has been allotted as much as $100 million.
The help supplied by ODMAP will probably be supplied by means of unused Commodity Credit score Company funds remaining from earlier pandemic help applications. The help will assist eligible natural dairy producers with as much as 75 p.c of their future projected advertising prices in 2023, based mostly on nationwide estimates of promoting prices. This help will probably be supplied by means of a streamlined software course of based mostly on a nationwide per hundredweight fee. The funds will probably be capped on the first 5 million kilos of anticipated manufacturing, in alignment with preexisting dairy applications that focus on help to these smaller dairies which are most susceptible to advertising challenges. This program continues to be in improvement.
Particulars concerning the Natural Dairy Advertising Help Program will probably be out there and up to date at www.farmers.gov as extra particulars are launched in a Discover of Funds Availability later this yr.
USDA touches the lives of all People every day in so many constructive methods. Within the Biden-Harris administration, USDA is remodeling America’s meals system with a higher give attention to extra resilient native and regional meals manufacturing, fairer markets for all producers, guaranteeing entry to secure, wholesome, and nutritious meals in all communities, constructing new markets and streams of earnings for farmers and producers utilizing local weather sensible meals and forestry practices, making historic investments in infrastructure and clear power capabilities in rural America, and committing to fairness throughout the Division by eradicating systemic obstacles and constructing a workforce extra consultant of America. To study extra, go to www.usda.gov.
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