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Alabama ARC-CO benchmark yields for 2026, by county
FSA’s official program year 2026 ARC-CO benchmark yields for 65 Alabama counties, by crop and by practice where FSA splits irrigated and non-irrigated. FSA has not posted 2027 benchmarks; the 2027 benchmark shifts the window one year.
Prices that apply in every county. 2026 effective reference price: corn $4.42, soybeans $10.71, wheat $6.35. 2026 ARC-CO benchmark price: corn $5.03, soybeans $12.17, wheat $6.98. When the county yield comes in at its benchmark, ARC-CO pays when the season-average price ends at $4.52 or lower for corn, $10.95 for soybeans and $6.28 for wheat.
Official benchmark yield and revenue by county
Benchmark yield in bu/acre (FSA, 2026). Revenue = yield × 2026 benchmark price, $/acre. Max/base ac = 12% of revenue on 85% of base.
| County | Crop | Practice | Yield | Revenue | Max/base ac |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autauga | Corn | All practices | 154.87 | $779 | $79 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 40.53 | $493 | $50 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 41.76 | $291 | $30 | |
| Baldwin | Corn | Irrigated | 205.19 | $1,032 | $105 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 168.07 | $845 | $86 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 61.63 | $750 | $77 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 43.66 | $531 | $54 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 52.42 | $366 | $37 | |
| Barbour | Corn | Irrigated | 233.00 | $1,172 | $120 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 122.21 | $615 | $63 | |
| Soybeans | All practices | 41.61 | $506 | $52 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 52.04 | $363 | $37 | |
| Blount | Corn | All practices | 160.61 | $808 | $82 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 51.68 | $629 | $64 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 74.84 | $522 | $53 | |
| Bullock | Corn | All practices | 140.95 | $709 | $72 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 35.50 | $432 | $44 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 51.20 | $357 | $36 | |
| Butler | Corn | All practices | 89.67 | $451 | $46 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 35.00 | $426 | $43 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 46.02 | $321 | $33 | |
| Calhoun | Corn | All practices | 156.58 | $788 | $80 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 38.02 | $463 | $47 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 68.71 | $480 | $49 | |
| Chambers | Corn | All practices | 129.98 | $654 | $67 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 42.61 | $519 | $53 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 62.58 | $437 | $45 | |
| Cherokee | Corn | All practices | 137.60 | $692 | $71 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 40.49 | $493 | $50 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 68.65 | $479 | $49 | |
| Chilton | Corn | All practices | 106.70 | $537 | $55 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 42.67 | $519 | $53 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 43.44 | $303 | $31 | |
| Choctaw | Corn | All practices | 110.00 | $553 | $56 |
| Clarke | Corn | All practices | 142.00 | $714 | $73 |
| Wheat | All practices | 54.44 | $380 | $39 | |
| Clay | Corn | All practices | 130.00 | $654 | $67 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 42.61 | $519 | $53 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 64.44 | $450 | $46 | |
| Cleburne | Corn | All practices | 134.33 | $676 | $69 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 37.00 | $450 | $46 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 66.99 | $468 | $48 | |
| Coffee | Corn | Irrigated | 193.97 | $976 | $100 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 104.95 | $528 | $54 | |
| Soybeans | All practices | 35.12 | $427 | $44 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 42.75 | $298 | $30 | |
| Colbert | Corn | Irrigated | 208.12 | $1,047 | $107 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 165.93 | $835 | $85 | |
| Soybeans | All practices | 42.25 | $514 | $52 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 73.86 | $516 | $53 | |
| Conecuh | Corn | All practices | 116.75 | $587 | $60 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 38.63 | $470 | $48 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 51.84 | $362 | $37 | |
| Covington | Corn | All practices | 95.49 | $480 | $49 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 34.51 | $420 | $43 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 46.07 | $322 | $33 | |
| Crenshaw | Corn | All practices | 97.68 | $491 | $50 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 36.33 | $442 | $45 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 42.18 | $294 | $30 | |
| Cullman | Corn | All practices | 161.01 | $810 | $83 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 51.55 | $627 | $64 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 76.67 | $535 | $55 | |
| Dale | Corn | Non-irrigated | 91.33 | $459 | $47 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 35.17 | $428 | $44 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 46.72 | $326 | $33 | |
| Dallas | Corn | All practices | 127.02 | $639 | $65 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 40.63 | $494 | $50 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 38.82 | $271 | $28 | |
| DeKalb | Corn | All practices | 172.50 | $868 | $89 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 47.62 | $580 | $59 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 69.28 | $484 | $49 | |
| Elmore | Corn | All practices | 161.26 | $811 | $83 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 47.83 | $582 | $59 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 57.13 | $399 | $41 | |
| Escambia | Corn | Irrigated | 205.77 | $1,035 | $106 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 168.46 | $847 | $86 | |
| Soybeans | All practices | 44.80 | $545 | $56 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 54.33 | $379 | $39 | |
| Etowah | Corn | All practices | 160.18 | $806 | $82 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 37.65 | $458 | $47 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 69.56 | $486 | $50 | |
| Fayette | Corn | All practices | 102.80 | $517 | $53 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 27.21 | $331 | $34 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 65.09 | $454 | $46 | |
| Franklin | Corn | All practices | 122.56 | $616 | $63 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 40.63 | $494 | $50 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 73.56 | $513 | $52 | |
| Geneva | Corn | Irrigated | 186.34 | $937 | $96 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 102.08 | $513 | $52 | |
| Soybeans | All practices | 32.12 | $391 | $40 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 38.51 | $269 | $27 | |
| Greene | Corn | All practices | 162.77 | $819 | $84 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 38.33 | $466 | $48 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 60.44 | $422 | $43 | |
| Hale | Corn | All practices | 169.09 | $851 | $87 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 43.34 | $527 | $54 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 67.91 | $474 | $48 | |
| Henry | Corn | Irrigated | 171.64 | $863 | $88 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 81.16 | $408 | $42 | |
| Soybeans | All practices | 38.50 | $469 | $48 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 30.71 | $214 | $22 | |
| Houston | Corn | Irrigated | 195.03 | $981 | $100 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 78.54 | $395 | $40 | |
| Soybeans | All practices | 33.85 | $412 | $42 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 40.89 | $285 | $29 | |
| Jackson | Corn | Irrigated | 214.55 | $1,079 | $110 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 149.66 | $753 | $77 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 69.00 | $482 | $49 | |
| Jefferson | Corn | All practices | 131.27 | $660 | $67 |
| Lamar | Corn | All practices | 132.84 | $668 | $68 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 36.67 | $446 | $46 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 57.28 | $400 | $41 | |
| Lauderdale | Corn | All practices | 164.29 | $826 | $84 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 45.73 | $557 | $57 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 75.89 | $530 | $54 | |
| Lawrence | Corn | Irrigated | 215.81 | $1,086 | $111 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 165.08 | $830 | $85 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 56.65 | $689 | $70 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 45.98 | $560 | $57 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 82.16 | $573 | $58 | |
| Lee | Corn | All practices | 122.27 | $615 | $63 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 38.84 | $473 | $48 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 59.69 | $417 | $42 | |
| Limestone | Corn | Irrigated | 236.84 | $1,191 | $122 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 172.98 | $870 | $89 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 62.64 | $762 | $78 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 41.62 | $507 | $52 | |
| Wheat | Irrigated | 90.06 | $629 | $64 | |
| Wheat | Non-irrigated | 80.41 | $561 | $57 | |
| Lowndes | Corn | All practices | 137.07 | $689 | $70 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 39.29 | $478 | $49 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 41.76 | $291 | $30 | |
| Macon | Corn | All practices | 161.65 | $813 | $83 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 33.00 | $402 | $41 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 57.38 | $401 | $41 | |
| Madison | Corn | Irrigated | 228.26 | $1,148 | $117 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 171.10 | $861 | $88 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 61.51 | $749 | $76 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 47.28 | $575 | $59 | |
| Marengo | Corn | All practices | 94.04 | $473 | $48 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 24.60 | $299 | $31 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 41.50 | $290 | $30 | |
| Marion | Corn | All practices | 141.88 | $714 | $73 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 51.89 | $632 | $64 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 54.31 | $379 | $39 | |
| Marshall | Corn | All practices | 158.78 | $799 | $81 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 48.82 | $594 | $61 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 74.22 | $518 | $53 | |
| Mobile | Corn | All practices | 152.08 | $765 | $78 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 39.94 | $486 | $50 | |
| Monroe | Corn | All practices | 166.27 | $836 | $85 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 39.45 | $480 | $49 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 50.95 | $356 | $36 | |
| Montgomery | Corn | All practices | 124.21 | $625 | $64 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 37.50 | $456 | $47 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 59.98 | $419 | $43 | |
| Morgan | Corn | All practices | 162.64 | $818 | $83 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 42.99 | $523 | $53 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 81.73 | $570 | $58 | |
| Perry | Wheat | All practices | 39.82 | $278 | $28 |
| Pickens | Corn | All practices | 174.44 | $877 | $89 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 46.92 | $571 | $58 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 49.78 | $347 | $35 | |
| Pike | Corn | Irrigated | 224.92 | $1,131 | $115 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 104.47 | $525 | $54 | |
| Soybeans | All practices | 32.67 | $398 | $41 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 41.10 | $287 | $29 | |
| Randolph | Corn | All practices | 128.16 | $645 | $66 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 42.55 | $518 | $53 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 69.36 | $484 | $49 | |
| Russell | Corn | All practices | 139.63 | $702 | $72 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 36.17 | $440 | $45 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 56.71 | $396 | $40 | |
| Shelby | Corn | All practices | 131.24 | $660 | $67 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 47.49 | $578 | $59 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 60.29 | $421 | $43 | |
| St. Clair | Corn | All practices | 150.33 | $756 | $77 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 42.00 | $511 | $52 | |
| Sumter | Corn | All practices | 120.63 | $607 | $62 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 36.80 | $448 | $46 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 46.31 | $323 | $33 | |
| Talladega | Corn | Irrigated | 229.62 | $1,155 | $118 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 166.72 | $839 | $86 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 59.75 | $727 | $74 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 42.77 | $521 | $53 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 71.05 | $496 | $51 | |
| Tallapoosa | Corn | All practices | 138.75 | $698 | $71 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 42.67 | $519 | $53 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 61.67 | $430 | $44 | |
| Tuscaloosa | Corn | All practices | 142.34 | $716 | $73 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 41.12 | $500 | $51 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 65.31 | $456 | $46 | |
| Walker | Corn | All practices | 111.89 | $563 | $57 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 36.67 | $446 | $46 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 65.33 | $456 | $47 | |
| Washington | Corn | All practices | 162.93 | $820 | $84 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 41.45 | $504 | $51 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 62.62 | $437 | $45 | |
| Wilcox | Corn | All practices | 117.86 | $593 | $60 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 34.33 | $418 | $43 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 41.22 | $288 | $29 | |
| Winston | Corn | All practices | 133.33 | $671 | $68 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 47.67 | $580 | $59 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 80.67 | $563 | $57 |
A county or crop not listed: FSA’s files have nothing for it. Ask the county FSA office for “the 2026 ARC-CO benchmark yield for my county, crop and practice (irrigated or non-irrigated)”, or look it up in FSA’s program data (file: ARC-CO benchmark yields and revenues, program year 2026). Then type it into the calculator.
PLC vs ARC-CO break-even at the benchmark yield
When the county yield comes in at its benchmark, which program pays more depends on the season-average price and on your PLC yield as a share of the county’s official benchmark. Expressed that way, the break-even is the same in every Alabama county. 2026 prices, corn:
| PLC yield, % of your official benchmark | Which pays more, by season-average price |
|---|---|
| 60% | PLC: $3.41 or lower ARC-CO: $3.42 to $4.52 |
| 70% | PLC: $3.55 or lower ARC-CO: $3.56 to $4.52 |
| 80% | PLC: $3.66 or lower ARC-CO: $3.67 to $4.52 |
| 90% | PLC: $3.74 or lower ARC-CO: $3.75 to $4.52 |
| 100% | PLC: $3.81 or lower ARC-CO: $3.82 to $4.52 |
Soybeans:
| PLC yield, % of your official benchmark | Which pays more, by season-average price |
|---|---|
| 60% | PLC: $8.27 or lower ARC-CO: $8.28 to $10.95 |
| 70% | PLC: $8.62 or lower ARC-CO: $8.63 to $10.95 |
| 80% | PLC: $8.88 or lower ARC-CO: $8.89 to $10.95 |
| 90% | PLC: $9.08 or lower ARC-CO: $9.09 to $10.95 |
| 100% | PLC: $9.24 or lower ARC-CO: $9.25 to $10.95 |
Wheat:
| PLC yield, % of your official benchmark | Which pays more, by season-average price |
|---|---|
| 60% | PLC: $4.95 or lower ARC-CO: $4.96 to $6.17 |
| 70% | PLC: $5.15 or lower ARC-CO: $5.16 to $6.12 |
| 80% | PLC: $5.30 or lower ARC-CO: $5.31 to $6.00 |
| 90% | PLC: $5.41 or lower ARC-CO: $5.42 to $5.66 |
| 100% | PLC: $6.34 or lower ARC-CO: never |
Per base acre, both programs on 85% of base. Your PLC yield is on the FSA-156EZ. A county yield below benchmark favors ARC-CO.
An estimate, not a USDA determination. FSA ARC/PLC · FSA program data · Find your county office
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