From farmdocdaily
On Dec. 21, 2024, the U.S. Congress passed, and President Biden signed into law, the American Relief Act of 2025. That Act extended the 2018 Farm Bill into 2025, resulting in another year of farmers facing the decision between Price Loss Coverage (PLC) and Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) for commodity program support.
Farmers have until April 15 to make or change decisions, a month longer than in recent years. The farmdoc 2025 Farm Bill What-if Tool — a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet — has been revised to analyze the 2025 decisions. Overall, ARC at the county level (ARC-CO) appears to be the program choice most likely to result in the largest payments for corn, soybean, and wheat base acres. At very low prices, however, PLC will make higher payments, particularly for corn and wheat. Read the rest of the article here.