Background

Tart cherries are governed by a marketing order (7 CFR Part 930), which authorizes volume control authority and is managed by the Cherry Industry Administrative Board (CIAB). When the CIAB institutes diversion for a crop year, growers may divert marketable production and receive diversion certificates from the CIAB.

The ARH Tart Cherry for Processing Pilot Crop Provisions state marketable production from diverted acres will be valued at a price determined by the Risk Management Agency (RMA) for each crop year.

Background

The Department of Agriculture (USDA), Risk Management Agency (RMA) is required annually, in accordance with Appendix C of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-123, Requirements for Effective Estimation and Remediation of Improper Payments dated October 20, 2014, and the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019, to estimate and report an improper payment rate using a statistically selected, statistically valid sample of policies for the Federal crop insurance program.