
PLIP payments are calculated by multiplying the number of head of eligible animals by the payment rate per head, and then subtracting the amount of payments the producer has already received for disposal of the animals under USDA’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) or state programs. If Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 1 or CFAP2 payments have already been paid on depopulated swine, those payments will be subtracted from the payment as well.
PLIP Payment = [Payment Rate/hd X Number of animals depopulated] – Previous Payments
In order to simplify administration of the program, USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) determined a single payment rate per head that is consistent with the categories and nationwide prices used to administer the Livestock Indemnity Program for 2020. Additionally, the estimated cost of depopulation is factored in based on the average costs of common methods used as estimated by USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. The estimated cost of disposal is also factored in and is based on the costs of common disposal methods and rates from EQIP.
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