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Pennsylvania ARC-CO benchmark yields for 2026, by county
FSA’s official program year 2026 ARC-CO benchmark yields for 66 Pennsylvania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | Corn | All practices | 142.64 | $717 | $73 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 43.36 | $528 | $54 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 79.05 | $552 | $56 | |
| Allegheny | Corn | All practices | 122.17 | $615 | $63 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 35.05 | $427 | $44 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 71.80 | $501 | $51 | |
| Armstrong | Corn | All practices | 136.34 | $686 | $70 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 39.57 | $482 | $49 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 55.19 | $385 | $39 | |
| Beaver | Corn | All practices | 144.73 | $728 | $74 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 41.34 | $503 | $51 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 70.37 | $491 | $50 | |
| Bedford | Corn | All practices | 150.44 | $757 | $77 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 50.26 | $612 | $62 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 80.80 | $564 | $58 | |
| Berks | Corn | All practices | 166.69 | $838 | $86 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 51.89 | $632 | $64 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 78.48 | $548 | $56 | |
| Blair | Corn | All practices | 178.02 | $895 | $91 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 56.68 | $690 | $70 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 77.49 | $541 | $55 | |
| Bradford | Corn | All practices | 129.06 | $649 | $66 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 36.33 | $442 | $45 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 62.40 | $436 | $44 | |
| Bucks | Corn | All practices | 145.94 | $734 | $75 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 43.85 | $534 | $54 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 69.49 | $485 | $49 | |
| Butler | Corn | All practices | 152.43 | $767 | $78 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 41.38 | $504 | $51 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 75.59 | $528 | $54 | |
| Cambria | Corn | All practices | 146.84 | $739 | $75 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 48.34 | $588 | $60 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 63.86 | $446 | $45 | |
| Cameron | Corn | All practices | 140.89 | $709 | $72 |
| Carbon | Corn | All practices | 127.60 | $642 | $65 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 41.77 | $508 | $52 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 73.02 | $510 | $52 | |
| Centre | Corn | All practices | 164.71 | $828 | $85 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 51.17 | $623 | $64 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 81.05 | $566 | $58 | |
| Chester | Corn | All practices | 210.27 | $1,058 | $108 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 60.00 | $730 | $74 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 103.64 | $723 | $74 | |
| Clarion | Corn | All practices | 129.95 | $654 | $67 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 35.33 | $430 | $44 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 69.57 | $486 | $50 | |
| Clearfield | Corn | All practices | 121.38 | $611 | $62 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 40.18 | $489 | $50 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 72.69 | $507 | $52 | |
| Clinton | Corn | All practices | 180.28 | $907 | $92 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 53.83 | $655 | $67 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 74.38 | $519 | $53 | |
| Columbia | Corn | All practices | 145.09 | $730 | $74 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 45.70 | $556 | $57 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 72.15 | $504 | $51 | |
| Crawford | Corn | All practices | 162.06 | $815 | $83 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 41.43 | $504 | $51 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 57.35 | $400 | $41 | |
| Cumberland | Corn | All practices | 154.62 | $778 | $79 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 49.27 | $600 | $61 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 78.02 | $545 | $56 | |
| Dauphin | Corn | All practices | 149.83 | $754 | $77 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 50.04 | $609 | $62 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 92.12 | $643 | $66 | |
| Delaware | Corn | All practices | 175.10 | $881 | $90 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 50.55 | $615 | $63 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 78.43 | $547 | $56 | |
| Elk | Corn | All practices | 139.29 | $701 | $71 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 41.34 | $503 | $51 | |
| Erie | Corn | All practices | 157.38 | $792 | $81 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 40.00 | $487 | $50 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 54.41 | $380 | $39 | |
| Fayette | Corn | All practices | 122.04 | $614 | $63 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 38.38 | $467 | $48 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 72.10 | $503 | $51 | |
| Forest | Corn | All practices | 148.55 | $747 | $76 |
| Wheat | All practices | 70.37 | $491 | $50 | |
| Franklin | Corn | All practices | 142.11 | $715 | $73 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 51.79 | $630 | $64 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 81.52 | $569 | $58 | |
| Fulton | Corn | All practices | 127.97 | $644 | $66 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 43.06 | $524 | $53 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 72.67 | $507 | $52 | |
| Greene | Corn | All practices | 121.55 | $611 | $62 |
| Huntingdon | Corn | All practices | 152.51 | $767 | $78 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 51.93 | $632 | $64 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 80.19 | $560 | $57 | |
| Indiana | Corn | All practices | 162.39 | $817 | $83 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 47.76 | $581 | $59 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 76.25 | $532 | $54 | |
| Jefferson | Corn | All practices | 129.42 | $651 | $66 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 35.87 | $437 | $45 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 74.67 | $521 | $53 | |
| Juniata | Corn | All practices | 133.10 | $669 | $68 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 44.48 | $541 | $55 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 75.75 | $529 | $54 | |
| Lackawanna | Corn | All practices | 134.72 | $678 | $69 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 41.57 | $506 | $52 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 73.24 | $511 | $52 | |
| Lancaster | Corn | All practices | 201.94 | $1,016 | $104 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 60.10 | $731 | $75 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 108.88 | $760 | $78 | |
| Lawrence | Corn | All practices | 172.03 | $865 | $88 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 48.54 | $591 | $60 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 70.23 | $490 | $50 | |
| Lebanon | Corn | All practices | 178.82 | $899 | $92 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 56.03 | $682 | $70 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 82.81 | $578 | $59 | |
| Lehigh | Corn | All practices | 166.28 | $836 | $85 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 53.45 | $650 | $66 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 72.58 | $507 | $52 | |
| Luzerne | Corn | All practices | 138.25 | $695 | $71 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 39.10 | $476 | $49 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 69.92 | $488 | $50 | |
| Lycoming | Corn | All practices | 149.09 | $750 | $76 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 44.51 | $542 | $55 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 74.83 | $522 | $53 | |
| McKean | Corn | All practices | 136.48 | $686 | $70 |
| Wheat | All practices | 72.71 | $508 | $52 | |
| Mercer | Corn | All practices | 178.57 | $898 | $92 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 47.48 | $578 | $59 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 70.18 | $490 | $50 | |
| Mifflin | Corn | All practices | 159.73 | $803 | $82 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 54.15 | $659 | $67 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 73.27 | $511 | $52 | |
| Monroe | Corn | All practices | 132.70 | $667 | $68 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 48.22 | $587 | $60 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 73.24 | $511 | $52 | |
| Montgomery | Corn | All practices | 148.66 | $748 | $76 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 40.80 | $497 | $51 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 70.40 | $491 | $50 | |
| Montour | Corn | All practices | 137.59 | $692 | $71 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 42.97 | $523 | $53 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 64.73 | $452 | $46 | |
| Northampton | Corn | All practices | 158.00 | $795 | $81 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 49.07 | $597 | $61 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 78.82 | $550 | $56 | |
| Northumberland | Corn | All practices | 151.46 | $762 | $78 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 51.17 | $623 | $64 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 87.70 | $612 | $62 | |
| Perry | Corn | All practices | 135.90 | $684 | $70 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 45.26 | $551 | $56 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 76.91 | $537 | $55 | |
| Pike | Corn | All practices | 131.79 | $663 | $68 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 45.79 | $557 | $57 | |
| Potter | Corn | All practices | 147.41 | $741 | $76 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 35.41 | $431 | $44 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 77.95 | $544 | $55 | |
| Schuylkill | Corn | All practices | 140.92 | $709 | $72 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 48.23 | $587 | $60 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 78.61 | $549 | $56 | |
| Snyder | Corn | All practices | 134.96 | $679 | $69 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 45.55 | $554 | $57 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 78.83 | $550 | $56 | |
| Somerset | Corn | All practices | 151.54 | $762 | $78 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 44.92 | $547 | $56 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 79.27 | $553 | $56 | |
| Sullivan | Corn | All practices | 100.91 | $508 | $52 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 38.73 | $471 | $48 | |
| Susquehanna | Corn | All practices | 119.63 | $602 | $61 |
| Wheat | All practices | 73.07 | $510 | $52 | |
| Tioga | Corn | All practices | 136.83 | $688 | $70 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 32.02 | $390 | $40 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 68.64 | $479 | $49 | |
| Union | Corn | All practices | 154.45 | $777 | $79 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 52.59 | $640 | $65 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 78.17 | $546 | $56 | |
| Venango | Corn | All practices | 148.29 | $746 | $76 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 31.98 | $389 | $40 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 70.90 | $495 | $50 | |
| Warren | Corn | All practices | 152.59 | $768 | $78 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 36.12 | $440 | $45 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 70.85 | $495 | $50 | |
| Washington | Corn | All practices | 105.94 | $533 | $54 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 31.11 | $379 | $39 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 71.61 | $500 | $51 | |
| Wayne | Corn | All practices | 128.39 | $646 | $66 |
| Westmoreland | Corn | All practices | 143.42 | $721 | $74 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 41.81 | $509 | $52 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 63.08 | $440 | $45 | |
| Wyoming | Corn | All practices | 117.21 | $590 | $60 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 38.40 | $467 | $48 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 73.24 | $511 | $52 | |
| York | Corn | All practices | 181.48 | $913 | $93 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 49.82 | $606 | $62 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 104.18 | $727 | $74 |
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 Pennsylvania 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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