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Supplemental Coverage Option

PM-24-005: Interaction of Supplemental Coverage Option and Stacked Income Protection Plan (STAX) with Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage – New Documents Released

Background

The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) manages the Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) and Stacked Income Protection Plan (STAX), and USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) manages the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs.

In order to make sure stakeholders are reminded of eligibility requirements, RMA is releasing additional information based on questions that have been asked. No program changes have been made with the release of these new documents.

Actuarial Release 23-047

As of November 16, 2023 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

  • 2024 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30, 8/31, 11/30, 12/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2024 Special Provisions for the 8/31, 11/30, 12/31 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

PM-23-029: 2022 Crop Year Stacked Income Protection Plan (STAX) and Area Risk Protection Insurance (ARPI) Final Area Yields and Final Area Revenues for Cotton; 2022 Crop Year Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) Final Area Yields and Final Area Revenues...

Background

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 2022 crop year will be available by close of business today in the following formats:

Actuarial Release 23-020

As of June 15, 2023 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

  • 2022 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30, 8/31, 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

  • 2022 Actuarial Data Master are in the References/Actuarial_Data_Master/2022 directory.

Additional notes and details regarding this data release:

PM-23-027: 2022 Crop Year Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) Final County Yields for Buckwheat, Burley Tobacco, Cigar Binder Tobacco, Corn, Cucumbers, Dark Air Tobacco, Dry Beans, Fire Cured Tobacco, Flax, Flue Cured Tobacco, Grain Sorghum, Green Peas,...

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 2022 crop year will be available by close of business today in the following formats:

Actuarial Release 23-016

As of April 28, 2023 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

  • 2021 Actuarial Data Master for the 8/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2022 Actuarial Data Master for the 8/31, 10/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2024 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2024 Special Provisions for the 4/30 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

PM-23-020: 2022 Crop Year Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) Final Area Yields for Almonds, Blueberries, Peaches, Apples, Grapes, Prunes, Walnuts, Grapefruit, Tangelos, Oranges, Lemons, and Mandarins/Tangerines

In accordance with Section 10 of the SCO Endorsement, approved final county yields and payment factors for the 2022 crop year will be available by close of business today in the following formats:

Actuarial Release 23-014

As of April 14, 2023 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

  • 2021 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2022 Actuarial Data Master for the 6/30, 9/30, 11/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2023 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2024 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

PM-23-018: 2021 Crop Year Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) Final County Yields for Sugarcane; 2022 Crop Year Margin Protection (MP) Final County Yields, Harvest Revenue and Harvest Margins for Wheat; 2022 Crop Year Area Risk Protection Insurance...

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 2021/2022 crop year will be available by close of business today in the following formats:

PM-23-015: 2023 Crop Year (CY) Dry Bean and Dry Pea Projected Prices, Volatility Factors, and Additional Projected Prices for the March 15, 2023, Sales Closing Date (SCD)

The Risk Management Agency (RMA) approved the 2023 CY projected prices shown below for the following plans of insurance: Yield Protection, Revenue Protection, and Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion. RMA approved 2023 CY volatility factors shown below for the Revenue Protection and Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion plans of insurance. The projected prices and volatility factors are applicable for the states, crops, and types indicated in the subsequent tables.