# Where Has Farmer Assistance Dollars Gone?

> AFBF economist Cameron Castillo said $9.6 billion of the $11 billion allocated under the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program has been paid, mostly to Iowa, Texas and Illinois. He said specialty crop payments remain pending and that rice losses remain high despite aid.

- Date: 2026-05-04 · published 2026-05-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19224-where-has-farmer-assistance-dollars-gone
- 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

Aid payments cushion farm incomes but do not change planting or marketing volumes, so price impact is minimal.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2026-02-23 | [Federal Register
       :: 
      Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) Program](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20561-federal-register-farmer-bridge-assistance-fba-program.md) | +2.1% | +7.7% |
| CORN | 2020-11-13 | [After Trump’s payouts are gone, what happens to farmers? \| IATP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50143-after-trump-s-payouts-are-gone-what-happens-to-farmers-iatp.md) | +10.6% | +9.7% |
| CORN | 2017-07-27 | [Agricultural Disaster Assistance](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69933-agricultural-disaster-assistance.md) | -1.3% | -7.0% |
| CORN | 2025-12-01 | [Trump Administration Delivers Second Stage of Crop Disaster Assistance for Farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21936-trump-administration-delivers-second-stage-of-crop-disaster-assistance-for.md) | +0.3% | +0.3% |
| 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 | 2026-02-23 | [Federal Register
       :: 
      Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) Program](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20561-federal-register-farmer-bridge-assistance-fba-program.md) | +1.7% | +2.1% |
| SOY | 2020-11-13 | [After Trump’s payouts are gone, what happens to farmers? \| IATP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50143-after-trump-s-payouts-are-gone-what-happens-to-farmers-iatp.md) | +3.6% | +2.1% |

## Sources

- pnwag.net: https://pnwag.net/where-has-farmer-assistance-gone/

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