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PM-23-018: 2021 Crop Year Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) Final County Yields for Sugarcane; 2022 Crop Year Margin Protection (MP) Final County Yields, Harvest Revenue and Harvest Margins for Wheat; 2022 Crop Year Area Risk Protection Insurance...

In accordance with Section 15 of the ARPI Crop Provisions, Section 10 of the ECO Endorsement, Section 14 of the MP Crop Provisions, and Section 10 of the SCO Endorsement, approved final county yields, final county revenues, harvest revenues, harvest margins and payment factors for the 2021/2022 crop year will be available by close of business today in the following formats:

Actuarial Release 22-026

As of June 27, 2022 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

  • 2023 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2023 Special Provisions for the 6/30 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

  • 2023 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2023 directory.
  • 2023 Special Provisions are in the Special_Provisions/2023 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

PM-22-039: Grass Seed Changes Effective for the 2023 and Succeeding Crop Years

Background

The Risk Management Agency (RMA) revised the Grass Seed Crop Provisions to clarify how producers can use prices from their production contracts for crop insurance purposes. Specifically, if producers have multiple contracts with different prices, the clarifications illustrate how to calculate a weighted average price. RMA also increased the maximum contract price factor from 1.20 to 1.60 and moved the factor to the actuarial documents so that it can be updated more easily in the future.

Actuarial Release 22-024

As of June 17, 2022 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

  • 2023 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2023 Special Provisions for the 6/30 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

  • 2023 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2023 directory.
  • 2023 Special Provisions are in the Special_Provisions/2023 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

PM-22-025: 2020 Crop Year Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) Final County Yields for Sugarcane; 2021 Crop Year Margin Protection (MP) Final County Yields, Harvest Revenue and Harvest Margins for Wheat; 2021 Crop Year Area Risk Protection Insurance...

Actuarial Release 21-013

As of April 16, 2021 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

  • 2019 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2020 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30, 9/30, 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

PM-21-018: 2019 Crop Year Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) Final County Yields for Sugarcane; 2020 Crop Year Margin Protection (MP) Final County Yields, Harvest Revenue and Harvest Margins for Wheat; 2020 Crop Year Area Risk Protection Insurance ...

PM-17-020: 2016 Crop Year Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) Final Area Yields and Final Area Revenues for Alfalfa Seed, Barley, Canola, Cultivated Wild Rice, Dry Peas, Forage Production, Grass Seed, Mint, Oats, Onions, Potatoes, and Rye

In accordance with Section 10 of the SCO Endorsement, approved Final Area Yields and Final Area Revenues for 2016 crop year will be available by close of business today in the following formats:

MGR-20-018: Conversion of the Grass Seed Program to Permanent Status

Background

The Grass Seed Insurance Program has been piloted to determine acceptance by producers as an effective and affordable risk management tool and to assure the program is actuarially sound. The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board of Directors (Board) granted approval for the conversion of the program from pilot to permanent status based on the favorable pilot program experience.