March 2021

ARCPLC Decision Aid and Write-Up

2021 Seed Cotton (SC) ARC/PLC Quick Read and Decision Aid

Don Shurley
Cotton Economist-Retired
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Georgia

Producers may elect and must enroll in ARC or PLC, by crop by farm, for the 2021 crop year by March 15. If no election is made, the election previously made for 2019-2020 will remain for 2021.

PLC is a payment based on a market price trigger—if the market price is less than the Effective Reference Price. ARC is revenue based. Payment is received if Actual Revenue is less than the Revenue Guarantee which is based on price and county yield history.

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