Actual Revenue History - Cherry

Sweet cherries or tart cherries are insurable if:

• The actuarial documents provide a premium rate;
• You have a share in the crop;
• They are varieties (scion and rootstock) adapted to the area;
• They are irrigated, unless special provisions allow a non-irrigated practice;
• They are grown in an orchard that meets the conditions of insurability contained in the special provisions and that, if inspected, is considered acceptable by us; and
• They are not direct marketed unless proper notifications are made (sweet cherries only).

You must insure all your acreage of either sweet or tart cherries in a county at the same coverage level. For example, you could insure all of your sweet cherries and none of your tart cherries. If you choose to insure both kinds of cherries, they may be insured at separate coverage levels. However, two administrative fees will apply.

Idaho

Canyon, Gem, Owyhee, Payette, and Washington counties.

Oregon

Gilliam, Hood River, Marion, Polk, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wasco, and Yamhill counties.

Washington

Adams, Benton, Chelan, Douglas, Franklin, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Okanogan, Walla Walla, and Yakima counties.

You are protected against the following:

• Adverse weather conditions;
• Earthquake;
• Failure of the irrigation water supply, if caused by a natural cause of loss that occurs during the insurance period;
• Fire, unless undergrowth has not been controlled or pruning debris has not been removed from the orchard;
• An inadequate market price on sold cherries or on cherries that are valued with the annual price procedure;
• Insects and plant disease, if adverse weather conditions prevent application of control measures or cause control measures to be ineffective after application, and reapplication is not possible or permitted before damage occurs or worsens; or no pesticides effective on the insect or the plant disease are registered with the Environmental Protection Agency and labeled for use on cherries;
• Volcanic eruption; or
• Wildlife.

Coverage begins for the crop year the policy is initially applied for, or the year following a break in continuity of coverage on:

• the later of 10 days after a properly completed application is received; or
• November 21, unless we inspect the acreage during the 10-day period and determine it does not meet insurability requirements.

For each crop year (after the first crop year) the policy remains continuously in force, insurance coverage begins on the day immediately following the end of the insurance period for the crop year before.

Coverage ends with the earliest occurrence of one of the following:

• Total destruction of the crop on the unit;
• Harvest of the unit;
• Final adjustment of a loss on a unit;
• Abandonment of the crop on the unit;
• August 15 for tart cherries;
• August 31 for sweet cherries; or
• January 15 following harvest for a revenue loss due to an inadequate market price.

• Sales Closing…………November 20, 2017
  
• Revenue Reporting…………January 15, 2018
  
• Acreage Reporting…………January 15, 2018
  

Assume a 100 percent share in 10 acres of cherries on a single unit. You certify revenue for 5 of the most recent crop years at $7000 per acre and RMA provides an expected revenue factor of 1.00. Also assume you chose the 75 percent coverage level and a payment factor of 85 percent.