Applications are now open through August 15, 2025, for farmers interested in participating in the $10-billion Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP), which is being administered by USDA’s ...

Back in December 2024, Congress passed the American Relief Act, part of which included $10 billion in Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) payments. Farmers are now reporting they’re ...

Congress laid out the formula for ECAP in the American Relief Act of 2025, as explained in a previous Market Intel from January with estimates in striking distance of the final USDA payment rates.