Yahoo News reported on how USDA is trying to allocate funds to farmers from the latest stimulus package. The calculations based on similar calculations from the previous subsidies might be trickier based on the impact from COVID-19. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber commented, “I am not sure how you would separate out price impacts from COVID versus other market factors.” Republished in Politico.
Farmers left to jockey for bite of rescue funds (Yahoo News)
April 10, 2020