# USDA Harvest Fuel Relief Program ($8 Billion)

> The USDA has announced the Harvest Fuel Relief Program, providing up to $8 billion in one-time payments to farmers for higher fuel and input costs in the 2026 crop year. Payments will be administered by the Farm Service Agency using a national formula based on planted acres, cost-of-production estimates and yield and price data.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-13T09:15:35.533Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/97579-usda-harvest-fuel-relief-program-8-billion
- 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 farmer liquidity and planting or holding decisions without directly changing supply, so the price effect is modest, though it may ease pressure to sell grain at harvest.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-02-26 | [USDA Invests Up To $1 Billion to Combat Avian Flu and Reduce Egg Prices \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26060-usda-invests-up-to-1-billion-to-combat-avian-flu-and-reduce-egg-prices-usda.md) | -6.0% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2018-09-04 | [USDA Launches Trade Mitigation Programs \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63024-usda-launches-trade-mitigation-programs-usda.md) | +0.5% | +1.8% |
| CORN | 2018-12-31 | [Farm bill passage brings needed relief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61576-farm-bill-passage-brings-needed-relief.md) | +1.7% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2019-11-15 | [USDA Issues Second Tranche of Market Facilitation Program](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56042-usda-issues-second-tranche-of-market-facilitation-program.md) | -0.7% | -2.8% |
| CORN | 2018-11-20 | [EPA plans biofuel 'reset' as program misses Congress' targets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61906-epa-plans-biofuel-reset-as-program-misses-congress-targets.md) | -1.1% | +7.6% |
| SOY | 2018-09-04 | [USDA Launches Trade Mitigation Programs \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63024-usda-launches-trade-mitigation-programs-usda.md) | +0.1% | +3.0% |
| SOY | 2018-12-31 | [Farm bill passage brings needed relief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61576-farm-bill-passage-brings-needed-relief.md) | +3.3% | +4.1% |
| SOY | 2019-11-15 | [USDA Issues Second Tranche of Market Facilitation Program](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56042-usda-issues-second-tranche-of-market-facilitation-program.md) | +0.1% | +0.8% |

## Sources

- gmco.com: https://gmco.com/usda-harvest-fuel-relief-program-8-billion/

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