PRODUCT MANAGEMENT BULLETIN: PM23-006




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

Date

February 01, 2023

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    2/1/2023

Subject:

2023 Crop Year (CY) Common Crop Insurance Policy and Area Risk Protection Insurance Projected Prices and Volatility Factors

Common Crop Insurance Policy & Area Risk Protection Insurance 1

The 2023 CY projected prices shown below are approved for the following plans of insurance: Yield Protection, Area Yield Protection, Revenue Protection, Area Revenue Protection, Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion, and Area Revenue Protection - Harvest Price Exclusion. The 2023 CY volatility factors shown below are approved for the following plans of insurance: Revenue Protection, Area Revenue Protection, Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion, and Area Revenue Protection - Harvest Price Exclusion. The projected prices and volatility factors apply to policies with a February 15 sales closing date and are applicable for the crops, types, practices, and states indicated below:

Crop/Type/Practice/State
Exchange Contract Projected
Price
Volatility
Factor
Corn
Texas
CBOT December
Corn
$5.93
per
bushel
0.18
Corn - Organic Practice
Texas
CBOT
December
Corn
$11.14
per
bushel
0.18
Grain Sorghum
Texas
CBOT
December
Corn
$5.86
per
bushel
0.18
Grain Sorghum - Organic Practice
Texas
CBOT
December
Corn
$12.26
per
bushel
0.18
Rice - Long Grain Type
Florida
CBOT
November
Rice
$0.168
per
pound
0.11
Rice - Long Grain Type; Organic Practice
Florida
CBOT
November
Rice
$0.225
per
pound
0.11
Rice - Medium and Short Grain Types
Florida
CBOT
November
Rice
$0.254
per
pound
0.11
Rice - Medium and Short Grain Types; Organic Practice
Florida
CBOT
November
Rice
$0.341
per
pound
0.11
1 Projected Prices and Volatility Factors are applicable for the Enhanced Coverage Option (ECO) and Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO), where available.
         
DISPOSAL DATE
December 31, 2023
USDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider