# Farmer Bridge Assistance Program Payment Rates

> USDA released per-acre payment rates for row crops under the Farmer Bridge Assistance program, with corn at $44.36, soybeans at $30.88 and wheat at $39.35. Payments are expected by the end of February.

- Date: 2026-02-01 · published 2026-02-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21038-farmer-bridge-assistance-program-payment-rates
- 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

Per-acre payments are fixed and not tied to current production, so they have limited direct effect on feed grain prices, though they may support planted acreage.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2026-03-01 | [USDA Announces Enrollment Period for Farmer Bridge Payments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20562-usda-announces-enrollment-period-for-farmer-bridge-payments.md) | +2.0% | +5.1% |
| CORN | 2026-10-07 | [Farm program nuts and bolts: Decisions and payments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17103-farm-program-nuts-and-bolts-decisions-and-payments.md) | -3.0% | -6.6% |
| CORN | 2019-04-03 | [2018 Farm Bill Primer: Marketing Assistance Loan Program - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59573-2018-farm-bill-primer-marketing-assistance-loan-program-everycrsreport-com.md) | -1.1% | -1.6% |
| CORN | 2026-03-10 | [Half of Farmer Bridge Assistance Already Allocated, USDA Says \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20154-half-of-farmer-bridge-assistance-already-allocated-usda-says-farm-policy-news.md) | +3.2% | +2.8% |
| 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 | 2026-03-01 | [USDA Announces Enrollment Period for Farmer Bridge Payments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20562-usda-announces-enrollment-period-for-farmer-bridge-payments.md) | +2.4% | +0.2% |
| SOY | 2026-10-07 | [Farm program nuts and bolts: Decisions and payments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17103-farm-program-nuts-and-bolts-decisions-and-payments.md) | -1.5% | -5.2% |

## Sources

- farmdocdaily.illinois.edu: https://farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2026/01/farmer-bridge-assistance-program-payment-rates.html

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