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GAO finds disparities in 2019 trade assistance

12/20/21 3:34 PM By Philip Brasher
KEYWORDS chief economist corn Department of Agriculture Donald Trump exports GAO market facilitation program MFP Seth Meyer soybeans trade USDA wheat
The 2019 version of the Trump administration’s Market Facilitation Program overestimated trade damages and was marked by regional payment disparities among farmers growing the same crops, according to an investigation by the Government Accountability Office.
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