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Tariff Whiplash and Taxpayer Farm Bailouts — The record

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    USDA separately announced that it would issue $1.625 billion through the Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers program, with enrollment opening in June and closing August 7, 2026.

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  1. commitmentAssistance for Specialty Crop Farmers announced program scale$1.625 billion announced
    Committed by / source
    Commodity Credit Corporation
    Committed toward / intended recipient
    Eligible U.S. farmers
    Financially affected
    U.S. taxpayers
    committed · 2026-05-29 · observedRead source record
    Calculation detailsPopulation Commodity Credit Corporation; Eligible U.S. farmers; U.S. taxpayersPeriod 2026-05-29 to 2026-08-07Basis USDA's announced Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers program amount under the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act.Limits Announced program amount is not a measured outlay. It followed the initial $1 billion reserve and must not be added to that overlapping announcement or to row-crop disbursements.