USDA Farm Program Payments Reach Record $13.8 Billion

The USDA says 2025 farm program payments being issued this month are the largest since the programs were established in the 2014 Farm Bill.

The Farm Service Agency’s Ag Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs are providing $13.8 billion in gross payments. That’s before payment limits and a mandatory 5.7 percent reduction.

Reference price updates included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act helped boost payments.

USDA says PLC payments were triggered for several crops, including corn, grain sorghum, rice, seed cotton, soybeans and wheat. ARC-County payments are based on county levels, triggering at the county level.

The 2026 farm program enrollment is also underway, open through December 11.

EDITOR’S TAKE:

We have been keeping you informed about various program payments to farmers/ranchers as they occur – the ARC and PLC payments are massive infusions of cash back into the ag economy and just in time to pay down some credit and have enough left to purchase that new tractor, planter, combine or, yes, a new truck or SUV. And with the tax collectors looking over their shoulders, much of those funds will find their way into dealerships of CAD members if you play your cards right. That means bring out the heavy artillery, programs like AgPack®, AgTruckTrader.com®, CADFI, CAD Protect. They can make a huge difference when trying to beat the non-CAD competitor down the street or across town.