In accordance with Section 10 of the SCO Endorsement, approved Final Area Yields for 2016 crop year will be available by close of business today in the following formats:

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:

Background

The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation has expanded the number of counties where certain crops are insurable for the 2021 crop year having a November 30, 2020, or December 31, 2020, contract change date. The following attachment, 2021 Expansion of Existing Spring Crop Programs, lists the expansion by crop, state, and county for this permanent (non-pilot) program.

Action

Approved Insurance Providers should advise producers of the expanded county crop program for the 2021 crop year.

DISPOSAL DATE:
March 15, 2021

Background

The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) Board of Directors (Board), on February 15, 2017, approved the following modifications to the Margin Protection (MP) Plan of Insurance for corn, wheat, rice and soybeans pilot program beginning with the 2018 crop year:

In accordance with the Special Provisions statement in lieu of section 10(d)(1) of the Upland and ELS Cotton Crop Provisions, Price B will be established by adding premiums or discounts associated with the predominant cotton quality characteristics, as determined by the Farm Service Agency, to the Upland and ELS Cotton National Average Loan Rate. The predominant quality characteristics of cotton in each state are determined from the most recent three years of Agricultural Marketing Service cotton classing data.

Background

The Commodity Exchange Price Provisions (CEPP) are used in conjunction with either the Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions or the Area Risk Protection Insurance Basic Provisions, along with Crop Provisions for the following crops: barley, canola/rapeseed, corn, cotton, grain sorghum, rice, soybeans, sunflowers and wheat. The CEPP specifies how and when the projected and harvest price components will be determined. The CEPP contains two sections:

Background

Due to flooding and extreme wet weather in some parts of the country, questions have been asked regarding the definition of practical to replant for the 2017 crop year contained in the Common Crop Insurance Policy, Basic Provisions. The definition states:

Background

In accordance with the Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions and the regulations contained in 7 C.F.R part 12, policyholders are required to file form AD-1026 with the Farm Service Agency (FSA) on or before June 1 prior to the beginning of the reinsurance year to be eligible for Federal crop insurance premium subsidy.

Background

This Informational Memorandum establishes the 2017 crop year Prune Reference Date and provides Approved Insurance Providers with the average dry prune count per pound for calculating second-period immature prune appraisals. Each year the Davis Regional Office (DRO) establishes the Prune Reference Date. This date occurs one to two weeks after prune pit tip hardening when 80 to 90 percent of the seed shows the presence of endosperm, a clear jelly-like substance at the bloom end of the seed.

In accordance with Section 10 of the SCO Endorsement, approved Final Area Yields and Final Area Revenues for the 2016 crop year will be available by close of business today in the following formats: