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PM-16-004: 2016 Crop Year (CY) Margin Protection Plan Projected Prices and Volatility Factors

Margin Protection Plan

The following 2016 CY margin projected prices and volatility factors are approved for the Margin Protection Plan. The margin projected price is used in conjunction with projected input prices and the expected county yield to derive the expected margin (per acre), trigger margin (per acre) and liability.

Actuarial Release 16-003

As of January 17, 2016 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

  • 2016 Actuarial Data Master for the 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

  • 2016 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2016 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

2016 Prices and volatilities are updated, reference PM-16-003, 11/30 filing.

PM-16-003: 2016 Crop Year (CY) Common Crop Insurance Policy Projected Prices and Volatility Factors

Common Crop Insurance Policy 1

The 2016 CY projected prices shown below are approved for the Yield Protection, Revenue Protection and Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion plans of insurance. The 2016 CY volatility factors shown below are approved for the Revenue Protection and Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion plans of insurance.

Actuarial Release 16-002

As of January 14, 2016 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

  • 2016 Actuarial Data Master for the 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2016 Special Provisions for the 11/30 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

  • 2016 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2016 directory.
  • 2016 Special Provisions are in the Special_Provisions/2016 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

PM-16-002: 2016 Crop Year Commodity Exchange Price Provisions – Peanuts (CEPP) Factors – February 28, 2016 Sales Closing Date

Background

The CEPP peanut factors necessary to establish the insured’s amount of protection under the peanut program for the 2016 CY are identified below. The factors are applied to the commodity prices for wheat, cotton, soybean oil, and soybean meal during the discovery period of January 15, 2016 to February 14, 2016. These factors apply only to States with a Sales Closing Date (SCD) of February 28, 2016.

Actuarial Release 16-001

As of January 11, 2016 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

  • 2016 Actuarial Data Master for the 10/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

  • 2016 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2016 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

PM-16-001: 2016 Crop Year (CY) Additional Price Election for Actual Production History (APH) Prunes

The following additional price election is provided for 2016 CY APH prunes in California with a corresponding sales closing date of January 31, 2016.

CropAdditional Price ElectionEstablished Price ElectionCAT Price Election
Prunes ($/ton)$2,005$1,800$1,103

DISPOSAL DATE
January 31, 2016

PM-15-064: Conservation Compliance Statement D - Producers who Began Farming for the First Time after June 1

Background

Section 2611 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 Farm Bill), enacted on February 7, 2014, links eligibility for Federal crop insurance premium subsidy paid by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) to the Highly Erodible Land Conservation (HELC) and Wetland Conservation (WC) compliance provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985. For the 2016 reinsurance year, producers were required to have a completed and signed form AD-1026 on file with the Farm Service Agency (FSA) on or before June 1, 2015.

Actuarial Release 15-050

As of December 18, 2015 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

  • 2015 Actuarial Data Master for the 8/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2016 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30, 6/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files

Users can find this information in the following directories:

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