Projected Crop Market and Tennessee Farm Income Impacts From the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all aspects of agricultural commodity production and distribution. Substantial price declines have been experienced for Tennessee row crops, specialty crops, livestock and dairy producers. The 2019 crop’s price declines in Tennessee for corn, soybean, cotton and wheat from January 2 to the end of each crop’s 2019/20 marketing year are analyzed in this paper. Additionally, estimates of the federal aid issued to producers through Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) direct payments are provided