PRODUCT MANAGEMENT BULLETIN: PM16-042




1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Stop 0801
Washington, DC  20250-0801

Date

August 15, 2016

To:

All Approved Insurance Providers
All Risk Management Agency Field Offices
All Other Interested Parties

From:

Thomas W. Worth, Acting Deputy Administrator /s/ Rodger M. Matthews, for    8/15/2016

Subject:

2017 Crop Year (CY) Common Crop Insurance Policy Projected Prices and Volatility Factors Announcement

 

Common Crop Insurance Policy 1

 

The 2017 CY projected prices shown below are approved for the Yield Protection, Revenue Protection, and Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion plans of insurance. The 2017 CY volatility factors shown below are approved for the Revenue Protection and Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion plans of insurance. The projected prices and volatility factors are applicable for the crop, types, and states indicated in the following table.


Crop/Type/State Exchange Contract Projected Price Volatility Factor
Canola – Canola Type
Kansas, Oklahoma & Texas
ICE
July
Canola
$0.166/pound 0.15
Canola – Rapeseed Type
Oklahoma
ICE
July
Canola
$0.221/pound 0.00
Canola – Canola Type
Idaho (Fall), Oregon (Fall) & Washington (Fall) 
ICE
November
Canola
$0.168/pound 0.16
Canola – Rapeseed Type
Idaho (Fall), Oregon (Fall) & Washington (Fall)
ICE
November
Canola
$0.230/pound 0.00
1 Projected Prices and Volatility Factors are applicable for the Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO).
DISPOSAL DATE
December 31, 2016
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