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Most farmers will receive 2025 PLC and ARC-CO payments

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By Kent Thiesse
| Agweek Verified
For the 2025 crop year only, eligible producers will get the higher of the calculated 2025 PLC or ARC-CO payments for corn, soybeans, wheat, and other program crops. This provision means that it is likely that all eligible base acres of corn, soybean, wheat, and many other crops are likely to receive either a PLC or ARC-CO payment for the 2025 crop year. The 2025 PLC or ARC-CO payments for all farm program crops will be paid in October 2026.
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Focus on Ag: Crop conditions variable across Midwest Original

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By Kent Thiesse
| Farm Forum Verified
One of the biggest questions in analyzing potential corn and soybean market prices for the 2026-27 marketing year is the crop conditions in the Corn Belt and Plains States. In the Upper Midwest, crop conditions are much more variable than a year ago, when much of the region experienced good-to-excellent corn and soybean yields. Some areas of the Midwest have had excessive rainfall this Spring and early Summer, while other areas are dealing various levels of drought conditions.
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Summer USDA reports set the tone for grain markets

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By Kent Thiesse
| Agweek Verified
During a two-week period from June 30 to July 10, USDA released a series of reports that will likely impact corn and soybean prices from now until harvest season. The late June USDA Crop Acreage Report is always highly anticipated because it becomes the first “hard data” after the March USDA Plantings Intentions report to give an indication of crop production levels for a given growing season.
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