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.  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 having to go 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.

The following Maps show estimated PLC payments:

ARC-County payment will not be forecasted until county yields are released in early June, but at that time will be available here.