# Additional ARC/PLC Payments for 2025: Value of Receiving the Maximum Program Payment - farmdoc daily

> Farmdoc daily estimates that about $3.2 billion, or 24%, of the projected $13.5 billion in 2025 ARC/PLC payments comes from farmers receiving the higher of the two program payments. The estimates depend on current price projections and may change during the marketing year.

- Date: 2025-11-26 · published 2025-11-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21935-additional-arc-plc-payments-for-2025-value-of-receiving-the-maximum-program
- 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

The payouts add income support for US row-crop producers, which can cushion farmer selling pressure, but the price effect on feed grains is modest.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-11-19 | [Projected ARC and PLC Payments for 2025 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21934-projected-arc-and-plc-payments-for-2025-farmdoc-daily.md) | -2.0% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2022-03-16 | [ARC vs. PLC: Their Different Policy Objectives and the Design of Commodity Programs - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42256-arc-vs-plc-their-different-policy-objectives-and-the-design-of-commodity.md) | +0.1% | +4.8% |
| CORN | 2022-08-12 | [Reviewing the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; Part 2 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40027-reviewing-the-inflation-reduction-act-of-2022-part-2-farmdoc-daily.md) | -0.7% | -1.6% |
| 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 | 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% |
| SOY | 2025-11-19 | [Projected ARC and PLC Payments for 2025 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21934-projected-arc-and-plc-payments-for-2025-farmdoc-daily.md) | -2.5% | -8.3% |
| SOY | 2022-03-16 | [ARC vs. PLC: Their Different Policy Objectives and the Design of Commodity Programs - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42256-arc-vs-plc-their-different-policy-objectives-and-the-design-of-commodity.md) | +2.3% | +0.7% |
| SOY | 2022-08-12 | [Reviewing the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; Part 2 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40027-reviewing-the-inflation-reduction-act-of-2022-part-2-farmdoc-daily.md) | -12.5% | -12.9% |

## Sources

- farmdocdaily.illinois.edu: https://farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2025/11/additional-arc-plc-payments-for-2025-value-of-receiving-the-maximum-program-payment.html

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