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Sign-up for the 2026 farm programs runs until December 11 at county Farm Service Agency offices. Sign-up for the 2027 programs runs from November 2, 2026 to March 15, 2027.
Farmers must choose between Price Loss Coverage and Agriculture Risk Coverage options, and can switch their choice until the deadlines.
Program choices affect how much US farmers are protected against low prices, which can influence planting and marketing decisions for corn and soybeans. The effect on prices is modest and depends on each farm's situation.
agweek.comKent ThiesseNov 5, 2026After 1,623 past policy events, Corn moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.5%), and +0.4% over 20.
After 1,905 past policy events, Soybeans moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (52% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.8%), and +0.2% over 20.
After 1,019 past policy events, Wheat (SRW) moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (49% higher; middle half -1.7% to +1.5%), and +0.2% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
