Nov. 12, 2019 - USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) is now processing 2018 Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) payments for seed cotton and long and medium grain rice.

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USDA Now Issuing Safety Net Program Payments to Cotton and Rice Producers

Nov. 12, 2019 - USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) is now processing 2018 Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) payments for seed cotton and long and medium grain rice.

2018 PLC payment rates for the following covered commodities have not yet been determined: crambe, flaxseed, large and small chickpeas, mustard seed, rapeseed, safflower, sesame seed, sunflower seed and temperate Japonica rice.

ARC and PLC data, including ARC-County (ARC-CO) yields and projected and final PLC payment rates, can be viewed on FSA's website at fsa.usda.gov/arc-plc.

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