01/07/2026
FARMER BRIDGE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PAYMENT RATES
The USDA recently announced payment rates for row crops eligible for the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program. Acres planted to corn ($44.36 per planted acre), soybeans ($30.88), wheat ($39.35), and 16 other eligible commodities should expect to receive FBA payments by the end of February. The average 1,500 acre grain farm in Illinois, with acres planted to corn and soybeans on owned and cash rented farmland, should expect to receive nearly $38 per planted acre or just over $56,000 in total FBA support.
Read more: https://farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2026/01/farmer-bridge-assistance-program-payment-rates.html