Hybrid Sweet Corn Seed Pilot

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

• A premium rate is provided in the actuarial document;
• 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.

Idaho - Ada, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, Owyhee, Payette, and Washington counties.

Oregon - Malheur County.

Washington - Adams, Benton, Franklin, Grant, Klickitat and Walla Walla counties.

You are protected against the following:

• Adverse weather conditions;
• Earthquake;
• Failure of the irrigation water supply, if caused by an insured peril that occurs during the insurance period;
• Fire;
• Insects, but not damage due to insufficient or improper application of pest control measures
• Volcanic eruption; or
• Wildlife.

• Sales Closing …………March 15, 2018
  
• Final Planting…………See County Actuarial
  
• Acreage Report …………July 15, 2018

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, 2018.

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.

Amount of Insurance Per Acre - A dollar amount determined by multiplying the county yield by the by the price election and coverage level 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 sweet corn seed processor contract contains a minimum guaranteed payment stated in pounds or kilograms, we will convert that value to dollars by multiplying it by the price election you selected.

County yield – An amount contained in the actuarial documents that is established by FCIC to represent the yield that a producer of hybrid sweet corn seed would be expected to produce per acre.

Dollar Value per pound – 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.

Assume 100 percent share, 20 acres, 1300 pound county yield, 75 percent coverage level, and $2.15/lb price election, and no minimum payment in the contract. Actual value of seed production is $39,600 (18,000 pounds of production x $2.20 dollar value per pound).