ECAP Payment Rates Announced

To make sure the government doesn’t exceed available funding, the initial ECAP payments will be at 85 percent of the total program payment rate. Payment rates include $42.91 per acre for corn, $29.76 per acre for soybeans and $30.69 for wheat. For canola, the rate is $31.83 per acre and for sunflowers, it is $27.23. Barley is at $21.67 and oats are at $77.66 per acre. For acres reported as prevented plant, the ECAP assistance will be capped at 50 percent.