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Oct 23, 2026POLICYUS

Government Payments Hit Record $55.4 Billion: Fordyce Says $8 Diesel Aid Coming in November

USDA expects U.S. government payments to farmers to reach a record $55.4 billion in 2026. The total includes $12 billion in Farmer Bridge Assistance, $13.4 billion in October ARC/PLC payments, and the new $8 billion Harvest Fuel Relief program.

WHY IT MATTERS

Large cash support can keep farmers holding crops and sustain input demand, which supports the price floor for feed grains in the near term.

AFFECTSCorn Soybeans Wheat (SRW)

SOURCE
agweb.comOct 23, 2026

Price reaction & history

Cornno directional readSO FAR1d 0.0%5d -0.6%20d —

After 1,623 past policy events, Corn moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.5%), and +0.4% over 20.

Sep 16, 2019U.S. farmers receive $4.07 billion of latest government trade aid+3.4%
Jun 28, 2026A $55 Billion Safety Net? Government Tab to Prop Up American Farms Is Rising - WSJ+1.0%
Oct 7, 2026USDA Announces Record Payments of $13.8 Billion for 2025 Crop Year Revenue and Price Safety Net Programs | USDA-3.0%
Oct 15, 2025Government payments create funding cliff for farmers | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.+0.1%
Nov 14, 2024Mexico's Sheinbaum to present constitutional safeguard for non-GMO corn in coming days+0.2%

Soybeansno directional readSO FAR1d 0.0%5d -2.9%20d —

After 1,905 past policy events, Soybeans moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (52% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.8%), and +0.2% over 20.

Sep 16, 2019U.S. farmers receive $4.07 billion of latest government trade aid-0.2%
Jun 28, 2026A $55 Billion Safety Net? Government Tab to Prop Up American Farms Is Rising - WSJ+5.0%
Oct 7, 2026USDA Announces Record Payments of $13.8 Billion for 2025 Crop Year Revenue and Price Safety Net Programs | USDA-1.5%
Jan 6, 2020U.S. biomass-based diesel tax credit renewed through 2022 in government spending bill - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)+0.5%
Oct 15, 2025Government payments create funding cliff for farmers | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.+2.4%

Wheat (SRW)no directional readSO FAR1d 0.0%5d -0.6%20d —

After 1,019 past policy events, Wheat (SRW) moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (49% higher; middle half -1.7% to +1.5%), and +0.2% over 20.

Sep 16, 2019U.S. farmers receive $4.07 billion of latest government trade aid+2.1%
Jun 28, 2026A $55 Billion Safety Net? Government Tab to Prop Up American Farms Is Rising - WSJ-0.7%
Oct 7, 2026USDA Announces Record Payments of $13.8 Billion for 2025 Crop Year Revenue and Price Safety Net Programs | USDA+3.1%
Jun 16, 2023Payment limits to be reconsidered in Farm Bill | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.+3.5%
May 8, 2023PSAC strike revives doubts about need for government grain inspection | Financial Post-2.1%

Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.

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