USDA
Every Dealer Row Weekly story that covers USDA: 3 stories, newest first.
- Lot 02Regulation & trade policy
FTC and USDA ask for public comment on dealer territories, consolidation and retaliation in farm equipment
The FTC and USDA asked for public comment on farm equipment on October 7, including dealer territories and consolidation; comments are due December 7.
- Lot 04Farm economy & commodity prices
Over half of corn and soybean farmers named debt the main use of bridge payments; CNH sees a trough
In a January Purdue and CME survey, over half of corn and soybean producers named debt as the principal use of bridge payments and 12% named machinery. USDA forecasts government payments up $19.5 billion to $47.4 billion, and CNH says its market is at a trough.
- Lot 04Farm economy & commodity prices
USDA forecasts 2026 net farm income down 2.6%, with income mix shifting
USDA's Economic Research Service put 2026 US net farm income at $158.4 billion, down 2.6% from 2025, as higher crop receipts and a near-70% jump in government payments only partly offset a 5.4% drop in livestock receipts and rising costs.