http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/farm-family-s5.jpgUSDA will purchase crops and livestock. Some farmers forced to let produce rot in the field, dump oversupplies of milk.

WASHINGTON, DC - President Trump on Friday announced a $19 billion program to help the struggling agriculture sector and distribute food to families in need amid the economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will purchase crops and livestock from farmers and ranchers facing a steep decline in orders and massive supply chain disruption. Funding will come from the $2.2 trillion coronavirus economic relief bill and separate USDA funds to support commodity prices.

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