USDA to Distribute Commodity Program Payments, Reopen FSA Operations
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By Philip Brasher Updated on October 22, 2025
The Trump administration is moving forward with distributing commodity program payments due to farmers this month and also plans to “resume Farm Service Agency core operations,” Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced Tuesday.
The payments have been held up by the partial government shutdown, which has largely closed FSA field offices and operations.
The payments under the Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage payments are for farmers signed up for the programs in 2024. ARC and PLC payments are made in the October of the following year.
About $1.9 billion in ARC payments and $589 million in PLC payments were expected to be made this year, according to The University of Missouri’s Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute.
ARC payments are triggered when county revenue falls below the average for the previous five years. PLC payments are made when the average market price for a commodity is below its reference price.
“President Trump will not let the radical left Democrat shutdown impact critical USDA services while harvest is underway across the country. Thursday, USDA will resume Farm Service Agency core operations, including critical services for farm loan processing, ARC/PLC payments, and other programs,” Rollins said in a post on X.
She said Trump “is standing up for our farmers while Democrats obstruct. Special thanks to our great USDA employees who continue to work without pay to serve our farmers and ranchers.”
Rollins’ announcement comes as the administration is under fire for the impact of its trade war with China and Trump’s comments Sunday that he plans to U.S. beef prices by having the commodity imported from Argentina.
This article was originally published by Agri-Pulse. Agri-Pulse is a trusted source in Washington, D.C., with the largest editorial team focused on food and farm policy coverage.
