BACKGROUND:

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 18, 2025 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2025 Actuarial Data Master for the 8/31, 10/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

• 2025 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2025 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

In accordance with Section 8 of the FIP-SI Endorsement and Smoke Index Data Provisions, heavy smoke days and payment factors will be available by the close of business today in the following formats:

• Actuarial Information Browser
• Actuarial Data Master

Attachment A provides a map and table of the 2025 heavy smoke days for each county with a FIP-SI offer.

In accordance with Section 9 of the Shellfish Commodity Provisions and Shellfish Data Provisions, the approved counties/parishes will have an updated county loss trigger available by close of business today in the following formats:

• Actuarial Information Browser
• Actuarial Data Master

The following counties have been triggered for the 2025 commodity year.

BACKGROUND:

The Risk Management Agency (RMA) made several changes to the Rainfall Index Plan Common Policy (RI Basic Provisions) effective August 31, 2025, for the 2026 crop year.

Notably, RMA updated sections 6(d)(3) and 9(d) of the RI Basic Provisions to clarify that insurable land must be owned or leased, and that leases or lease certification forms must be signed and submitted on or before the acreage/colony reporting date (ARD) and must be effective for the crop year.

As of November 04, 2025 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.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

• 2025 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2025 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:

As of November 03, 2025 the following information is now available on the FTP site: 

• 2024 Actuarial Data Master for the 2/28 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2025 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30, 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

For the Common Crop Insurance Policy and Area Risk Protection Insurance, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) approved 2025 CY harvest prices for insurance offers with a harvest price discovery period of October 1, 2025, through October 31, 2025. These values may be viewed in the attachment and on RMA’s Price Discovery Portal.

These values will also be available at the following locations on RMA’s website by November 5, 2025:

In accordance with Section 6 of the of the Group Risk Plan (GRP) Oyster Policy Basic Provisions, approved payment landings for the 2025 crop year will be available by close of business today in the Actuarial Information Browser (AIB) and Actuarial Data Master (ADM) in the following formats:

• Actuarial Information Browser
• Actuarial Data Master

DISPOSAL DATE:
December 31, 2025