(Washington D.C.) Like most other sectors of the American economy, agriculture has been hit hard by the coronavirus. The Trump Administration and USDA put together a $19 billion aid package to help producers through these trying times. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says the aid package will come in two parts.
The food distribution will be held in conjunction with private organizations and will go straight to food banks and other non-profit organizations that are helping people in need. Perdue says USDA will get the assistance checks out to farmers as quickly as possible.
He says Americans are quickly finding out just how important farmers and everyone in the food supply chain are to their daily lives.
The Ag Secretary says he knows that the money won’t cover all the losses agriculture is sustaining.
Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue.
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Submitted by Chad Smith on Sat, 04/18/2020 – 16:52
Source: NAFB News Service Staff
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Audio with Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue
