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Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP)

Authorized by the American Relief Act, 2025, the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) provides economic assistance payments to eligible agricultural commodity producers for the 2024 crop year. These payments help producers mitigate the impacts of increased input costs and falling commodity prices.

Link to fact sheet

https://www.fsa.usda.gov/tools/informational/fact-sheets/emergency-commodity-assistance-program-ecap?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Link to calculator

https://www.fsa.usda.gov/ecap/payment-calculator?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Cash Bids
Name Delivery Start Basis Month Basis Cash Price Futures Price Futures Change
Atkinson
Big River
CHS
Hennepin

Quotes are delayed, as of April 03, 2025, 08:53:56 PM CDT or prior.
All grain prices are subject to change at any time.
Cash bids are based on 10-minute delayed futures prices, unless otherwise noted.
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Wheat Closes Mixed on Thursday -

Wheat futures took back most of the overnight weakness, with contracts closing mixed across the three exchanges. Chicago SRW futures were down 2 to

Soybeans Close with Losses on Tariff Risks -

Soybeans closed the Thursday session with losses of 18 to 20 cents after a gap lower at the open. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price

Cattle Falls on Thursday -

Live cattle futures posted losses on the Thursday session with contracts down $2.32 to $2.75. Cash action has been slow this week with bids across

Corn Closes With Mixed Action on Thursdays -

Corn bulls pushed back on Thursday, coming off overnight lows and closing with front months fractionally mixed and new crop December down 1 ¼

Cotton Closes with Limit Losses on Thursday -

Cotton futures settled the Thursday session with contracts down the 3 cent limit in the front months, with other contracts down 260 to 284 points.

Hogs Leak Lower on Thursday -

Lean hog futures ended the back and forth Thursday session with contracts down 7 to 95 cents in the nearbys. The USDA national average base hog

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