Gray applauds administration’s request for $10 billion in aid for specialty crop growers
WASHINGTON — Rep. Adam Gray, D‑Merced, praised the administration’s new supplemental funding request that includes $10 billion in assistance for specialty crop growers — a proposal he has pushed for as Central Valley producers face rising costs, trade instability and tightening competition.
Gray, a member of the House Agriculture Committee, said the investment would deliver long‑needed support for farmers who grow the fruits, vegetables and nuts that dominate the Valley’s agricultural economy.
“I’m encouraged to see the administration’s supplemental funding request include the $10 billion investment I have called for to support America’s specialty crop growers,” Gray said in a statement. “Over the past year, Central Valley growers have been hit hard by trade uncertainty, rising input costs, and a lack of fair competition in the marketplace. This long‑overdue investment will provide much‑needed support and greater certainty for the family farmers who feed our country.”
Gray previously s…