About the Price Support
The Price Support Division (PSD) of the Farm Service Agency administers programs that help stabilize farm income, support the marketing of agricultural commodities, and ensure producers have access to adequate storage and handling infrastructure. Operating under the Commodity Credit Corporation, PSD offers short‑term financing for Marketing Assistance Loans that allow producers to use their harvested crops as collateral, giving them flexibility to market their commodities when prices recover. The division also provides Loan Deficiency Payments for producers who choose not to take a loan when market prices fall below established support levels.
The division is responsible for compliance and loan servicing, ensuring producers meet program requirements and that loan and program activity are accurately documented and administered. PSD also publishes daily and weekly price data, loan rates, and other reports that enhance market transparency and support informed decision‑making.
In addition to commodity loan programs, PSD oversees the Farm Storage Facility Loan Program and other efforts that help farmers build or upgrade on farm storage and handling facilities, strengthening essential commodity infrastructure needed for commodity management, including Sugar Storage Facility loans. PSD administers key producer initiatives such as Dairy Margin Coverage, which supports dairy operations when feed costs rise above milk prices, and the Dairy Indemnity Payment Program (DIPP) which provides indemnity payments to affected dairy producers for milk dumped or removed from the market without compensation due to a chemical contamination. PSD is also responsible for the Reimbursement Transportation Cost Payment program for geographically disadvantaged producers which provides support to offset transportation costs for inputs and commodities specific to producers in insular areas.
Through these programs and services, the Price Support Division helps producers manage market fluctuations, reduce financial risk, and maintain the infrastructure essential for effective commodity storage, marketing, and transportation supporting both individual farm operations and the broader agricultural economy.
Weekly Commodity Rates
- Pulse Crop LDP Rates (Excel)
- Peanut LDP Rates (Excel)
- Wool and Mohair LDP Rates (Excel)
- Cotton LDP Rates (Excel)
- Rice LDP Rates (Excel)
- Monthly CCC Honey Survey Prices (pdf)
Program Updates
- USDA Now Making Payments for New Dairy Margin Coverage Program
- USDA Expands Safety-Net for Dairy Operations Adding Next-Generation Family Members
- USDA Announces 2019 Loan Rates for Wheat, Feed Grains and Oilseeds, Rice, and Pulse Crop. View the commodity loan rate tables.
- USDA Announces 2019 Peanut Loan Rates. View the Peanut loan rate table.
Resources
- MAL/LDP Grain Sorghum Varieties (Excel)
- DIPP Milk & Cow Calculator (Excel)
- Limited 2018 MPP-Dairy Signup Worksheet (Excel)
- eLDP Functions
- Alternative Delivery Systems
- Net Payment Price Calculator (Excel)
- RTCP Total-State Master Worksheet (Excel)
- Market Gain/LDP Record for Interim Process (Excel)
- FSFL Deferral Calculator
- FSFL Amortization Schedule Calculator
- FSFL Disbursement Calculator
- Commodity Certificate Exchange (CCE) Register (Excel)
- FSFL Commodity Storage Capacity and Need Calculator (DETERMINED PRODUCTION) (Excel)
- FSFL Commodity Storage Capacity and Need Calculator (SELF-CERTIFIED) (Excel)
- Grain Bag Volume Calculator (Excel)
Example CCC-195-TS Servicing Report (Excel)
Commodity Loans
Marketing assistance loans provide producers interim financing at harvest time to meet cash flow needs without having to sell their commodities when market prices are typically at harvest-time lows.
Loan Deficiency Payments
For a commodity to be eligible for a marketing assistance loan or a loan deficiency payment (LDP), the producer must have beneficial interest in the commodity in addition to other eligibility requirements.
Market Loss Assistance Payment Programs
- DIPP Milk & Cow Calculator
- Dairy Margin Protection Payment
Facility Loan Programs
Under the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Charter Act, USDA may make loans to producers to build or upgrade farm storage and handling facilities.
Reports
These reports provide a host of information about loan activities, LDPs, loan forfeitures, and much more.