# Farm program nuts and bolts: Decisions and payments

> Farm payments under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are flowing to producers, with ARC and PLC payments for the 2025 crop due in October. Producers are also making enrollment decisions for the 2026 and 2027 crop programs.

- Date: 2026-10-07 · published 2026-10-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17103-farm-program-nuts-and-bolts-decisions-and-payments
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Higher support levels can keep acreage and marketing decisions less tied to price, which is a slow-moving factor for feed grain supply.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2016-12-01 | [Cornhusker Economics: Farm Program Payments and Projections \| CropWatch \| Nebraska](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73441-cornhusker-economics-farm-program-payments-and-projections-cropwatch-nebraska.md) | +3.9% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2026-02-01 | [Farmer Bridge Assistance Program Payment Rates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21038-farmer-bridge-assistance-program-payment-rates.md) | +0.2% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2017-10-03 | [USDA Issues Farm Safety Net and Conservation Payments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68453-usda-issues-farm-safety-net-and-conservation-payments.md) | -0.7% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2025-11-19 | [Projected ARC and PLC Payments for 2025 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21934-projected-arc-and-plc-payments-for-2025-farmdoc-daily.md) | -2.0% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2020-08-24 | [Don’t expect 2020 Market Facilitation Program payments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51609-don-t-expect-2020-market-facilitation-program-payments.md) | +3.3% | +11.5% |
| SOY | 2016-12-01 | [Cornhusker Economics: Farm Program Payments and Projections \| CropWatch \| Nebraska](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73441-cornhusker-economics-farm-program-payments-and-projections-cropwatch-nebraska.md) | +1.6% | -2.8% |
| SOY | 2026-02-01 | [Farmer Bridge Assistance Program Payment Rates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21038-farmer-bridge-assistance-program-payment-rates.md) | +4.8% | +8.1% |
| SOY | 2017-10-03 | [USDA Issues Farm Safety Net and Conservation Payments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68453-usda-issues-farm-safety-net-and-conservation-payments.md) | +1.0% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/farm-policy/farm-program-nuts-and-bolts-decisions-and-payments

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