
Iowa producers are urged to review their ARC and PLC program options before the 2026 election and enrollment deadline on December 11, 2026. Enrollment for the 2027 crop year opens November 2, 2026, and runs through March 15, 2027.
The 2026 effective reference prices are $4.42 per bushel for corn and $10.71 for soybeans.
Program choices affect which farms receive support when prices fall, but enrollment alone does not change market supply or prices for feed commodities.
After 1,646 past policy events, Corn moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (52% higher; middle half -1.3% to +1.5%), and +0.4% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.