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 preformed a re-analysis of the 2024 cyclones up to August 31, 2024. The approved counties will have an updated payment flag and triggering event date available by close of business today in the following formats:

BACKGROUND:

The Risk Management Agency (RMA) revised the Downed Rice Endorsement for the 2025 and succeeding crop years. The changes include updating the formatting for consistency with the Crop Provisions and other plain language and non-substantive editorial revisions.

ACTION:

The following documents will be available by close of business today, on the RMA website at www.rma.usda.gov:

BACKGROUND:

On October 3 and October 9, 2024, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) issued MGR-24-006 and MGR-24-006.1, Emergency Procedures for Crops Damaged by Hurricane Helene and Continuing Impacts from Hurricane Debby, respectively, authorizing emergency procedures for all counties in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia impacted by Hurricanes Debby and/or Helene.

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

• 2024 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30, 11/30, 1/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2025 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30, 8/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

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 October 1, 2024, through October 31, 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 November 5, 2024:

ADDITIONAL PRICE ELECTIONS:

In accordance with section 3(e)(1) of the Basic Provisions, the Risk Management Agency is providing additional 2025 CY price elections for Southern Highbush blueberries in Georgia.

DISPOSAL DATE:
December 31, 2025

As of October 28, 2024 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

• 2024 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30, 8/31, 9/30, 10/31, 11/30, 1/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
• 2025 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30, 6/30, 10/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

In accordance with Section 8 of the HIP-WI Endorsement and the Hurricane Data Provisions, approved counties will have an updated payment flag and triggering event date available by close of business today in the following formats:

In accordance with Section 9 of the Shellfish Commodity Provisions and Shellfish Data Provisions, approved counties will have an updated county loss trigger available by close of business today in the following formats: