The USDA’s trade relief package is getting mixed reactions from ag groups.
Kevin Skunes, president of the National Corn Growers Association, says the plan would provide “virtually no relief to corn farmers.”
The USDA’s plan sets the payment rate for corn at one cent per bushel. Skunes says it’s disappointing that the plan doesn’t consider the extent of damage done to corn farmers. The NCGA says that the trade dispute has lowered corn prices by 44 cents per bushel, which adds up to about $6.3 billion in lost value.
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