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USDA’S Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Farmers Program to Review a Petition for Ground Fish from the Northeast Region
05.08.2010 09:18 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
The U. S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) will accept a petition for review under the fiscal year 2011 Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Farmers Program. The petition was filed by the New Hampshire Commercial Fisherman’s Association representing northeast ground fish producers in Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island.
The TAA for Farmers Program provides technical assistance and cash benefits to eligible U.S. producers and fishermen of raw agricultural commodities whose crops or catch have been adversely affected by imports of like or directly competitive commodities. The TAA for Farmers Program was reauthorized and modified by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009.
Accepting a petition for review begins the process by which USDA determines a commodity’s eligibility under the program. Petitions must demonstrate that either the national average price, or production, or value of production, or cash receipts, of the U.S. commodity has declined by greater than 15 percent in the most current year-compared to the previous 3-year average-and that an increase in imports during the same time period contributed importantly to the decline. If a commodity is determined to be eligible, USDA will certify the petition and publish a notice in the Federal Register. Affected producers then have 90 days to contact their local USDA Farm Service Agency to apply for assistance under the program.
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