# Will $10B in economic payments offset farm income losses? | Agriculture Dive

> Agriculture Dive reports that a University of Illinois study finds the $10 billion in economic aid will not fully reverse losses for grain producers. Using central Illinois high-productivity land, it estimates corn returns improve from minus $161 to minus $118 per acre. Many farmers will still have negative returns after receiving the payments.

- Date: 2025-01-09 · published 2025-01-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26503-will-10b-in-economic-payments-offset-farm-income-losses-agriculture-dive
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Persistent negative margins may reduce planted acreage in later seasons and could tighten corn and soybean supply over time. Near-term prices are not directly affected.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-12-17 | [Agriculture Dept. launches 2nd round of payments to farmers \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61570-agriculture-dept-launches-2nd-round-of-payments-to-farmers-ap-news.md) | +0.4% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2025-02-01 | [Impacts of Economic Assistance Payments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26502-impacts-of-economic-assistance-payments.md) | +0.6% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2026-04-29 | [Policy Updates: $10B in bridge payments flow to farmers, but losses still outpace support - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19677-policy-updates-10b-in-bridge-payments-flow-to-farmers-but-losses-still-outpace.md) | +0.2% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2025-05-21 | [Spending Impacts of PLC and ARC-CO in House Agriculture Reconciliation Bill - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24656-spending-impacts-of-plc-and-arc-co-in-house-agriculture-reconciliation-bill.md) | +0.7% | -3.8% |
| CORN | 2021-10-08 | [Congress Provides $10 Billion for 2020 and 2021 Ag Disaster Payments \| Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44525-congress-provides-10-billion-for-2020-and-2021-ag-disaster-payments-center-for.md) | -2.4% | +6.0% |
| SOY | 2018-12-17 | [Agriculture Dept. launches 2nd round of payments to farmers \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61570-agriculture-dept-launches-2nd-round-of-payments-to-farmers-ap-news.md) | -1.7% | -0.8% |
| SOY | 2025-02-01 | [Impacts of Economic Assistance Payments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26502-impacts-of-economic-assistance-payments.md) | +0.7% | -4.2% |
| SOY | 2025-01-27 | [Agriculture will face renewed challenges in Argentina](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13884-agriculture-will-face-renewed-challenges-in-argentina.md) | -1.3% | -2.5% |

## Sources

- agriculturedive.com: https://www.agriculturedive.com/news/farm-bill-economic-payments-impact-income-declines-agriculture/736915/

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