USDA’s payment rates are based upon FBA-eligible commodities that trigger a payment (per-acre payment rates):
- Barley: $20.51
- Canola: $23.57
- Chickpeas (Large): $26.46
- Chickpeas (Small): $33.36
- Corn: $44.36
- Cotton: $117.35
- Flax: $8.05
- Lentils: $23.98
- Mustard: $23.21
- Oats: $81.75
- Peanuts: $55.65
- Peas: $19.60
- Rice: $132.89
- Safflower: $24.86
- Sesame: $13.68
- Sorghum: $48.11
- Soybeans: $30.88
- Sunflower: $17.32
- Wheat: $39.35
MY RURAL AMERICA’S PERSPECTIVE: Obviously, these payments will not make up for the damage Trump’s tariffs have caused. The Administration, with USDA in the lead, must end the tariffs that have destroyed US agricultural markets and begin the hard work of rebuilding lost markets immediately. Our question: Why are Argentine farmers more important than US farmers?
From The Hagstrom Report‘s interviews, farm organizations’ senior leadership agrees.
WHEAT GROWERS: “While the rates announced today do not come close to making wheat farmers whole for the per-acre losses experienced in 2025, the $39.35 per-acre payment for planted wheat will help lighten the blow of a challenging year,” said National Association of Wheat Growers President Pat Clements.
CORN GROWERS: National Corn Growers Association President Jed Bower said, “While this financial assistance is helpful and welcomed, we urgently need the administration and Congress to develop markets in the United States and abroad that will provide growers with more long-term economic certainty.”
SOYBEAN PRODUCERS: American Soybean Association President Scott Metzger, an Ohio farmer, said, “ASA is grateful to the Trump administration and USDA for recognizing the economic losses farmers are experiencing, but due to significant trade losses this year, the payment rate for soybeans will likely not be enough for soybean farmers to keep their operations financially solvent as we move into the next planting season. While the assistance provides some relief, farmers need strong, reliable markets to guarantee the long-term success of the U.S. soybean industry. We urge the Trump administration to focus on immediate, achievable actions that will support domestic soybean markets, including finalizing policies that create a preference for soy-based biofuel feedstocks through the 2026-2027 Renewable Volume Obligations, robust biomass-based diesel volumes, and 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit tax guidance. Reliable markets depend on policies that grow demand, strengthen rural economies, and provide certainty for the next generation.”
Jerry Hagstrom, The Hagstrom Report