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Changes have been made to the Sugarcane Actual Production History (APH) plan of insurance for the 2017 crop year as approved on June 3, 2016, by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board of Directors (Board). The approved changes are applicable to the Sugarcane policy and will be implemented via Special Provisions of Insurance and are listed below:
In June, the Cherry Industry Administrative Board (CIAB) that administers the Federal Tart Cherry Marketing Order estimated a large 2016 tart cherry crop and announced diversion provisions on the crop for supply control.
On July 8, 2016 fruit crops in northern Michigan were impacted by a significant hail storm. Reports indicate varying degrees of damage has occurred to the tart cherry crop and has resulted in questions regarding how production on diverted acreage of tart cherries is valued.
In accordance with the ARPI, SCO, and STAX Crop Provisions, approved final county yields and final county revenues for 2015 crop year will be available by close of business today in the following formats:
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:
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) has expanded the number of counties where certain crops are insurable for the 2017 crop year. The following attachment, 2017 Expansion of Existing Fall Crops Programs, lists the expansion by crop, state, and county for permanently-established (non-pilot) programs.
As of July 15, 2016 the following information is now available on the FTP site:
Users can find this information in the following directories:
The 2016 CY harvest prices shown below are approved for the following plans of insurance: Revenue Protection; Area Revenue Protection; Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion; and Area Revenue Protection - Harvest Price Exclusion. The harvest prices are applicable for the crops, sales closing dates, states, practices and types indicated in the following table.
As of July 01, 2016 the following information is now available on the FTP site:
Users can find this information in the following directories:
Additional notes and details regarding this data release:
2016 ADM Price updated for the harvest price announcement, PM-16-037, 6/30 and 11/30 filings.
The Risk Management Agency (RMA) has revised the Catastrophic Risk Protection Endorsement, the Area Risk Protection Insurance Regulations, and the Common Crop Insurance Regulations Basic Provisions to incorporate changes made in the 2014 Farm Bill Final Rule published in the Federal Register on June 30, 2016.
The Common Crop Insurance Policy Basic Provisions also includes changes that were made in the Double Cropping Final Rule with Request for Comments published in the Federal Register on June 22, 2016.
The Common Crop Insurance Policy, Basic Provisions (CCIP) section 6 and Area Risk Protection Insurance Policy (ARPI) section 8 require the insured to provide “the land identifier for the crop acreage (e.g., legal description, FSA farm serial number or common land unit (CLU) number if provided to you by Farm Service Agency (FSA), etc.) as required on our form.”
