Skip to main content

Farm Programs: Observations on Market Loss Assistance Payments

RCED-00-177R Published: Jun 30, 2000. Publicly Released: Jun 30, 2000.
Jump To:
Skip to Highlights

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the financial assistance to farmers called Market Loss Assistance (MLA), focusing on how MLA payments would have changed if they had been based on current-year planting information instead of the current funding formula.

Full Report

Office of Public Affairs

Topics

Agricultural industryAgricultural programsData collectionFarm produceFinancial analysisLossesPaymentsPrices and pricingFarmingUnderpayments