# USDA Announces Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers Impacted by Unfair Market Disruptions

> USDA announced $1 billion in Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers payments for specialty crops and sugar, which were not covered by the Farmer Bridge Assistance program. Producers must report 2025 acreage to FSA by March 13, 2026.

- Date: 2026-03-01 · published 2026-03-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20564-usda-announces-assistance-for-specialty-crop-farmers-impacted-by-unfair-market
- 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

Specialty crop and sugar aid has little direct bearing on feed ingredient supply or demand, so price impact is negligible.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-12-08 | [Trump Administration Announces $12 Billion Farmer Bridge Payments for American Farmers Impacted by Unfair Market Disruptions \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21481-trump-administration-announces-12-billion-farmer-bridge-payments-for-american.md) | -1.0% | +0.0% |
| CORN | 2018-08-27 | [USDA Announces Details of Assistance for Farmers Impacted by Unjustified Retaliation \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63521-usda-announces-details-of-assistance-for-farmers-impacted-by-unjustified.md) | +0.5% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2019-05-23 | [USDA Announces Support for Farmers Impacted by Unjustified Retaliation and Trade Disruption](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5441-usda-announces-support-for-farmers-impacted-by-unjustified-retaliation-and.md) | +3.7% | +7.9% |
| CORN | 2026-05-30 | [USDA Launches Specialty Crop Assistance Enrollment \| Govly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19218-usda-launches-specialty-crop-assistance-enrollment-govly.md) | -5.5% | -10.2% |
| CORN | 2020-09-18 | [USDA to Provide Additional Direct Assistance to Farmers and Ranchers Impacted by the Coronavirus \| Farm Service Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51103-usda-to-provide-additional-direct-assistance-to-farmers-and-ranchers-impacted.md) | -2.0% | +4.4% |
| SOY | 2025-12-08 | [Trump Administration Announces $12 Billion Farmer Bridge Payments for American Farmers Impacted by Unfair Market Disruptions \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21481-trump-administration-announces-12-billion-farmer-bridge-payments-for-american.md) | -2.6% | -5.7% |
| SOY | 2018-08-27 | [USDA Announces Details of Assistance for Farmers Impacted by Unjustified Retaliation \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63521-usda-announces-details-of-assistance-for-farmers-impacted-by-unjustified.md) | -1.1% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 2019-05-23 | [USDA Announces Support for Farmers Impacted by Unjustified Retaliation and Trade Disruption](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5441-usda-announces-support-for-farmers-impacted-by-unjustified-retaliation-and.md) | +7.3% | +10.5% |

## Sources

- usda.gov: https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2026/02/13/usda-announces-assistance-specialty-crop-farmers-impacted-unfair-market-disruptions

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