The Administration is asking Congress for $33 billion to address food shortages caused by the war in Ukraine and to assist Ukraine. Of that total, $500 million will go toward making temporary changes to farm bill programs for the remaining two years of its authorization. Provisions include:
$400 million for higher marketing loan rates for crops typically in food aid packages – wheat, rice, pulses, soybeans, sunflower, and canola; marketing loans would be extended to 12 months from their current 9; and $100 million for crop insurance incentives at $10 per acre to incentivize double cropping soybeans planted after a winter wheat in 2023 to increase winter wheat production.
USDA’s rationale is that extend...
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