# Premium Support and Crop Insurance: An Analysis of the Proposed 4% Farmer-Premium Payment Cap - farmdoc daily

> Analysts at the University of Illinois and Ohio State examined a proposed 4% cap on farmer-paid crop insurance premiums as a share of liability. They argue that current insurance design already gives higher per-acre support to higher-risk areas. They question whether further premium support is justified.

- Date: 2023-06-27 · published 2023-06-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35470-premium-support-and-crop-insurance-an-analysis-of-the-proposed-4-farmer-premium
- 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

Changes to premium subsidies would affect how widely farmers use crop insurance and could shift acreage risk management, but the proposal is not yet law and has limited direct price impact.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2024-09-27 | [Squeezing the Farmer, Part 1: Initiating Examination of a Persistent Challenge - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28290-squeezing-the-farmer-part-1-initiating-examination-of-a-persistent-challenge.md) | +2.2% | +1.0% |
| 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 | 2022-02-02 | [Crop insurance programs and the 2023 Farm Bill - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42698-crop-insurance-programs-and-the-2023-farm-bill-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.6% | +14.2% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| SOY | 2024-09-27 | [Squeezing the Farmer, Part 1: Initiating Examination of a Persistent Challenge - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28290-squeezing-the-farmer-part-1-initiating-examination-of-a-persistent-challenge.md) | +0.5% | -4.3% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- farmdocdaily.illinois.edu: https://farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2023/06/premium-support-and-crop-insurance-an-analysis-of-the-proposed-4-farmer-premium-payment-cap.html

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.