USDA bridge payment details released: specialty crops on hold
USDA outlines Farmer Bridge Assistance per-acre rates and funding details for 2026, with $12B planned for producers. See if you qualify.
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has announced the next phase in the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program (FBA): the eligible commodity per-acre payment rates. As part of the program, $12 billion will be paid to American farmers in 2026.
Timelines for payments to specialty crop producers are still under development and require additional understanding of market impacts and economic needs, according to the release from USDA. The agency says concerned producers can submit questions to farmerbridge@usda.gov.
USDA also says in the news release that of the $12 billion being provided by the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act, up to $11 billion is for eligible row crop producers and the remaining $1 billion of the $12 billion in assistance is reserved for specialty crops and sugar.
Per acre payment rates
For those curious, listed below are the payment rates for FBA eligible commodities that triggered a payment. Rice ($132.89), cotton ($117.35), oats ($81.75), peanuts ($55.65), sorghum ($48.11) and corn ($44.36) will receive the highest per-acre payment rates, according to the USDA release.- 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