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Subject: A request dated August 7, 2024, submitted to the Risk Management Agency (RMA) for a Final Agency Determination (FAD) of 7 C.F.R. 457.147 Central and Southern Potato Crop Provisions, Section 12(d)(1)(iii), for the 2021 crop year. This request is pursuant to 7 C.F.R. §400, Subpart X.
Reference:
The relevant policy provisions are:
The 2021 Central and Southern Potato Crop Provisions state, in relevant part:
12. Settlement of Claim
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On October 3, 2024, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) issued MGR-24-006, Emergency Procedures for Crops Damaged by Hurricane Helene and Continuing Impacts from Hurricane Debby, authorizing emergency procedures for all counties in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia impacted by Hurricanes Debby and/or Helene.
Since the issuance of MGR-24-006, RMA has received requests for additional emergency loss adjustment procedures and information regarding interest deferral.
The Risk Management Agency (RMA) issued Product Management Bulletin PM-24-039 on June 27, 2024, announcing changes to several policies under the Expanding Options for Specialty and Organic Growers (EOSOG) Final Rule. The Common Crop Insurance Provisions Basic Provisions, Area Risk Protection Insurance Basic Provisions, and 7 individual Crop Provisions were released at that time.
Hurricane Helene caused catastrophic damage in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. There are also continuing impacts from Hurricane Debby in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. The Risk Management Agency (RMA) recognizes the need for authorizing emergency procedures to streamline certain determinations to accelerate the adjustment of losses and issuance of indemnity payments to crop insurance policyholders in impacted areas.
As of October 01, 2024 the following information is now available on the FTP site:
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 2024 CY harvest prices for insurance offers with a harvest price discovery period of September 1, 2024, through September 30, 2024. These values may be viewed in the attachment and on RMA’s Price Discovery portal, located here: public-rma.fpac.usda.gov/apps/PriceDiscovery.
These values will also be available at the following locations on RMA’s website by October 3, 2024:
As of September 30, 2024 the following information is now available on the FTP site:
Users can find this information in the following directories:
Additional notes and details regarding this data release:
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation has expanded the number of counties where certain crops are insurable for the 2025 crop year having an August 31 thru December 31 contract change date. The following attachment, 2025 Expansion of Existing Perennial Crop Programs, lists the expansion by crop, state, and county.
Approved Insurance Providers should advise producers of the expanded county crop programs for the 2025 crop year.
DISPOSAL DATE:
December 31, 2025
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:
