# Perdue says assistance from CARES Act will be fair - Brownfield Ag News

> Agriculture Secretary Perdue wrote to Senate Agriculture Committee ranking member Debbie Stabenow that USDA will design a new national program that is fair and equitable. Stabenow had criticized the Market Facilitation Program as biased toward southern states, certain crops and large farms, which Perdue defended.

- Date: 2020-04-08 · published 2020-04-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53630-perdue-says-assistance-from-cares-act-will-be-fair-brownfield-ag-news
- 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 debate concerns how and to whom aid is distributed rather than new money, so it has little direct effect on feed commodity supply, demand or prices.

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## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/perdue-says-assistance-from-cares-act-will-be-fair/

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