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Daybreak Sept. 3: Increase in federal aid has widely varying impact

09/03/20 9:16 AM By Philip Brasher, Ben Nuelle, Bill Tomson, and Steve Davies
KEYWORDS African Swine Fever Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Crop Farmers The Congressional Budget Office forecast
USDA’s latest farm income forecast is making clear how critical government payments are to the ag economy this year. USDA is projecting that payments will be up 66% this year to more than $37 billion. And that number may go higher.
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