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PM-25-075: 2026 Crop Year (CY) Commodity Exchange Price Provisions (CEPP) – Peanuts Factors: January 31, 2026, Sales Closing Date (SCD)

BACKGROUND

The CEPP – Peanuts factors necessary to establish the insured’s amount of protection under the peanut program for the 2026 CY are identified below. The factors are applied to the commodity prices for wheat, cotton, soybean oil, and soybean meal during the discovery period of December 15, 2025, to January 14, 2026.

Actuarial Release 25-049

As of December 10, 2025 the following information is now available on the FTP site:

  • 2025 Actuarial Data Master for the 4/30, 8/31, 10/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2026 Actuarial Data Master for the 8/31, 11/30, 12/31 Filing Date, YTD, and Daily Files.
  • 2026 Special Provisions for the 11/30, 12/31 Filing Date.

Users can find this information in the following directories:

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. 

PM-25-071: 2025 Crop Year Common Crop Insurance Policy and Area Risk Protection Insurance Harvest Prices

For the Common Crop Insurance Policy and Area Risk Protection Insurance, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) approved 2025 CY harvest prices for insurance offers with a harvest price discovery period of November 1, 2025, through November 30, 2025. These values may be viewed in the attachment and on RMA’s Price Discovery Portal.

These values will also be available at the following locations on RMA’s website by December 3, 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-25-068: 2026 Crop Year Organic Cotton Price Premium, Organic Flax Price Factor, Grain Sorghum Price Factor, Popcorn Price Factors, Organic Rice Price Factor, and Sunflower Price Factors Announcement

BACKGROUND:

The Risk Management Agency (RMA) derives prices for certain programs by applying factors and premiums in accordance with the Commodity Exchange Price Provisions (CEPP). The factors and premiums for organic cotton, organic flax, grain sorghum, popcorn, organic popcorn, rice, confectionery sunflowers, and organic sunflowers are provided below.

PM-25-063: 2025 Crop Year Common Crop Insurance Policy and Area Risk Protection Insurance Harvest Prices Announcement

For the Common Crop Insurance Policy and Area Risk Protection Insurance, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) approved 2025 CY harvest prices for insurance offers with a harvest price discovery period of October 1, 2025, through October 31, 2025. These values may be viewed in the attachment and on RMA’s Price Discovery Portal.

These values will also be available at the following locations on RMA’s website by November 5, 2025:

PM-25-061: 2025 Crop Year Common Crop Insurance Policy and Area Risk Protection Insurance Harvest Prices Announcement

For the Common Crop Insurance Policy and Area Risk Protection Insurance, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) approved 2025 CY harvest prices for insurance offers with a harvest price discovery period of September 1, 2025, through September 30, 2025. These values may be viewed in the attachment and on RMA’s Price Discovery Portal.

These values will also be available at the following locations on RMA’s website by October 3, 2025: