PRODUCT MANAGEMENT BULLETIN: PM22-078




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

Date

December 13, 2022

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    12/13/2022

Subject:

2023 Crop Year (CY) Commodity Exchange Price Provisions (CEPP) – Peanuts Factors: January 31, 2023, Sales Closing Date
Background
The CEPP – Peanuts factors necessary to establish the insured’s amount of protection under the peanut program for the 2023 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 December 15, 2022, to January 14, 2023. These factors apply only to states with a Sales Closing Date (SCD) of January 31, 2023. 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 January 31, 2023, SCD, as specified in the CEPP – Peanuts document for the 2023 crop year, are shown below.

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


Commodity Abbreviation Value
Wheat
πΈπ‘€β„Ž
-0.1534
Cotton
𝐸𝑐t
0.2835
Soybean Oil
𝐸𝑠o
0.4074
Soybean Meal
𝐸𝑠m
-0.0980
     

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


Variable Abbreviation Value
Price Constant
𝐢
0.1423
Price Weighting Formula
π‘Š 0.3861
     

The values for the type factors are:


Type  Abbreviation Value
Runner
π‘‡π‘Ÿu 1.00
Spanish
𝑇𝑠p 1.57
Valencia
𝑇𝑣a 1.13
Virginia
𝑇𝑣i 1.13
     

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


Commodity
Abbreviation Value
Wheat
πΊπ‘€β„Ž -0.0246
Cotton
𝐺𝑐t 0.3598
Soybean Oil
𝐺𝑠o 0.0181
Soybean Meal
𝐺𝑠m 0.0518
     

The value for the volatility weighting factor is:


Variable Abbreviation Value
Volatility Weighting Factor
𝑉
4.9455
     

DISPOSAL DATE:
December 31, 2023

USDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider