2014 Farm Bill

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FARM SERVICE AGENCY FACT SHEET June 2015

Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) & Price Loss Coverage (PLC)

Enrollment of ARC and PLC

2014 and 2015 Enrollment

2014 and 2015 enrollment of ARC and PLC farms, 

consistent with the program election for the farm and 

covered commodities made in the election period begins 

June 17, 2015, and ends Sept.30, 2015.

2016 through 2018 Enrollment

2016, 2017, and 2018 enrollment of ARC and PLC 

farms, will begin Dec.1 and end Aug.1 of the applicable 

contract year. 

• 2016 enrollment will begin Dec.1, 2015 and end 

Aug.1, 2016;

• 2017 enrollment will begin Dec.1, 2016 and end 

Aug.1, 2017;

• 2018 enrollment will begin Dec.1, 2017 and end 

Aug.1, 2018.

Price Loss Coverage (PLC)

PLC program payments are issued when the effective 

price of a covered commodity is less than the 

respective reference price for that commodity. The 

effective price equals the higher of the market year 

average price (MYA) or the national average loan rate 

for the covered commodity. See table below.

The PLC payment amount for a covered commodity 

is equal to 85 percent times the base attributable to the 

covered commodity, times the payment rate for the 

covered commodity. The base attributed to the covered 

commodity is the covered commodity base plus the 

generic base attributed to the covered commodity. The 

payment rate for the covered commodity is the 

difference between the reference price and the effective 

price times the program payment yield for the covered 

commodity. 

PLC payments are not dependent on the crops planted 

and/or considered planted (except for generic base acres 

as noted above) for the current crop year.

Crop Reference Prices National Loan Rates Maximum PLC Rate

Barley 1/ $4.95 per bu. $1.95 per bu. $3.00 per bu.

Chickpeas, Large

(Garbanzo Bean, Kabuli)

$21.54 per cwt. $11.28 per cwt. $10.26 per cwt.

Chickpeas, Small

(Garbanzo Bean, Desi)

$19.04 per cwt. $7.43 per cwt. $11.61 per cwt.

Corn $3.70 per bu. $1.95 per bu. $1.75 per bu.

Dry Peas $11.00 per cwt. $5.40 per cwt. $5.60 per cwt.

Grain Sorghum $3.95 per bu. $1.95 per bu. $2.00 per bu.

Lentils $19.97 per cwt. $11.28 per cwt. $8.69 per cwt.

Oats $2.40 per bu. $1.39 per bu. $1.01 per bu.

Canola $20.15 per cwt. $10.09 per cwt. $10.06 per cwt.

Crambe $20.15 per cwt. $10.09 per cwt. $10.06 per cwt.

Flaxseed $11.28 per bu. $5.65 per bu. $5.63 per bu.

Mustard $20.15 per cwt. $10.09 per cwt. $10.06 per cwt.

Rapeseed $20.15 per cwt. $10.09 per cwt. $10.06 per cwt.

Safflower $20.15 per cwt. $10.09 per cwt. $10.06 per cwt.

Sesame Seed $20.15 per cwt. $10.09 per cwt. $10.06 per cwt.

Sunflower $20.15 per cwt. $10.09 per cwt. $10.06 per cwt.

Peanuts $535.00 per ton $355.00 per ton $180.00 per ton

Rice, Long Grain $14.00 per cwt. $6.50 per cwt. $7.50 per cwt.

Rice, Medium Grain 2/ $14.00 per cwt. $6.50 per cwt. $7.50 per cwt.

Rice, Temperate 

Japonica

$16.10 per cwt. $6.50 per cwt. $8.60 per cwt.

Soybeans $8.40 per bu. $5.00 per bu. $3.40 per bu.

Wheat $5.50 per bu. $2.94 per bu. $2.56 per bu.

1/ Barley price is based on the price of “all barley.” Previously the price was based on the “feed barley” 

price.

2/ Includes short grain; excludes temperate japonica.
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PLC Payment Example

Farm Number 1200:

Crop Base Acres Planted Acres PLC Yield

Wheat 100 0 30 bu.

Corn 100 110 80 bu.

Alfalfa 0 165 N/A

TOTAL 200 275

Payment Rate Calculation:

Crop Reference Price Effective Price PLC Payment Rate

MYA Price Loan Rate

Wheat $5.50 $5.00 $2.94 $0.50

Corn $3.70 $4.00 $1.95 $0.00

*MYA Prices are hypothetical in this example

In this example, the MYA prices are HIGHER than the 

loan rate, so the MYA prices are the effective prices. 

For wheat, the PLC payment rate is $0.50 ($5.50 

reference price minus the $5.00 effective price)

For corn, the PLC payment rate is $0.00 because the 

effective price ($4.00) is greater than the reference price 

($3.70)

Payment Calculation:

Crop Base Acres Payment % Payment 

Rate

PLC Yield PLC 

Payment

Wheat 100 85 $0.50 30 bu. $1,275

Corn 100 85 $0.00 80 bu. $0

Note that a payment is triggered for wheat even though no wheat has been planted in the 

crop year.

Risk Management Agency’s (RMA) Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) 

Starting in crop year 2015, producers who have elected 

PLC and who also participate in the federal crop insurance program administered by the Risk Management 

Agency (RMA), may purchase additional crop insurance coverage called the Supplemental Coverage Option 

(SCO). SCO provides additional coverage for a portion 

of a producer’s underlying crop insurance policy deductible, and is based on expected average county yields or 

revenue. The cost of SCO is subsidized and indemnities are determined by the yield or revenue loss for the 

county or area.

Crops on farms for which the producer has elected to 

receive County Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC-CO) 

or Individual Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC-IC) are 

not eligible for SCO benefits.

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County Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC-CO)

The ARC-CO program provides revenue loss coverage 

at the county level. ARC-CO payments are issued when 

the actual county crop revenue of a covered commodity 

is less than the ARC-CO guarantee for the covered 

commodity. The ARC-CO guarantee equals 86 percent 

of the previous five-year national MYA price, excluding 

the years with the highest and lowest price (the ARC 

guarantee price), multiplied by the five-year average 

county yield, excluding the years with the highest and 

lowest yield (the ARC county guarantee yield). If the 

county yield in any of the five years is below 70 percent 

of the county transitional yield (T yield), then 70 percent 

of the T yield is substituted for each year the county 

yield is less than 70 percent of the T yield.

The ARC-CO payment is equal to 85 percent of the base 

acres of the covered commodity times the difference 

between the county guarantee and the actual county 

crop revenue for the covered commodity. Payments may 

not exceed 10 percent of the ARC-CO guarantee price 

multiplied by the ARC-CO guarantee yield. Generic 

base consideration also applies to ARC-CO in the same 

manner as PLC.

ARC-CO Example:

Joe Farmer has 100 percent interest in this farm 

participating in ARC-CO.

CROP BASE ACRES PLANTED ACRES

Wheat 100 0.00

Corn 100 30.00

TOTAL 200 30.00

Determination of ARC-CO Payment Rates

The two following charts provide the steps that are 

used to calculate the ARC-CO payment rate for the two 

covered commodities on Joe’s farm. The county yields 

in the example are hypothetical and do not represent a 

specific county. The historic MYA prices for the 2009-

2012 crops are NASS estimates; the 2013 and 2014 

MYA prices are hypothetical to demonstrate alternative 

outcomes for the ARC-CO payment rates.

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ARC-CO Payment Rate Determination: Wheat Example

Crop Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Payment Factors

Step 1. Calculation of Benchmark Revenue

(A) County Yield (bu/acre) 44 51 65 31 46 (D) ARC-CO County 

(B) 70 percent of T-yield 32 32 32 32 32 Guarantee Yield 1/

(C) Higher of (A) or (B) 44 51 65 32 46 47

(E) MYA Price 2/ 4.87 5.70 7.24 7.77 6.50 (H) ARC-CO 

(F) Reference Price 4 Benchmark Price 3/ / 5.50 5.50 5.50 5.50 5.50 

(G) Higher of (E) or (F) 5.50 5.70 7.24 7.77 6.50 6.48

( I) ARC-CO Benchmark Revenue, (D) times (H) 4/ 304.56

Step 2. Calculation of Actual Revenue 

(J) 2014 Price 6.50

(K) 2014 Loan Rate 2.94

(L) Higher of (J) or (K) 6.50

(M) 2014 County Yield 29.00

(N) Actual County Revenue, (L) times (M) 188.50

Step 3. Calculation of ARC-CO Payment Rate 

(O) ARC-CO Guarantee, (I) times 0.86 5/ 261.92

(P) Maximum ARC-CO Payment Rate, (I) times 0.10 6/ 30.46

(Q) Revenue Shortfall, (O) minus (N) 73.42

(R) ARC-CO Payment Rate, Lesser of (P) or (Q) 30.46

1/ The ARC-CO Guarantee Yield is the 2009-2013 Olympic average of the higher of the county 

yield or 70 percent of T-yield for each year.

2/ The Market Year Average (MYA) price is the season average farm price for the covered 

commodity as published by NASS or determined by the WAOB.

3/ The ARC-CO Benchmark Price is the 2009-2013 Olympic average of the higher of the Market 

year Average (MYA) Price or the 2014 loan rate for each year.

4/ ARC-CO Benchmark Revenue is the product of ARC-CO Guarantee Yield and ARC-CO 

Benchmark Price.

5/ ARC-CO Guarantee is 86 percent of the ARC-CO Benchmark Revenue.

6/ The maximum ARC-CO payment rate is 10 percent of the ARC-CO Benchmark Revenue.
ARC-CO Payment Rate Determination: Corn Example

Crop Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Payment Factors

Step 1. Calculation of Benchmark Revenue

(A) County Yield 

(bu/acre) 125 100 165 110 95 (D) ARC-CO County 

(B) 70 percent of T- Guarantee Yield 1/

yield 84 84 84 84 84

(C) Higher of (A) or (B) 125 100 165 110 95 112

(E) MYA Price 2/ 3.55 5.18 6.22 6.89 4.50 (H)ARC-CO Benchmark 

(F) Reference Price 4 Price 3/ / 3.70 3.70 3.70 3.70 3.70

(G) Higher of (E) or (F) 3.70 5.18 6.22 6.89 4.50 5.30

( I) ARC-CO Benchmark Revenue 4/ 593.60

Step 2. Calculation of Actual Revenue 

(J) 2014 Price 5.25

(K) 2014 Loan Rate 1.95

(L) Higher of (J) or (K) 5.25

(M) 2014 County Yield 140.00

(N) Actual County Revenue, (L) times (M) 735.00

Step 3. Calculation of ARC-CO Payment Rate 

(O) ARC-CO Guarantee 5/ 510.50

(P) Maximum ARC-CO Payment Rate 6/ 59.36

(Q) Revenue Shortfall, (O) minus (N) -

(R) ARC-CO Payment Rate, Lesser of (P) or (Q) -

1/ The ARC-CO Guarantee Yield is the 2009-2013 Olympic average of the higher of the county 

yield or 70 percent of T-yield for each year.

2/ The Market Year Average (MYA) price is the season average farm price for the covered 

commodity as published by NASS or determined by the WAOB.

3/ The ARC-CO Benchmark Price is the 2009-2013 Olympic average of the higher of the Market 

year Average (MYA) Price or the 2014 loan rate for each year.

4/ ARC-CO Benchmark Revenue is the product of ARC-CO Guarantee Yield and ARC-CO 

Benchmark Price.

5/ ARC-CO Guarantee is 86 percent of the ARC-CO Benchmark Revenue.

6/ The Maximum ARC-CO Payment Rate is 10 percent of the ARC-CO Guarantee.

Note that in the above examples, wheat base on Joe’s 

farm receives an ARC-CO payment even though he did 

not plant wheat on the farm, and conversely, corn base 

on his farm will not receive an ARC-CO payment.

Calculation of Payment:

Calculation of Farm Total Payment: Joe Farmer Example

Crop Base Acres Payment Percentage Payment Rate ARC-CO Payment

Wheat 100.00 85 percent $30.46 $ 2,589.10

Corn 100.00 85 percent 0.00 0

Total ARC-CO Payments for Joe Farmer $2,589.10

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Indiviual Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC-IC)

The ARC-IC program provides revenue loss coverage 

at a farm level. An ARC-IC farm is defined as the sum 

of the interests of a producer in all FSA farms that are 

enrolled in the individual coverage option for ARC in 

a state. Producers that have interests in multiple farms 

in multiple states that are enrolled in ARC-IC have a 

separate ARC-IC farm in each state.

ARC-IC revenue loss payments are made to the 

ARC-IC farm when the current year revenue for all 

covered commodities planted on the ARC-IC farm falls 

below 86 percent of the farm benchmark revenue. 

All ARC-IC farms in the state in which the producer 

has an interest are included in a single ARC-IC revenue 

calculation to determine a payment rate. The payment 

rate for the ARC-IC farm is capped at 10 percent of the 

farm’s benchmark revenue. 

The ARC-IC farm’s guarantee equals 86 percent of the 

ARC-IC farm’s individual benchmark guarantee, 

defined as the five-year average of a ARC-IC farm’s 

annual ARC-IC benchmark revenue (farm’s yield for 

each crop year, multiplied by the higher of the reference 

price or the MYA price) for all covered commodities, 

excluding the high and low annual revenues. Actual 

revenue is computed using the ARC-IC farm’s actual 

yield times the higher of the MYA price or the national 

average loan rate. 

ARC-IC payments are calculated by multiplying:

• The ARC-IC payment rate, multiplied by

• The total base acres of the ARC-IC farm(s), 

multiplied by 65 percent. 

Producers on farms that have both elected and enrolled 

into ARC-IC will need to work with FSA to establish 

yields for each of the current year planted covered 

commodities on the ARC-IC farm(s) for the immediately preceding five years. The yields established for

the immediately preceding five years are known as the 

benchmark yields. If prior yields are not available for

Crop Base Acres 2014 Planted 

Acres

Percentage of 

Crop Planted 1/

2014 Crop 

Production

Corn 100.00 110.00 36.67 percent 11,550 bushels

Soybeans 100.00 25.00 8.33 percent 1,000 bushels

Grain Sorghum 0.0 165.00 55.00 percent 9,900 bushels

Total 200.00 300.00 100.00 percent

1/ Percentage of covered commodity for each crop is the planted and considered planted acres divided 

by the total acres of covered commodities planted and considered planted on the ARC-IC farm.

each of the current year covered commodities, a yield 

will be assigned by FSA for each of the missing years, 

up to five years, to allow the farm benchmark revenue to 

be calculated for the farm. 

After harvest in the current year, the producer is 

required to report current production to FSA for 

calculation of the current year revenue on the farm. 

The reported production multiplied by the higher of the 

reference price or the national marketing year average 

(MYA) price for all covered commodities on the ARCIC participating farm(s) are totaled and then divided by 

the total planted acreage of all covered commodities on 

the participating ARC-IC farm(s), resulting in an actual 

revenue per acre. The result will be either a revenue loss 

or gain per acre. If a loss is determined, the ARC-IC 

revenue loss per acre is the ARC-IC payment rate and it 

is used to make the ARC-IC payment on the farm.

The ARC-IC payment on the farm will be calculated as 

follows:

• The ARC-IC payment rate, multiplied by

• The total base acres of the ARC-IC farm(s), 

multiplied by 65 percent.

Payment shares are then taken into account for each 

producer who had an interest in the covered 

commodities on the farm. 

ARC-IC Example:

The following is an example of a how an ARC-IC 

payment is calculated. Payments are made on base acres 

in proportion to the planting of covered commodities 

on the farm; however, payment acres are limited to 65 

percent of the total base acres on the farm.

Consider the following farm information for the 2014 

crop. Jane Farmer has 100 percent interest in this farm, 

which is her only farm enrolled in ARC-IC. Jane planted 

three covered commodities on her farm in 2014, and the 

farm has 200 acres of covered commodity base and no 

generic base. This ARC-IC farm information for Jane 

Farmer is shown in the following chart, including the 

production of the covered commodities for the 2014 

crop.

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The following charts illustrate how Jane Farmer’s 

benchmark revenue, ARC-IC guarantee, maximum 

ARC-IC payment rate are calculated for her ARC-IC 

enrolled farm. Each of these ARC-IC program factors 

are calculated on a per acre basis. Thus, each factor 

reflects a value weighed by the plantings of covered 

commodities on the farm for the 2014 crop. 

ARC-IC Benchmark Revenue: Calculations for Jane Farmer's ARC-IC Farm

Crop/Program Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Step 1. Calculation of the 5-Year Olympic Average Revenue for Covered Commodities

Corn

(A) Yield 125 100 165 110 95 5-Year 

(B) 70 percent of T-Yield 85 85 85 85 85 Olympic 

(C) MYA Price 1/ 3.55 5.18 6.22 6.89 4.50 Average 

(D) Reference Price 3.70 3.70 3.70 3.70 3.70 Revenue 2/

(E) Annual Revenue 3/ 462.50 518.00 1,026.30 757.90 427.50 579.47

Soybeans

(A) Yield 38 41 29 48 33 5-Year 

(B) 70 percent of T-Yield 27 27 27 27 27 Olympic 

(C) MYA Price 9.59 11.30 12.50 14.40 12.95 Average 

(D) Reference Price 8.40 8.40 8.40 8.40 8.40 Revenue 

(E) Annual Revenue 364.42 463.30 362.50 691.20 427.35 418.36

Grain Sorghum

(A) Yield 90 40 75 80 99 5-Year 

(B) 70 percent of T-Yield 65 65 65 65 65 Olympic 

(C) MYA Price 3.22 5.02 5.99 6.33 4.25 Average 

(D) Reference Price 3.95 3.95 3.95 3.95 3.95 Revenue 

(E) Annual Revenue 355.50 326.30 449.25 506.40 420.75 408.50

Step 2. Calculation of Benchmark Revenue, Guarantee, and Maximum Payment Rate.

Crop Olympic Avg. 

Rev.

2014 Percent 

Planted

Weighted Revenue (F) 

4/

Corn 579.47 36.67 212.49

Soybeans 418.36 8.33 34.85

Grain Sorghum 408.50 55.00 224.68

(G) ARC-IC Benchmark Revenue (per acre), Sum items (F) 472.02

(H) ARC-IC Guarantee, (G) times 86 percent 405.94

(I) Maximum ARC-IC Payment Rate, 10 percent times (G) 47.20

1/ MYA price is the season average farm price for the covered commodity as published by 

NASS or determined by the WAOB.

2/ The 5-year Olympic Average Revenue is the average of the 2009-2013 crop revenues 

dropping the years with the highest and lowest revenue.

3/ The annual revenue for a crop is the higher of the crops actual yield (A) or 70 percent of 

the T-Yield (B) times the higher of the MYA price (C) or the crop's reference price (D). 

Strike throughs indicate the values excluded in the calculations.

4/ Weighted Revenue is Olympic average revenue for a crop times the percent planted.

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The ARC-IC actual revenue is also calculated on a per 

acre basis by determining the total revenue for the farm 

and dividing it by the total planted acres on the farm. 

The per acre ARC-IC revenue for Jane Farmer’s 

ARC-IC farm is illustrated in the following chart.

Actual Revenue Calculation: Jane Farmer's ARC-IC Farm, 2014 Crop

Crop 2014 Production MYA Price 

1/

National Average 

Loan Rate Crop Revenue 2/

Corn 11,550 5.25 1.95 60,637.50

Soybeans 1,000 8.50 5.00 8,500.00

Grain Sorghum 9,900 4.98 1.95 49,302.00

(A) Total Farm Revenue, sum of crop revenues 118,439.50

(B) ARC-IC Actual Revenue, (A) divided by total planted acres 3/ 394.80

1/ MYA price is the season average farm price for the covered commodity as published by 

NASS or determined by the WAOB.

2/ Crop revenue is the product of planted acres times the higher of the MYA Price or the 

national average loan rate. The national average loan rate is struck out because it is lower 

than the MYA price.

3/ Total planted acres of covered commodities on the ARC-IC farm for the 2014 Crop.

To determine if Jane Farmer earns ARC-IC payments 

on her farm for the 2014 crop, the farm’s actual revenue 

is compared to the ARC-IC guarantee. If the ARC-IC 

actual revenue is less than the guarantee, then Jane earns 

ARC-IC payments. The ARC-IC payment on a farm 

may be limited by the maximum ARC-IC payment rate. 

The determination and calculation of payments that Jane 

Farmer is due on her ARC-IC farm are illustrated in the 

chart below. For 2014, Jane’s ARC-IC payment rate is 

$11.40 per acre which is below the maximum payment 

rate.

ARC-IC Payment Calculation: Jane Farmer's ARC-IC Farm

ARC-IC Payment Item

(A) Benchmark Revenue, Item (G) from Benchmark Revenue Chart 472.02

(B) ARC-IC Guarantee, Item (H) from Benchmark Revenue Chart 405.94

(C) ARC-IC Actual Revenue, Item (B) from Actual Revenue Chart 394.80

(D) ARC-IC Revenue Shortfall, Item (B) minus (C) 11.14

(E) Maximum ARC-IC Payment Rate, Item (I) from Benchmark Revenue Chart 47.20

(F) ARC-IC Payment Rate, Lessor of (D) or (E) 11.14

(G) 2014 Base Acres (Jane Farmer's ARC-IC Farm) 200

(I) ARC-IC Payment Percentage 0.65

(J) ARC-IC Payment, (F) times (G) times (I) 1,448.20

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Treatment of Generic Base Acres for Payment

Generic base acres planted to a covered commodity are 

eligible for ARC/PLC payments and will be attributed to 

a covered commodity as follows:

• If a single covered commodity is planted on the 

farm and the total acreage planted equals or exceeds 

the generic base acres on the farm, the generic base 

acres are attributed to that covered commodity in 

an amount equal to the total number of generic base 

acres on the farm.

• If multiple covered commodities are planted on 

the farm and the total number of acres planted to 

all covered commodities on the farm exceeds the 

generic base acres on the farm, the generic base 

acres will be attributed to each of the covered commodities on the farm on a pro rata basis to reflect 

the ratio of:

° The acreage planted to a covered commodity 

on the farm; to

° The total acreage planted to all covered com 

modities on the farm.

• If the total number of acres planted to all covered 

commodities on the farm does not exceed the generic base acres on the farm, the total acres planted 

to each covered commodity are attributed to that 

covered commodity.

Example 1 – Single Covered Commodity Planted in 

Excess of Generic Base Acres

Farm Serial Number 10 (FSN 10) – Producer elects 

PLC. The farm consists of:

• 300 acres Cropland

• 100 acres Corn Base

• 100 acres Wheat Base

• 100 acres Generic Base

The producer plants 250 acres of corn and no other covered commodities. PLC payments in this example are 

calculated using a total of 200 acres of corn (100 acres 

of corn base acres plus 100 acres of corn planted on 

generic base acres) and 100 acres of wheat base. In this 

example, 50 acres of cropland are left idle or planted to 

a non-covered commodity. 

Example 2 – Multiple Covered Commodities Planted 

on Farm in Excess of Generic Base Acres

FSN 30 – Producer elects PLC:

• 300 acres Cropland

• 100 acres Corn Base

• 100 acres Wheat Base

• 100 acres Generic Base

Producer plants:

• 200 acres of corn

• 50 acres grain sorghum

• 50 acres of soybeans

• 300 total acres

Generic base acres are attributed to the covered commodities as follows:

• 200 acres corn planted divided by 300 acres total 

covered commodities planted on the farm multiplied by 100 acres generic base equals 66.67 acres 

of generic base attributable to corn.

• 50 acres of grain sorghum planted divided by 300 

total covered commodities planted on the farm multiplied by 100 acres generic base equals 16.67 acres 

of generic base attributable to grain sorghum.

• 50 acres of soybeans planted divided by 300 total 

covered commodities planted on the farm multiplied by 100 acres generic base equals 16.67 acres 

of generic base attributable to soybeans.

ARC and PLC Payments

Payments for PLC, ARC-CO, and ARC-IC are issued after the end of the respective crop year for each covered 

commodity (if triggered), but not before Oct. 1 of the 

following year.

• 2014 program year payments will not be issued 

until after Oct.1, 2015;

• 2015 program year payments will not be issued 

until after Oct.1, 2016; 

• 2016 program year payments will not be issued 

until after Oct.1, 2017;

• 2017 program year payments will not be issued 

until after Oct.1, 2018;

• 2018 program year payments will not be issued 

until after Oct.1, 2019. 

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FOR MORE INFORMATION

For more information on ARC/PLC, visit www.fsa.usda.

gov/arc-plc or contact your local USDA Service Center, 

Farm Service Agency (FSA) office, or online at www.

fsa.usda.gov. To find your local FSA office, visit http://

offices.usda.gov.

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