Estimated ARC & PLC Payments
The first Title I Farm Bill program payments that include the One Big Beautiful Bill Act enhancements will be received by farmers starting in October 2026, for the crop harvested in 2025. These payments are the one-time opportunity farmers have to receive the higher of the calculated Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs, before going back to annual program elections, starting with this year’s harvested crop.
PLC payments are based on Marketing Year Average (MYA) prices only, in which current forecasts will be very close to final numbers when they are released at the end of the marketing year. Wheat, oats, and barley MYA prices are now final, and corn, soybeans, and grain sorghum will be final on August 31st and announced in late September.
The following Maps show estimated PLC payments and include a paper discussing how they are calculated:
| Maps of PLC Estimates | Accompanying Paper |
|---|---|
| Kansas | Kansas Paper |
| National | National Paper |
ARC-County payments are based on MYA prices (discussed above) and county yields. The following Maps show estimated ARC payments and accompanying paper explains how they are calculated: