PRODUCT MANAGEMENT BULLETIN: PM21-001




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Date

January 13, 2021

To:

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

From:

Richard H. Flournoy, Deputy Administrator /s/ Richard H. Flournoy    1/13/2021

Subject:

2021 Crop Year Commodity Exchange Price Provisions (CEPP) – Peanuts Factors: February 28, 2021 Sales Closing Date
Background
The CEPP - Peanuts factors necessary to establish the insured’s amount of protection under the peanut program for the 2021 CY are identified below. The factors are applied to the commodity prices for wheat, cotton, soybean oil, and soybean meal during the discovery period of January 15, 2021 to February 14, 2021. These factors apply only to states with a Sales Closing Date (SCD) of February 28, 2021. They are determined in accordance with the Peanut Price Methodology guidelines published and available at rma.usda.gov/-/media/RMA/Policies/CEPP/2021/Commodity-Exchange-Price-Provisions---Peanuts-21-CEPP-PT.ashx
Action

The factor values for peanuts in states and counties with a February 28, 2021 SCD as specified in the CEPP – Peanuts document for the 2021 crop year are shown below.

The values for the exponent factors for each commodity exchange futures contract are:

Commodity Abbreviation Value
Wheat 𝐸𝑤ℎ -0.2110
Cotton 𝐸𝑐t 0.3064
Soybean Oil 𝐸so 0.7181
Soybean Meal 𝐸sm -0.1937
     

The values for the price constant and price weighting factors are:

Variable Abbreviation Value
Price Constant
C 0.1599
Price Weighting Formula
W 0.4835
     

The values for the type factors are:

Type Abbreviation Value
Runner
Tru
1.00
Spanish Tsp
1.63
Valencia
Tva
1.16
Virginia
Tvi
1.16
     

Additionally, the factor specifications for commodities utilized to determine price volatility are as follows:

Commodity Abbreviation Value
Wheat Gwh 0.1130
Cotton Gct
0.5934
Soybean Oil Gso
-0.1015
Soybean Meal Gsm
0.1063
     

The value for the volatility weighting factor is:

Variable Abbreviation Value
Volatility Weighting Factor
V
1.6546
     

DISPOSAL DATE:
December 31, 2021

 

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