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flag USDA completes $10B 2024 farm relief with $2B ECAP payment, plus livestock and disaster aid.

flag The USDA, led by Secretary Brooke Rollins, announced the final $2 billion Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) payment, completing a $10 billion relief effort for 2024 crop producers, with funds distributed based on planted and prevented planted acres. flag This follows a new joint initiative with the DOJ to strengthen antitrust enforcement in agriculture, targeting unfair pricing and market competition. flag The USDA also released $2 billion in Emergency Livestock Relief and over $5.5 billion in disaster aid, while accelerating trade programs and international food assistance to support farmers and stabilize the agricultural economy amid rising input costs and market volatility.

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