date:Sep 29, 2018
Total (Estimated) 2018 Assistance for Farmers
Because lower prices and revenues can trigger payments from ARC and PLC, one place impacts would show up is in the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) forecasts. Table 1 provides a comparison of payments estimated for the 2018 crops of corn, soybeans, wheat and cotton. The first two columns compare CBOs estimates for payments from ARC, PLC, and Loan Deficiency Payments (LDP) programs for the 2018 crop. Specifically, this compares payments forecast by