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West Virginia ARC-CO benchmark yields for 2026, by county
FSA’s official program year 2026 ARC-CO benchmark yields for 51 West 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour | Corn | All practices | 141.36 | $711 | $73 |
| Wheat | All practices | 81.93 | $572 | $58 | |
| Berkeley | Corn | All practices | 132.77 | $668 | $68 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 42.98 | $523 | $53 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 86.79 | $606 | $62 | |
| Boone | Corn | All practices | 140.41 | $706 | $72 |
| Braxton | Corn | All practices | 149.53 | $752 | $77 |
| Brooke | Corn | All practices | 134.60 | $677 | $69 |
| Wheat | All practices | 81.93 | $572 | $58 | |
| Cabell | Corn | All practices | 143.84 | $724 | $74 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 49.32 | $600 | $61 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 84.13 | $587 | $60 | |
| Calhoun | Corn | All practices | 141.95 | $714 | $73 |
| Clay | Corn | All practices | 137.04 | $689 | $70 |
| Doddridge | Corn | All practices | 143.64 | $723 | $74 |
| Fayette | Corn | All practices | 143.84 | $724 | $74 |
| Wheat | All practices | 81.93 | $572 | $58 | |
| Gilmer | Corn | All practices | 140.28 | $706 | $72 |
| Grant | Corn | All practices | 143.51 | $722 | $74 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 45.38 | $552 | $56 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 81.60 | $570 | $58 | |
| Greenbrier | Corn | All practices | 143.84 | $724 | $74 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 45.58 | $555 | $57 | |
| Hampshire | Corn | All practices | 131.64 | $662 | $68 |
| Wheat | All practices | 83.33 | $582 | $59 | |
| Hancock | Corn | All practices | 143.84 | $724 | $74 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 47.40 | $577 | $59 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 79.60 | $556 | $57 | |
| Hardy | Corn | All practices | 149.44 | $752 | $77 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 45.45 | $553 | $56 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 83.47 | $583 | $59 | |
| Harrison | Corn | All practices | 143.64 | $723 | $74 |
| Jackson | Corn | All practices | 143.24 | $720 | $73 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 48.95 | $596 | $61 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 87.23 | $609 | $62 | |
| Jefferson | Corn | All practices | 149.16 | $750 | $77 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 45.51 | $554 | $56 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 90.18 | $629 | $64 | |
| Kanawha | Corn | All practices | 142.88 | $719 | $73 |
| Lewis | Corn | All practices | 143.64 | $723 | $74 |
| Lincoln | Corn | All practices | 143.84 | $724 | $74 |
| Wheat | All practices | 84.93 | $593 | $60 | |
| Logan | Corn | All practices | 143.84 | $724 | $74 |
| Marion | Corn | All practices | 136.33 | $686 | $70 |
| Marshall | Corn | All practices | 144.43 | $726 | $74 |
| Wheat | All practices | 81.93 | $572 | $58 | |
| Mason | Corn | All practices | 151.70 | $763 | $78 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 53.93 | $656 | $67 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 86.13 | $601 | $61 | |
| Mercer | Corn | All practices | 143.84 | $724 | $74 |
| Mineral | Corn | All practices | 148.60 | $747 | $76 |
| Wheat | All practices | 83.23 | $581 | $59 | |
| Monongalia | Corn | All practices | 135.70 | $683 | $70 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 47.40 | $577 | $59 | |
| Monroe | Corn | All practices | 152.92 | $769 | $78 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 45.58 | $555 | $57 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 75.17 | $525 | $54 | |
| Morgan | Corn | All practices | 143.84 | $724 | $74 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 45.20 | $550 | $56 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 84.40 | $589 | $60 | |
| Nicholas | Corn | All practices | 143.84 | $724 | $74 |
| Wheat | All practices | 81.93 | $572 | $58 | |
| Ohio | Corn | All practices | 135.20 | $680 | $69 |
| Wheat | All practices | 78.57 | $548 | $56 | |
| Pendleton | Corn | All practices | 130.18 | $655 | $67 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 46.28 | $563 | $57 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 82.17 | $574 | $59 | |
| Pleasants | Corn | All practices | 139.58 | $702 | $72 |
| Pocahontas | Corn | All practices | 143.84 | $724 | $74 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 45.58 | $555 | $57 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 77.97 | $544 | $56 | |
| Preston | Corn | All practices | 136.98 | $689 | $70 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 47.40 | $577 | $59 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 77.97 | $544 | $56 | |
| Putnam | Corn | All practices | 151.53 | $762 | $78 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 49.32 | $600 | $61 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 84.50 | $590 | $60 | |
| Raleigh | Corn | All practices | 153.83 | $774 | $79 |
| Wheat | All practices | 81.93 | $572 | $58 | |
| Randolph | Corn | All practices | 143.84 | $724 | $74 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 47.40 | $577 | $59 | |
| Ritchie | Corn | All practices | 141.51 | $712 | $73 |
| Roane | Corn | All practices | 143.41 | $721 | $74 |
| Summers | Corn | All practices | 143.84 | $724 | $74 |
| Wheat | All practices | 75.17 | $525 | $54 | |
| Taylor | Corn | All practices | 137.53 | $692 | $71 |
| Tucker | Corn | All practices | 143.10 | $720 | $73 |
| Tyler | Corn | All practices | 139.64 | $702 | $72 |
| Wheat | All practices | 81.93 | $572 | $58 | |
| Upshur | Corn | All practices | 143.84 | $724 | $74 |
| Wayne | Corn | All practices | 143.84 | $724 | $74 |
| Wheat | All practices | 81.93 | $572 | $58 | |
| Webster | Corn | All practices | 143.84 | $724 | $74 |
| Wirt | Corn | All practices | 141.81 | $713 | $73 |
| Wood | Corn | All practices | 141.54 | $712 | $73 |
| Soybeans | All practices | 47.40 | $577 | $59 | |
| Wheat | All practices | 87.33 | $610 | $62 |
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 West 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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