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Bedford County, VA: ARC or PLC for 2026 and 2027

FSA’s official 2026 ARC-CO benchmark yields for Bedford County, Virginia, with the math behind them and what they mean for ARC-CO and PLC. FSA has not posted 2027 benchmarks; the 2027 benchmark shifts the window one year.

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Corn 2026 in Bedford County: ARC-CO benchmark and break-even

All practices: official 2026 ARC-CO benchmark

Benchmark yield (FSA)104.87 bu
Benchmark price 2026$5.03
Benchmark revenue$527.50/ac
Guarantee (90%)$474.75/ac
Max payment (12%)$63.30/ac
Max per base acre (×85%)$53.80

FSA trend-adjusted county yields (county yield or 80% of T-yield): 2020: 76 · 2021: 91.34 · 2022: 215.22 · 2023: 136.06 · 2024: 87.2 (struck: high and low). Middle three average: 104.87 bu.

At a season-average price equal to the 2026 effective reference price ($4.42), PLC pays nothing and ARC-CO pays when the county yield comes in below 107.4 bu, reaching its cap below 93.1 bu.

PLC vs ARC-CO break-even at a 104.87 bu county yield, 2026 prices

PLC yield, % of your official benchmarkWhich pays more, by season-average price
60%
62.9 bu		PLC: $3.41 or lower
ARC-CO: $3.42 to $4.52
70%
73.4 bu		PLC: $3.55 or lower
ARC-CO: $3.56 to $4.52
80%
83.9 bu		PLC: $3.66 or lower
ARC-CO: $3.67 to $4.52
90%
94.4 bu		PLC: $3.74 or lower
ARC-CO: $3.75 to $4.52
100%
104.9 bu		PLC: $3.81 or lower
ARC-CO: $3.82 to $4.52

Nothing from FSA here for soybeans or wheat. 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.

Break-even prices are per base acre with both programs on 85% of base and 2026 prices. Your PLC yield is on the FSA-156EZ.

Run your farm’s numbers

Run each crop on each FSA farm number separately. The election is made crop by crop, farm by farm.

From the FSA-156EZ. Base acres are not what you plant; each farm number has its own base.

On the FSA-156EZ for the farm. Each farm has its own.

Fills in from FSA’s official county file when we have it. You can type the number your county office gives you.

County average, not your farm. A normal year often comes in a bit above this.

USDA national season-average price for the marketing year, not your local cash price.

Questions about Bedford County

What is the ARC-CO benchmark yield for corn in Bedford County?

FSA's official 2026 benchmark yield for corn in Bedford County, Virginia is 104.87 bu (all practices). The 2026 benchmark price is $5.03. FSA has not posted the 2027 benchmark.

An estimate, not a USDA determination. Source: FSA ARC/PLC program data. Find your county office.

Related: All Virginia counties · ARC vs PLC calculator · Bedford County in the Farmland Atlas

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