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The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) Board of Directors approved changes to the Weaned Calf Risk Protection crop insurance program, under section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act, on August 22, 2024.
The following changes are applicable for the 2025 and succeeding crop years:
The Risk Management Agency (RMA) derives prices for certain programs by applying factors and premiums in accordance with the Commodity Exchange Price Provisions (CEPP). The factors and premiums for organic cotton, organic flax, grain sorghum, popcorn, organic popcorn, rice, confectionery sunflowers, and organic sunflowers are provided below.
As of November 26, 2024 the following information is now available on the FTP site:
Users can find this information in the following directories:
In accordance with Section 8 of the Rainfall and Vegetation Index Plan Common Policy Basic Provisions, final grid indices and payment calculation factors have been determined and approved for the following:
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) Board of Directors approved changes to the Sesame pilot crop insurance program on November 21, 2024.
The following changes are applicable for the 2025 and succeeding crop years:
The following documents will be available by November 30, 2024, on the Risk Management Agency (RMA) website at www.rma.usda.gov:
The Farm Service Agency issued a correction to the 2024 Upland Cotton schedule of loan premiums and discounts. The correction resulted in changes to loan differentials for color, leaf, staple, strength, uniformity, and extraneous matter. As a result, the Risk Management Agency’s published Price B for each state has changed.
Beginning with flue cured tobacco in the 2021 crop year, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) has issued two price elections for tobacco. One price for tobacco grown under contract and one price for non-contracted tobacco. Producers who grow both are eligible for a blended price. Additionally, RMA has limited quality adjustment to only apply to contracted tobacco. This pricing structure has since been expanded to burley, dark air, fire cured, and Maryland tobacco.
