# A View of the Farm Bill Through Policy Design, Part 4: ARC and PLC - farmdoc daily

> A farmdoc daily article examines the ARC and PLC row-crop payment programs in Title I of the farm bill, as part of a series on farm policy design. It notes that Congress is in recess and that an extension will likely be needed.

- Date: 2023-08-24 · published 2023-08-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34564-a-view-of-the-farm-bill-through-policy-design-part-4-arc-and-plc-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

ARC and PLC payments influence planting decisions and farm income support for corn, soybeans and wheat, but the article offers analysis rather than a new price-moving change.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-04-13 | [A View of the Farm Bill Through Policy Design, Part 1: EQIP - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36402-a-view-of-the-farm-bill-through-policy-design-part-1-eqip-farmdoc-daily.md) | -0.2% | -1.0% |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 2018-03-30 | [Budget Discipline and Farm Policy: An Example and Farm Bill Preview - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65986-budget-discipline-and-farm-policy-an-example-and-farm-bill-preview-farmdoc-daily.md) | +2.3% | +3.1% |
| SOY | 2023-04-13 | [A View of the Farm Bill Through Policy Design, Part 1: EQIP - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36402-a-view-of-the-farm-bill-through-policy-design-part-1-eqip-farmdoc-daily.md) | +0.1% | -4.5% |
| 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 | 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% |

## Sources

- farmdocdaily.illinois.edu: https://farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2023/08/a-view-of-the-farm-bill-through-policy-design-part-4-arc-and-plc.html

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