Specialty Crops Trade Barriers Reporting
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-06-01 — Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF) Program: USDA/CCC final rule establishes the Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF) Program providing one-time bridge payments to specialty crop producers facing elevated input costs and export market disruptions from unfair foreign trade practices — a producer-side complement to the export barrier reporting regime. (novelty: 2)
- 2026-02-25 — Specialty CROP Act of 2026: Specialty CROP Act of 2026 (HR7670) introduced 2026-02-25, referred to House Committee on Agriculture; amends the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to require USDA’s annual specialty crops trade report to include specific foreign barriers and distortions affecting U.S. specialty crop exports, mandate USTR consultation, and make unclassified portions publicly available. (novelty: 2)