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Deadline to apply for trade mitigation payments extended By Sean Southard Frankfort, KY - Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles has alerted Kentucky farmers that the deadline has been extended for agricultural producers to apply for payments under the Market Facilitation Program as provided by the trade mitigation program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The original deadline had been January 15, 2019, but farmers have been unable to apply for the program since the lapse in federal funding caused the closure of USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices at the end of business on December 28, 2018. "I am pleased that US Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has taken action to help Kentucky farmers who are unfairly affected by tariffs from foreign countries," Commissioner Quarles said. "It's important to cushion the blow to our farmers until these matters can be settled and we have truly free and fair global markets." Secretary Perdue issued the following statement: "President Trump instructed me, as Secretary of Agriculture, to craft a program that would protect farmers from unjustified retaliatory tariffs from foreign nations. As part of that package, the Market Facilitation Program has been making payments directly to farmers who have suffered trade damage. Using existing funds, we were able to keep FSA offices open as long as possible but unfortunately had to close them when funding ran out. We will therefore extend the application deadline for a period of time equal to the number of business days FSA offices were closed once the government shutdown ends. Farmers who have already applied for the program and certified their 2018 production have continued to receive payments. Meanwhile, I continue to urge members of Congress to redouble their efforts to pass an appropriations bill that President Trump will sign and end the lapse in funding so that we may again provide full services to our farmers and ranchers."For more information about the Market Facilitation Program, go to the USDA Farm Service Agency website, fsa.usda.gov. This story was posted on 2019-01-08 19:12:03
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