(a) Producers, excluding contract producers, are eligible for payment under § 9.203(a) through (i) if they meet all other requirements for eligibility under this part.
(b) Contract producers are not eligible for payment under § 9.203(a) through (i). Contract producers are eligible for payment under § 9.203(l) if they:
(1) Produced eligible contract livestock or poultry under a contract in either the 2018 or 2019 calendar year and in the 2020 calendar year;
(2) Received revenue under such a contract during the period from January 1, 2020, through December 27, 2020;
(3) Had a loss in eligible revenue for the period from January 1, 2020, through December 27, 2020, as compared to the period from:
(i) January 1, 2018, through December 27, 2018; or
(ii) January 1, 2019, through December 27, 2019; and
(4) Meet all other requirements for eligibility under this part.
(c) Contract producers must provide a copy of their contract pursuant to which they raised an eligible commodity as specified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section and provide documentation to support the information provided on their application if requested by FSA.
(d) Contract producers are eligible for payment under § 9.203(m) if they:
(1) Did not receive eligible revenue from January 1 through December 27 in 2018 or 2019, but received eligible revenue for the period from January 1, 2020, through December 27, 2020; and
(2) Meet all other requirements for eligibility under this part.
[86 FR 4882 Jan. 19, 2021, as amended at 86 FR 48017, Aug. 27, 2021]