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COM-26-003: Rainfall Index (RI) and Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage (PRF) Guidance

BACKGROUND

The Risk Management Agency (RMA) has received multiple questions on the topics of premium funding agreements, the insurability of ephemeral acres, and the insurability of acres grazed by wildlife such as wild horses. This memo is to provide guidance to all Federal Crop Insurance Program participants in the RI and PRF programs.

IS-26-001: 2026/2027 Standard Reinsurance Agreement (SRA) and 2027 Livestock Price Reinsurance Agreement (LPRA)

The Risk Management Agency (RMA) has released the updated 2026 SRA at: https://www.rma.usda.gov/policy-procedure/reinsurance-agreements/standard-reinsurance-agreement-archive. Additionally, the 2027 SRA and Appendices I, II, and IV, and the 2027 LPRA and Appendices I, II, and IV, which become effective July 1, 2026, are located at: https://www.rma.usda.gov/Topics/Reinsurance-Agreements.

Actuarial Release 26-012

As of March 05, 2026 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

  • 2025 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30, 8/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2026 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30, 8/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

PM-26-015: ‘25 CY Rainfall Index Nov–Dec Index Interval Final Grid Indices for Ann. For., Apiculture, and PRF; ‘25 CY R'fall Index Jun-Dec. CAT Index Interval Final Grid Indices for AF; ‘26 CY R'fall Index Nov-Dec Index Interval Final Grid Indices for AF

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:

PM-26-013: 2026 Crop Year Dry Bean and Dry Pea Prices and Volatility Factors for States with a March 15, 2026, Sales Closing Date

In accordance with the Dry Bean Revenue Endorsement and the Dry Pea Revenue Endorsement, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) approved 2026 CY projected prices for the following plans of insurance: Yield Protection, Revenue Protection, and Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion. RMA approved 2026 CY volatility factors for the Revenue Protection and Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion plans of insurance.

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