USDA's Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) program provides grants to help farmers and ranchers add greater value for agricultural commodities. An ERS study finds that VAPGs enable recipient businesses to increase the probability of survival and provide more jobs than businesses having similar observable characteristics and employment growth histories that did not receive grants.
Resources
NEW!! Value Added Producer Grant Highlight Video
APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN- Value Added Producer Grants
Official USDA Rural Development VAPG Website
What is the Value Added Producer Grant Program
VAPG & Its Effect on Business Survival and Growth - Entire Report
Impacts of the VAPG Program on Business Outcomes
VAPG Recipients - VAPG Video Case Studies
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The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service collects information from sales persons, suppliers, brokers, and buyers on marketing conditions for hundreds of agricultural commodities. This information is then used to generate reports specific to what you are searching for.
The spreadsheets listed below provide data and trends for various components of the renewable energy industry. These files are updated with new information each month. Energy prices and their grain feedstock prices are commodity prices that are vulnerable to large swings over time.
