As of May 15, 2019 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2020 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2020 Special Provisions for the 4/30 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

• 2020 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2020 directory.
• 2020 Special Provisions are in the Special_Provisions/2020 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

Background

The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board of Directors approved the Hybrid Vegetable Seed Insurance Program, a privately developed product that was submitted and approved under section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act, on March 27, 2019. This insurance program protects against production losses for Hybrid Carrot Seed. It is available for the 2020 crop year for producers in Crook, Deschutes, Jefferson, and Wasco counties in Oregon and Yakima county in Washington.

Background

The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation has expanded the number of counties where certain crops are insurable for the 2020 crop year having a April 30th contract change date. The following attachments, 2020 Expansion of Existing Crops Programs, lists the expansion by crop, state, and county for permanently-established (non-pilot) programs.

Action

Approved Insurance Providers should advise producers of the expanded county crop programs for the 2020 crop year.

As of May 06, 2019 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2019 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30, 8/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

• 2019 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2019 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

Background

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:

Background

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Risk Management Agency (RMA) is required annually, in accordance with Appendix C of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-123, Requirements for Effective Estimation and Remediation of Improper Payments dated October 20, 2014, to estimate and report an improper payment rate using a statistically selected, statistically valid sample of policies for the Federal crop insurance program.

The agency is now initiating its review of policies for the 2020 reporting period.

As of May 01, 2019 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2017 Actuarial Data Master for the 8/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2018 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30, 8/31, 10/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

In accordance with Section 15 of the ARPI Crop Provisions and Section 10 of the SCO Endorsement, approved final county yields for the 2018 crop year will be available by close of business today in the following formats:

As of April 29, 2019 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2020 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2020 Special Provisions for the 4/30 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

• 2020 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2020 directory.
• 2020 Special Provisions are in the Special_Provisions/2020 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

Background

The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation's (FCIC) Board of Directors (Board) approved revisions to the Annual Forage Plan of Insurance on April 23, 2019. The following modifications to the Rainfall Index Annual Forage (AF) Plan of Insurance are effective beginning with the 2020 crop year: