# USDA announces 2026 and 2027 enrollment for key price and revenue safety net programs, completes first base acre increase in two decades

> USDA opened enrollment in Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage for the 2026 and 2027 crop years after completing an allocation of more than 30 million additional base acres, the first expansion in 20 years. Because eligible acreage exceeded the cap, the Farm Service Agency reduced all newly allocated base acres by 3.69%; enrollment runs through Dec. 11, 2026, for 2026 and through March 15, 2027, for 2027.

- Date: 2026-11-07 · published 2026-11-07T06:16:21.295Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/85598-usda-announces-2026-and-2027-enrollment-for-key-price-and-revenue-safety-net
- 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

Expanded ARC/PLC eligibility can increase government support when covered crop prices or revenues fall, helping support producer income and potentially planting incentives. The announcement does not specify crop-level payment rates or an immediate change in commodity supply, so direct price effects are limited.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-10-07 | [USDA Announces Record Payments of $13.8 Billion for 2025 Crop Year Revenue and Price Safety Net Programs \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17105-usda-announces-record-payments-of-13-8-billion-for-2025-crop-year-revenue-and.md) | -3.0% | -6.6% |
| CORN | 2026-03-01 | [USDA Announces Enrollment Period for Farmer Bridge Payments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20562-usda-announces-enrollment-period-for-farmer-bridge-payments.md) | +2.0% | +5.1% |
| CORN | 2023-10-12 | [Farmers want more money for crop support programs in this farm bill. But do price safety nets work?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33600-farmers-want-more-money-for-crop-support-programs-in-this-farm-bill-but-do.md) | -0.4% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2018-07-24 | [USDA announces $12 billion in programs for farmers affected by trade war - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64020-usda-announces-12-billion-in-programs-for-farmers-affected-by-trade-war-agweek.md) | +1.7% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2022-11-18 | [USDA Previews Crop and Revenue Loss Assistance for Agricultural Producers: New Programs Will Provide Additional Pandemic and Natural Disaster Assistance for 2020 and 2021; Deadline Announced for Previous Emergency Relief \| Farm Service Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38660-usda-previews-crop-and-revenue-loss-assistance-for-agricultural-producers-new.md) | -1.5% | -5.1% |
| SOY | 2026-10-07 | [USDA Announces Record Payments of $13.8 Billion for 2025 Crop Year Revenue and Price Safety Net Programs \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17105-usda-announces-record-payments-of-13-8-billion-for-2025-crop-year-revenue-and.md) | -1.5% | -5.2% |
| SOY | 2026-03-01 | [USDA Announces Enrollment Period for Farmer Bridge Payments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20562-usda-announces-enrollment-period-for-farmer-bridge-payments.md) | +2.4% | +0.2% |
| SOY | 2023-10-12 | [Farmers want more money for crop support programs in this farm bill. But do price safety nets work?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33600-farmers-want-more-money-for-crop-support-programs-in-this-farm-bill-but-do.md) | +4.7% | +7.7% |

## Sources

- ntxe-news.com: https://www.ntxe-news.com/artman/publish/article_146920.shtml

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