# The 2025 Farm Bill What-If Tool - farmdoc daily

> A farmdoc daily article presents a revised Excel tool for analysing 2025 PLC and ARC commodity program choices. It finds ARC at the county level most likely to pay the most for corn, soybean and wheat base acres. PLC pays more only at very low prices, and farmers have until April 15 to decide.

- Date: 2025-01-28 · published 2025-01-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26504-the-2025-farm-bill-what-if-tool-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

Program choice affects how much government support reaches each crop, which can influence planting and marketing decisions. The effect on market prices is small.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-01-05 | [IFES 2017: Farm Policy Review and Outlook for the 2018 Farm Bill - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66971-ifes-2017-farm-policy-review-and-outlook-for-the-2018-farm-bill-farmdoc-daily.md) | -0.4% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2024-05-15 | [Statutory Reference Prices and the Next Farm Bill - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30236-statutory-reference-prices-and-the-next-farm-bill-farmdoc-daily.md) | +0.8% | +5.1% |
| CORN | 2021-01-07 | [IFES 2020: Post-Election Farm Policy Outlook After Three Years of Ad Hoc Payments - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49111-ifes-2020-post-election-farm-policy-outlook-after-three-years-of-ad-hoc.md) | +5.6% | +13.4% |
| CORN | 2018-03-22 | [Where’s ethanol going to go?  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66008-where-s-ethanol-going-to-go-the-daily-digest.md) | -0.2% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2024-12-31 | [Breaking Down the 2025 American Relief Act: What It Means for You - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26950-breaking-down-the-2025-american-relief-act-what-it-means-for-you-agweb.md) | +1.4% | +5.5% |
| SOY | 2018-01-05 | [IFES 2017: Farm Policy Review and Outlook for the 2018 Farm Bill - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66971-ifes-2017-farm-policy-review-and-outlook-for-the-2018-farm-bill-farmdoc-daily.md) | -2.0% | +2.0% |
| SOY | 2024-05-15 | [Statutory Reference Prices and the Next Farm Bill - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30236-statutory-reference-prices-and-the-next-farm-bill-farmdoc-daily.md) | +3.1% | -1.8% |
| SOY | 2021-01-07 | [IFES 2020: Post-Election Farm Policy Outlook After Three Years of Ad Hoc Payments - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49111-ifes-2020-post-election-farm-policy-outlook-after-three-years-of-ad-hoc.md) | +3.4% | +0.5% |

## Sources

- farmdocdaily.illinois.edu: https://farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2025/01/the-2025-farm-bill-what-if-tool.html

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