On 31 December the USDA announced the per acre payment rates for the Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) program for producers hit by the ongoing tariffs.  Cotton and rice will receive the highest payments. On 15 December WPI estimated the upcoming payments, with cotton and rice at the top of the list, but with payment rates at 18.3 percent higher for cotton and 23 percent higher for rice.  The final payments for corn, soybeans, and sorghum were all lower, at 8 percent for corn, 2 percent for soybeans, and down 4 percent for sorghum.  Wheat payments were up 5 percent from initial estimates.  

Rapeseed and crambe which were included in the original list of crops to receive payments were not included in the final list of...