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THE 2025 EMERGENCY COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

The American Relief Act of 2025 authorized $10 billion in economic assistance payments to partially offset economic losses suffered by producers of eligible commodities during the 2024 crop year. The Farm Service Agency (FSA) of the USDA recently announced the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) application process and the per acre payment rates for each commodity. The payment rates for corn, soybean, and wheat acres provide significant relief. However, average per acre returns on cash rented farmland remain negative across all regions of Illinois for 2024. Moreover, the outlook for 2025 is for another year of negative returns across Illinois as production costs remain elevated compared to commodity prices. Prices need to improve and/or costs must be reduced for returns to reach sustainable levels.

Read more: https://farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2025/03/the-2025-emergency-commodity-assistance-program.html

NCC Applauds Inclusion of Producer Economic Assistance The NCC applauds Congressional leadership for including emergency economic assistance for cotton producers.