URBANA, Ill. (RFD-TV) — Farmers are expected to receive record 2025 Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage payments by the end of October, according to a new farmdoc daily analysis from the University of Illinois.
Farmdoc estimates total payments across eligible commodities at just over $13.2 billion, compared with USDA’s publicized estimate of $13.8 billion. Corn, soybean and wheat payments account for more than $9 billion of the total.
Average payments are estimated at $51 per corn base acre, $29 per soybean acre, and $47 per wheat acre. Rice, peanuts and seed cotton carry some of the highest per-acre support rates.
The larger payments reflect lower 2025 commodity prices and program changes enacted in 2025. Producers also receive whichever is higher between ARC-County and PLC for 2025, regardless of their original enrollment choice.
That one-time provision ends for 2026. Enrollment is now open, and producers must again choose between ARC and PLC by December 11.
