# When ARC-IC deserves a closer look before the Dec. 11 election

> University researchers advise producers with localized yield losses or prevented-planting to compare ARC-IC with ARC-CO and PLC before the December 11, 2026 commodity program election deadline. Payments for the 2026 crop would arrive in October 2027.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-12T03:14:27.896Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/94865-when-arc-ic-deserves-a-closer-look-before-the-dec-11-election
- 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

Program election choices affect farm revenue protection and planting decisions, but the deadline analysis has little direct effect on commodity supply or prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-10-24 | [Producers should make ARC - PLC election decisions by Dec . 11](https://feedsoft.ai/events/740-producers-should-make-arc-plc-election-decisions-by-dec-11.md) | -1.1% | — |
| CORN | 2018-04-09 | [New laws are best way for EU to tackle deforestation \| ClientEarth](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65522-new-laws-are-best-way-for-eu-to-tackle-deforestation-clientearth.md) | -0.2% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2020-08-26 | [Wheeler didn’t promise RFS action ahead of elections](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51486-wheeler-didn-t-promise-rfs-action-ahead-of-elections.md) | +1.5% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2022-08-11 | [Farm Bill Season Arrives: What's the Outlook for 2023?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40026-farm-bill-season-arrives-what-s-the-outlook-for-2023.md) | -0.4% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2019-07-26 | [Map: A look at where the MFP payments are going \| 2019-07-25 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58072-map-a-look-at-where-the-mfp-payments-are-going-2019-07-25-agri-pulse-agri-pulse.md) | -2.2% | -10.6% |
| SOY | 2026-10-24 | [Producers should make ARC - PLC election decisions by Dec . 11](https://feedsoft.ai/events/740-producers-should-make-arc-plc-election-decisions-by-dec-11.md) | -2.7% | — |
| SOY | 2021-12-23 | [The EU has a new deforestation law: here’s what it means \| ClientEarth](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43616-the-eu-has-a-new-deforestation-law-here-s-what-it-means-clientearth.md) | -0.1% | +6.4% |
| SOY | 2021-04-14 | [A by-the-numbers look at how EU appetites drive deforestation – POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47630-a-by-the-numbers-look-at-how-eu-appetites-drive-deforestation-politico.md) | +5.9% | +17.8% |

## Sources

- myaglife.com: https://myaglife.com/2026/11/11/when-arc-ic-deserves-a-closer-look-before-the-dec-11-election/

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