Corteva Settlement: Illinois Says About $7.5 Million Goes Back to Its Farmers and Nebraska Expects Over $10 Million — Three States Now Account for More Than Half of the $35 Million, but No State Has Published a Claim Form

As of October 14, 2026, three of the 12 states in the Corteva settlement have said how much of the $35 million they expect. When we first covered the deal on September 29, only Iowa and Colorado had named a figure. Two big numbers have come out since then.

Nebraska. In a release dated October 2, 2026, the Nebraska attorney general says: “Nebraska expects to receive over $10 million of the $35 million settlement.” The release does not say how Nebraska will use the money.

Illinois. The Illinois attorney general’s September 28 release carries the subhead “Raoul Expected to Return Approximately $7.5 Million to Affected Illinois Farmers.” No other state release we have read says its share will go to farmers. The Illinois release does not explain who counts as an “affected” farmer, whether there will be a form, or when payments might happen.

Iowa. The Iowa attorney general says “Iowa will receive approximately $2.4 million,” the figure KGAN/CBS2 Iowa reported on September 28. Iowa has not said whether any of it goes to farmers.

Together that is more than $19.9 million, or more than half of the $35 million. That leaves less than $15.1 million for the other nine states (our arithmetic). We found no published figure for California, Indiana, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Washington or Wisconsin. We could not reload the Minnesota and Colorado releases on October 14, so we have left their figures out.

The money cannot move until the court signs the order. The FTC says “Stipulated orders have the force of law when approved and signed by the District Court judge.” The parties filed the order on September 25, 2026. As of October 14, 2026, the FTC’s case page still shows “Last Updated September 28, 2026” and the status “Pending.” We could not open the court docket itself, so we cannot confirm whether Judge Schroeder has signed.

The stipulated order sets the timing. Corteva pays “within 30 calendar days of the entry by the Court of this Stipulated Order,” if the states send complete payment instructions at least ten calendar days before that deadline. If they send them later, Corteva has 15 calendar days after receiving them. The split is entirely up to the states: Corteva pays “pursuant to an allocation to be provided to Corteva by the Plaintiff States” and has “no responsibility or influence” over it.

Each attorney general then decides how to use their state’s share, “in their sole discretion.” The order lists seven permitted uses. One is “for distribution to farmers as deemed appropriate by any State’s Attorney General, including for a restitutionary purpose.” Another is “programs, initiatives, or grants designed to promote the welfare of agricultural producers.” The others include attorneys’ fees and state antitrust funds. Illinois’ $7.5 million would fall under the farmer-distribution option. The states that have not said anything about farmers could choose any of the seven.

There is no form to fill out. No release from the FTC, Nebraska, Illinois or Iowa describes a claim form, a deadline or a settlement administrator for the $35 million. If you farm in Illinois, watch for an announcement from the Illinois attorney general’s office itself. Its September 28 release is the only official statement so far, and it does not describe a process.

The money that is set aside for farmers by name is a different case: In re Crop Protection Products Loyalty Program Antitrust Litigation, No. 1:23-md-03062 (M.D.N.C.), before the same judge. According to DTN’s June 11 report on the motion, Corteva Agriscience agreed to an $85 million settlement. The class covers people who bought products containing acetochlor, rimsulfuron, oxamyl or methoxyfenozide from October 2018 through May 2026, and it “could exceed 100,000 farmers.” The money was to go into escrow no later than June 24, 2026. Iowa’s attorney general calls it the “$85 million class action settlement … brought by over 100,000 farmers.”

As of October 14, 2026, we found no ruling granting preliminary approval of that settlement, no settlement website and no claim form. Our court database shows the last filing in the CourtListener bulk file dated August 25, 2026 and no new feed entries since October 10. That is a mirror of the court record, not PACER, so a missing entry does not prove nothing has happened. The states have promised in their own order that neither the FTC nor the states “will challenge or contest the validity” of that class settlement. When it opens for claims, the court-approved notice will name the administrator and the deadline.

As of October 14, 2026, nobody needs to pay anything or hand over bank details to receive money from either Corteva deal. The $35 million goes from Corteva to state accounts. The $85 million class settlement has no published claim process. The FTC’s release states: “The FTC will never demand money, make threats, tell you to transfer money, or promise you a prize.”

Treat any message that asks for a fee, your Social Security number or a bank login to “register” you for the Corteva settlement as suspect. Check it against the attorney general’s own website in your state. For the class case, check the court-approved notice once one exists. The order gives one official contact for questions about how its rebate rules apply to your business: bccompliance@ftc.gov. It is not a claims line.

The allegations. The FTC and the states sued Corteva and Syngenta in 2022. According to the FTC, each company’s loyalty program “provides end-of-year payments to distributors that purchase from that defendant all (or nearly all) of their annual requirements of pesticides containing certain active ingredients.” The complaint alleges that this kept cheaper generics out of the main sales channel after patents expired. As a result, “U.S. farmers were forced to overpay for crop protection products.” Nebraska names the Corteva ingredients at issue as acetochlor, oxamyl and rimsulfuron. These are allegations. The order states it is not an admission by Corteva. For 10 years, Corteva may not tie rebates to a distributor buying more than 50% of its needs for an ingredient from Corteva. The Commission approved the order 2-0.

Syngenta has not settled. Nebraska says the FTC and all 12 states “continue to litigate against Syngenta.” Iowa adds that “no trial date has been scheduled.”

The split. The order itself refers to “the planned corporate separation of its business units into two independent publicly-traded corporations.” If that happens, the order binds whichever company makes and sells crop protection products. Corteva also stays bound by the payment obligation “regardless of any corporate or other transaction.” We have not verified the timing of the separation, and it does not change what farmers or states receive.

Can you sue for pesticide exposure? That is a different kind of case. This settlement is about rebate programs and prices, not about health injuries, so it does not help anyone who was sickened by a pesticide. People in that situation need a personal-injury claim against the product maker. Our Roundup lawsuit research page covers the largest such litigation.