# Federal Register
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      Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) Program

> The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation issued a final rule creating the $11 billion Farmer Bridge Assistance program, effective February 23, 2026. Payments are per-acre one-time bridge payments to producers of eligible row crops, meant to bridge until OBBBA reference price increases take effect after October 1, 2026.

- Date: 2026-02-23 · published 2026-02-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20561-federal-register-farmer-bridge-assistance-fba-program
- 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

Direct payments can support planted acreage and farm income, which may keep marginal acres in production and slightly soften price reactions to trade disruptions, but the effect on corn and soybean prices is modest.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-08-30 | [Federal Register
       :: 
      Market Facilitation Program](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63522-federal-register-market-facilitation-program.md) | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2017-12-12 | [Federal Register
       :: 
      Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2018 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67350-federal-register-renewable-fuel-standard-program-standards-for-2018-and-biomass.md) | +1.9% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2019-07-29 | [Federal Register
       :: 
      Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2020 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2021, Response to the Remand of the 2016 Standards, and Other Changes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57954-federal-register-renewable-fuel-standard-program-standards-for-2020-and-biomass.md) | -0.6% | -10.6% |
| CORN | 2019-06-14 | [Federal Register
       :: 
      Modernizing the Regulatory Framework for Agricultural Biotechnology Products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58551-federal-register-modernizing-the-regulatory-framework-for-agricultural.md) | +1.7% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2020-06-04 | [USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program: Round One (CFAP-1) - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52595-usda-s-coronavirus-food-assistance-program-round-one-cfap-1-everycrsreport-com.md) | +0.7% | +5.0% |
| SOY | 2018-08-30 | [Federal Register
       :: 
      Market Facilitation Program](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63522-federal-register-market-facilitation-program.md) | +0.4% | +3.9% |
| SOY | 2021-04-29 | [Case for Ad Hoc Assistance in the Presence of Commodity Programs: MFP 2018 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47578-case-for-ad-hoc-assistance-in-the-presence-of-commodity-programs-mfp-2018.md) | +1.6% | -3.5% |
| SOY | 2019-06-14 | [Federal Register
       :: 
      Modernizing the Regulatory Framework for Agricultural Biotechnology Products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58551-federal-register-modernizing-the-regulatory-framework-for-agricultural.md) | +3.1% | +2.1% |

## Sources

- federalregister.gov: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/23/2026-03456/farmer-bridge-assistance-fba-program

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