ARC/PLC Election 2026
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The price is the national average for the 2026 crop year, and the county yield is what the county ends up averaging. Neither is known until after the election deadline. Results are in dollars per base acre, net of 5.7% sequestration.
Where each program pays more
How this is figured
Is ARC-IC worth a look?
ARC-IC (Individual) pays on your own farm’s yields instead of the county’s. Use your own five-year average yield to see how far below it you would have to fall.
| If the county comes in at | ARC-CO or PLC would pay (net) | Your yield would need to be below | That is |
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- In a strong county year (the 105% and 110% rows), ARC-CO pays nothing unless the price drops a long way, so ARC-IC is often the only program that can pay, and only if your own yield falls short.
- ARC-IC pays on 65% of your base acres, compared with 85% for ARC-CO and PLC. So your farm has to fall short by about a third more than the county does before it comes out ahead.
- It uses your own certified yields, so records matter. It covers every crop on the farm number, and every producer on the farm must agree.
- ARC-IC averages across every crop on the farm, so a strong soybean crop can cancel out a weak corn crop.
- FSA drops your best and worst year of the five when it sets your ARC-IC benchmark, so for the box above, use the average of your middle three years.
- The election closes December 11, 2026.
Not sure where your farms stand? Send your FSA-156s, crop insurance history, acreage report and harvest yields and we’ll run the numbers.
Estimates only. County data is from FSA’s 2026 ARC-CO file (January 2026). Reference prices are from FSA, and the starting prices are estimates of the 2026/27 national average. Final county yields and prices are not known until after the election deadline. Estimates are net of 5.7% sequestration and do not reflect payment limits. This tool does not replace guidance from your FSA office.