# USDA Cuts 2025 Farm Income As Weakness Persists Into 2026 | Potato Grower Magazine

> USDA's February farm income forecast cut 2025 net farm income to about $154.6 billion, roughly $25 billion below September's estimate. It projects 2026 net farm income at $153.4 billion, with weakness outside the cattle sector.

- Date: 2026-03-01 · published 2026-03-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20155-usda-cuts-2025-farm-income-as-weakness-persists-into-2026-potato-grower-magazine
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Weak farm margins can slow input purchases and encourage producers to hold or sell grain, while cattle strength partly offsets the trend in livestock markets.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-02-27 | [USDA's initial look at 2025-26 marketing year - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26084-usda-s-initial-look-at-2025-26-marketing-year-pro-farmer.md) | -5.3% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2025-05-14 | [USDA forecasts lower wheat, corn, sorghum prices for 2025/26](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24718-usda-forecasts-lower-wheat-corn-sorghum-prices-for-2025-26.md) | +3.8% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2021-01-06 | [USDA: Mexican stance against GMO hurts farmers \| 2021-01-05  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49132-usda-mexican-stance-against-gmo-hurts-farmers-2021-01-05-agri-pulse.md) | +5.2% | +12.7% |
| CORN | 2021-03-10 | [Wheat inches lower, subdued USDA forecast caps losses - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7082-wheat-inches-lower-subdued-usda-forecast-caps-losses-markets-business-recorder.md) | -9.5% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2020-03-26 | [Morning Market Review for March 26, 2020 - HighLine Grain Growers, Inc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11212-morning-market-review-for-march-26-2020-highline-grain-growers-inc.md) | +3.9% | -3.7% |
| SOY | 2021-01-06 | [USDA: Mexican stance against GMO hurts farmers \| 2021-01-05  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49132-usda-mexican-stance-against-gmo-hurts-farmers-2021-01-05-agri-pulse.md) | +5.3% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2019-03-11 | [Net Farm Income Will Rise for Crops and Livestock, But Won't Make Up for 2018 Decline](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60077-net-farm-income-will-rise-for-crops-and-livestock-but-won-t-make-up-for-2018.md) | +2.9% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 2020-03-26 | [Morning Market Review for March 26, 2020 - HighLine Grain Growers, Inc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11212-morning-market-review-for-march-26-2020-highline-grain-growers-inc.md) | -2.1% | -4.8% |

## Sources

- potatogrower.com: https://www.potatogrower.com/2026/03/usda-cuts-2025-farm-income

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