U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the next phase in the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program (FBA), the eligible commodity per-acre payment rates. As announced earlier this month by President Trump and Secretary Rollins, $12 billion will be paid to American farmers. This is to be paid in 2026. Of that amount, $11 billion consists of one-time FBA program payments.
Eligible Row Crop Commodities and Payment Rates
Below are the payment rates for the FBA eligible commodities that triggered a payment.
Commodity, Per Acre Payment Rates
• Barley: $20.51
• Canola: $23.57
• Chickpeas (Large): $26.46
• Chickpeas (Small): $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
Eligibility, Program Applications, and Crop Insurance Linkage
FBA payments are based on 2025 planted acres, Economic Research Service cost of production, and the World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimate Report. Double crop acres, including all initial and subsequently planted crops, are eligible. Prevent plant acres are not eligible.
All intended row crop uses are eligible for FBA. This does not include grazing, volunteer stands, experimental, green manure, crops left standing and abandoned or cover crops.
Crop insurance linkage is not required. However, USDA strongly urges producers to take advantage of the new risk management tools provided for in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). The use of these management tools will best protect against future price risk and volatility. The OBBBA federal crop insurance improvements include expanding benefits for beginning farmers and ranchers. It also includes increasing coverage options and making crop insurance more affordable.
Specialty Crop Assistance
Of the $12 billion being provided by the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act, up to $11 billion is being directed to eligible row crop producers. The remaining $1 billion of the $12 billion in assistance is reserved for specialty crops and sugar. Timelines for payments to producers of these crops are still under development. They require additional understanding of market impacts and economic needs. Producers, including specialty crop producers and stakeholder groups, can submit questions to [email protected].
American Soybean Association Response
ASA appreciates the administration’s focus on the economic downturn in the U.S. agricultural industry. However, the per-acre financial support for soybean farmers will not be enough to ensure their operations can survive through the next growing season. The FBA program is a critical first step in making soybean farmers whole. However, additional actions, including finalizing biofuels policies to bolster domestic markets for U.S. soy, are urgently needed.
ASA urges the administration to deliver long-term demand solutions by finalizing strong biofuels policy. Finalizing EPA’s biofuel blending requirements as proposed, including the RIN credit discount for imported biofuel feedstocks that undercut domestic soybean demand, would prioritize American-grown feedstocks, support domestic energy production, and strengthen demand for U.S. soybean oil. Further, the swift finalization of 45Z tax guidance to ensure the positive changes created through One Big Beautiful Bill Act can be realized, is imperative to support biofuel industry investments. Putting these policies in place now will help ensure today’s assistance is paired with lasting market opportunity for soybean farmers and rural communities.
