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ECO and SCO county add-on policies accounted for 35% of premium subsidies for nine major US crops in 2026, up from 4% in 2024. The rise followed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act raising their subsidy rate from 65% to 80%.
Cheaper county-level coverage encourages growers to keep planting, which supports supply over time. The effect on near-term prices is limited.
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.