# The Growing Role of ECO and SCO in Federal Crop Insurance Support

> A farmdoc daily analysis reports that the county add-on products ECO and SCO accounted for 35% of federal premium subsidies for nine major crops in 2026, up from 4% in 2024 and 16.7% in 2025. The increase is linked mainly to higher subsidies under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and is concentrated in the Midwest.

- Date: 2026-11-14 · published 2026-11-15T00:17:51.775Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/100274-the-growing-role-of-eco-and-sco-in-federal-crop-insurance-support
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Richer subsidies for county-level coverage can encourage more insured acreage and affect farmer risk management, but the effect on near-term grain supply and prices is small.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-06-27 | [Premium Support and Crop Insurance: An Analysis of the Proposed 4% Farmer-Premium Payment Cap - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35470-premium-support-and-crop-insurance-an-analysis-of-the-proposed-4-farmer-premium.md) | -7.9% | +0.0% |
| CORN | 2022-02-02 | [Crop insurance programs and the 2023 Farm Bill - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42698-crop-insurance-programs-and-the-2023-farm-bill-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.6% | +14.2% |
| CORN | 2021-12-14 | [Biofuels in the Midwest: Today and Tomorrow - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43609-biofuels-in-the-midwest-today-and-tomorrow-federal-reserve-bank-of-chicago.md) | -3.7% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2021-12-28 | [The latest tug-of-war: Billions in farm subsidies and rural aid - POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43584-the-latest-tug-of-war-billions-in-farm-subsidies-and-rural-aid-politico.md) | -0.2% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2019-11-12 | [Second Round of Trade Assistance Coming Soon \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56049-second-round-of-trade-assistance-coming-soon-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american.md) | -0.5% | -2.9% |
| SOY | 2023-06-27 | [Premium Support and Crop Insurance: An Analysis of the Proposed 4% Farmer-Premium Payment Cap - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35470-premium-support-and-crop-insurance-an-analysis-of-the-proposed-4-farmer-premium.md) | +2.7% | -0.4% |
| SOY | 2022-02-02 | [Crop insurance programs and the 2023 Farm Bill - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42698-crop-insurance-programs-and-the-2023-farm-bill-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.6% | +9.7% |
| SOY | 2018-03-26 | [The EU must act on new evidence of soy’s destructive role in the tropics - Fern](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66021-the-eu-must-act-on-new-evidence-of-soy-s-destructive-role-in-the-tropics-fern.md) | +0.7% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- farmdocdaily.illinois.edu: https://farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2026/11/the-growing-role-of-eco-and-sco-in-federal-crop-insurance-support.html

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