# U.S. Agriculture Sector Received an Estimated $35 Billion in COVID-19-Related Assistance in 2020 | Economic Research Service

> USDA's Economic Research Service estimates total COVID-19-related relief to U.S. agriculture at $35.1 billion in 2020. Farm operations received $29.5 billion of that, and the CFAP 1 and CFAP 2 programs paid $23.5 billion directly to farmers and ranchers.

- Date: 2021-09-07 · published 2021-09-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45079-u-s-agriculture-sector-received-an-estimated-35-billion-in-covid-19-related
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

The relief payments cushioned producers against 2020 price declines but do not directly move feed grain or meal prices. The figures are a retrospective accounting of past support.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-10-04 | [U.S. Farm Producers Received Almost $6 Billion From the Paycheck Protection Program in 2020 \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44528-u-s-farm-producers-received-almost-6-billion-from-the-paycheck-protection.md) | -0.2% | +3.7% |
| CORN | 2023-11-01 | [U.S. Agricultural Policy Review, 2022 \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33150-u-s-agricultural-policy-review-2022-economic-research-service.md) | -0.1% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2024-08-05 | [Long-Term Growth Projected as U.S. Poultry and Egg Sector Recovers \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28791-long-term-growth-projected-as-u-s-poultry-and-egg-sector-recovers-economic.md) | -1.7% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2021-07-06 | [Commercial Farms Received the Most Government Payments in 2019 \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46056-commercial-farms-received-the-most-government-payments-in-2019-economic.md) | -1.9% | -12.4% |
| CORN | 2023-02-09 | [Declining Crop Prices, Rising Production and Exports Highlight U.S. Agricultural Projections to 2032 \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13299-declining-crop-prices-rising-production-and-exports-highlight-u-s-agricultural.md) | -1.3% | -5.2% |
| SOY | 2020-07-17 | [U.S. agricultural exports to China to increase in FY 2020 despite COVID-19 slowdown \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51980-u-s-agricultural-exports-to-china-to-increase-in-fy-2020-despite-covid-19.md) | +1.4% | +1.5% |
| SOY | 2021-10-04 | [U.S. Farm Producers Received Almost $6 Billion From the Paycheck Protection Program in 2020 \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44528-u-s-farm-producers-received-almost-6-billion-from-the-paycheck-protection.md) | -0.3% | -0.9% |
| SOY | 2023-11-01 | [U.S. Agricultural Policy Review, 2022 \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33150-u-s-agricultural-policy-review-2022-economic-research-service.md) | +4.8% | +4.7% |

## Sources

- ers.usda.gov: https://www.ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2021/september/u-s-agriculture-sector-received-an-estimated-35-billion-in-covid-19-related-assistance-in-2020

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