Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF) Program
§ 01 Summary
The Commodity Credit Corporation creates the Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers Program to provide one-time bridge payments to eligible specialty crop producers. The rule establishes eligibility for the payments and the mechanism for producers to obtain federal assistance tied to elevated input costs and export market disruptions.
§ 02 Why this matters
The rule creates a new federal payment program for specialty crop producers, which materially affects eligibility determinations, application activity, and payment administration. Although it does not impose broad operating restrictions, it creates new compliance conditions for producers seeking ASCF payments.
§ 03 Topics
§ 04 Affected entities
- agency: Commodity Credit Corporation
- agency: USDA
- industry: specialty-crop-farmers
- statute: Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act
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§ 06 Source document
Read the full Federal Register entry on federalregister.gov.
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Type: Rule Agencies: Agriculture Department; Commodity Credit Corporation Citation: 91 FR 32307 Title: Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF) Program Abstract: The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is issuing this rule to provide assistance to producers of eligible specialty crops through the Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF) Program. These one-time bridge payments will help address elevated input costs incurred by producers and market disruptions stemming from foreign competitors engaging in unfair trade practices that impede specialty crop exports.
Classified Jun 2, 2026 by gpt-5.5. Fetched Jun 2, 2026.
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