As of December 07, 2017 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 4/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

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Watts and Associates, Inc. (Watts), the developers of the Pulse Crop Revenue plan of insurance, advised the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) Board of Directors (Board) of their intent to maintain the Pulse Crop Revenue plan of insurance and charge a user fee to approved insurance providers (AIP) selling the plan. Section 522(b)(4)(C) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (Act) allows submitters to maintain approved 508(h) products and charge a user fee to approved insurance providers (AIP) that elect to sell the policy.

As of December 01, 2017 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2017 Actuarial Data Master for the 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

• 2017 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2017 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

2017 ADM Price updated for the harvest price announcement, PM-17-067, 11/30 filing.

As of November 30, 2017 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2018 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30, 11/30, 12/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2018 Special Provisions for the 11/30, 12/31 Filing Date.

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As of November 13, 2017 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2017 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30, 8/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

• 2017 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2017 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

As of November 01, 2017 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2017 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30, 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

• 2017 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2017 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

2017 ADM Price updated for the harvest price announcement, PM-17-061, 6/30 and 11/30 filings.

As of October 26, 2017 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

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

Users can find this information in the following directories:

• 2018 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2018 directory.
• 2018 Special Provisions are in the Special_Provisions/2018 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

Background

On September 22, 2017, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) issued MGR-17-014, Emergency Procedures for Crops Damaged by Hurricane Irma, authorizing emergency procedures for all counties in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.

Since the issuance of MGR-17-014, RMA has received additional questions regarding the procedures related to Florida Citrus Fruit. This bulletin is to clarify emergency procedures related to Florida Citrus Fruit.

Background

The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) has expanded the number of counties where certain crops are insurable for the 2017 crop year. The following attachment, 2017 Expansion of Existing Spring Crops Programs, lists the expansion by crop, state, and county for permanently-established (non-pilot) programs. The Risk Management Agency is continuing the policy of expanding crop insurance programs, particularly where interest by producers has been shown of providing producers the opportunity and responsibility for managing their own risk for their farming operations.