2026 crop payment
ARC/PLC calculator by county
Payment, if any: October 2027.
Compare conditional ARC-CO and PLC scenarios using your county and FSA records.
2026 election and enrollment: December 11, 2026.
Separate 2027 enrollment: November 2, 2026–March 15, 2027.
Choose how to begin
Both use the same farm worksheet, saved on this device when you choose Save.
Your farm board
Step 1 of 4 · Your county
Where is your land?
Use the land’s county, even if your county office is elsewhere.
Stale default prices: the November 10, 2026 scheduled WASDE release has passed without a verified replacement in this bundle. The last verified October 9, 2026 values remain; check USDA before use. Your overrides are preserved.
All base crops · 2026/27 MYA · gross estimates before limits and reductions.
Start with the county and crop below, then enter the FSA records. Add each base crop to compare them here.
Choose your county and crop
Type your county and state, then choose its name from the list.
Show me how — figures and other prices
What these terms mean
MYA is the national marketing-year average price. ERP is the effective reference price used for PLC (Price Loss Coverage). ARC-CO is Agriculture Risk Coverage—County. HIP is FSA historically irrigated percentage. Benchmark: the published reference yield or revenue. Guarantee: protected county revenue. Cap: maximum ARC-CO payment rate. Loan rate: the program price floor. Crossover: where this farm’s two example payments are equal; equal cents can span a small range. Proxy: a county figure used until you enter your own record.
USDA is the United States Department of Agriculture. WASDE is its monthly crop supply, demand and price report. A scenario is an example using a chosen price and county yield. Gross means before payment limits and reductions. Endpoint: treating all acres as one irrigation practice. Payment acres are eligible acres multiplied by the program’s payment factor; the amounts here include the 85% factor once.
About the county figures
County figures, farm records
Select a county above to compare gross dollars per base acre. Default county yield is a hypothetical benchmark scenario. PLC starts with a dated county-average placeholder.
Commodities and source gaps
Supported at launch: 23 FSA commodity categories, including seed cotton, grain sorghum, peanuts and all three rice classes. 18,850 county/crop/practice rows across 2,772 FSA counties; 18,091 rows have every required field. Missing data stays missing: an unavailable field blocks the comparison and links to FSA.These counts show how much public data the tool has. Count the bundled county rows, unique counties, crop catalog and rows with all needed benchmark and proxy fields. A full public row does not verify your farm record. Missing data blocks that comparison. The tool does not fill the gap with a nearby county. These are data counts, not counts of farms that qualify. Unit: count. Source: FSA MYA / ARC-CO / PLC tables (fsa.usda.gov); FSA county benchmark (fsa.usda.gov); FSA 2025 PLC-yield proxy (fsa.usda.gov). Public defaults or the user/preset assumptions labelled beside the result. User/preset entries are scenarios, not dated observations. Workbook links are in Sources.. As of 2026-10-09 public prices; 2026-01-16 county; 2025-04-17 proxy; checked 2026-10-28.
Barley · Canola · Corn · Crambe · Dry Peas · Flaxseed · Grain Sorghum · Large Chickpeas · Lentils · Mustard Seed · Oats · Peanuts · Rapeseed · Rice (long grain) · Rice (med/short grain) · Rice (temperate japonica) · Safflower · Seed Cotton · Sesame Seed · Small Chickpeas · Soybeans · Sunflower Seed · Wheat.These counts show how much public data the tool has. Count the bundled county rows, unique counties, crop catalog and rows with all needed benchmark and proxy fields. A full public row does not verify your farm record. Missing data blocks that comparison. The tool does not fill the gap with a nearby county. These are data counts, not counts of farms that qualify. Unit: count. Source: FSA MYA / ARC-CO / PLC tables (fsa.usda.gov); FSA county benchmark (fsa.usda.gov); FSA 2025 PLC-yield proxy (fsa.usda.gov). Public defaults or the user/preset assumptions labelled beside the result. User/preset entries are scenarios, not dated observations. Workbook links are in Sources.. As of 2026-10-09 public prices; 2026-01-16 county; 2025-04-17 proxy; checked 2026-10-28.
FSA omits county benchmark price, revenue, guarantee and cap for temperate japonica rice. Its rows are searchable but no dollar estimate is supplied. Other county rows can lack a PLC proxy; enter your own established program yield or consult FSA.
Your saved crops and worksheet tools
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Independent estimate using published USDA data and your assumptions. Not a USDA determination or enrollment. Final FSA data, your farm records and eligibility control payment. Review the official FSA and university tools before electing.
More help with the programs
APH is the production history used for crop insurance. AGI is adjusted gross income used in eligibility review. Sequestration is a federal payment reduction. Attribution assigns payments to people or entities for payment-limit review.
Which program fits this farm?
Start with your county, then replace the county placeholders with your FSA records. Try more than one price and yield before recording an intended choice.
Rules checked October 29, 2026: FSA election and enrollment deadline; January 12, 2026 program rule; FSA data and source dates. The yield stress is an illustration. No farmer completion time or best-election claim is made.
Questions for your records
Walk through a farm with more than one crop
- Choose the county where the land is located and a base crop. Compare the programs at the displayed assumptions. A zero here means neither pays at those assumptions.
- Enter your established FSA PLC yield, current base acres and producer share. Base acres can differ from what you planted. Add the dates of the records you checked.
- For separate irrigated and nonirrigated county rows, use the FSA historically irrigated percentage (HIP). It is neither your producer share nor this year’s irrigation percentage. If you do not know it, keep the separate endpoints and bring the missing record to FSA.
- Add the crop to your worksheet. Use “Add a crop” for another crop on that farm; its private crop records start blank. Use another farm identity for another FSA farm. Physical allocations of the same farm and crop share one intended election.
- Preview lower yields across the worksheet. Review excluded custom assumptions and the before/after amounts, then apply or cancel. The county comparison alone does not change saved worksheet rows.
- Review missing records and intended choices. Save explicitly, export a private copy or print for the office. None of these actions files an election or completes enrollment.
Which yield and price should I enter?
PLC uses the established farm payment yield on your FSA record—not your harvest yield, insurance APH or the county placeholder. ARC-CO uses a county yield scenario. MYA means the national marketing-year average price, not today’s local cash bid or a futures quote.
Do I get whichever program pays more?
The automatic higher-of exception applied to 2025. For 2026, make the applicable election and complete enrollment by December 11, 2026. Any payment for the 2026 crop begins in October 2027, subject to final data and eligibility; this is not a prediction of your check.
What does “85% already included” mean?These are the private farm records you enter for your worksheet. Payment-acre equivalents equal eligible acres times 85% times your share. Gross results already use that factor once. Look on your FSA farm record and final base and enrollment papers. You need final base acres, your share, farm PLC yield, HIP, your intended program and record dates. HIP means the share of the farm and crop that was irrigated in the past. Base acres need not match planted acres. Blank or unchecked records need review. The tool does not turn them into zero. Unit: as labelled (, acres, %, dates or status). Source: FSA MYA / ARC-CO / PLC tables (fsa.usda.gov); FSA county benchmark (fsa.usda.gov); FSA 2025 PLC-yield proxy (fsa.usda.gov). Public defaults or the user/preset assumptions labelled beside the result. User/preset entries are scenarios, not dated observations. Workbook links are in Sources.. As of 2026-10-09 public prices; 2026-01-16 county; 2025-04-17 proxy; checked 2026-10-28.
The displayed dollars per base acre include the 85% payment-acre factor once. Do not multiply them by 85% again. This factor is not a probability of payment. Farm totals use the payment rate before per-base display rounding, so multiplying a displayed amount by acres can differ by cents.
What should I bring to the FSA office?
Bring the current base-acre record and final allocation notice, established PLC yields, HIP where needed, producer shares, intended farm/crop choices and this worksheet. Do not reduce old base acres yourself. For Agriculture Risk Coverage—Individual (ARC-IC), bring the whole-farm production and revenue records for a separate analysis; typing your own yield into ARC-CO does not model ARC-IC.
Prepare for the FSA office
05 · Your FSA office checklist
2026 affirmative unanimous election deadline: December 11, 2026. Separate 2027 enrollment: November 2, 2026–March 15, 2027. Saving this worksheet files nothing. Obtain a signed FSA contract. Conditional 2026 crop payments begin October 2027.
- Post-allocation base notification and current FSA-156EZ record.
- Confirm PLC program yield, share and eligibility.
- Physical county/subcounty allocations for every farm; actual FSA HIP for split practices.
- Review AGI, small-base and entity attribution with FSA. Keep tax and identity records off this tool.
- Confirm each crop election and signed enrollment contract with FSA.
Limits, uncertainty and next steps
The published 2026 ARC/PLC limit is $164,000 per person/legal entity, with a separate peanuts category and attribution rules. It is not subtracted independently from each farm. Other attributed payments and eligibility may change your check.Gross dollars are the amount before payment limits and cuts. The tool does not subtract person or entity limits, payment attribution, or sequestration. It does not work out your net check. The printed planning rate is unconfirmed. Ask FSA to check if you qualify, what limits apply and the final cut. A saved intended choice does not elect a program or enroll you. Unit: as labelled (, acres, %, dates or status). Source: FSA MYA / ARC-CO / PLC tables (fsa.usda.gov); FSA county benchmark (fsa.usda.gov); FSA 2025 PLC-yield proxy (fsa.usda.gov). Public defaults or the user/preset assumptions labelled beside the result. User/preset entries are scenarios, not dated observations. Workbook links are in Sources.. As of 2026-10-09 public prices; 2026-01-16 county; 2025-04-17 proxy; checked 2026-10-28.
Amounts here are gross before payment limits and sequestration. A 5.7% planning deduction would apply only after other reductions; that rate is unconfirmed for the October 2027 check (FY2028). No net payment is promised.Gross dollars are the amount before payment limits and cuts. The tool does not subtract person or entity limits, payment attribution, or sequestration. It does not work out your net check. The printed planning rate is unconfirmed. Ask FSA to check if you qualify, what limits apply and the final cut. A saved intended choice does not elect a program or enroll you. Unit: as labelled (, acres, %, dates or status). Source: FSA MYA / ARC-CO / PLC tables (fsa.usda.gov); FSA county benchmark (fsa.usda.gov); FSA 2025 PLC-yield proxy (fsa.usda.gov). Public defaults or the user/preset assumptions labelled beside the result. User/preset entries are scenarios, not dated observations. Workbook links are in Sources.. As of 2026-10-09 public prices; 2026-01-16 county; 2025-04-17 proxy; checked 2026-10-28.
These are conditional scenarios. They do not model probabilities or expected payments. Explore university models and farm-specific ARC-IC analysis:
- farmdoc 2026 decision and expected-payment analysis ↗
- AFPC decision tools and ARC-IC workbooks ↗
- FSA payment limitations ↗
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USDA updates and source figures
October 9, 2026 price changes
Prior report column → current 2026/27 MYA forecast, in dollars per bushel:
- Corn: $4.80 → $4.70This shows how a new public price report changes the example cover. Compare the saved prior-report MYA with the current released MYA. Run ARC and PLC again with the shown county yield and dated PLC proxy held fixed. Results are gross dollars per base acre, not payments received. The checked date says when the data was checked. Each source release and the planned next release have their own dates. Opening the page again does not make an old report new. Unit: as labelled (, acres, %, dates or status). Source: FSA MYA / ARC-CO / PLC tables (fsa.usda.gov); FSA county benchmark (fsa.usda.gov); FSA 2025 PLC-yield proxy (fsa.usda.gov). Public defaults or the user/preset assumptions labelled beside the result. User/preset entries are scenarios, not dated observations. Workbook links are in Sources.. As of 2026-10-09 public prices; 2026-01-16 county; 2025-04-17 proxy; checked 2026-10-28.
- Soybeans: $12.00 → $12.00This shows how a new public price report changes the example cover. Compare the saved prior-report MYA with the current released MYA. Run ARC and PLC again with the shown county yield and dated PLC proxy held fixed. Results are gross dollars per base acre, not payments received. The checked date says when the data was checked. Each source release and the planned next release have their own dates. Opening the page again does not make an old report new. Unit: as labelled (, acres, %, dates or status). Source: FSA MYA / ARC-CO / PLC tables (fsa.usda.gov); FSA county benchmark (fsa.usda.gov); FSA 2025 PLC-yield proxy (fsa.usda.gov). Public defaults or the user/preset assumptions labelled beside the result. User/preset entries are scenarios, not dated observations. Workbook links are in Sources.. As of 2026-10-09 public prices; 2026-01-16 county; 2025-04-17 proxy; checked 2026-10-28.
- Wheat: $6.40 → $6.30This shows how a new public price report changes the example cover. Compare the saved prior-report MYA with the current released MYA. Run ARC and PLC again with the shown county yield and dated PLC proxy held fixed. Results are gross dollars per base acre, not payments received. The checked date says when the data was checked. Each source release and the planned next release have their own dates. Opening the page again does not make an old report new. Unit: as labelled (, acres, %, dates or status). Source: FSA MYA / ARC-CO / PLC tables (fsa.usda.gov); FSA county benchmark (fsa.usda.gov); FSA 2025 PLC-yield proxy (fsa.usda.gov). Public defaults or the user/preset assumptions labelled beside the result. User/preset entries are scenarios, not dated observations. Workbook links are in Sources.. As of 2026-10-09 public prices; 2026-01-16 county; 2025-04-17 proxy; checked 2026-10-28.
Next scheduled WASDE: November 10, 2026. The published 2026 calendar also includes December 10. A missed verified update retains the last-good bundle and shows the stale banner. Saved farm overrides stay as entered.
WASDE updates MYA price scenarios. It does not change private base records, final FSA county yields or enrollment.
Download versioned public data bundle · FSA source workbooks · Source WASDE report
Payment changes at the same yield
Champaign, Illinois, 90%-benchmark county-yield scenarios; dated county PLC proxies, other inputs held fixed:
Corn at 209.93 bu/acre: ARC $41.06 → $58.91; PLC $0.00 → $0.00 per base acre.This shows how a new public price report changes the example cover. Compare the saved prior-report MYA with the current released MYA. Run ARC and PLC again with the shown county yield and dated PLC proxy held fixed. Results are gross dollars per base acre, not payments received. The checked date says when the data was checked. Each source release and the planned next release have their own dates. Opening the page again does not make an old report new. Unit: as labelled (, acres, %, dates or status). Source: FSA MYA / ARC-CO / PLC tables (fsa.usda.gov); FSA county benchmark (fsa.usda.gov); FSA 2025 PLC-yield proxy (fsa.usda.gov). Public defaults or the user/preset assumptions labelled beside the result. User/preset entries are scenarios, not dated observations. Workbook links are in Sources.. As of 2026-10-09 public prices; 2026-01-16 county; 2025-04-17 proxy; checked 2026-10-28.
Soybeans at 67.10 bu/acre: ARC $9.64 → $9.64; PLC $0.00 → $0.00 per base acre.This shows how a new public price report changes the example cover. Compare the saved prior-report MYA with the current released MYA. Run ARC and PLC again with the shown county yield and dated PLC proxy held fixed. Results are gross dollars per base acre, not payments received. The checked date says when the data was checked. Each source release and the planned next release have their own dates. Opening the page again does not make an old report new. Unit: as labelled (, acres, %, dates or status). Source: FSA MYA / ARC-CO / PLC tables (fsa.usda.gov); FSA county benchmark (fsa.usda.gov); FSA 2025 PLC-yield proxy (fsa.usda.gov). Public defaults or the user/preset assumptions labelled beside the result. User/preset entries are scenarios, not dated observations. Workbook links are in Sources.. As of 2026-10-09 public prices; 2026-01-16 county; 2025-04-17 proxy; checked 2026-10-28.
Wheat at 72.76 bu/acre: ARC $35.84 → $42.02; PLC $0.00 → $2.56 per base acre.This shows how a new public price report changes the example cover. Compare the saved prior-report MYA with the current released MYA. Run ARC and PLC again with the shown county yield and dated PLC proxy held fixed. Results are gross dollars per base acre, not payments received. The checked date says when the data was checked. Each source release and the planned next release have their own dates. Opening the page again does not make an old report new. Unit: as labelled (, acres, %, dates or status). Source: FSA MYA / ARC-CO / PLC tables (fsa.usda.gov); FSA county benchmark (fsa.usda.gov); FSA 2025 PLC-yield proxy (fsa.usda.gov). Public defaults or the user/preset assumptions labelled beside the result. User/preset entries are scenarios, not dated observations. Workbook links are in Sources.. As of 2026-10-09 public prices; 2026-01-16 county; 2025-04-17 proxy; checked 2026-10-28.
Derived scenarios, not receipt forecasts.
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Texas county coverage and records
Compare conditional ARC-CO and PLC amounts using published county benchmarks and your own assumptions. Start with the land’s county, then the base crop on your FSA record.
The bundle includes 204 Texas counties, including Lubbock, Hale, Lamb, Hockley, Floyd, Gaines, Dawson and Terry. County benchmarks: 2026-01-16; MYA price release: 2026-10-09; PLC county proxy: 2025-04-17. The calculator warns when its scheduled price update is overdue.
See the 204 Texas counties in this bundle
- Anderson
- Andrews
- Aransas
- Archer
- Armstrong
- Atascosa
- Austin
- Bailey
- Bastrop
- Baylor
- Bee
- Bell
- Bexar
- Borden
- Bosque
- Bowie
- Brazoria
- Brazos
- Briscoe
- Brooks
- Brown
- Burleson
- Caldwell
- Calhoun
- Callahan
- Cameron
- Carson
- Castro
- Chambers
- Childress
- Clay
- Cochran
- Coke
- Coleman
- Collin
- Collingsworth
- Colorado
- Comal
- Comanche
- Concho
- Cooke
- Coryell
- Cottle
- Crockett
- Crosby
- Culberson
- Dallam
- Dallas
- Dawson
- Deaf Smith
- Delta
- Denton
- DeWitt
- Dickens
- Donley
- Duval
- Eastland
- El Paso
- Ellis
- Erath
- Falls
- Fannin
- Fayette
- Fisher
- Floyd
- Foard
- Fort Bend
- Franklin
- Freestone
- Frio
- Gaines
- Galveston
- Garza
- Gillespie
- Glasscock
- Goliad
- Gonzales
- Gray
- Grayson
- Guadalupe
- Hale
- Hall
- Hamilton
- Hansford
- Hardeman
- Harris
- Hartley
- Haskell
- Hays
- Hemphill
- Henderson
- Hidalgo
- Hill
- Hockley
- Hopkins
- Houston
- Howard
- Hudspeth
- Hunt
- Hutchinson
- Irion
- Jack
- Jackson
- Jefferson
- Jim Wells
- Johnson
- Jones
- Karnes
- Kaufman
- Kendall
- Kenedy
- Kent
- Kimble
- King
- Kinney
- Kleberg
- Knox
- Lamar
- Lamb
- Lampasas
- Lavaca
- Lee
- Leon
- Liberty
- Limestone
- Lipscomb
- Live Oak
- Lubbock
- Lynn
- Martin
- Mason
- Matagorda
- McCulloch
- McLennan
- McMullen
- Medina
- Menard
- Midland
- Milam
- Mills
- Mitchell
- Montague
- Moore
- Motley
- Navarro
- Nolan
- Nueces
- Ochiltree
- Oldham
- Palo Pinto
- Parker
- Parmer
- Pecos
- Potter
- Rains
- Randall
- Reagan
- Red River
- Reeves
- Refugio
- Roberts
- Robertson
- Rockwall
- Runnels
- San Patricio
- San Saba
- Schleicher
- Scurry
- Shackelford
- Sherman
- Somervell
- Starr
- Stephens
- Sterling
- Stonewall
- Sutton
- Swisher
- Tarrant
- Taylor
- Terry
- Throckmorton
- Tom Green
- Travis
- Upton
- Uvalde
- Victoria
- Walker
- Waller
- Ward
- Washington
- Webb
- Wharton
- Wheeler
- Wichita
- Wilbarger
- Willacy
- Williamson
- Wilson
- Wise
- Wood
- Yoakum
- Young
- Zapata
- Zavala
Crops represented in Texas rows
Barley, Canola, Corn, Dry Peas, Grain Sorghum, Oats, Peanuts, Rice (long grain), Rice (med/short grain), Safflower, Seed Cotton, Sesame Seed, Soybeans, Sunflower Seed, Wheat. Select a county to see its available crop and practice rows. Missing values stay unresolved.
Use a Texas county, then your farm’s records
This page starts with Texas coverage, seed cotton, grain sorghum and the split irrigation records that may matter to a Southern Plains farm. The worksheet can compare several farm/crop rows, test prices and county yields, and print an office sheet. A county PLC yield is a placeholder until you enter your established farm yield.
Illinois and Iowa university tools are useful cross-checks. Their location alone does not tell you which counties they support. CropInsider does not claim to be the first or only Texas calculator, or a substitute for an FSA determination.
ARC vs PLC 2026: Texas and Southern Plains · ARC/PLC sign-up and deadline 2026 · Texas grain sorghum prices
Common questions
Which Texas counties can I compare?
The bundled county index includes 204 Texas counties. Choose the county where the land lies. Crop and practice coverage varies; a listed county does not mean every crop has a complete comparison.
What do I need for a farm comparison?
Start with a county and base crop. For a farm worksheet, use current FSA base acres and allocation records, established PLC payment yield, producer share and record dates. Split irrigated and nonirrigated rows also need the FSA historically irrigated percentage (HIP). Review the displayed national MYA price and county yield assumptions.
Does this calculate my final payment or enroll my farm?
No. It compares conditional gross ARC-CO and PLC scenarios. Final FSA data, eligibility, payment limits and other reductions affect any payment. It does not model ARC-IC payments, file an election or complete enrollment.
Is this only a Texas tool?
No. The underlying county index covers multiple states. This guide highlights Texas records and Southern Plains questions. Review official FSA and university tools alongside your own records; no exclusive coverage or endorsement is claimed.