# Federal Crop Insurance: Record Prevent Plant (PPL) Acres and Payments in 2019

> A Congressional Research Service report says U.S. farmers were unable to plant a record number of acres in 2019 because of a wet spring. Prevent-plant acreage was concentrated in the northern Plains and eastern Corn Belt, mainly in corn and soybeans. The report also details record indemnity payments and notes that late harvests suggest additional losses.

- Date: 2020-01-15 · published 2020-01-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55063-federal-crop-insurance-record-prevent-plant-ppl-acres-and-payments-in-2019
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Record prevent-plant acreage reduced the 2019 U.S. corn and soybean supply, which is already reflected in prices. The report is background and offers little new market direction.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-04-14 | [Aquafeed.com \|
   

   
    Soy prices rise, U.S. to plant record crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41879-aquafeed-com-soy-prices-rise-u-s-to-plant-record-crops.md) | +3.1% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2022-12-19 | [Commodities 2023: Australia's record wheat crop to dominate Asia demand in H1](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38164-commodities-2023-australia-s-record-wheat-crop-to-dominate-asia-demand-in-h1.md) | +1.3% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2025-05-27 | [USDA crop progress reports: Summer assessments and yield predictions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13085-usda-crop-progress-reports-summer-assessments-and-yield-predictions.md) | -2.1% | -6.4% |
| CORN | 2019-02-22 | [Another Record Year for Meat Production Forecast for 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60541-another-record-year-for-meat-production-forecast-for-2019.md) | -1.3% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2019-02-04 | [Drought-tolerant corn accounted for about 40 percent of corn acreage in drought-prone Nebraska and Kansas in 2016](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60455-drought-tolerant-corn-accounted-for-about-40-percent-of-corn-acreage-in-drought.md) | -1.0% | -0.8% |
| SOY | 2025-05-27 | [USDA crop progress reports: Summer assessments and yield predictions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13085-usda-crop-progress-reports-summer-assessments-and-yield-predictions.md) | -2.5% | -1.3% |
| SOY | 2019-03-25 | [Reviewing County-Level Corn and Soybean Yields in 2018 \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59918-reviewing-county-level-corn-and-soybean-yields-in-2018-farm-bureau-intel.md) | -2.2% | -3.0% |
| SOY | 2025-03-14 | [Global soybean crush forecast hits record high amid increased demand \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25657-global-soybean-crush-forecast-hits-record-high-amid-increased-demand-feed-and.md) | +1.6% | +3.2% |

## Sources

- everycrsreport.com: https://www.everycrsreport.com/files/20200115_R46180_5ab8cbed776972e75daaa50be04b6d3e91e6e328.html

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