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MGR–19-003: Eligibility for the Crop Year 2019 Supplemental Coverage Option Regarding Elections for Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage

Background

Producers have the option to elect either Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) for each Farm Number and crop at Farm Service Agency (FSA) Service Centers to receive benefits. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) allows producers to make an election in 2019, which covers the 2019 and 2020 crop years. FSA has not announced election dates currently.

Actuarial 19-007

As of February 28, 2019 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

  • 2019 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30, 11/30, 12/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

  • 2019 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2019 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

MGR-19-002: Insurability of Hemp Under the Whole-Farm Revenue Protection Plan During the 2019 Crop Year

Background

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Farm Bill) altered the legal status of Cannabis sativa L. (cannabis) with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis. Specifically, the Farm Bill amended the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (AMA) to address how industrial hemp is to be defined and regulated at the Federal level. Prior to passage of the Farm Bill, any form of cannabis was a controlled substance under the CSA.

Actuarial 19-006

As of February 20, 2019 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

  • 2019 Actuarial Data Master for the 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

  • 2019 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2019 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

2019 Margin Protection ADM information is now issued for rice with a February 28 Sales Closing Date, reference PM-19-012, 11/30 filing.

Actuarial 19-005

As of February 15, 2019 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

  • 2018 Actuarial Data Master for the 8/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2019 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30, 6/30, 11/30, 1/31, 2/28 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2019 Special Provisions for the 1/31, 2/28 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

PM 19-012: 2019 Crop Year (CY) Common Crop Insurance Policy, Area Risk Protection Insurance and Margin Protection Plan Projected Prices and Volatility Factors

Common Crop Insurance Policy & Area Risk Protection Insurance

The 2019 CY projected prices shown below are approved for the following plans of insurance: Yield Protection, Area Yield Protection, Revenue Protection, Area Revenue Protection, Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion, and Area Revenue Protection with the Harvest Price Exclusion.

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