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Virginia ARC-CO benchmark yields for 2026, by county
FSA’s official program year 2026 ARC-CO benchmark yields for 98 Virginia 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.
2026 signup closesDec 11, 2026
2027 signupNov 2 to Mar 15, 2027
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accomack | Corn | All practices | 151.50 | $762 | $78 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 38.89 | $473 | $48 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 76.27 | $532 | $54 | |
| Albemarle | Corn | All practices | 143.01 | $719 | $73 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 46.38 | $564 | $58 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 71.56 | $499 | $51 | |
| Alleghany | Corn | All practices | 124.98 | $629 | $64 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 41.12 | $500 | $51 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 67.74 | $473 | $48 | |
| Amelia | Corn | All practices | 135.75 | $683 | $70 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 46.83 | $570 | $58 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 68.24 | $476 | $49 | |
| Amherst | Corn | All practices | 122.12 | $614 | $63 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 42.43 | $516 | $53 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 66.41 | $464 | $47 | |
| Appomattox | Corn | All practices | 151.61 | $763 | $78 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 49.75 | $605 | $62 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 58.22 | $406 | $41 | |
| Augusta | Corn | All practices | 151.82 | $764 | $78 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 49.68 | $605 | $62 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 84.06 | $587 | $60 | |
| Bath | Corn | All practices | 119.14 | $599 | $61 |
| Bedford | Corn | All practices | 106.10 | $534 | $54 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 40.18 | $489 | $50 | |
| Bedford | Corn | All practices | 104.87 | $527 | $54 |
| Bland | Corn | All practices | 160.74 | $809 | $82 |
| Wheat | All practices | 67.74 | $473 | $48 | |
| Botetourt | Corn | All practices | 153.94 | $774 | $79 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 40.87 | $497 | $51 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 64.68 | $451 | $46 | |
| Brunswick | Corn | All practices | 112.47 | $566 | $58 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 33.50 | $408 | $42 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 60.44 | $422 | $43 | |
| Buchanan | Corn | All practices | 124.37 | $626 | $64 |
| Buckingham | Corn | All practices | 147.07 | $740 | $75 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 47.46 | $578 | $59 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 67.52 | $471 | $48 | |
| Campbell | Corn | All practices | 110.75 | $557 | $57 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 31.07 | $378 | $39 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 36.41 | $254 | $26 | |
| Caroline | Corn | Irrigated | 205.16 | $1,032 | $105 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 135.22 | $680 | $69 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 55.98 | $681 | $69 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 43.99 | $535 | $55 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 66.83 | $466 | $48 | |
| Carroll | Corn | All practices | 145.38 | $731 | $75 |
| Wheat | All practices | 67.74 | $473 | $48 | |
| Charles City | Corn | Irrigated | 220.11 | $1,107 | $113 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 165.63 | $833 | $85 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 66.69 | $465 | $47 | |
| Charlotte | Corn | All practices | 111.19 | $559 | $57 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 30.74 | $374 | $38 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 52.67 | $368 | $37 | |
| Chesapeake City | Corn | All practices | 178.14 | $896 | $91 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 51.12 | $622 | $63 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 71.56 | $499 | $51 | |
| Chesterfield | Corn | All practices | 133.65 | $672 | $69 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 28.07 | $342 | $35 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 65.16 | $455 | $46 | |
| Clarke | Corn | All practices | 131.42 | $661 | $67 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 43.58 | $530 | $54 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 68.80 | $480 | $49 | |
| Craig | Corn | All practices | 94.08 | $473 | $48 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 39.72 | $483 | $49 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 67.31 | $470 | $48 | |
| Culpeper | Corn | All practices | 144.29 | $726 | $74 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 54.56 | $664 | $68 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 68.29 | $477 | $49 | |
| Cumberland | Corn | All practices | 168.63 | $848 | $87 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 51.24 | $624 | $64 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 64.68 | $451 | $46 | |
| Danville City | Corn | All practices | 131.77 | $663 | $68 |
| Dinwiddie | Corn | All practices | 145.85 | $734 | $75 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 41.71 | $508 | $52 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 70.71 | $494 | $50 | |
| Essex | Soybeans | All practices | 50.36 | $613 | $63 |
| Wheat | All practices | 75.65 | $528 | $54 | |
| Fauquier | Corn | All practices | 173.63 | $873 | $89 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 56.61 | $689 | $70 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 72.26 | $504 | $51 | |
| Floyd | Corn | All practices | 140.45 | $706 | $72 |
| Wheat | All practices | 66.41 | $464 | $47 | |
| Fluvanna | Corn | All practices | 159.36 | $802 | $82 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 48.08 | $585 | $60 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 66.18 | $462 | $47 | |
| Franklin | Corn | All practices | 122.55 | $616 | $63 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 41.73 | $508 | $52 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 63.41 | $443 | $45 | |
| Frederick | Corn | All practices | 134.11 | $675 | $69 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 48.44 | $590 | $60 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 74.37 | $519 | $53 | |
| Giles | Corn | All practices | 115.36 | $580 | $59 |
| Gloucester | Corn | All practices | 148.92 | $749 | $76 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 43.64 | $531 | $54 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 70.36 | $491 | $50 | |
| Goochland | Corn | All practices | 155.49 | $782 | $80 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 50.33 | $613 | $62 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 62.27 | $435 | $44 | |
| Grayson | Corn | All practices | 150.98 | $759 | $77 |
| Wheat | All practices | 67.74 | $473 | $48 | |
| Greene | Corn | All practices | 143.95 | $724 | $74 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 43.47 | $529 | $54 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 70.75 | $494 | $50 | |
| Greensville | Corn | All practices | 122.07 | $614 | $63 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 30.26 | $368 | $38 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 62.72 | $438 | $45 | |
| Halifax | Corn | All practices | 87.31 | $439 | $45 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 28.27 | $344 | $35 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 51.76 | $361 | $37 | |
| Hanover | Corn | Irrigated | 231.27 | $1,163 | $119 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 141.10 | $710 | $72 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 58.55 | $713 | $73 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 42.65 | $519 | $53 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 65.96 | $460 | $47 | |
| Henrico | Corn | All practices | 166.00 | $835 | $85 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 45.96 | $559 | $57 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 65.10 | $454 | $46 | |
| Henry | Corn | All practices | 133.21 | $670 | $68 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 39.17 | $477 | $49 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 59.73 | $417 | $43 | |
| Highland | Corn | All practices | 134.57 | $677 | $69 |
| Isle of Wight | Corn | All practices | 136.78 | $688 | $70 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 43.56 | $530 | $54 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 76.42 | $533 | $54 | |
| James City | Corn | All practices | 139.86 | $703 | $72 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 39.65 | $483 | $49 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 66.44 | $464 | $47 | |
| King George | Corn | All practices | 156.83 | $789 | $80 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 49.71 | $605 | $62 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 73.59 | $514 | $52 | |
| King William | Corn | Irrigated | 234.00 | $1,177 | $120 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 153.95 | $774 | $79 | |
| Soybeans | Irrigated | 62.39 | $759 | $77 | |
| Soybeans | Non-irrigated | 47.59 | $579 | $59 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 73.57 | $514 | $52 | |
| King and Queen | Corn | All practices | 152.54 | $767 | $78 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 44.94 | $547 | $56 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 71.98 | $502 | $51 | |
| Lancaster | Corn | All practices | 173.66 | $874 | $89 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 49.02 | $597 | $61 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 78.20 | $546 | $56 | |
| Lee | Corn | All practices | 129.56 | $652 | $66 |
| Wheat | All practices | 67.74 | $473 | $48 | |
| Loudoun | Corn | All practices | 140.91 | $709 | $72 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 38.81 | $472 | $48 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 72.97 | $509 | $52 | |
| Louisa | Corn | All practices | 153.13 | $770 | $79 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 44.56 | $542 | $55 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 60.43 | $422 | $43 | |
| Lunenburg | Corn | All practices | 111.96 | $563 | $57 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 38.28 | $466 | $48 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 63.02 | $440 | $45 | |
| Madison | Corn | All practices | 173.40 | $872 | $89 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 49.84 | $607 | $62 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 71.35 | $498 | $51 | |
| Mathews | Corn | All practices | 144.46 | $727 | $74 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 35.52 | $432 | $44 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 68.74 | $480 | $49 | |
| Mecklenburg | Corn | All practices | 105.28 | $530 | $54 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 31.84 | $387 | $40 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 60.45 | $422 | $43 | |
| Middlesex | Corn | All practices | 173.27 | $872 | $89 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 46.55 | $567 | $58 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 79.07 | $552 | $56 | |
| Montgomery | Corn | All practices | 116.49 | $586 | $60 |
| Wheat | All practices | 67.31 | $470 | $48 | |
| Nelson | Corn | All practices | 136.98 | $689 | $70 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 41.14 | $501 | $51 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 71.23 | $497 | $51 | |
| New Kent | Corn | All practices | 152.66 | $768 | $78 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 41.87 | $510 | $52 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 64.62 | $451 | $46 | |
| Northampton | Corn | All practices | 144.48 | $727 | $74 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 36.43 | $443 | $45 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 69.63 | $486 | $50 | |
| Northumberland | Corn | All practices | 179.06 | $901 | $92 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 53.13 | $647 | $66 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 88.48 | $618 | $63 | |
| Nottoway | Corn | All practices | 121.75 | $612 | $62 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 46.32 | $564 | $57 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 65.96 | $460 | $47 | |
| Orange | Corn | All practices | 167.76 | $844 | $86 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 54.08 | $658 | $67 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 73.70 | $514 | $52 | |
| Page | Corn | All practices | 116.18 | $584 | $60 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 35.35 | $430 | $44 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 70.77 | $494 | $50 | |
| Patrick | Corn | All practices | 129.27 | $650 | $66 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 41.12 | $500 | $51 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 66.41 | $464 | $47 | |
| Pittsylvania | Corn | All practices | 126.39 | $636 | $65 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 31.73 | $386 | $39 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 49.20 | $343 | $35 | |
| Powhatan | Corn | All practices | 158.41 | $797 | $81 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 51.81 | $631 | $64 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 64.79 | $452 | $46 | |
| Prince Edward | Corn | All practices | 94.74 | $477 | $49 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 34.00 | $414 | $42 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 61.69 | $431 | $44 | |
| Prince George | Corn | All practices | 173.02 | $870 | $89 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 45.48 | $553 | $56 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 71.73 | $501 | $51 | |
| Prince William | Corn | All practices | 128.34 | $646 | $66 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 44.24 | $538 | $55 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 68.58 | $479 | $49 | |
| Pulaski | Corn | All practices | 154.29 | $776 | $79 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 41.12 | $500 | $51 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 67.31 | $470 | $48 | |
| Rappahannock | Corn | All practices | 123.01 | $619 | $63 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 43.47 | $529 | $54 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 69.19 | $483 | $49 | |
| Richmond | Corn | All practices | 160.87 | $809 | $83 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 48.69 | $593 | $60 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 79.14 | $552 | $56 | |
| Roanoke | Corn | All practices | 124.69 | $627 | $64 |
| Wheat | All practices | 66.41 | $464 | $47 | |
| Rockbridge | Corn | All practices | 134.48 | $676 | $69 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 43.50 | $529 | $54 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 74.30 | $519 | $53 | |
| Rockingham | Corn | Irrigated | 215.78 | $1,085 | $111 |
| Corn | Non-irrigated | 139.37 | $701 | $72 | |
| Soybeans | All practices | 54.27 | $660 | $67 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 80.97 | $565 | $58 | |
| Russell | Corn | All practices | 136.55 | $687 | $70 |
| Scott | Corn | All practices | 148.36 | $746 | $76 |
| Shenandoah | Corn | All practices | 137.62 | $692 | $71 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 53.17 | $647 | $66 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 80.50 | $562 | $57 | |
| Smyth | Corn | All practices | 144.93 | $729 | $74 |
| Wheat | All practices | 67.74 | $473 | $48 | |
| Southampton | Corn | Non-irrigated | 153.76 | $773 | $79 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 43.34 | $527 | $54 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 72.19 | $504 | $51 | |
| Spotsylvania | Corn | All practices | 156.86 | $789 | $80 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 46.39 | $565 | $58 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 63.39 | $442 | $45 | |
| Stafford | Corn | All practices | 139.76 | $703 | $72 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 47.19 | $574 | $59 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 67.18 | $469 | $48 | |
| Suffolk City | Corn | All practices | 127.43 | $641 | $65 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 42.28 | $515 | $52 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 68.77 | $480 | $49 | |
| Surry | Corn | All practices | 163.78 | $824 | $84 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 45.56 | $554 | $57 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 70.89 | $495 | $50 | |
| Sussex | Corn | All practices | 151.22 | $761 | $78 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 39.70 | $483 | $49 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 75.42 | $526 | $54 | |
| Tazewell | Corn | All practices | 125.12 | $629 | $64 |
| Wheat | All practices | 67.74 | $473 | $48 | |
| Virginia Beach City | Corn | All practices | 214.05 | $1,077 | $110 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 56.92 | $693 | $71 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 69.76 | $487 | $50 | |
| Warren | Corn | All practices | 130.30 | $655 | $67 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 41.08 | $500 | $51 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 71.91 | $502 | $51 | |
| Washington | Corn | All practices | 139.60 | $702 | $72 |
| Wheat | All practices | 67.74 | $473 | $48 | |
| Waynesboro City | Corn | All practices | 133.03 | $669 | $68 |
| Westmoreland | Corn | All practices | 173.01 | $870 | $89 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 48.02 | $584 | $60 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 80.62 | $563 | $57 | |
| Wise | Corn | All practices | 146.54 | $737 | $75 |
| Wythe | Corn | All practices | 192.01 | $966 | $99 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 41.12 | $500 | $51 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 67.74 | $473 | $48 | |
| York | Corn | All practices | 148.59 | $747 | $76 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 41.12 | $500 | $51 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 74.30 | $519 | $53 |
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 Virginia 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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