# Projected ARC and PLC Payments for 2025 - farmdoc daily

> Farmdoc daily projects that 2025 ARC and PLC program payments will exceed $13.5 billion, to be paid in October 2026. The projections use November 2025 WASDE price projections and FSA program data.

- Date: 2025-11-19 · published 2025-11-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21934-projected-arc-and-plc-payments-for-2025-farmdoc-daily
- 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

Large deferred farm payments support producer finances and could sustain planting and feed-demand decisions, though the direct effect on feed commodity prices is limited.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-11-26 | [Additional ARC/PLC Payments for 2025: Value of Receiving the Maximum Program Payment - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21935-additional-arc-plc-payments-for-2025-value-of-receiving-the-maximum-program.md) | +1.3% | +3.2% |
| CORN | 2025-07-03 | [Farm Bill in Reconciliation: ARC/PLC Payment Projections; Policy Design Lab Update - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23744-farm-bill-in-reconciliation-arc-plc-payment-projections-policy-design-lab.md) | -5.1% | -5.0% |
| CORN | 2025-01-16 | [Reviewing Public Support for Payments to Farmers - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26500-reviewing-public-support-for-payments-to-farmers-farmdoc-daily.md) | +0.7% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2021-12-31 | [IFES 2021: Policy Update for 2022 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43583-ifes-2021-policy-update-for-2022-farmdoc-daily.md) | +3.2% | +5.2% |
| CORN | 2023-08-24 | [A View of the Farm Bill Through Policy Design, Part 4: ARC and PLC - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34564-a-view-of-the-farm-bill-through-policy-design-part-4-arc-and-plc-farmdoc-daily.md) | -2.8% | -8.9% |
| SOY | 2025-11-26 | [Additional ARC/PLC Payments for 2025: Value of Receiving the Maximum Program Payment - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21935-additional-arc-plc-payments-for-2025-value-of-receiving-the-maximum-program.md) | -0.8% | -5.5% |
| SOY | 2025-07-03 | [Farm Bill in Reconciliation: ARC/PLC Payment Projections; Policy Design Lab Update - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23744-farm-bill-in-reconciliation-arc-plc-payment-projections-policy-design-lab.md) | -3.6% | -8.4% |
| SOY | 2025-01-16 | [Reviewing Public Support for Payments to Farmers - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26500-reviewing-public-support-for-payments-to-farmers-farmdoc-daily.md) | +2.2% | -1.2% |

## Sources

- farmdocdaily.illinois.edu: https://farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2025/11/projected-arc-and-plc-payments-for-2025.html

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