Jim Costa
12/18/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/18/2025 15:23
Costa, Bipartisan Specialty Crop Caucus Urges Equitable Relief for Specialty Crop Producers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Specialty Crop Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Jim Costa (CA-21), Rep. David Rouzer (NC-07), Rep. Sanford Bishop (GA-02), and Rep. David Valadao (CA-22), joined by 103 Members of Congress, sent a bipartisan letter to the House and Senate Agriculture Committees urging immediate and equitable relief for specialty crop producers.
The letter comes in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) Program, which allocates $11 billion to row crop producers, and $1 billion is reserved for specialty crops and other commodities, with little clarity on payment structure or timing.
Specialty crops-including fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture products-represent one of the most economically significant, incredibly nutritious, and labor-intensive sectors of U.S. agriculture, generating more than $75 billion annually in cash receipts. Yet specialty crop producers continue to face rising costs and market disruptions without receiving proportional relief.
The letter comes in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) Program, which allocates $11 billion to row crop producers, and $1 billion is reserved for specialty crops and other commodities, with little clarity on payment structure or timing.
Specialty crops-including fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture products-represent one of the most economically significant, incredibly nutritious, and labor-intensive sectors of U.S. agriculture, generating more than $75 billion annually in cash receipts. Yet specialty crop producers continue to face rising costs and market disruptions without receiving proportional relief.
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