# Supplemental Appropriations for Agriculture and Related Agencies Due to COVID-19 - EveryCRSReport.com

> A CRS report updated through May 8, 2020 summarizes four supplemental appropriations acts totaling over $36 billion for agriculture. It also covers a $3 billion commodity purchase program and the Farmers to Families Food Box program, which buys about $100 million monthly each of produce, dairy and meat.

- Date: 2020-04-03 · published 2020-04-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53625-supplemental-appropriations-for-agriculture-and-related-agencies-due-to-covid
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Government purchases of dairy and meat for food boxes provide some demand support for those products, though the scale is small relative to overall market volumes.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲
- MILK: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2024-08-23 | [Intensifying Competition for Milk Supplies Amid Rising Prices and Expanding Cheese Production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28781-intensifying-competition-for-milk-supplies-amid-rising-prices-and-expanding.md) | -0.3% | +12.9% |
| MILK | 2024-09-22 | [USDA Cuts Milk Production Forecasts, Boosts Price Outlook Cheese Prices Expected To Average Over $1.90 Per Pound - Cheese Reporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28460-usda-cuts-milk-production-forecasts-boosts-price-outlook-cheese-prices-expected.md) | -0.1% | -2.4% |
| MILK | 2019-04-10 | [Dairy Economic Update: Lower milk production forecast, stronger cheese demand adds some support to prices - Progressive Dairy \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59602-dairy-economic-update-lower-milk-production-forecast-stronger-cheese-demand.md) | +0.0% | +2.9% |
| MILK | 2020-08-31 | [All Milk Price Rises Nearly $3.00 Compared to Month Prior - Mid-West Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51632-all-milk-price-rises-nearly-3-00-compared-to-month-prior-mid-west-farm-report.md) | -13.7% | -17.3% |
| MILK | 2019-08-12 | [Dairy production and prices expected to stay flat to lower - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57575-dairy-production-and-prices-expected-to-stay-flat-to-lower-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.1% | +2.6% |
| HOGS | 2024-09-24 | [What Could the Upcoming Hogs and Pigs Report Hold in Store and Implications for Pork Supply in 2025? - Pork Checkoff](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28476-what-could-the-upcoming-hogs-and-pigs-report-hold-in-store-and-implications-for.md) | -0.5% | -3.1% |
| HOGS | 2019-04-18 | [Beef Market Update: USDA Cattle on Feed, calving season, and dry pasture conditions on the Prairies - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5962-beef-market-update-usda-cattle-on-feed-calving-season-and-dry-pasture.md) | +1.7% | +3.3% |
| HOGS | 2024-04-24 | [Rabobank Report: Strong Exports and Limited Supply Growth Drive Pork Industry Return to Profitability - Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30886-rabobank-report-strong-exports-and-limited-supply-growth-drive-pork-industry.md) | -2.8% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- everycrsreport.com: https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/IF11491.html

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