During the pandemic, USDA through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program provided producers $31 billion for various commodities. However, in reviewing a sampling of CFAP payments, the Government Accountability Office found that over half of those sampled did not provide full support for their payments and were “therefore potentially improper.”
Through CFAP, USDA paid producers $13.8 billion for field crops; $9.8 billion for livestock; $3.0 billion for dairy; and $4.4 billion for other commodities, such as fruits, tree nuts and vegetables. Of the total, $661.5 million—primarily…
