USDA announces commodity payment rates for farmer assistance program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced in a news release on Wednesday the next phase in the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program (FBA).
This announcement includes the eligible commodity per-acre payment rates.
Announced earlier in December, $12 billion will be paid to American farmers in 2026. Of that amount, $11 billion consists of one-time FBA program payments.
Shared in the release are the per-acre payment rates for FBA-eligible commodities:
- Barley: $20.51
- Canola: $23.57
- Large chickpeas: $26.46
- Small chickpeas: $33.36
- Corn: $44.36
- Cotton: $117.35
- Flax: $8.05
- Lentils: $23.98
- Mustard: $23.21
- Oats: $81.75
- Peanuts: $55.65
- Peas: $19.60
- Rice: $132.89
- Safflower: $24.86
- Sesame: $13.68
- Sorghum: $48.11
- Soybeans: $30.88
- Sunflower: $17.32
- Wheat: $39.35
"President Trump committed to increase certainty in the farm economy, and farmers can count on these payment rate calculations when going to the bank as they plan for the spring planting season. Putting Farmers First means delivering real relief when it matters," said U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins.
Rollins also said within the release that farmers who qualify for and applied for the FBA Program can expect payments by February 28, 2026.
FBA payments are based on 2025 planted acres, Economic Research Service cost of production and the World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimate Report, according to the release.
It is noted that double crop acres are eligible, while prevent plant acres are not.
The remaining $1 billion is intended to go towards sugar and other specialty crops. Timelines for these payments are still under development.
More information on the FBA Program can be found on its website.
