# USDA Issues Farm Safety Net and Conservation Payments

> USDA announced over $9.6 billion in payments to producers under the ARC, PLC and CRP programs, beginning the week of October 3, 2017. About $8 billion covers 2016-crop ARC and PLC payments for barley, corn, sorghum, oats, soybeans, wheat and other crops, and $1.6 billion is CRP for 2017. Payments are aimed at producers in drought, wildfire and hurricane-hit areas.

- Date: 2017-10-03 · published 2017-10-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68453-usda-issues-farm-safety-net-and-conservation-payments
- 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

The payments add cash to farm incomes for producers facing low prices, which can support near-term feed and grain demand. Since they do not change supply or crop prices directly, the direct price impact is modest.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-10-25 | [ARC and PLC Payments Go Out, Reflecting Weakness of Farm Bill Safety Net](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27843-arc-and-plc-payments-go-out-reflecting-weakness-of-farm-bill-safety-net.md) | -1.7% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2026-10-07 | [USDA Announces Record Payments of $13.8 Billion for 2025 Crop Year Revenue and Price Safety Net Programs \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17105-usda-announces-record-payments-of-13-8-billion-for-2025-crop-year-revenue-and.md) | -3.0% | -6.6% |
| CORN | 2021-06-24 | [House Ag Subcommittee Reviews Farm Safety Net Issues - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46565-house-ag-subcommittee-reviews-farm-safety-net-issues-farm-policy-news.md) | +4.6% | -5.8% |
| CORN | 2025-08-27 | [USDA considering 'bridge' payments for farmers  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23303-usda-considering-bridge-payments-for-farmers-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | +3.6% | +8.1% |
| 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% |
| SOY | 2024-10-25 | [ARC and PLC Payments Go Out, Reflecting Weakness of Farm Bill Safety Net](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27843-arc-and-plc-payments-go-out-reflecting-weakness-of-farm-bill-safety-net.md) | -1.4% | -1.9% |
| SOY | 2026-10-07 | [USDA Announces Record Payments of $13.8 Billion for 2025 Crop Year Revenue and Price Safety Net Programs \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17105-usda-announces-record-payments-of-13-8-billion-for-2025-crop-year-revenue-and.md) | -1.5% | -5.2% |
| SOY | 2021-06-24 | [House Ag Subcommittee Reviews Farm Safety Net Issues - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46565-house-ag-subcommittee-reviews-farm-safety-net-issues-farm-policy-news.md) | +4.7% | +2.3% |

## Sources

- usda.gov: https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2017/10/03/usda-issues-farm-safety-net-and-conservation-payments

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