Farmer Bridge Assistance Payment Rates Now Known

In the final hours of 2025, USDA announced the payment rates for the new Farmer Bridge Assistance program. Those rates include soybeans at $30.88 per acre, corn at $44.36, wheat at $39.35 and barley at $20.51. The per-acre rate for canola is $23.57; sunflowers are $17.32; oats is $81.75 and lentils are $23.98. Cotton and rice payments are in excess of $100 per acre. A payment rate calculator is available on the USDA website. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said, “USDA is making this process as simple and seamless as possible.” FBA payments are expected to be in the farmers’ bank accounts by February 28^th.