# Map: A look at where the MFP payments are going | 2019-07-25 | Agri-Pulse | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> An Agri-Pulse analysis of nearly 3,000 counties shows the highest Market Facilitation Program payment rates go to cotton and sorghum regions, while Corn Belt rates fall in the middle of the range. USDA has not released the underlying trade impact data.

- Date: 2019-07-26 · published 2019-07-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58072-map-a-look-at-where-the-mfp-payments-are-going-2019-07-25-agri-pulse-agri-pulse
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md)

## Why it matters

Shifting payment rates toward sorghum and cotton areas may shape where farmers plant, with sorghum supply implications for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- CSM: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

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## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/12457-map-a-look-at-where-the-mfp-payments-are-going

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