Advance Payments Program

This means improved cash flow throughout the year and better opportunities for marketing their agricultural products.

Producer organizations deliver the APP on behalf of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC). Producers apply for a cash advance directly through a producer organization - not directly from AAFC. These producer organizations are listed along with the list of agricultural products on which they are offering cash advances at the following link: Participating Producer Organizations.

Program Highlights:

• The cash advance is based on the anticipated value of their farm product that is being produced, raised, or in storage.
• The limit on cash advances is $400,000 with the first $100,000 interest free.
• Eligible agricultural products include livestock, crops, grains and oilseeds, fruits and vegetables.
• Producers have up to 18 months (generally April to September of the following year) to repay their cash advances.