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New Jersey ARC-CO benchmark yields for 2026, by county
FSA’s official program year 2026 ARC-CO benchmark yields for 16 New Jersey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic | Corn | All practices | 159.34 | $801 | $82 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 41.81 | $509 | $52 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 80.01 | $558 | $57 | |
| Burlington | Corn | Irrigated | 199.96 | $1,006 | $103 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 153.65 | $773 | $79 | |
| Soybeans | All practices | 38.33 | $466 | $48 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 68.59 | $479 | $49 | |
| Camden | Corn | All practices | 159.34 | $801 | $82 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 41.81 | $509 | $52 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 80.01 | $558 | $57 | |
| Cape May | Corn | All practices | 159.34 | $801 | $82 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 41.81 | $509 | $52 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 80.01 | $558 | $57 | |
| Cumberland | Corn | Irrigated | 203.70 | $1,025 | $105 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 131.82 | $663 | $68 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 58.37 | $710 | $72 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 36.51 | $444 | $45 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 80.09 | $559 | $57 | |
| Gloucester | Soybeans | All practices | 35.71 | $435 | $44 |
| Wheat | All practices | 71.15 | $497 | $51 | |
| Hunterdon | Corn | All practices | 179.20 | $901 | $92 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 50.44 | $614 | $63 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 72.43 | $506 | $52 | |
| Mercer | Corn | All practices | 160.07 | $805 | $82 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 41.03 | $499 | $51 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 80.01 | $558 | $57 | |
| Middlesex | Corn | All practices | 171.47 | $862 | $88 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 43.08 | $524 | $53 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 80.01 | $558 | $57 | |
| Monmouth | Corn | All practices | 165.00 | $830 | $85 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 40.86 | $497 | $51 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 81.61 | $570 | $58 | |
| Morris | Corn | All practices | 182.59 | $918 | $94 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 43.21 | $526 | $54 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 80.01 | $558 | $57 | |
| Ocean | Corn | All practices | 162.35 | $817 | $83 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 41.81 | $509 | $52 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 80.01 | $558 | $57 | |
| Salem | Corn | Irrigated | 209.42 | $1,053 | $107 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 165.94 | $835 | $85 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 51.81 | $631 | $64 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 40.77 | $496 | $51 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 84.66 | $591 | $60 | |
| Somerset | Corn | All practices | 162.49 | $817 | $83 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 38.67 | $471 | $48 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 81.56 | $569 | $58 | |
| Sussex | Corn | All practices | 129.35 | $651 | $66 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 43.27 | $527 | $54 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 80.01 | $558 | $57 | |
| Warren | Corn | All practices | 178.48 | $898 | $92 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 60.06 | $731 | $75 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 89.60 | $625 | $64 |
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 New Jersey 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
Related: ARC vs PLC calculator · New Jersey cash rent by county · New Jersey yield by year · New Jersey Farmland Atlas
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