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PM-24-037: Camelina Changes Effective for the 2025 and Succeeding Crop Years

Background

The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) Board of Directors approved changes to the Camelina pilot crop insurance program on May 23, 2024. The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) is expanding coverage allowing camelina producers to better manage their risks.

The following expanded coverage options will take effect starting with the 2025 crop year and are contained in the Camelina actuarial documents:

PM-24-035: 2025 Crop Year Organic Oats and Rye Price Factors

Background

The Risk Management Agency (RMA) derives prices for certain programs by applying factors to projected and harvest prices established in accordance with the Commodity Exchange Price Provisions (CEPP). The factors for organic oats and organic rye are provided below.

Action

Organic Oats Price Factor

The “CEPP Section II: Oats” document authorizes RMA to derive organic oat prices. In accordance with this document, the following 2025 CY organic price factors will be applied to derive organic oat prices:

PM-24-034: 2023 Crop Year Supplemental Coverage Option Final Area Yields for Buckwheat, Burley Tobacco, Cigar Binder Tobacco, Corn, Cucumbers, Dark Air Tobacco, Dry Beans, Fire Cured Tobacco, Flax, Flue Cured Tobacco, Grain Sorghum, Green Peas, Hybrid Cor

In accordance with Section 15 of the ARPI Crop Provisions, Section 10 of the ECO Endorsement, Section 14 of the MP Crop Provisions, and Section 10 of the SCO Endorsement, approved final county yields, final county revenues, harvest revenues, harvest margins and payment factors for the 2023 crop year will be available by close of business June 13, 2024, in the following formats:

Actuarial Release–24-022

As of June 27, 2024 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

  • 2025 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2025 Special Provisions for the 6/30 Filing Date. 

Users can find this information in the following directories:

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

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

Actuarial Release–24-021

Background

As of June 26, 2024 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

  • 2025 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30, 6/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2025 Special Provisions for the 4/30, 6/30 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

Actuarial Release–24-020

As of June 25, 2024 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

  • 2024 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30, 8/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files. 

Users can find this information in the following directories:

  • 2024 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2024 directory. 

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

COM–24-005: Compliance Activities and Results System (CARS) Upgrade

Background

The Department of Agriculture (USDA), Risk Management Agency (RMA) is upgrading the CARS application to the Microsoft Dynamic 365 platform. The upgrade is scheduled to be completed July 8, 2024.

Action

As a follow up to COM-24-003 sent April 16, 2024, all AIP members needing access to CARS after the upgrade is complete must submit a new 586F form only listing CARS 365 access on the form and establish a Login.gov account.

COM–24-004: 2025 LPRA Appendix IV Review Requirements Matrix and Conflict of Interest Review Clarification

Background

The Livestock Price Reinsurance Agreement (LPRA) requires Approved Insurance Providers (AIPs) conduct Conflict of Interest (COI) reviews. Livestock price insurance contracts were included in the Fall 2020 COI list but were removed from the Spring 2021 COI list. COM-20-008, issued on December 8, 2020, instructed AIPs to conduct livestock price insurance contract COI reviews in accordance with LPRA Appendix IV, Section III(b)(3)(A) beginning with reinsurance year (RY) 2021 insurance intervals of March.

Actuarial Release–24-019

As of June 13, 2024 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

  • 2023 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30, 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2024 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30, 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2025 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files. 

Users can find this information in the following directories:

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