USDA issues payments for hog pandemic program
SPRINGFIELD -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is increasing the amount of funding available for the Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program (SMHPP). They expect to issue approximately $62.8 million in pandemic assistance payments to hog producers starting this week. SMHPP assists eligible producers who sold hogs through a spot market sale between April 16 and September 1 of 2020. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) was accepting SMHPP applications earlier this year, with the deadline being April 29, 2022. “In […]
