USDA announces Tobacco Transition Program payments

(Progress-Index) The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (FSA) has issued Tobacco Transition Payment Program (TTPP) payments to participating quota holders and producers.
The TTPP was established under the Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004 which ended the federal tobacco marketing quota and price support loan programs.
TTPP is funded by assessments on tobacco product importers and manufacturers. Continued