By Julie Tomascik
Editor

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the commodity per-acre payment rates for the $11 billion available to eligible farmers through the Farmer Bridge Assistance program.

“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,” U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said. “Farmers who qualify for the FBA Program can expect payments in their bank accounts by Feb. 28, 2026.”

The program includes a total of $12 billion, but $1 billion is set aside for specialty crops and sugar. Those payment rates have not yet been set by USDA.

Cotton and rice farmers will receive the highest per-acre payments.

USDA said the rates 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 except grazing, volunteer stands, experimental, green manure, crops left standing and abandoned or cover crops,” USDA said in a news release.

Below are the payment rates for the FBA eligible commodities that triggered a payment.

  • 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

Farmers, including specialty crop growers and stakeholder groups, can submit questions to farmerbridge@usda.gov.

More information on the program is available at fsa.usda.gov/fba or your local USDA county office.