National Corn Growers Association members want the USDA to change how trade mitigation payments are figured under the Market Facilitation Program. NCGA President Lynn Chrisp says the trade war has hurt corn growers because of $254 million in damages to ethanol and dried distillers grain exports.

He says the first round of market facilitation payments only figured damages to corn growers of a penny per bushel when it should have been what it actually was which was 44 cents per bushel.

Chrisp also says the trade aid methodology should be changed to compensate those farmers who have lost a crop during the trade war.

Chrisp adds that farmers be allowed to use Risk Management Agency production records in the market facilitation program.