Rice

Background

The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board of Directors (FCIC Board) approved the Margin Protection (MP) Plan of Insurance for corn, wheat, rice and soybeans on June 24, 2014, a privately developed product submitted under section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act. For the 2017 crop year, minor changes and technical corrections have been made to the Margin Protection (MP) plan of Insurance.

As of April 19, 2016 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2015 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30, 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

• 2015 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2015 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

In accordance with Section 3 of the ARPI Crop Provisions and Section 10 of the SCO Crop Provisions, approved final county yields and final county revenues for 2015 crop year will be available by close of business today in the following formats:

As of April 08, 2016 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2016 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30, 8/31, 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

• 2016 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2016 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

Margin Protection Plan

The following 2016 CY margin projected prices and volatility factors are approved for Margin Protection Plan for rice offers with a February 28 sales closing date. The margin projected price is used in conjunction with projected input prices and the expected county yield to derive the expected margin (per acre), trigger margin (per acre) and liability.

As of February 18, 2016 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2016 Actuarial Data Master for the 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

• 2016 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2016 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

Common Crop Insurance Policy & Area Risk Protection Insurance¹

The 2016 CY projected prices shown below are approved for the Yield Protection, Area Yield Protection, Revenue Protection, Area Revenue Protection, Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion and Area Revenue Protection - Harvest Price Exclusion plans of insurance.

Common Crop Insurance Policy & Area Risk Protection Insurance ¹

The 2016 CY projected prices shown below are approved for the Yield Protection, Area Yield Protection, Revenue Protection, Area Revenue Protection, Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion and Area Revenue Protection - Harvest Price Exclusion plans of insurance.

As of January 20, 2016 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2016 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30, 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

• 2016 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2016 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

Margin Protection Plan

The following 2016 CY margin projected prices and volatility factors are approved for the Margin Protection Plan. The margin projected price is used in conjunction with projected input prices and the expected county yield to derive the expected margin (per acre), trigger margin (per acre) and liability.