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PM-24-033: California Prune Counties – 2024 Crop Year Prune Reference Date and Average Dry Count per Pound

Background

This Bulletin establishes the 2024 crop year Prune Reference Date. In addition, it provides Approved Insurance Providers with the average dry prune count per pound for calculating second-period immature prune appraisals.

Each year the Davis Regional Office (DRO) establishes the Prune Reference Date. This date occurs one to two weeks after prune pit tip hardening when 80 to 90 percent of the seed shows the presence of endosperm, a clear jelly-like substance at the bloom end of the seed.

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Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia for Livestock and Milk

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PM–24-031: 2023 Crop Year Supplemental Coverage Option Final Area Yields for Barley, Canola, Dry Peas, Grass Seed, Oats, Potatoes, Wheat; 2023 Crop Year Supplemental Coverage Option Final Area Yields for Barley, Canola, Dry Peas, Grass Seed, Oats, and


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 May 15, 2024, in the following formats:

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PM-24-032: 2024 Crop Year Rainfall Index January – February Index Interval Final Grid Indices for Annual Forage (Growing Seasons 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5), Apiculture, and Pasture, Rangeland, Forage

Background

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:

Actuarial Release–24-017

As of May 23, 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:

Final Agency Determination: FAD-298

Subject: This issuance replaces FAD-298 published on Risk Management Agency's (RMA) website on August 4, 2020. The revised issuance is needed to provide clarity regarding whether procedures established by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) in the Loss Adjustment Manual and the Apple Loss Adjustment Standards Handbook (LASH) are part of the contract between the approved insurance provider (AIP) and the policyholder.

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