Protecting Our Produce Act establishes a pilot program for payments to seasonal and perishable crop producers affected by low prices due to imports.

The Protecting Our Produce Act amends the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 to create a pilot program for the Secretary of Agriculture to provide annual crop loss payments to producers of seasonal and perishable crops. Payments are available if the effective price of the crop is below the reference price and the low price is caused by imports. Eligible producers must have an average adjusted gross income of less than $5,000,000 for the three preceding tax years and derive at least 75% of their income from farming, ranching, or forestry.

Protecting Our Produce Act establishes a pilot program for payments to seasonal and perishable crop producers affected by low prices due to imports.

The Protecting Our Produce Act amends the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 to create a pilot program for the Secretary of Agriculture to provide annual crop loss payments to producers of seasonal and perishable crops. Payments are available if the effective price of the crop is below the reference price and the low price is caused by imports. Eligible producers must have an average adjusted gross income of less than $5,000,000 for the three preceding tax years and derive at least 75% of their income from farming, ranching, or forestry.