Onions for Processing

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.

The insurance period ends with the earliest occurrence of one of the following:

• Total destruction of the crop;
• Abandonment of the crop;
• Removal of the onions from the field;
• 14 days after lifting or digging;
• Final adjustment of a loss; or
• The calendar date for the end of the insurance period.

The guarantee is the quantity of onions (in hundredweight) determined by multiplying the approved yield per acre by the coverage level percentage you elect. Based on actual production history, with your choice of 50 to 75 percent of your approved average yield, (in 5-percent increments). Production guarantees depend on the stage that the loss occurs.
First stage:

• For direct seeded storage and non-storage onions, from planting until the emergence of the fourth leaf; and
• For transplanted storage and non-storage onions, from transplanting of onion plants or sets through 30 days after transplanting.

Second stage:

• For direct seeded storage and non-storage onions, from the emergence of the fourth leaf until eligible for the final stage; and
• For transplanted storage and non-storage onions, from 31 days after transplanting until eligible for the final stage.

Final stage:

• From the completion of topping and lifting or digging on the acreage until the end of the insurance period.

Applicable stage percentages vary by county. Please refer to the special provisions of insurance for your county.