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Product Management Bulletin-PM-17-008

Date
To
All Approved Insurance Providers
All Risk Management Agency Field Offices
All Other Interested Parties
From
Richard H. Flournoy, Deputy Administrator
Subject
2017 Crop Year (CY) Common Crop Insurance Policy, Area Risk Protection Insurance and Margin Protection Plan Projected Prices and Volatility Factors

Common Crop Insurance Policy & Area Risk Protection Insurance 1, 2

The 2017 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 with the Harvest Price Exclusion. The 2017 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 with the Harvest Price Exclusion. The projected prices and volatility factors apply to policies with a February 28 sales closing date, unless otherwise indicated, and are applicable for the crops, types, practices and states indicated below:

Crop/Type/Practice/State Exchange Contract Projected Price Volatility Factor
Corn Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana & South Carolina CBOT September Corn $3.87/bushel 0.17
Corn - Organic Practice Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana & South Carolina CBOT September Corn $8.86/bushel 0.17
Corn Arkansas & Mississippi CBOT December Corn $3.94/bushel 0.17
Corn - Organic Practice Arkansas & Mississippi CBOT December Corn $9.02/bushel 0.17
Corn North Carolina CBOT December Corn $3.94/bushel 0.17
Corn - Organic Practice North Carolina CBOT December Corn $9.02/bushel 0.17
Corn Arizona, California & Nevada CBOT December Corn $3.94/bushel 0.18
Corn - Organic Practice Arizona, California & Nevada CBOT December Corn $9.02/bushel 0.18
Cotton All States ICE December Cotton $0.73/pound 0.15
Cotton – Organic Practice All States ICE December Cotton $1.13/pound 0.15
Grain Sorghum Alabama, Florida, Georgia & South Carolina CBOT December Corn $3.81/bushel 0.16
Grain Sorghum – Organic Practice Alabama, Florida, Georgia & South Carolina CBOT December Corn $5.61/bushel 0.16
Grain Sorghum Arkansas, Louisiana & Mississippi CBOT December Corn $3.81/bushel 0.17
Grain Sorghum – Organic Practice Arkansas, Louisiana & Mississippi CBOT December Corn $5.61/bushel 0.17
Grain Sorghum Arizona, California & North Carolina CBOT December Corn $3.81/bushel 0.18
Grain Sorghum – Organic Practice Arizona, California & North Carolina CBOT December Corn $5.61/bushel 0.18
Peanuts – Runner Type Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina & Texas CBOT/ ICE December Wheat, Cotton, Soybean Oil & Soybean Meal $0.1977/pound 0.12
Peanuts – Spanish Type Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi & Texas CBOT/ ICE December Wheat, Cotton, Soybean Oil & Soybean Meal $0.2590/pound 0.12
Peanuts – Virginia Type Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina & South Carolina CBOT/ ICE December Wheat, Cotton, Soybean Oil & Soybean Meal $0.2194/pound 0.12
Popcorn March 15 Sales Closing Date Alabama CBOT September Corn $0.1664/pound 0.17
Popcorn – Organic Practice March 15 Sales Closing Date Alabama CBOT September Corn $0.2396/pound 0.17
Rice – Long Grain Type & No Type Specified2 Louisiana CBOT September Rice $0.103/pound 0.17
Rice – Long Grain Type & No Type Specified; Organic Practice Louisiana CBOT September Rice $0.138/pound 0.17
Rice – Medium/Short Grain Types Louisiana CBOT September Rice $0.109/pound 0.17
Rice – Medium/Short Grain Types; Organic Practice Louisiana CBOT September Rice $0.146/pound 0.17
Rice – Long Grain Type & No Type Specified2 Arkansas, Mississippi & Texas CBOT November Rice $0.104/pound 0.17
Rice – Long Grain Type & No Type Specified; Organic Practice Arkansas, Mississippi & Texas CBOT November Rice $0.139/pound 0.17
Rice – Medium/Short Grain Types Arkansas, Mississippi & Texas CBOT November Rice $0.110/pound 0.17
Rice – Medium/Short Grain Types; Organic Practice Arkansas, Mississippi & Texas CBOT November Rice $0.148/pound 0.17
Rice – Long Grain Type & No Type Specified California, Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma & Tennessee CBOT November Rice $0.104/pound 0.18
Rice – Long Grain Type & No Type Specified; Organic Practice California, Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma & Tennessee CBOT November Rice $0.139/pound 0.18
Rice – Medium/Short Grain Types California CBOT November Rice $0.146/pound 0.18
Rice – Medium/Short Grain Types; Organic Practice California CBOT November Rice $0.196/pound 0.18
Rice – Medium/Short Grain Types Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma & Tennessee CBOT November Rice $0.110/pound 0.18
Rice – Medium/Short Grain Types; Organic Practice Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma & Tennessee CBOT November Rice $0.148/pound 0.18
Soybeans Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi & Texas CBOT November Soybeans $10.21/bushel 0.15
Soybeans - Organic Practice Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi & Texas CBOT November Soybeans $20.56/bushel 0.15
Soybeans Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina & South Carolina CBOT January (2018) Soybeans $10.25/bushel 0.16
Soybeans - Organic Practice Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina & South Carolina CBOT January (2018) Soybeans $20.64/bushel 0.16

1 Projected Prices and Volatility Factors are applicable for the Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO).

2 The long grain projected price (conventional practice) is used as the price election under the terms of the Hybrid Seed Rice Crop Provisions: http://www.rma.usda.gov/policies/2016/16-0080.pdf

Margin Protection Plan

The following 2017 CY margin projected prices and volatility factors are approved for the Margin Protection Plan. The margin projected price is used in conjunction with projected input prices and the expected county yield to derive the expected margin (per acre), trigger margin (per acre) and liability. The expected margins for each crop/county are available at the following web page on RMA’s public website: http://webapp.rma.usda.gov/apps/actuarialinformationbrowser/. Please see the following web page on RMA’s public website for program details: http://www.rma.usda.gov/policies/mp/index.html

Crop/Type Exchange Contract Margin Projected Price Volatility Factor
Rice – Long Grain Type & No Type Specified Louisiana CBOT September Rice $0.103/pound 0.17
Rice – Medium & Short Grain Types Louisiana CBOT September Rice $0.109/pound 0.17
Rice – Long Grain Type & No Type Specified Arkansas, Mississippi & Texas CBOT November Rice $0.104/pound 0.17
Rice – Medium & Short Grain Types Arkansas, Mississippi & Texas CBOT November Rice $0.110/pound 0.17
Rice – Long Grain Type & No Type Specified California & Missouri CBOT November Rice $0.104/pound 0.18
Rice – Medium & Short Grain Types California CBOT November Rice $0.146/pound 0.18
Rice – Medium & Short Grain Types Missouri CBOT November Rice $0.110/pound 0.18
DISPOSAL DATE December 31, 2017