The sign-up period begins Monday for the next round of trade aid payments to farmers.

The Department of Agriculture Thursday announced details of the Market Facilitation Program payments as part of a $16 billion trade aid package.

USDA will begin mailing payments to producers in late August.

County payment rates range from $15 to $150 per acre, depending on the impact of “unjustified trade retaliation” in that county.

Most payments for Corn Belt states average between $60 and $80 an acre.

Meanwhile, producers who filed a prevented planting claim and planted an FSA-certified cover crop, with the potential to be harvested, qualify for a $15 per acre payment.

Acres that were never planted in 2019 are not eligible. Dairy producers will receive a per hundredweight payment on production history.

Hog producers will receive a payment based on the number of live hogs owned on a day selected by the producer between April 1 and May 15, 2019.

For more information, visit farmers.gov/mfp or contact your local FSA office.