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PM-25-072: Expanding Access to Risk Protection (EARP) Final Rule Changes Effective for the 2026 and Succeeding Crop Years

BACKGROUND: 

On November 28, 2025, the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) published a final rule amending Subpart X - Interpretations of Statutory Provisions, Policy Provisions, and Procedures; the Area Risk Protection Insurance, Basic Provisions; the Common Crop Insurance Policy, Basic Provisions; and several Crop Provisions. The changes are effective beginning with the 2026 crop year for the November 30, 2025, contract change date and for the 2027 crop year for crops with a contract change date prior to November 30, 2025. 

Actuarial Release 25-047

As of November 28, 2025 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

  • 2026 Actuarial Data Master for the 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2026 Special Provisions for the 11/30 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

Actuarial Release 25-046

As of November 20, 2025 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

  • 2026 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30, 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2026 Special Provisions for the 11/30 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

  • 2026 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2026 directory.
  • 2026 Special Provisions are in the Special_Provisions/2026 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

PM-25-036: 2024 Crop Year Supplemental Coverage Option, Enhanced Coverage Option, Area Risk Protection Insurance, Margin Protection, Stacked Income Protection Plan

In accordance with Section 9 of the STAX Cotton Crop Provisions Section, Section 10 of the ECO Endorsement, Section 10 of the SCO Endorsement, Section 14 of the MP Crop Provisions, and 15 of the ARPI Crop Provisions, approved final county yields, final county revenues, harvest revenues, harvest margins and payment factors for the 2024 crop year will be available by close of business June 13, 2025, in the following formats:

Actuarial Release 24-051


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

  • 2024 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30, 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2025 Actuarial Data Master for the 11/30, 12/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2025 Special Provisions for the 11/30, 12/31 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

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PM-24-044: 2023 Crop Year Stacked Income Protection Plan and Area Risk Protection Insurance Final Area Yields and Final Area Revenues for Cotton; 2023 Crop Year Supplemental Coverage Option Final Area Yields and Final Area Revenues for Cotton, Cotton Ex L

In accordance with Section 15 of the ARPI Crop Provisions, Section 10 of the SCO Endorsement, Section 10 of the ECO Endorsement, and Section 9 of the STAX Cotton Crop Provisions, approved final county yields, final county revenues, and payment factors for the 2023 crop year will be available by close of business today in the following formats:

Actuarial Release–24-024

As of July 02, 2024 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

  • 2023 Actuarial Data Master for the 8/31, 11/30, 12/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2025 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files. 

Users can find this information in the following directories:

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