USDA protects manufacturing jobs in final BCAP rule

摘要

The USDA took a step forward in protecting rural manufacturing jobs in the wood fiber market with the Farm Service Agency's (FSA) final rule for the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP}. The final BCAP rule addresses the concerns of composite panel manufacturers in the following ways: It seeks to protect existing markets by declaring that "eligible materials may not qualify for matching payments for BCAP purposes if USDA determines that in those distinct localities that the materials are used for pre-existing markets."