PRODUCT MANAGEMENT BULLETIN: PM19-036




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

Date

June 28, 2019

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    6/28/2019

Subject:

Texas Citrus Tree Insurance Program Modifications
Background

The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board of Directors, under section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act, approved modifications to the Texas Citrus Tree Insurance Program on August 15, 2018, including:

  • adding lemon trees as an insurable type in Cameron, Hidalgo and Willacy counties;
  • providing an option to select a percent of the price election for all citrus trees by type; and
  • allowing enterprise units to insure all acreage of the same tree crop.
Action

The following Texas Citrus Tree Insurance Program materials may be accessed on the RMA website: www.rma.usda.gov.

  • Texas Citrus Tree Crop Provisions (2020-TCT)
  • Texas Citrus Tree Crop Insurance Standards Handbook (FCIC-20150U)
  • Texas Citrus Tree Loss Adjustment Standards Handbook (FCIC-20150L)
  • Texas Citrus Tree Training Presentation

The sales closing date for the Texas Citrus Tree Insurance Program is November 1, 2019. Interested producers should contact a crop insurance agent for further information. A list of agents can be found on the RMA website at www.rma.usda.gov/en/Information-Tools/Agent-Locator-Page.

 

DISPOSAL DATE:
December 31, 2019

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