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 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.  

The announcement predicts the payments expected to be issued by Feb. 28, 2026

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.  

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 is expected to send producers a pre-filled application via email or mail. 

Producers should review the application and submit it through the local FSA office or online.