ARC & PLC Payments to Hit Record $13.8 Billion for 2025
USDA’s Farm Service Agency estimates Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) will generate approximately $13.8 billion in gross payments to eligible agricultural producers for the 2025 crop year — the largest annual payout by far since the key safety net programs were established in the 2014 Farm Bill.
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China Buys First US Soybeans Since Trump-Xi Meeting
China has purchased more cargoes of US soybeans, extending a buying spree this week that marks its first acquisitions since the leaders of the two countries held a summit in late September. State-owned companies have booked at least 20 soybean shipments, equivalent …
EPA to Protect Biofuel Demand by Reallocating Small Refinery Exemptions
In a move aimed at protecting demand for ethanol and biodiesel, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin used a trip to Iowa on Tuesday to announce a proposal to reallocate 770 million renewable fuel blending credits granted to small refiners by adding them to …
Judge Says USDA Reorganization Likely Violates Congressional Directive
The Agriculture Department has been ordered to halt its reorganization and relocation efforts by a federal judge who said the department had likely violated a congressional directive prohibiting it from spending money on the plan …
Trump Import Plan Bringing in Less ‘Affordable’ Beef Than Allowed
Beef imports under the Trump administration’s temporary tariff-rate quota fell well short of the first monthly allocation, limiting the amount of additional supply reaching the U.S. market, according to University of Arkansas economist James Mitchell …
USDA Says Soy Crop Biggest Ever, Corn Second Biggest
The harvest for corn would be the second largest ever if a forecast calling for 16 billion bushels is realized, the Agriculture Department said in its October crop production report. Additionally, both soybean output and yield would be the biggest on record …
Farm Sector Debt to Reach Record High $605 Billion in 2026
United States farm sector debt is expected to reach a record high $605.1 billion in 2026, according to the latest USDA forecast. But the rise in non-traditional and vendor credit has created some gaps in the federal government’s current ability to measure …
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