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Louisiana ARC-CO benchmark yields for 2026, by county
FSA’s official program year 2026 ARC-CO benchmark yields for 49 Louisiana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acadia | Corn | All practices | 151.61 | $763 | $78 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 32.07 | $390 | $40 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 48.16 | $336 | $34 | |
| Allen | Corn | All practices | 128.17 | $645 | $66 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 20.12 | $245 | $25 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 60.97 | $426 | $43 | |
| Ascension | Corn | All practices | 179.59 | $903 | $92 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 36.07 | $439 | $45 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 45.77 | $319 | $33 | |
| Assumption | Soybeans | All practices | 44.95 | $547 | $56 |
| Wheat | All practices | 53.60 | $374 | $38 | |
| Avoyelles | Corn | Irrigated | 178.27 | $897 | $91 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 179.84 | $905 | $92 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 44.05 | $536 | $55 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 44.48 | $541 | $55 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 39.03 | $272 | $28 | |
| Beauregard | Corn | All practices | 126.78 | $638 | $65 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 30.07 | $366 | $37 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 48.16 | $336 | $34 | |
| Bossier | Corn | All practices | 98.15 | $494 | $50 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 24.42 | $297 | $30 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 46.69 | $326 | $33 | |
| Caddo | Corn | Irrigated | 159.68 | $803 | $82 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 125.19 | $630 | $64 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 42.72 | $520 | $53 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 32.12 | $391 | $40 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 49.70 | $347 | $35 | |
| Calcasieu | Corn | All practices | 170.97 | $860 | $88 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 22.39 | $272 | $28 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 55.16 | $385 | $39 | |
| Caldwell | Corn | Irrigated | 163.41 | $822 | $84 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 132.02 | $664 | $68 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 34.84 | $424 | $43 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 23.97 | $292 | $30 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 42.84 | $299 | $31 | |
| Cameron | Soybeans | All practices | 30.10 | $366 | $37 |
| Catahoula | Corn | Irrigated | 196.63 | $989 | $101 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 184.43 | $928 | $95 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 57.34 | $698 | $71 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 40.53 | $493 | $50 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 37.65 | $263 | $27 | |
| Concordia | Corn | Irrigated | 203.53 | $1,024 | $104 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 193.00 | $971 | $99 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 61.34 | $747 | $76 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 47.49 | $578 | $59 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 44.14 | $308 | $31 | |
| De Soto | Corn | All practices | 141.78 | $713 | $73 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 32.70 | $398 | $41 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 46.69 | $326 | $33 | |
| East Baton Rouge | Corn | All practices | 175.37 | $882 | $90 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 43.67 | $531 | $54 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 49.05 | $342 | $35 | |
| East Carroll | Corn | Irrigated | 203.95 | $1,026 | $105 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 180.82 | $910 | $93 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 66.72 | $812 | $83 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 49.20 | $599 | $61 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 51.28 | $358 | $37 | |
| East Feliciana | Corn | All practices | 144.31 | $726 | $74 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 36.67 | $446 | $46 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 48.72 | $340 | $35 | |
| Evangeline | Corn | All practices | 122.81 | $618 | $63 |
| Wheat | All practices | 55.02 | $384 | $39 | |
| Franklin | Corn | Irrigated | 198.68 | $999 | $102 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 137.83 | $693 | $71 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 62.59 | $762 | $78 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 37.19 | $453 | $46 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 44.92 | $314 | $32 | |
| Grant | Corn | All practices | 139.05 | $699 | $71 |
| Wheat | All practices | 50.18 | $350 | $36 | |
| Iberia | Corn | All practices | 164.39 | $827 | $84 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 40.17 | $489 | $50 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 45.77 | $319 | $33 | |
| Iberville | Corn | All practices | 177.30 | $892 | $91 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 53.69 | $653 | $67 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 49.05 | $342 | $35 | |
| Jefferson Davis | Corn | All practices | 164.49 | $827 | $84 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 22.58 | $275 | $28 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 48.16 | $336 | $34 | |
| La Salle | Corn | All practices | 182.45 | $918 | $94 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 40.40 | $492 | $50 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 43.19 | $301 | $31 | |
| Lafayette | Corn | All practices | 157.59 | $793 | $81 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 32.20 | $392 | $40 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 51.44 | $359 | $37 | |
| Madison | Corn | Irrigated | 188.84 | $950 | $97 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 167.85 | $844 | $86 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 62.40 | $759 | $77 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 44.33 | $539 | $55 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 48.38 | $338 | $34 | |
| Morehouse | Corn | Irrigated | 188.14 | $946 | $97 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 139.09 | $700 | $71 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 55.91 | $680 | $69 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 29.89 | $364 | $37 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 41.46 | $289 | $30 | |
| Natchitoches | Corn | Irrigated | 144.81 | $728 | $74 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 135.22 | $680 | $69 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 47.35 | $576 | $59 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 33.73 | $410 | $42 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 48.69 | $340 | $35 | |
| Ouachita | Corn | Irrigated | 180.53 | $908 | $93 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 168.39 | $847 | $86 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 43.52 | $530 | $54 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 29.43 | $358 | $37 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 42.75 | $298 | $30 | |
| Pointe Coupee | Corn | All practices | 202.58 | $1,019 | $104 |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 56.47 | $687 | $70 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 49.36 | $601 | $61 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 52.43 | $366 | $37 | |
| Rapides | Corn | Irrigated | 129.18 | $650 | $66 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 145.80 | $733 | $75 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 42.82 | $521 | $53 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 40.39 | $492 | $50 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 56.71 | $396 | $40 | |
| Red River | Corn | Irrigated | 167.77 | $844 | $86 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 143.88 | $724 | $74 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 54.41 | $662 | $68 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 40.37 | $491 | $50 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 49.38 | $345 | $35 | |
| Richland | Corn | Irrigated | 190.23 | $957 | $98 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 108.20 | $544 | $56 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 57.22 | $696 | $71 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 26.19 | $319 | $33 | |
| St. Helena | Corn | All practices | 170.97 | $860 | $88 |
| St. James | Soybeans | All practices | 40.72 | $496 | $51 |
| Wheat | All practices | 45.44 | $317 | $32 | |
| St. John the Baptist | Corn | All practices | 173.53 | $873 | $89 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 43.05 | $524 | $53 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 44.77 | $312 | $32 | |
| St. Landry | Corn | All practices | 175.55 | $883 | $90 |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 41.03 | $499 | $51 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 38.30 | $466 | $48 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 51.26 | $358 | $36 | |
| St. Martin | Corn | All practices | 166.26 | $836 | $85 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 31.36 | $382 | $39 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 49.49 | $345 | $35 | |
| St. Mary | Soybeans | All practices | 37.29 | $454 | $46 |
| St. Tammany | Soybeans | All practices | 43.56 | $530 | $54 |
| Tangipahoa | Corn | All practices | 162.43 | $817 | $83 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 43.05 | $524 | $53 | |
| Tensas | Corn | Irrigated | 195.04 | $981 | $100 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 171.10 | $861 | $88 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 60.12 | $732 | $75 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 46.26 | $563 | $57 | |
| Wheat | Irrigated | 64.72 | $452 | $46 | |
| Wheat | Non-irrigated | 64.72 | $452 | $46 | |
| Union | Soybeans | All practices | 48.79 | $594 | $61 |
| Vermilion | Corn | All practices | 146.43 | $737 | $75 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 23.13 | $281 | $29 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 48.16 | $336 | $34 | |
| Washington | Corn | All practices | 96.61 | $486 | $50 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 37.50 | $456 | $47 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 45.11 | $315 | $32 | |
| West Baton Rouge | Corn | All practices | 192.27 | $967 | $99 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 54.74 | $666 | $68 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 49.05 | $342 | $35 | |
| West Carroll | Corn | Irrigated | 189.16 | $951 | $97 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 111.97 | $563 | $57 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 62.23 | $757 | $77 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 35.53 | $432 | $44 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 48.30 | $337 | $34 | |
| West Feliciana | Corn | All practices | 180.98 | $910 | $93 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 44.70 | $544 | $55 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 48.72 | $340 | $35 | |
| Winn | Corn | All practices | 145.85 | $734 | $75 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 38.31 | $466 | $48 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 52.22 | $364 | $37 |
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 Louisiana 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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