PRODUCT MANAGEMENT BULLETIN: PM17-019




1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Stop 0801
Washington, DC  20250-0801

Date

April 13, 2017

To:

All Approved Insurance Providers
All Risk Management Agency Field Offices
All Other Interested Parties

From:

Richard H. Flournoy, Deputy Administrator /s/ Richard H. Flournoy    4/13/2017

Subject:

2016 Crop Year Area Risk Protection Insurance (ARPI) Final County Yields and Final County Revenues for Corn, Grain Sorghum, Popcorn, Rice, and Soybeans; 2016 Crop Year Margin Protection (MP) Final County Yields, Harvest Revenue and Harvest Margins for Corn, Rice and Soybeans

In accordance with Section 3 of the ARPI Crop Provisions and Section 14 of the MP Crop Provisions, approved final county yields, final county revenues, harvest revenues and harvest margins for 2016 crop year will be available by close of business today in the following formats:

In some situations, the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) was unable to publish a county estimate on the same basis as the offer available. Where NASS was unable to publish a county estimate, Risk Management Agency (RMA) determined the final county yield in accordance with the ARPI basic provisions. The attachment identifies the RMA basis for final county yield determination in the affected counties with policies.

DISPOSAL DATE
December 31, 2017

PM-17-019 Attachment

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