Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program

SMHPP provides assistance to producers that sold hogs through a spot market sale from April 16, 2020, through September 1, 2020, the period in which these producers faced the greatest reduction in market prices due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

SMHPP provides assistance to producers that sold hogs through a spot market sale from April 16, 2020, through September 1, 2020, the period in which these producers faced the greatest reduction in market prices due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Payments will be made using funds under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act; Public Law 116-136), which provided funding to respond to coronavirus by providing support for agricultural producers impacted by coronavirus, including producers of specialty crops, producers that supply local food systems, including farmers markets, restaurants, and schools, and livestock producers. Payments will be based on the number of head of eligible hogs, not to exceed 10,000 head, multiplied by the payment rate per head of $54.

Federally Recognized lndian Tribal Governments, Individual/Family, Profit organization Federally Recognized lndian Tribal Governments, Individual/Family, Profit organization. An eligible producer is a person or legal entity who has ownership of eligible hogs and whose production and facilities are located in the United States. Eligible producers must have sold the hogs through negotiated sale contract during the time frame of April 16, 2020, through September 1, 2020. Applicants must be a citizen of the United States; resident alien; partnership of U.S. citizens of or resident aliens; corporation, limited liability company, or other organizational structure organized under State law solely owned by U.S. citizens or resident aliens; or Indian Tribe or Tribal organization. A person or legal entity, other than a joint venture or general partnership, is ineligible if the person's or legal entity's average adjusted gross income exceeds $900,000 unless they qualify for an exception.

Unrestricted use. Assistance will be used by eligible producers who sold hogs through spot market sale contract during the time frame of April 16, 2020, through September 1, 2020. Unrestricted use. Assistance will be used by eligible producers who sold hogs through spot market sale contract during the time frame of April 16, 2020, through September 1, 2020.

Applications must be submitted by April 29, 2022. All required supporting documentation must be submitted to the applicant's FSA county office no later than 60 days from the date the applicant signs their application. There are no restrictions placed on the time permitted to spend the money awarded.

The assistance will be approved and awarded by FSA to eligible producers. Payments to eligible applicants are expected to be made once applications are processed.

Applicants may request reconsideration of a decision by the decision authority or appeal such decisions to a higher authority including the county and State FSA committees and the National Appeals Division. Appeal regulations in 7 CFR parts 11 and 780 apply. General eligibility provisions and other matters of general applicability that are not in response to, or result from, an individual set of facts in an individual participant's application for payment are not matters that can be appealed.