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United States
Department of Agriculture

Risk Management Agency Fact Sheet

2017 Crop Year

Spokane Regional Office — Spokane,WA

February 2017

Hybrid Sweet Corn Seed Pilot

Idaho,  Oregon,  Washington

Crop Insured

All hybrid sweet corn seed female parent plants are
insurable if:

  • They are located in a county on insurable acreage for which premium rates are provided by an actuarial table;
  • You have a share;
  • Grown under a hybrid sweet corn seed contract executed before the acreage reporting date; and
  • Planted for harvest as commercial hybrid sweet corn seed.
Counties Available
Idaho - Ada, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, Owyhee, Payette, and Washington counties.
Oregon - Malheur County.
Washington - Adams, Benton, Franklin, Grant, and Walla Walla counties.
Causes of Loss

You are protected against the following:

  • Adverse weather;
  • Earthquake;
  • Failure of irrigation water supply;
  • Fire;
  • Insect damage and/or plant disease; unless you have insufficiently or improperly applied pest or disease control measures;
  • Volcanic eruption; or
  • Wildlife.
Insurance Period

Coverage begins upon completion of planting of:

  • The female parent plant seed on or before the final planting date; and
  • The male parent plant seed.

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

  • Total destruction of the crop;
  • Harvest of the crop;
  • Final adjustment of a loss;
  • Abandonment of the crop; or
  • October 31, 2017.
Important Dates
Sales Closing .................................... March 15, 2017
Final Planting Date .................. See County Actuarial
Acreage Report Date ............................ July 15, 2017
The dates shown above apply to all Idaho, Oregon  and Washington counties where insurance is available.
Reporting Requirements
Acreage Report - You must report to your crop insurance agent all acreage of the insured crop in the county in which you have a share, at the time of planting.
Coverage Levels and Premium Subsidies
Instead of guaranteeing an amount of production, the policy guarantees a dollar amount of coverage, depending on the level of coverage selected. Crop insurance premiums are subsidized as shown in the following table.
Item Percent
Coverage Level
 50 55 60 65 70 75
Premium Subsidy
 67 64 64 59 59 55
Your Premium Share
 33 36 36 41 41 45
Price Elections
Price at which you are compensated per bushel in the event of a loss. Choices vary by level of guarantee.
Insurance Units
Coverage is 50 percent of your production guarantee for timely planted acreage.
Definitions
Amount of Insurance Per Acre - A dollar amount determined by multiplying the adjusted yield by the price election you select and subtracting any minimum guaranteed payment, not to exceed the total compensation specified in the hybrid sweet corn seed processor contract. If your hybrid seed corn processor contract contains a minimum guaranteed payment stated in bushels, we will convert that value to dollars by multiplying it by the price election you selected.
Dollar Value per Bushel - An amount that determines the value of any seed production-to-count. It is determined by dividing the amount of insurance per acre by the result of multiplying the approved yield by the coverage level percentage, expressed as a decimal.
Female Parent Plants - Sweet corn plants that are grown for the purpose of producing commercial hybrid sweet corn seed and have had the stamens removed or are otherwise male sterile.
Male Parent Plants - Sweet corn plants grown for the purpose of pollinating the female parent plants.
Variety - The name, number, or code assigned to a specific genetic cross by the seed company or as listed in the special provisions for the insured crop in the county.
Loss Example
Assume 100-percent share, 50 acres, 185 bushel county yield, 65-percent coverage level, and $3.87 price election. Seed production of 1,400 bushels times dollar value per bushel $19.80 equals $27,720.
185 Bushel per acre county yield
0.867 Coverage level factor
160 Bushel (adjusted yield)
$3.87 Price election
$619 Amount of unsurance/acre guarantee
50 Acres
$30,950 Dollar insurance guarantee
$27,720
Value of seed production
$3,230 Indemnity due policyholder

 

Where to Buy Crop Insurance
All multi-peril crop insurance, including CAT policies, are available from private crop insurance agents. A list of crop insurance agents is available at all USDA service centers and on the RMA website at Agent Locator. 

  Regional Office Visit

  • 11707 E Sprague Ave
    Suite 304
    Spokane, WA 99206-6125
  • Phone: 509-228-6320
  • Fax: 509-228-6320
  • Email: rsowa@rma.usda.gov
This fact sheet gives only a general overview of the crop insurance program and is not a complete policy. For further information and an evaluation of your risk management needs, contact a crop insurance agent
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