Peanut Producers Set to Receive $55.65 Per Acre

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced per acre payment rates for the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program, with eligible peanut producers expected to receive $55.65 per acre by February 28, 2026. President Trump announced the FBA on December 8, 2025 as an $11 billion agricultural economic assistance package for row crop producers, including peanuts. According to the Georgia Peanut Commission, the announcement strengthens the farm safety net and provides confidence for producers to continue their farming operations.

FBA payments are based on 2025 planted acres, Economic Research Service cost of production, and the World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimate Report. Double crop acres are eligible, while prevent plant acres are not. All intended row crop uses qualify except grazing, volunteer stands, experimental uses, green manure, crops left standing and abandoned, or cover crops. A $155,000 payment limit applies, along with a $900,000 adjusted gross income test.

Rollins said, “President Trump committed to increase certainty in the farm economy, and farmers can count on these payment rate calculations when going to the bank as they plan for the spring planting season.”