BACKGROUND:

The FIP-SI endorsement is available for grapes grown in California starting with the 2025 crop year. The sales closing date is January 31, 2025, for the 2025 crop year.

BACKGROUND:

The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation has expanded the number of counties where certain crops are insurable for the 2025 crop year having a November 30 or December 31 contract change date. The following attachment, 2025 Expansion of Spring Crop Programs, lists the expansion by crop, state, and county.

ACTION:

Approved Insurance Providers should advise producers of the expanded county crop programs for the 2025 crop year.

DISPOSAL DATE:
June 30, 2025.

As of December 04, 2024 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2024 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30, 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2025 Actuarial Data Master for the 11/30, 12/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2025 Special Provisions for the 11/30, 12/31 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

As of December 03, 2024 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2024 Actuarial Data Master for the 11/30, 1/31 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:

In accordance with Section 8(d) of the HIP-WI Endorsement and the Hurricane Data Provisions, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) reviewed the NOAA CPC dataset and performed a re-analysis of the 2024 tropical cyclones that occurred up through September 30, 2024. The approved counties will have an updated payment flag and triggering event date available by close of business today in the following formats:

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 November 1, 2024, through November 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 December 4, 2024:

BACKGROUND:

On November 27, 2024, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) published a final rule in the Federal Register that amended the Area Risk Protection Insurance (ARPI), Basic Provisions, and various Crop Provisions.

The following changes apply for the 2025 and succeeding crop years for the November 30, 2024, contract change date and for the 2026 and succeeding crop years for crops with earlier contract change dates:

BACKGROUND:

The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) Board of Directors approved changes to the Weaned Calf Risk Protection crop insurance program, under section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act, on August 22, 2024.

The following changes are applicable for the 2025 and succeeding crop years:

BACKGROUND:

The Risk Management Agency (RMA) derives prices for certain programs by applying factors and premiums in accordance with the Commodity Exchange Price Provisions (CEPP). The factors and premiums for organic cotton, organic flax, grain sorghum, popcorn, organic popcorn, rice, confectionery sunflowers, and organic sunflowers are provided below.

As of November 26, 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.
• 2025 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30, 8/31, 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2025 Special Provisions for the 11/30 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories: