Grapes

Grape varieties grown for wine or juice are insurable if the vines have:

• Reached the fourth growing season after being set out for all native and hybrid varieties, and reached the fifth growing season after being set out for all Vinifera varieties; and
• Produced an average of two tons per acre in at least 1 of the 3 most recent crop years.

Grapes are insurable in Queen Anne’s and Washington counties. Grapes in other counties, including Vinifera grapes, may be insurable by written agreement if specific criteria are met. Contact a crop insurance agent for more details.

You are protected against the following:

• Adverse weather conditions, including hail, frost, freeze, wind, drought, and excess precipitation;
• Failure of irrigation water supply, if caused by an insured peril during the insurance period;
• Fire caused by an insured peril during the insurance period;
• Insect damage and plant disease except for insufficient or improper application of control measures; or
• Wildlife.

 Coverage begins on November 21 and ends with the earliest occurrence of one of the following:

• Total destruction of the crop;
• Harvest of the crop;
• Final adjustment of a claim;
• Abandonment of the crop; or
• November 20.

Sales Closing Date………… November 20, 2017

Acreage Reporting Date………… January 15, 2018

Production Reporting Date………… .January 15. 2018

Premium Billing Date………… August 15, 2018

Notice of Loss - If a loss occurs notify your crop insurance agent:

• Within 72 hours of initial discovery of damage;
• If you previously gave notice of crop damage, you must also provide notice at least 15 days before the beginning of harvest to claim an indemnity; or
• At least 3 days before the date harvest should have started if the crop will not be harvested.

Coverage levels range from 50 to 85 percent of your average yield (5 percent increments) and are subsidized as shown in the table below.

Catastrophic Risk Protection (CAT) coverage is fixed at 50 percent of your average yield and 55 percent of the price election. The cost for CAT coverage is an administrative fee of $300.

Coverage levels and price election percentages may vary by grape type. The price used to determine your indemnity on unharvested acreage is the price election minus the harvest cost ($35/ton). For price elections see your state’s actuarial documents at Actuarial Information Browser.

The native insurable varieties are Niagara, Concord, Catawba, Elvira, Dutchess, Isabella, Diamond, Delaware, Ives, Golden Muscat, Labrusca, and all other natives. The hybrid insurable varieties are Chambourcin, Traminette, Baco Noir, Geneva Red 7, Dechaunac, Rosette, Seyval Blanc, Vignoles, Aurore, Cayuga White, Vidal Blanc, Vincent, Chardonel, Cascade, Leon Millot, Chancellor, Valvin Muscat, Castel, Colobel, Rougeon, Villard Blanc, Melody, Noiret, Chelois, St Vincent, Marechal Foch, Corot Noir, Landot Noir, and all other hybrids. The vinifera insurable varieties are Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Gamay, Gewurztraminer, Merlot, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc/Fume Blanc, White/Johannisberg Riesling, Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio, Viognier, Syrah/French Syrah-Shiraz, Sangiovese/Sangioveto, Dornfelder, Carmine, Muscat Ottonel, Lemberger, and all other viniferas.

Assume Concord variety with an approved yield of six tons per acre, 65 percent coverage level, 100 percent share, and a one-acre basic unit.

All multi-peril crop insurance, including CAT policies, are available from private crop insurance agents. A list of crop insurance agents is available at all USDA service centers and on the Agent Locator Page.