Fargo, N.D. (AgCentralNetwork.com) – Both US Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue and US North Dakota Senator John Hoeven announced today that the 3rd round of MFP payments will be hitting mailboxes by the end of this week.

Here is a portion of the news statement issued by Sen. Hoeven:

Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today issued the following statement after the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that the third tranche of 2019 Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments will begin going out at the end of the week. Hoeven has been urging USDA to provide this tranche of trade assistance to assist producers impacted during trade negotiations.

As chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, Hoeven worked to secure the 2019 round of trade assistance under MFP, which was provided in three tranches, and to ensure coverage for all Title I crops, including soybeans, wheat, corn, canola and others. Further, the senator worked to replenish the program’s funding in legislation passed by Congress.

“We’ve made real progress in securing markets for our producers over the past several weeks with the signing of USMCA, the phase-one agreement with China, and the agreements with the EU and Japan,” said Hoeven. “We appreciate the Administration’s work to get this MFP payment out, which will help provide an important bridge for our producers while the trade agreements and agriculture purchases get going.”

Here is audio from Sen. Hoeven: