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Idaho ARC-CO benchmark yields for 2026, by county
FSA’s official program year 2026 ARC-CO benchmark yields for 40 Idaho 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ada | Corn | All practices | 210.11 | $1,057 | $108 |
| Wheat | All practices | 109.31 | $763 | $78 | |
| Adams | Wheat | All practices | 78.52 | $548 | $56 |
| Bannock | Corn | All practices | 177.93 | $895 | $91 |
| Wheat | Irrigated | 121.47 | $848 | $86 | |
| Wheat | Non-irrigated | 27.60 | $193 | $20 | |
| Bear Lake | Wheat | Irrigated | 58.14 | $406 | $41 |
| Wheat | Non-irrigated | 22.17 | $155 | $16 | |
| Benewah | Wheat | All practices | 68.11 | $475 | $48 |
| Bingham | Corn | All practices | 186.35 | $937 | $96 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 34.40 | $419 | $43 | |
| Wheat | Irrigated | 110.67 | $772 | $79 | |
| Wheat | Non-irrigated | 20.91 | $146 | $15 | |
| Blaine | Corn | All practices | 203.81 | $1,025 | $105 |
| Wheat | All practices | 94.77 | $661 | $67 | |
| Bonner | Wheat | All practices | 45.13 | $315 | $32 |
| Bonneville | Corn | All practices | 172.53 | $868 | $89 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 34.40 | $419 | $43 | |
| Wheat | Irrigated | 113.99 | $796 | $81 | |
| Wheat | Non-irrigated | 35.18 | $246 | $25 | |
| Boundary | Wheat | All practices | 96.43 | $673 | $69 |
| Butte | Wheat | All practices | 109.04 | $761 | $78 |
| Camas | Wheat | All practices | 52.47 | $366 | $37 |
| Canyon | Corn | All practices | 216.48 | $1,089 | $111 |
| Wheat | All practices | 127.50 | $890 | $91 | |
| Caribou | Corn | All practices | 178.98 | $900 | $92 |
| Wheat | Irrigated | 77.71 | $542 | $55 | |
| Wheat | Non-irrigated | 35.10 | $245 | $25 | |
| Cassia | Corn | All practices | 173.55 | $873 | $89 |
| Wheat | Irrigated | 125.73 | $878 | $90 | |
| Wheat | Non-irrigated | 25.96 | $181 | $18 | |
| Clark | Wheat | All practices | 94.53 | $660 | $67 |
| Clearwater | Wheat | All practices | 54.15 | $378 | $39 |
| Elmore | Corn | All practices | 216.18 | $1,087 | $111 |
| Wheat | Irrigated | 110.69 | $773 | $79 | |
| Wheat | Non-irrigated | 21.80 | $152 | $16 | |
| Franklin | Corn | All practices | 182.92 | $920 | $94 |
| Wheat | Irrigated | 85.31 | $595 | $61 | |
| Wheat | Non-irrigated | 28.79 | $201 | $20 | |
| Fremont | Wheat | Irrigated | 97.81 | $683 | $70 |
| Wheat | Non-irrigated | 39.08 | $273 | $28 | |
| Gem | Corn | All practices | 232.62 | $1,170 | $119 |
| Wheat | All practices | 114.84 | $802 | $82 | |
| Gooding | Corn | All practices | 215.15 | $1,082 | $110 |
| Wheat | All practices | 121.38 | $847 | $86 | |
| Idaho | Wheat | All practices | 76.37 | $533 | $54 |
| Jefferson | Corn | All practices | 183.78 | $924 | $94 |
| Wheat | All practices | 106.75 | $745 | $76 | |
| Jerome | Corn | All practices | 194.96 | $981 | $100 |
| Wheat | All practices | 117.71 | $822 | $84 | |
| Kootenai | Wheat | Irrigated | 88.08 | $615 | $63 |
| Wheat | Non-irrigated | 64.97 | $453 | $46 | |
| Latah | Wheat | All practices | 81.40 | $568 | $58 |
| Lewis | Wheat | All practices | 71.92 | $502 | $51 |
| Lincoln | Corn | All practices | 203.01 | $1,021 | $104 |
| Wheat | All practices | 104.67 | $731 | $75 | |
| Madison | Wheat | Irrigated | 107.49 | $750 | $77 |
| Wheat | Non-irrigated | 34.76 | $243 | $25 | |
| Minidoka | Corn | All practices | 194.00 | $976 | $100 |
| Wheat | All practices | 118.57 | $828 | $84 | |
| Nez Perce | Soybeans | All practices | 37.60 | $458 | $47 |
| Wheat | All practices | 80.76 | $564 | $57 | |
| Oneida | Corn | All practices | 176.58 | $888 | $91 |
| Wheat | Irrigated | 76.62 | $535 | $55 | |
| Wheat | Non-irrigated | 26.24 | $183 | $19 | |
| Owyhee | Corn | All practices | 238.77 | $1,201 | $123 |
| Wheat | All practices | 119.98 | $837 | $85 | |
| Payette | Corn | All practices | 219.18 | $1,102 | $112 |
| Wheat | All practices | 130.17 | $909 | $93 | |
| Power | Corn | All practices | 195.15 | $982 | $100 |
| Wheat | Irrigated | 110.78 | $773 | $79 | |
| Wheat | Non-irrigated | 26.84 | $187 | $19 | |
| Teton | Wheat | Irrigated | 88.58 | $618 | $63 |
| Wheat | Non-irrigated | 33.40 | $233 | $24 | |
| Twin Falls | Corn | All practices | 192.11 | $966 | $99 |
| Wheat | All practices | 133.71 | $933 | $95 | |
| Valley | Wheat | All practices | 78.52 | $548 | $56 |
| Washington | Corn | All practices | 237.64 | $1,195 | $122 |
| Wheat | Irrigated | 112.66 | $786 | $80 | |
| Wheat | Non-irrigated | 57.07 | $398 | $41 |
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 Idaho 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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