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The new programs, established by the 2014 Farm Bill, trigger
financial protections for agricultural producers when market
forces cause substantial drops in crop prices or revenues. More
than 1.76 million farmers have elected ARC or PLC. Previously,
1.7 million producers had enrolled to receive direct payments
(the program replaced with ARC and PLC by the 2014 Farm Bill).
This means more farms have elected ARC or PLC than previously
enrolled under previously administered programs.
Nationwide, 96 percent of soybean farms, 91 percent of corn
farms, and 66 percent of wheat farms elected ARC. 99 percent of
long grain rice farms, 99 percent of peanut farms, and 94
percent of medium grain rice farms elected PLC. For data about
other crops and state-by-state program election results go to
www.fsa.usda.gov/arc-plc.
Covered commodities under ARC and PLC include barley, canola,
large and small chickpeas, corn, crambe, flaxseed, grain
sorghum, lentils, mustard seed, oats, peanuts, dry peas,
rapeseed, long grain rice, medium grain rice (which includes
short grain and sweet rice), safflower seed, sesame, soybeans,
sunflower seed and wheat. Upland cotton is no longer a covered
commodity.
For more information please contact your local County FSA office
https://offices.usda.gov.
Questions?
Please contact your local County FSA Office with any questions
you may have regarding this message.
[USDA Farm Service Agency]
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