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ARC and PLC program payments vary year by year, depending on market conditions

  • by Dylan Turner
  • 4/3/2024
  • Farm Bill
Bar chart showing Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage program payments per year, in 2021 dollars per enrolled acre, from 2015 to 2021.

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Participation and payouts in two USDA commodity support programs, Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage, vary widely from year to year depending on market outcomes. The 2018 Farm Bill allowed farmers to change their program selection annually, adding to variability in participation and payouts.

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